SF News Saturday Links: Oakland Homicides Currently Down 33% For The Year Oakland's crime is down significantly this year; Pamela Price is the center of another lawsuit; and a beloved sandwich shop is looking for new ownership.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Postal Truck Caught Pulling a Hit-and-Run in San Ramon Huge turnout is expected to be a wild card in the SF mayoral race; John's Grill will again be hosting its free Election Day luncheon; and surveillance video caught a US Postal truck hitting a car and fleeing the scene in San Ramon.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: 85 Striking Hotel Workers Arrested in Union Square The Chronicle runs the numbers on SF’s best trick-or-treating neighborhoods; a man’s car was apparently hit by a falling cable on the Bay Bridge; and 85 striking hotel workers were arrested Wednesday for intentionally blocking the cable cars.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Coyote Pup Was Killed Following Biting Incident In Golden Gate Park The Nima Momeni trial resumes after a six-day break; ABC 7 digs into the shooting of three coyotes in Golden Gate Park in June, one of which was a pup; and a new plan to thwart smash-and-grab robberies in Union Square involves big planters.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SFPD Touts Drone Success In Catching Thieves The SFPD shared videos of arrests made with drone assistance; a bicyclist died in a solo crash in Oakland; and the Strava running app is giving away the location of Biden, Harris, and Trump via their security staffs.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Protesters Disrupt Pumpkin-Carving Event Pro-Palestinian protesters targeted a kids' pumpkin-carving event in Noe Valley hosted by Scott Wiener; an Ebony Alert was issued this morning for a missing San Leandro girl; and fans packed the Chase Center Sunday for the Warriors' home opener.
SF News Sunday Links: SJSU Women's Volleyball Captain Joins Anti-Trans Lawsuit Against Own Teammate A co-captain of SJSU's women's volleyball team has now joined a lawsuit that primarily targets her own teammate, whom she also lives with; Revered taqueria El Faro will shine on and not close; and "Lotus for POTUS" is uniting South Asian voters behind Kamala Harris.
SF News Saturday Links: Starbucks on 4th And Mission To Close In Two Weeks A SoMa Starbucks will soon close; Oakland campaign workers are reporting being chased at gunpoint; and Israel further escalated its conflict with Iran last night.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: CHP Seizes 16 Cars From Bay Bridge Sideshow Using surveillance footage, the CHP ID'd and seized 16 cars connected to a September Bay Bridge sideshow; the mummified body found on a toilet in Union City has been ID'd; and Rep. Eric Swalwell's war of words with Pamela Price is escalating.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Rent Control Remains Divisive Issue In SF Expanding rent control remains a divisive issue in SF; those new anti-sex-work barriers have gone up on Shotwell Street; and a Castro dessert shop was closed by the health department.
SF News Humpday Headlines: SFO's Beloved Bouncy Walkways Are About to Go Away The bouncy rubber walkways of SFO's Terminal 3 are set to be demolished; DA Brooke Jenkins talks to Mission District businesses about crime; and Tyler, the Creator announces Bay Area tour dates.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Peskin Says He Declined Ranked-Choice Alliance With Breed Mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin says he "politely declined" a ranked-choice alliance with London Breed; Pacifica police find a stolen vehicle inside another stolen vehicle; and the Oakland Zoo's last elephant has arrived in his new home.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Car Fire In East Bay Spreads to Hillside A car fire along I-580 in Castro Valley Sunday spread to nearby vegetation; the final evacuation orders from the Oakland hills fire were lifted Sunday evening; and today is the last day to register to vote online in California.
SF News Sunday Links: Kamala Harris Is Taking a Solemn Tone As Election Draws Near Kamala Harris has changed her tune in recent weeks; San Jose's Rotary Club has unveiled a new mobile health clinic; and professional skateboarders made an unexpected appearance in Twin Peaks
SF News Saturday Links: Keller Fire 50% Contained, Firefighters Still At High Alert The Keller Fire in Oakland is mostly extinguished; an SF-based nonprofit says it has the "special sauce" needed to fix the Tenderloin; and Muni looks to finally move its software off of floppy disks.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: SF Speed Cameras to Go Live In February SF's 33 new speeding-detection cameras will begin issuing warnings in February, tickets in April; more details emerge about the mother and son found dead in Antioch; and a new Costco just opened in Napa.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: New BART Fare Gates Installed at 16th & Mission Bay Area fire departments are setting up "strike teams" to prepare for possible wind-fueled fires; Aaron Peskin shoots back at Michael Moritz's op-ed; and those new BART fare gates have come to 16th & Mission Station.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Exotic Bird Recovered After East Bay Theft Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a rally for opponents of her recall; parents in SF rallied against the proposed closure of a public Montessori school; and one of two exotic birds has been recovered after being stolen from a Concord shop.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Chronicle Endorses Lurie Khezar Momeni is expected to take the stand today in brother Nima Momeni's murder trial; an Antioch man may have raped multiple women and police are seeking victims to come forward; and the Chronicle Editorial Board has endorsed Daniel Lurie for mayor.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Bob Lee Stabbing Trial Kicks Off Today The trial of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 stabbing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee begins today; dozens protested the potential closure of Sutro Elementary School on Sunday; and Tahoe's Homewood resort is not opening this ski season.
SF News Sunday Links: SF Businesses Win Big During Fleet Week, Blue Angels or Not San Francisco business owners are reporting a small boom thanks to Fleet Week; A historic SoMa mural has been restored; and a fatal crash in the North Bay closed northbound lanes of Highway 101 for hours.
SF News Saturday Links: SoMa Garden Dispute Apparently a "Microcosm" of S.F.'s Problems A SoMa garden is roiled in controversy; San Jose leaders are looking for more money to address homelessness: Trump and Harris have have sizeable leads in Arizona and Pensylvania respectively.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Clouds Could Limit Blue Angels' Show A low cloud ceiling could impact the Blue Angels air show on Saturday and/or Sunday; London Breed is courting support as a No. 2 ranked-choice pick for progressives; and downtown SF restaurants are offering Friday deals.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Blue Angels Practice Flights Today JD Vance was in Woodside for a fundraiser last night; UCSF has responded to complaints about no air conditioning at the Parnassus campus; and the Blue Angels will be doing their practice flights today.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Historic Mission Taqueria Robbed of $20K 63-year-old Mission taqueria El Faro was robbed twice over the weekend; there was a rollover crash in St. Francis Wood; and Tim Walz wants the Electoral College to go away.
