SF News Day Around the Bay: Judge Rejects 'Lenient' Plea Deals for Fentanyl Dealers A federal judge has rejected two recent plea deals for Tenderloin drug dealers; another federal judge has put a halt on California's concealed-carry gun law; and a Berkeley man is among those in a prisoner swap with Venezuela.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Stonemill Matcha on Valencia Street Will Reopen Wednesday An encampment fire broke out under SF’s Central Freeway Tuesday; those Cruise robotaxi patches are unfortunately staying on the Giants' uniforms next season; and the popular Stonemill Matcha returns to Valencia Street Wednesday under new ownership.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Hundreds of SFO Flights Delayed, Rain Floods Some SF Streets Monday’s rain caused notable flooding on a few SF streets; longtime SF favorite Jeffrey’s Toys says it’s in danger of closing; and more than 300 flights were delayed at SFO today.
SF News Day Around the Bay: The Winter’s First Spare the Air Day Is Friday The New York Times just discovered that crime is worse in Oakland than in SF, some Safeway and Target stores are ditching self-checkout, and wood burning is banned Friday because it’s a Spare the Air day.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF District Attorney Says Homeless Should Be Made 'Uncomfortable' DA Brooke Jenkins said homeless people need to be "uncomfortable" in order to get them into shelter; the ex-cop in last weekend's standoff in the East Bay has been charged; and Hi Felicia owner Imana is closing Sluts wine bar and says she is unhoused.
SF News Day Around the Bay: That CVS In the Lower Haight Won’t Be Closing After All California’s Hispanic population is getting a lot more Dominican and Venezuelan; a Daly City music teacher has been charged with having a relationship with a 14-year-old student; and CVS has reversed course and said they will not close their Lower Haight store.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Pedestrian Killed In SoMa Parking Lot A pedestrian was killed in a private parking lot in SoMa on Monday; a Clipper Card app meltdown stymied commuters; and X/Twitter now seems to be encouraging people to follow Alex Jones and other conspiracists.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Bayview Homicide Suspect Arrested After Four Months at Large A suspect in an August homicide in the Bayview was spotted and arrested in the Fillmore; one man was taken into US Marshals' custody in the Mission today; and Palisades Tahoe just got 15 inches of new snow overnight.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF City Hall Holiday Tree Lighting is Tonight Another shooting in Las Vegas has left three people dead; SF synagogues are on edge in advance of Thursday night’s Hanukkah celebrations; and tonight’s SF City Hall holiday tree lighting will be livestreamed.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Jerry of the ‘Tom & Jerry Christmas House’ Has Died San Francisco office vacancy hit another all-time high; two long-planned residential towers at Fourth and Brannan have been redesigned yet again; and Jerry of the famed ‘Tom & Jerry House’ has passed away.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Car Break-Ins Go Down By Half In SF Oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting at a 7-Eleven today; a woman was fatally struck by a car in a Walmart parking lot in Mountain View; and SFPD data shows car break-ins down significantly this fall compared to last year.
SF News Day Around the Bay: The Northern Lights May Be Visible in Northern California Tonight Former San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo looks like he’s running for Rep. Anna Eshoo’s seat, Beyonce’s 'Renaissance' movie is premiering tonight, and the famed aurora borealis Northern lights may be visible tonight in northern California.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Major BART Delays After Person Walks Into Transbay Tube Another person got into the Transbay Tube and it was causing major BART delays Wednesday evening; a 42-year-old UPS employee in Oakland has been charged in a murder; and federal prosecutors have indicted the SF driver who allegedly killed pro cyclist Ethan Boyes in the Presidio in April.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Silicon Valley Bank (Sort Of) Back From the Dead, Leases SF Space From LinkedIn Valencia Street’s Stonemill Matcha is going to reopen, Oakland is getting a new minor league baseball team, and the bankrupt-but-acquired Silicon Valley Bank has agreed to leasing some space in the downtown SF LinkedIn building.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Chevron's Richmond Refinery's Smokestacks Flaring After Power Outage Chevron's Richmond refinery was flaring from all its smokestacks Monday afternoon; a 28-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday night in Oakland's Fruitvale; and a 9th Circuit judge says he resigned because of the Supreme Court's rightward shift.
SF News Day Around the Bay: San Jose Couple Charged In Toddler's Fentanyl Death Santa Clara County has its first case of parents being charged in the fentanyl-related death of a small child; the SFPD is stepping up its presence in Union Square; and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie is screening at the Castro Theatre next month.
SF News Day Around the Bay: The Academy of Sciences Rainforest Sphere Has Reopened A mom started a brawl at a children's basketball game in Concord; three teens stand accused of trying to rob a Union City dispensary; and the California Academy of Sciences’ Rainforest sphere has just reopened after a three-month closure.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Ex-Boyfriend Convicted In San Carlos Beheading Jose Solano Landaeta was convicted Monday in the Sept. 2022 beheading murder of ex-girlfriend Karina Castro; two men have been arrested in a stray-bullet homicide in Oakland; and a longtime SF novelist dies at age 99.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Biden Says Very Nice Things About San Francisco at Big APEC Speech PG&E got the green light to raise your bill by 13%; SF’s historic Haas-Lilienthal House just laid off all their staff; and President Biden talked up San Francisco flatteringly in his Thursday morning APEC CEO Summit address.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Traffic and Protests Continue as Biden and Xi Attend Dinners In SF Demonstrators laid out hundreds of children's shoes to symbolize child deaths in Gaza outside the Ferry Building; Presidents Biden and Xi reach an agreement on fentanyl; and both presidents headed to San Francisco for dinner events.
SF News Day Around the Bay: The First-Ever California Denny’s Drive-Thru Has Opened Twin Peaks is closed to cars for five days; APEC will make Warriors games a nightmare for fans; and the first Denny’s drive-thru in California has opened, though it’s about 180 miles from SF.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Gwen Stefani Maybe to Perform at Biden's Exploratorium VIP Party for APEC It's rumored that Gwen Stefani will be performing at Biden's VIP event during APEC on Wednesday night; a barricaded suspect was causing a significant police response in the Western Addition Monday afternoon; and firefighters in Oakland were battling small blazes along Highway 13.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Way-Too-Early Union Square Macy’s Tree Lighting is Tonight Four Sonoma County schools were put on lockdown over a shooting threat Thursday, Noise Pop announced the first batch of bands playing its 2024 schedule, and the Macy’s Great Tree at Union Square will be lit Thursday night, albeit without an official ceremony.
SF News Day Around the Bay: 'End Fossil Fuels' Banner Goes Up on Bay Bridge An 89-year-old woman was injured in a hit-and-run in SF's Cow Hollow; a banner went up ahead of the APEC conference protesting fossil fuels on the Bay Bridge; and apparently some Russians will be attending APEC as well.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Nine Arrested in Alleged Santa Clara County Sex Trafficking Ring Nextdoor is laying off 25% of their staff, BART is hyping another batch of seemingly encouraging ridership rebound numbers, and Santa Clara County prosecutors say they've busted a significant sex trafficking ring.
