SF News Sunday Links: Union Square Car Crash Leaves Four Hospitalized A car crash in Union Square left four injured; Guy Fieri bought a prize pig at a youth auction; and there has been union-facilitated opioid smuggling in the San Jose police union.
SF News Saturday Links: Gov. Newsom Signs Anti-Retail Theft Bill, But Controversy Still Abounds Gov. Newsom signed a bill that aims to crack down on retail theft; an Oakland bookstore that recently burned down has seen an encouraging crowdfunding campaign; and William Shatner is in the Bay Area this weekend.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Park Fire Reaches 49% Containment The Park Fire is now 49% contained; BART's board just voted on a contract to build a big new BART Police headquarters in Oakland; and San Jose State has converted a hotel in San Jose into a dorm.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Body Found Near Potrero Avenue CHP officers found a body Wednesday night not far from SF General; the SF firefighters' union is backing Mark Farrell for mayor; and Colin Kaepernick is apparently thinking about becoming an NFL coach.
SF News Humpday Headlines: United Flight Bound for Rome Diverted to Sacramento A Rome-bound flight out of SFO was diverted to Sacramento for unknown reasons; a person was fatally shot on Wood Street in Oakland; and SF political figure Jon Jacobo has been released from jail to house arrest.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Yet Again, Musk Provides Candidate Glitchy Livestream Elon Musk's X did a glitchy livestream with Trump Monday night; a San Francisco woman may sue police over a jaywalking arrest; and a brand new high school just opened in the East Bay.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Coyote Attack on Dog Reported at Tunnel Tops A coyote attacked a woman's small dog in the Presidio Tunnel Tops park; a person had to be rescued from the water by the Ferry Building Sunday; and Caltrain began running its electric trains.
SF News Sunday Links: Fire Breaks Out Next to Castro Theatre Around 700 people are expected at the Kamala Harris fundraiser today; a fire broke out Saturday at the bank next to the historic Castro Theatre; and Mitchell's Ice Cream was broken into and vandalized.
SF News Saturday Links: SF DA Charges 26 Over April Golden Gate Bridge Protest 26 people have been charged with false imprisonment and other felonies for the Tax Day protest that shut down the GG Bridge; former Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died; and Harris now leads Trump in three key swing states.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: High-Speed Rail Gets New CEO A Commonwealth Club debate among SF's mayoral candidates has been canceled; the CA high-speed rail project has a new CEO; and another United Boeing jet had to turn around after taking off from SFO due to a maintenance problem.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Park Fire Burns Through Mill Creek Canyon The Park Fire grew overnight to 426,500 acres; SF City Attorney David Chiu is suing a landlord for cramming tenants into a home; and there was a possible shot fired this morning on the UC Berkeley campus.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Crozier Fire Breaks Out In El Dorado County A new wildfire broke out early Wednesday in the Sierra foothills; the Park Fire is now 34% contained but continues burning to the northeast; a group of RV-dwellers were shuffled away from an area near Stonestown in SF.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Three Shot In West Oakland Three people were shot and injured in West Oakland on Monday; conflicting events at the Coliseum and Oakland Arena Saturday created a horrific traffic jam; and another heatwave will hit some parts of California today.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Golden Gate Park's Dahlia Garden Unveils New Hillside A San Jose police officer was killed in the line of duty Saturday; SF's Dahlia Dell in Golden Gate Park has a new hillside section; and RFK Jr. gets even weirder with new revelation about dumping a dead bear cub in NY's Central Park.
SF News Sunday Links: World Dog Surfing Championships Draw 7,000 Spectators to Pacifica Firefighters now have the Park Fire 30% contained; a wave of attacks is hitting a senior housing complex in Oakland; and the annual World Dog Surfing Championships on Saturday saw intrepid dogs surfing on some ruff waves.
SF News Saturday Links: Park Fire Becomes Fourth Largest In State History The Park Fire is now over 400,000 acres; the three Alameda police officers accused in the death of Mario Gonzalez appeared in court Friday; and Uber's chief lawyer Tony West is taking leave to work on sister-in-law Kamala Harris's campaign.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: DJ Shortkut Has Suffered a Stroke There’s suddenly a terrible stench emanating from the Anchor Brewing Company building; Laguna Honda is finally admitting new patients again after its regulatory nightmare; and DJ Shortkut of Invisibl Skratch Piklz fame has been hospitalized after a severe stroke.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Holds Town Hall Oakland's mayor and police chief held a town hall in an Oakland hills neighborhood; an 18-year-old was killed in a crash in Walnut Creek; and SF Marathon organizers are apologizing for a major error.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Early Morning Fire Destroys Berkeley Commercial Building Two early morning fires in two days destroy commercial buildings in the East Bay; a man at the center of the BBQ Becky video has died; and SF's Castro Street is set to lose some palm trees.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SFPD Mourns Unexpected Loss of 29-Year-Old Officer A nine-year veteran of the SFPD, Luciano Ortega, died unexpectedly Sunday; a body found in the Oakland estuary is being considered a suspicious death; and "White Men for Harris" raises $4 million in one fundraising call.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Term Limits for the Supreme Court? A 15-year-old girl was fatally shot in Hayward; the Point Fire in Contra Costa County is now 92% contained; and President Biden is set to give remarks about a push for term limits and stronger ethics rules for the Supreme Court.
SF News Saturday Links: SF Marathon Set to Bring Street Closures, 31,000 Pavement-Pounding Runners This Weekend The Park Fire has now exploded to cover more than 300,000 acres; the minor league Oakland Ballers have a player revolt on their hands; and road closures galore loom for Sunday’s San Francisco Marathon.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Park Fire Arson Suspect Identified as Sex Offender The Chico man arrested for starting the now 164,000-acre Park Fire has been ID'd; Trump is backing away from his previous commitment to a second debate now that Harris is involved; and Barack and Michelle Obama offer their full endorsement to Kamala.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: SF Dems Endorse Breed For Mayor Gov. Gavin Newsom describes how he got the Biden news on Sunday; the SF Democratic Party has endorsed London Breed for mayor; and Oakland's historic piano bar The Alley was robbed.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Mendocino Music Festival Cancels, Won't Issue Refunds Police in San Rafael are investigating an arson at a Target store; a 20-year-old woman slipped and fell to her death on Yosemite's Half Dome; and a reggae festival in Mendocino failed to come together and now ticket holders are being stiffed.
