SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Mountain Lion Chills In Daly City Backyard, Won't Leave Authorities were attempting to remove a mountain lion who appeared to just be snoozing in a Daly City backyard this morning, a former Theranos lab director gave more damning testimony, and SF State's campus was on lockdown due to a "non-specific threat."
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Facebook Pauses Development of 'Instagram Kids' Facebook is pausing development of its controversial 'Instagram Kids' app as it faces scrutiny in Washington, one Afghan family describes their harrowing journey to get back to the Bay Area, and the Grand Princess cruise ship is back at sea.
SF News Sunday Links: Air Quality Advisory Extended Through Monday As SoCal Wildfire Smoke Rolls Into Bay Area The Bay Area Air Quality Management District will keep the current Air Quality Advisory in effect until tomorrow, expect temperatures to cool as much as five degrees below average on Tuesday across the Bay Area, and… happy “Megahood2021” day.
SF News Saturday Links: KTVU's Frank Somerville Suspended Over Gabby Petito News Coverage Another SF resident was brazenly attacked in broad daylight, the Fawn Fire grew over a thousand acres overnight, and KTVU anchor Frank Somerville has been reportedly pulled from the air for wanting to point out that tragedies involving white women are usually more covered than those of BIPOC women.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Millennium Tower Tilt Likely to Cause Sewer Trouble The Fawn Fire in Shasta County has grown to 5,850 acres and has destroyed 25 homes, an early morning crash on the Bay Bridge caused major traffic, and a third batch of stimulus checks is coming from the state.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Dixie Fire Now 94% Contained BART service in the East Bay was delayed due to a fatality at Richmond Station, Oakland has declared a state of emergency over gun violence, and Fremont has canceled its big annual art and wine festival for the second year.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Southern California Keeps Sucking Up Water Amid Drought A new report looks at water conservation across all California cities, the SF Board of Supervisors just approved $200 million in SFMTA contracts for parking meters and trains, and Dreamforce is underway with multiple COVID safety checks.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: It's Going to Be a Hot Last Day of Summer Embattled school board member Alison Collins responds to the recall effort, there's an outbreak of kidney disease among California sea lions, and all large indoor events in the state now have to require proof of vaccination.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Giant Forest Mostly Safe as Other Sequoia Groves Threatened By Fire The sequoias of Giant Forest were successfully protected from flames over the weekend, a 22-year-old man was arrested at San Jose Airport after saying he'd swallowed an explosive device, and Pfizer says its vaccine works in kids 5-11.
SF News Sunday Links: Red Flag Warning Issued for Parts of Bay Area and NorCal That SpaceX mission ended safely Saturday night, the SFUSD opened four vaccination units for eligible school-age children, and the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of the Bay Area.
SF News Saturday Links: Two of Newsom's Kids Test Positive for COVID-19 Nine Oakland police officers were put on unpaid suspension for posting “racist and sexist” content on social media, Mayor Breed unapologetically defended her maskless Black Cat outing, and the California governor's office announced that two of Newsom’s four children tested positive for COVID-19.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Mayor London Breed Seen Maskless At Club Mayor London Breed was out with friends at the Black Cat on Thursday night (maskless), Contra Costa County is likely to begin requiring vaccines for all school kids 12 and up, and VTA light rail service comes back in full in San Jose.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Water Main Break Floods Crocker-Amazon A water main break on Wednesday flooded part of the Crocker-Amazon neighborhood, an autopsy reveals that a death in Berkeley was from a hit-and-run, and the Chase Center hosted its first full-capacity event in 18 months: a Tame Impala show.
SF News Humpday Headlines: How Many Points Did Newsom Prevail By? The CHP is seeking help finding a hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian on 101 in SF, two landlords in Oakland are being made to pay $3.9M to the city, and the recall election results were even better than expected for Newsom.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Human Skeletal Remains Found In Point Reyes A federal judge questioned the PG&E troubleman who first spotted the Dixie Fire for over two hours Monday, QAnon believers think the recall election is being rigged, and the city of Pleasanton has ended its weekend outdoor dining program on its Main Street.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Biden Joins Newsom In SoCal Ahead of Recall President Joe Biden will be in SoCal campaigning with Newsom today, the PG&E worker who first spotted the Dixie Fire is being called before a judge, and a SETI telescope array is now being threatened by the Dixie Fire.
SF News Sunday Links: Unkown Explosion in San Francisco Causes Shelter-in-Place Order A Saturday explosion in Oceanview led to some residents having to shelter in place, you can thank a collection of low-lying clouds for today’s sunrise in the Bay Area looking particularly gorgeous, and no: Apple isn't moving its Silicon Valley headquarters to Texas.
SF News Saturday Links: The Bay Area Remembers 9/11 on Its 20th Anniversary A woman spotted a mountain lion on the UC Santa Cruz campus, this local nonprofit is helping displaced people from the homeless camp on Apple-owned land find shelter, and on this day 20 years ago: Two Boeing 767 planes struck the Twin Towers — killing 2,996 people.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Holmes Trial Delayed By Juror's COVID Exposure Nine members of a family including two small children were injured in a DUI crash in Oakland, Elizabeth Holmes's trial has been delayed by a juror's COVID exposure, and local newsman Wayne Freedman is retiring after 53 years in news.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Community Mourns Crossing Guard Killed In Lafayette A crossing guard was killed and a child injured in a car collision in Lafayette, a new investigation finds that TikTok directs young users to dangerous content, and Millennium Tower officials say foundation work will resume soon.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Harris and Newsom Campaign Against Recall in East Bay VP Kamala Harris is heading to San Leandro for a "No on the recall" campaign event, SF's Board of Supervisors is moving forward on a "ghost gun" ban, and opening statements begin today in Elizabeth Holmes's fraud trial.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Marin County Fire Likely Sparked By Lawnmower A lawnmower hitting a rock was likely the culprit in last week's vegetation fire in Lucas Valley, two teens were killed during a roadside party in Brentwood, and containment on the Caldor Fire has risen to 49%.
SF News Labor Day Links: Oracle Park Concession Workers Vote to Strike Oracle Park workers have voted to strike but will be working today's Giants game, a new wildfire erupted Sunday in Auburn, and a horrific wrong-way crash killed one person Monday morning in Oakland near the Bay Bridge.
SF News Sunday Links: How Berkeley Defines a Shadow Could Upend Future Housing Plans Karla the Fog was particularly thick this morning, California firefighters continue making headway containing wildfires, and Berkeley’s mission to explicitly define shadows could mitigate future housing plans.
SF News Saturday Links: Wildfire Smoke Continues to Haze Air Around San Francisco "Moderate" air quality levels still hang above the San Francisco sky, a one-alarm warehouse fire broke out in Potrero Hill early Saturday morning, and Yolanda López, who painted the Virgen de Guadalupe series, has passed away at 79.