SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Four-Year-Old Dies In Tragic Oakland Bike Accident A four-year-old girl thrown from a bike in an Oakland "dooring" incident has died from her injuries; SF-based Instagram is setting its IPO price; and gay hookup app Grindr has lost half its staff in a return-to-office revolt.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Sea Lion Deaths In Sonoma Blamed On Disease Sea lion deaths on the Sonoma coast have a different cause than a similar die-off in SoCal; Oakland's Skyline High School cancels classes after shooting; and Biden nominates Rep. Barbara Lee for U.N. event.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: San Jose Sees Its 19th Pedestrian Death This Year A 7-Eleven store in Oakland was the scene of a robbery and then the discovery of a dead body; San Jose saw its 19th pedestrian death so far this year; and I-80 westbound reopened Monday in the late afternoon.
SF News Labor Day Headlines: Smash Mouth Frontman Steve Harwell Dies at 56 The former lead singer of Bay Area band Smash Mouth, Steve Harwell, has died at age 56; BART is hoping to boost ridership during Transit Month; and tourism in SF seems be up this Labor Day Weekend.
SF News Sunday Links: Diplo and Chris Rock Hitchhike to Escape Burning Man Floods The celebrities made a harrowing escape from the rain-soaked chaos at Burning Man, but 70,000 other festival-goers are still trapped; 3 Santa Rosa men were arrested with armor-piercing ammo; and a home strip club in San Jose is angering neighbors.
SF News Saturday Links: SF Giant Race from Waterfront to Oracle Park Set For Sunday San Francisco’s 14th Annual Giant Race will take place Sunday, closing streets in the area; Google is moving its 2024 tech conference from SF to Vegas; and the Muni operator affectionately known as Mr. Boston has died.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: $2 Million Winning Lottery Scratcher Ticket Sold at Chevron in Hayward We might get a drizzle of rainfall over Labor Day weekend, Marc Benioff is suddenly back to saying wonderful things about San Francisco, and somebody won $2 million on an instant scratcher lottery ticket purchased at a Hayward Chevron.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Beyonce Show Gloriously Breaks Santa Clara Curfew, Despite Extension Expect more smoky skies again Thursday, beleaguered mega-landlord Veritas found someone to buy up their properties, and Beyonce’s Levi’s Stadium show went 30 minutes past curfew, even though it was given an hour-long extension.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Katie Porter Does a Quick Tour of the Mission Senate candidate Katie Porter did a merchant walk in the Mission District Tuesday; 30-year-old Cafe International in the Lower Haight is temporarily closed due to neighborhood crime; and Beyonce was in fact made honorary mayor of Santa Clara.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Emeryville Brawl Linked to $4 Movie Ticket Day There were two homicides in Oakland on Monday evening; the Sunday teen brawl at Emeryville's Bay Street is linked to National Cinema Day, which led to brawls elsewhere in the US; and a teen boy was struck by a car fleeing a bank robbery.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Two Fatal Shootings Kill Female Victims In East Bay An arrest was made in a hit-and-run that injured a dog walker in Santa Rosa; two women were killed in separate shootings in Oakland and Rodeo over the weekend; and Silicon Valley had its own Pride Parade.
SF News Sunday Links: 2 Juveniles Stabbed in Golden Gate Park Saturday Night Two fatal car crashes took place in SF early Sunday morning, killing 3; two young people were hospitalized after being stabbed in Golden Gate Park, but injuries were not life-threatening; and a fight broke out in a Santa Clara In-N-Out between Raiders and 49ers fans that hospitalized two people.
morning links Saturday Links: Judge Says Antioch Police Officers Don't Have to Testify in Trial Over Racist Texts Friday A judge decided that officers in the racist text scandal didn't need to take the stand this week, prompting criticism; Uber raises the age for drivers to 25; and an ultrarunner set a new speed record on the PCT.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Another Cruise Vehicle Involved In Crash A Cruise AV was involved in a crash with a construction vehicle on Gough; there was a 3.9M earthquake this morning in Sonoma; and the updated COVID booster is coming available in mid-September.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Uber Requires Drivers to Be at Least 25 Now Uber is requiring drivers to be at least 25 because of insurance costs; Trump's interview with Tucker Carlson went up on X last night, and it's nuts; and participants in Tough Mudder Sonoma have been getting nasty rashes and other symptoms.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Armed Robbery Suspect Crashes In Ditch In Lafayette Lafayette police chased a gas station armed robbery suspect Tuesday who quickly crashed into a ditch; the first tourist identified among the dead in Maui was a 72-year-old California woman; and that COVID-rule-flouting San Jose church continues to battle the county in court over its punishment.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SFPD Gives Update On Missing Netflix Employee The SFPD says there's no evidence any crime was committed against missing 22-year-old Yohanes Kidane; more Cruise robotaxis stalled in the Mission trying to make the same turn; and LA Mayor Karen Bass calls Texas Gov. Greg Abbott "evil."
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Palm Springs, Other Desert Cities Cut Off By Floods California's desert cities are isolated by flooding roads following Tropical Storm Hilary; only one death from the storm has been reported so far in Mexico; and Scott Wiener is shelving a bridge toll hike he proposed to help transit agencies' budget woes.
SF News Sunday Links: Brawl Breaks Out Among Fans at Levi's Stadium During 49ers Preseason Game Saturday There's a video of a big fight between 49ers and Broncos fans in the stands of Saturday's preseason game; the North Bay is under an air quality advisory Sunday from wildfire smoke; and there's a new searchable database for every SF city employee's earnings.
SF News Saturday Links: Baja-Bound Hurricane Hilary Downgraded to Category 3, But Could Still Bring Catastrophic Flooding The tropical storm is forecast to track north along the Baja peninsula Saturday and cross the border near Tijuana on Sunday; Cupertino's Lehigh Cement Plant is closing for good; and Martinez police shot and killed a suspect in a dispensary burglary Friday.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Woman's Body Found In Oakland Hills A woman's body found in the Oakland hills Wednesday night is being investigated as a homicide; an arrest has been made in a long-cold case in Modesto; and one office investor is confident downtown SF is already turning around.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Paradise Gets Fire Warning Sirens Paradise, California is getting a wildfire alert siren system; another wildfire near the Oregon border has grown to 1,000 acres; and Cruise is now blaming a Friday incident on human interference with its cars.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Person On BART Tracks In Downtown SF Causes Delays BART was experiencing serious delays in all directions due to a person who was walking on the tracks in downtown SF; Alameda County law enforcement are looking for five carjackers; and the Maui fire death toll hits 106.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Laguna Honda Takes Positive Step Forward Laguna Honda Hospital has applied for readmission into the Medi-Cal program; Trump and his cronies have all been indicted in Georgia; and a lawsuit implicates Hawaiian Electric, the utility on Maui, for not shutting off power lines amid high winds.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Missing Saratoga Teen's Remains Found The remains of missing Saratoga teen Katie Schneider were found near her vehicle; the Castro Merchants are reviving a Halloween costume contest; and Mark Zuckerberg says it's "time to move on" from this cage fight business with Elon Musk.