SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Castro Nightclub Badlands Reopening Shortly Oakland lost out on a state grant to fight retail theft because of a missed deadline; about 300,000 local residents returned to offices last year; and Castro mainstay Badlands is about to reopen after three and a half years boarded up.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: CHP Impounds Alleged Sideshow Vehicle on Bay Bridge Alameda County DA Pamela Price was again shouted down at a town hall meeting; the CHP impounded an alleged sideshow vehicle on the Bay Bridge; and Dreamforce Day 3 brings actress Viola Davis, comedian Seth Meyers, and director Spike Lee.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Family of Sean Monterrosa Protests Cop's Reinstatement The family of Sean Monterrosa is protesting the reinstatement of the Vallejo cop who shot him; Dianne Feinstein's Stinson Beach home has been listed as "coming soon"; and a burglar was arrested after squatting in a Piedmont home for two days.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SoCal Hit-and-Runs May Have Targeted Cyclists Alameda County authorities arrested four suspects in a Castro Valley carjacking Sunday; former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has a new job in NoLa; and Huntington Beach police think a driver may have been targeting cyclists in hit-and-runs.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Woman Carjacked In Piedmont While Putting Child In Carseat A woman was carjacked in Piedmont Sunday morning while putting a child in a carseat; a new poll finds 60% of Californians opposing cash reparations; and the number of homes for sale in SF just jumped.
SF News Sunday Links: Pet Owners Warned to Keep Dogs Away From Bay Area Sea Lions to Avoid Deadly Disease Many Bay Area sea lions have leptospirosis, which is deadly to dogs; X aka Twitter is suing California over a state content moderation law; and a group of teenagers got into a big fight at the Westfield Saturday.
SF News Saturday Links: Big SF Tourism Group Appoints New President and CEO The tourism industry group San Francisco Travel Association tapped Scott Beck as its new leader; residents of the Oakland hills report a mountain lion sighting; and a body was found in the Bay near Treasure Island Friday.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Square Says Services Slowly Returning After Outage Square and CashApp are recovering from a Thursday outage; police in Hayward fatally shot a man holding a BB gun outside a Safeway; and a suspect in a San Jose murder trial violently attacked his own attorney in court.
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."