SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: East Bay Cities Form Crime-Fighting Task Force Law enforcement in East Bay cities from Richmond down the 880 corridor to Fremont are teaming up for a crime task force; SF City Hall had 'Winter of Love' celebrations on Wednesday; and there's an upzoning fight brewing in the Marina.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Pro-Palestinian Protest Briefly Blocks Golden Gate Bridge A dozen or so protesters briefly shut down the Golden Gate Bridge this morning; the influx of CHP officers in Oakland last week netted 71 arrests; and a person was struck and killed by a BART train at MacArthur Station.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Highway 1 In Big Sur Closed Once Again By Rockslide An SF Public Works truck struck a fire hydrant and caused some flooding in UN Plaza; a couple of rockslides have shut down a section of Highway 1 in Big Sur; and beware of online dating app scams around Valentine's Day.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: 49ers Fans Express Their Sadness, Hope After Loss Jubilation in SF and elsewhere died quickly Sunday night and the Mission went quiet after the 49ers' last-second loss; Sunday's earlier delays on BART were due to a dead body found on the tracks in Daly City; and high-speed chase follows a LEGO theft in Vallejo.
SF News Super Bowl Sunday Links: Game Day Festivities Kick Off in San Francisco Super Bowl LVIII is kicking off at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Las Vegas; there are watch parties all around SF for 49ers fans, Chiefs fans, and Taylor Swift fans; and BART service has been limited on Sunday morning amid police activity in SF.
SF News Saturday Links: San Francisco Chinatown Celebrates Chinese New Year SF Chinatown will host a bevy of events to celebrate the Year of the Dragon; Alameda County announced new charges for suspects in the 2021 fatal shooting of TV news security guard; and UC Berkeley campus went on lockdown after reports of an active shooter Friday night.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Body Found In Oakland Identified A body found in late January in a canal in Oakland has been identified; a new progressive action group has launched in SF; and king tides return today around the Bay.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Pedestrian Killed On SF's Sixth Street A pedestrian was struck and killed early this morning on Sixth Street in SoMa; the power is still out for almost 13,000 PG&E customers after Sunday's storm; and the Supreme Court was hearing arguments today about Trump's eligibility for the Colorado ballot.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Sheriff Seizes 90 Cars From Sideshow, Wants to Destroy Them The sheriff in San Joaquin County wants to destroy all 88 cars that his deputies seized in a sideshow last weekend; a boy was killed in a freak accident at a Marin County school; and the power remains out for 35,000 PG&E customers.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: 65,000 Still Without Power Around the Bay Just under 65,000 PG&E customers were still without power as of this morning; the man killed by a fallen tree in Santa Cruz County has been identified; and an appeals court has ruled that Trump is not immune from prosecution for January 6th.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Thousands Still Without Power In Bay Area There are many downed trees still being cleaned up in SF and around the Bay; as of Monday a.m. 4,800 PG&E customers in SF were without power, and many thousands more in the North and South Bay; and one person was killed in Santa Cruz County when a tree fell on their home.
SF News Sunday Links: SF Swimmer Attacked and Carjacked Early Friday Morning A San Francisco man who was on his way to go swimming early morning Friday was brutally beaten and carjacked; BART trains are hitting snags from the wet weather; and San Jose declared a state of emergency due to the storm.
SF News Saturday Links: Santa Cruz and South Bay Prepare for Sunday's Atmospheric River A San Francisco man, Dennis James Duree, 39, has been charged with one count of murder in the SOMA double stabbing December; the SF DA is investigating the troubled nonprofit SF Safe; and the Bay Area is bracing for floods, winds, and more on Sunday
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Monarch Butterfly Population Down Again In CA An earthquake with a preliminary 4.9M struck off the Eureka coast this a.m.; a house fire in the East Bay left two people seriously injured; and California's monarch butterfly population appears to be down 30% over last year.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Clogged Storm Drains and Heavy Downpours Lead to Minor Flooding In SF There was some minor flooding in multiple parts of the city Wednesday night, as well as downed trees; isolated showers remain possible through Thursday; and a gaping hole in a Chinatown sidewalk took the city a year to fix.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Wind Advisory and Flood Watch In Effect There is a wind advisory in effect for today's storm through early Thursday; no charges are being filed against a homeless assault suspect arrested Sunday; and Dead & Company are doing a Las Vegas residency.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Nine Arrested For Tenderloin Drug Dealing Nine people were arrested for selling drugs to undercover cops in the Tenderloin; five arrests have been made in connection with six bodies found in the Mojave Desert; and the MAGA universe is losing its mind over Taylor Swift conspiracy theories vis a vis Biden.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Balmy Days, Then a New Storm The Mission erupted in celebrations much of Sunday night after the 49ers' win; St. Francis hospital was on lockdown after a gun incident; and we may see record-warm temperatures today and tomorrow before Wednesday's coming storm.
SF News Sunday Links: 49ers Fans Can Enjoy Game on Warmest, Driest Sunday in Months, But Rain Coming Next Week Enjoy the warm reprieve from the rain this weekend; you can see the Niners game at these watch parties around the Bay; and Oakland celebrated its annual Lunar New Year Festival Saturday.
SF News Saturday Links: Missing Woman Found Stranded on Gondola Overnight at Tahoe Ski Resort A woman reported missing had gotten stuck on a gondola at Heavenly ski resort for 15 hours; SF ballot measures about police are raising eye-popping amounts of funds; and a Vallejo woman under arrest for stealing a car also allegedly stole a patrol car.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: SF Man Paroled In Murder Case Involving Toddler A man was fatally shot in a Rohnert Park parking lot Thursday night; another man was shot and injured during an attempted robbery in Oakland; and a man convicted of the 2000 beating death of a 3-year-old in SF is being paroled.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Sunset District Sees Power Outage SF's Sunset District had a major power outage Thursday morning; BART was experiencing delays due to an "obstruction" on the tracks near Civic Center; and tickets for Sunday's NFC Championship game are very expensive.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Another Walgreens Set to Close In SF A standoff ensued Tuesday night in Oakland after an eviction notice was served; a woman was rescued from floodwaters atop her car in Livermore; and a Walgreens in downtown SF is set to close.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Tonga Room Nixes Ceramic Tiki-ware A planned condo tower at the base of Telegraph Hill has grown from 16 to 24 stories; the Tonga Room is replacing all of its ceramic mugs with more standard glassware, after many thefts; and Greta Gerwig got snubbed in the Oscar nominations.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Storm Causes Flooding In Guerneville Last night's rains caused some minor flooding in Guerneville — though the Russian River is not at flood stage; BART's Oakland Airport Connector is having some problems; and there was a vigil marking one year since a deadly mass shooting in Half Moon Bay.