SF News Saturday Links: SF Whiskey Bar Slapped With Eviction Notice for $400K in Unpaid Rent People are actually holding on to their "pandemic pets,” eBay — which is based in San Jose — announced it will ban transactions to Russian addresses, and the SF whiskey bar Hard Water allegedly owes over $400K in past-due rent.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Caltrain Running Bus Bridge Around San Bruno Following Crash There's some continued disruption on Caltrain after Thursday's crash in San Bruno, a van parked outside the Old Mint in SF caught fire Thursday afternoon, and today is the day you can stop showing proof of vaccination at bars and restaurants.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: One Injured In Car-to-Car Shooting In SF Two men died in a fatal shooting at an Oakland Jack in the Box, one person was injured in a car-to-car shooting in SF's Bayview District, and a story about a missing trans woman who was possibly kidnapped in SF has ended abruptly and she has been found.
SF News Humpday Headlines: BART's Richmond Line Is Still Down Service on BART's Richmond line is suspended for a few more days, Sherri Papini got out of jail on a $120,000 bond, and Oakland native and 'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler was wrongly detained for a bank robbery in Atlanta.
SF Politics Tuesday Morning Topline: Newsom to Give State of the State Address Today Newsom will give his third State of the State address today at 5 p.m., two workers had to be rescued after a 75-foot fall off an Oakland hills home on Monday, and problems continue after an electrical issue on BART's Richmond line.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Netflix Shuts Down Service In Russia A dead body was found near the Harrison Street off-ramp from the Bay Bridge on Sunday, a 61-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run on International Blvd. in Oakland, and Netflix and TikTok are shutting down in Russia.
SF News Sunday Links: Expect Overnight Lane Closures on the Bay Bridge for Awhile Three men were shot near the Oakland airport Friday, Bay Area COVID-19 cases continue falling (though might not hit rock bottom for a few more weeks), and it looks like we can expect overnight delays on the Bay Bridge until at least March 23.
SF News Saturday Links: SF College Student Goes Missing After 'Impulsive' SoCal Trip Only 16% of renters who applied for rent relief from CA have received their payments, a small 3.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded near Pinnacles Park this morning, and USF student Christopher Liang hasn't been heard from since going on an "impulsive" trip Monday from SF to Irvine.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Enormous Boulders Fall, Block Highway 50 Two people were shot in the Fillmore District Thursday night, "cabin-sized" boulders fell and blocked Highway 50 in both directions near South Lake Tahoe, and Apple sets a return-to-the-office date of April 11 with everyone expected three days per week by May 23.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Thunderstorms, Hail, and Rain Thunder and lightning have come with the current weather system blanketing the Bay Area, SFPD Chief Bill Scott apologized again about the rape-kit DNA scandal, and the victim in Tuesday's Monte Rio homicide was the suspect's father.
SF News Humpday Headlines: SF School Board Approves 300 Layoffs The SF school board voted to lay off 300 district staffers to close a budget gap, a homicide suspect was arrested in Sonoma County following a tense day in Monte Rio, and SF Mayor London Breed is pressing the school district to lift its mask mandate along with the state.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Deadline For Baseball Talks Extended Sen. Alex Padilla announced he tested positive for COVID-19, UC Berkeley lost its patent case over CRISPR technology, and the deadline for bargaining between Major League Baseball and its players' association has been extended until 5 p.m. today.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: California to Update Mask Rules for Schoolkids Newsom should be announcing a new unmasking timetable for schoolkids today, a malfunctioning door in a BART tunnel was causing major delays, and the SFPD is seeking help finding a missing 85-year-old man.
SF News Sunday Links: Bay Area Continues to Rally Behind Ukraine in Saturday Protests An Amber Alert has been issued Sunday after a two-year-old was abducted in Sunnyvale, temperatures are finally expected to warm up again this coming week, and hundreds of people across the Bay Area rallied Saturday in multiple demonstrations to stand in solidarity with Ukraine.
SF News Saturday Links: SF City Hall Lights Up Yellow and Blue in Solidarity With Ukraine A 16-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Concord Friday, Russian military forces continue their advancement into Kyiv as thousands of Ukrainian civilians take up arms, and ICYMI: City Hall was glowing the same colors as Ukraine's flag last night.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: One Dead In Fillmore District Apartment Fire A fire broke out in a row of apartments on Buchanan Street Friday morning, that spate of anti-Semitic flyers has hit two communities in Marin County, and there was a small protest in solidarity with Ukraine in San Francisco.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Small Wildfire Breaks Out In Deep Woods Near Guerneville A small vegetation fire broke out in some woods east of Guerneville last night, Russia's attack on Ukraine is impacting local gas prices, and a Gilroy woman has been sentenced for her Jan. 6 participation.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Snow Reaches Some Bay Area Peaks Three Bay Area counties just reached the CDC's "moderate" tier for COVID transmission once again, the latest cold front brought some snow to high elevations around the Bay, and several spots saw some hail on Tuesday.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Two Hit-and-Run Accidents on Marin Highways In Two Days A pair of hit-and-run collisions happened on Marin County highways on Saturday and on Monday, the SF school board is taking a vote tonight about layoffs, and the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is investigating another in-custody death.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Bomb Scare at San Jose's SAP Center A 36-year-old man was found shot dead in a car in the Mission District, a bomb scare disrupted the exit from a San Jose Sharks game Sunday night, and protests are continuing in Oakland over planned school closures.
SF News Sunday Links: Small Earthquake Rattles Off Near Gilroy Massive delays were reported early Sunday along I-880 in Oakland after CHP responded to a fatal crash, a small 2.8M earthquake struck near Gilroy this morning, and Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19.
SF News Saturday Links: Oakland School Board Votes Against Delaying School Closures At least one local rally will be held this weekend in support of Ukraine, the Outer Richmond could see a new non-alcoholic bar open soon, and the Oakland Unified School District board voted against delaying school closures during a virtual meeting Friday.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland City Council Gives Another OK to A's Stadium Plan Pleasanton police fatally shot a domestic violence suspect holding a kitchen knife on Thursday, the search continues for a missing Oakley woman, and Oakland's city council just signed off on the EIR for the A's Howard Terminal stadium development.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: One Recalled School Board Member Just Resigned Ousted school board member Faauuga Moliga has just abruptly resigned, Marin County has lifted its water-use restrictions, and Assemblymember Phil Ting has introduced legislation to decriminalize jaywalking.
SF News Morning Links: The Masks Come Off, Again The masks come off (mostly) in SF today yet again, that mystery tattooed patient in Oakland has been ID'd, and there was a shooting in the parking lot of the Castro Safeway that injured one person.