SF News Saturday Links: New Bookstore Now Open in Union Square, Thanks to SF’s Vacant to Vibrant Program A 90-year-old man plowed through a Los Gatos coffee shop, DUI suspected; pop star Kesha gave an impromptu performance at a Palo Alto bar but was kicked out by unsuspecting security staff; and SF’s Powell Street now has a new independent bookstore, 'The Best Bookstore.'
SF News Post-Thanksgiving Headlines: No Santa at Macy's This Year There was a series of small earthquakes early Friday centered near Gilroy; thieves targeted a Great Wolf Lodge parking lot; and there won't be an in-store Santa at Macy's in Union Square for the first time in 80 years.
SF News Thanksgiving Eve Headlines: Foreigners to Be Charged Extra to Enter Yosemite A 4.0M earthquake and several smaller ones struck Gilroy this a.m.; a man was shot and critically wounded in North Oakland; and we can look forward to sunny, mild weather through the Thanksgiving holiday.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Dense Fog Envelops Bay and Central Valley A Dense Fog Advisory was issued early Tuesday; Sebastopol mistakenly approves a new Little Caesar's location; and a 141-year-old Galapagos tortoise has died at the San Diego Zoo.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: More Equipment Troubles Plague BART BART service was impacted again by equipment troubles early Monday; 19 women are accusing the SF Sheriff's Department of illegal strip searches; and Trump is unveiling some sort of healthcare plan.
SF News Sunday Links: Missing Utah Woman Who Disappeared Near Santa Cruz Beach Found Safe Another person has gone missing at the same spot in Big Sur as the father and daughter killed last week; Antioch is using a special desalination process to treat brackish water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta; and Danielle Staley has been found safe after disappearing on November 6.
SF News Saturday Links: Stabbing Near SF Homeless Shelter Puts Victim in Hospital, Suspect Arrested A Milpitas restaurant was temporarily shut down after an employee was filmed throwing meat on the ground; Amazon is issuing refunds to qualified Prime customers from a recent settlement with the FTC; and a suspect was arrested in connection to a stabbing near 700 Hyde Street in SF.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: BART Service Impacted By Vandalism In East Bay BART service was halted between Hayward and Berryessa this morning due to apparent vandalism; the boyfriend of a woman who went missing in Santa Cruz is denying involvement; and there's a MAGA "invasion" event being planned at Disneyland.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Another Small Earthquake Rattles San Ramon A 3.2M quake rumbled under San Ramon Thursday morning, part of a 10-day swarm; I-80 in Solano County is getting an express toll lane; and the rain that passed through this morning should be the last for a bit.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Alleged Shooter Took a Class With John Beam Suspect Cedric Irving Jr. was enrolled in a class taught by John Beam in 2022; an SF-based judge could restore temporary protected status to immigrants from three countries; and Sutter is planning a huge new hospital campus in Santa Clara.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Navy Apologizes For Delay In Shipyard Radiation Disclosure The House is voting to release the Epstein files; the Navy apologized at a community meeting about "mishandling" the situation in Hunters Point; and Waymo does appear to be assisting with the Saturday night shooting investigation in the Mission.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: FAA Lifts Flight Restrictions The FAA lifted its emergency restrictions on flight traffic; SF condo owners in older buildings are freaking out about a change to the fire code; and Morgan Freeman sues over AI replicas of his voice.
SF News Sunday Links: One Person Dies in Double Shooting in SF’s Mission District, Suspect Arrested The adult victim in last Saturday’s shooting near the Ocean Beach Safeway was shot through his window; tickets are now on sale for SF Sketchfest 2026; and two people were shot at 16th and Mission early Sunday, one person has died and a suspect arrested.
SF News Saturday Links: Father Dies, 5-Year-Old Missing After Being Swept Away by Large Waves in Big Sur Researchers are skeptical that Anthropic’s recent cyberattack was 90% autonomous; a San Jose teacher was mistakenly flagged as a convict in a background check; and a father has died and his 5-year-old daughter is missing after being swept away in Big Sur.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Court Blocks Immigrant License Rule Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon arrived at UC Berkeley to make a show about investigating a protest; a federal appeals court has blocked a new rule about immigrants' commercial driver's licenses; and Trump angers his base by softening on H1-B visas.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Fender-Benders Mar Morning Commute There were some car crashes during this morning's very rainy commute; Live 105 has cancelled their rebooted Not So Silent Night concert; and the government shutdown is officially over.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Northern Lights Seen Across the Bay Area Congressional Democrats drop an Epstein bombshell involving Trump; federal enforcement of drug crime in SF has plummeted this year; and the Northern Lights were flickering around the Bay Area Tuesday night.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Flight Cancellations Continue The FAA's mandate to reduce air traffic continues unchanged this week; a significant storm is heading our way; and the Supreme Court is expected to rule on the SNAP situation.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider Gay Marriage The Supreme Court declined to reconsider the 2015 decision affirming the right to gay marriage; the court did agree to hear a case about late mail-in ballots; and a Tesla driver allegedly stabbed a cyclist in the Marin Headlands.
SF News Sunday Links: Sunnyvale Official Sends Snarky Reply to Campaign Text, Gets Cussed Out San Ramon was the center of at least seven small earthquakes; the Trump administration is demanding that states give their SNAP money back after the latest ruling; and a Sunnyvale city councilmember opened a can of worms when he responded disparagingly to a campaign text message.
SF News Saturday Links: ‘No ICE at 2026 Super Bowl’ Banner to Fly Over Levi’s Stadium Sunday A Gilroy teen found a razor blade in her Halloween candy; a federal judge in Oregon has permanently blocked Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland; and the group MoveOn is flying an anti-ICE banner over Levi’s Stadium for two hours prior to Sunday’s 49ers game.
SF News SFO Sees Ground Stop Early Friday, and 45 Canceled Flights Amid FAA-Ordered Traffic Reduction San Francisco International Airport was seeing widespread delays, though not extreme ones, Friday morning, and a ground stop of over four hours was ordered for incoming flights that began at 4 am.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: California SNAP Recipients See EBT Cards Filled Millions of California SNAP recipients woke up to full EBT cards Friday; Safeway is closing another Bay Area store; and RVs were seen getting towed en masse in SF's Bayview on Wednesday.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Tahoe Likely to See Early-Season Snow Next Week The Sierra is likely to see some snow next week (and we will get rain); a person was struck by a BART train in Oakland Wednesday evening; and thieves stole dozens of rose bushes from Oakland's Morcom Rose Garden.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Large Tree Falls on Nob Hill After Water Main Break Prop 50's big win is being seen as a major victory for Newsom; a 78-year-old Santa Rosa man got a 3-year sentence for his 10th DUI; and we can expect rain off and on throughout the day Wednesday.