SF News [Update] Former Oakland Raiders Player Dies in Custody After Scuffle With Police The Oakland Police Department says when officers responded to a report of a break-in at a residence, they were informed that someone tied to the break-in was suffering from a medical emergency. After a brief scuffle, the suspect became unresponsive before dying at the hospital.
Arts & Entertainment Field Notes: SF Photobook Fair, Annie Sprinkle’s ‘Bazoombas,’ and Local Indigenous-Owned Businesses Fundraiser for Madrone’s Oscar Myers; local Indigenous-owned businesses; processing trauma through surfing; learning about SF via Muni; downtown alley transformation; Photobook Fair weekend; Annie Sprinkle celebrates Earth and boobs; lavender and bees; SF’s 55-acre garden.
SF News Day Around the Bay: OpenAI to Block Users From Using Martin Luther King Jr.’s Likeness Prince Andrew no longer has his royal titles due to the Epstein scandal; a teenager was arrested for making a false bomb threat to a Marin County high school; and OpenAI is temporarily blocking users from utilizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s likeness.
Arts & Entertainment Field Notes: Horror on Stage, 10-Cent Beers in the 510, and a Globe-Trotting Galapagos Albatross Farmers market colors; Club Waziema’s food menu; 10-cent half-pints; up-and-coming musicians; drag and horror; men loving men; Michael Jang and the Giants; honoring Filipino heritage; remembering Salesforce Tower’s architect; and a rare albatross sighting.
SF News Oakland Police Chief Resigns After 17 Months on the Job For reasons that he did not share publicly, Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is leaving his post after less than a year and a half on the job, which leaves Oakland once again in search of a new police chief.
Arts & Entertainment Field Notes: Tarantulas, Ghost Tours, Floating Flicks, Blight to Bling, and Stonestown Buzz Bay Area librarian Mychal Threets to host ‘Reading Rainbow;’ lost jazz treasures; creative mutual aid; painted cars; bling from “bips,” ghosts in the city; tarantulas at Mt. Diablo; films on the bay; hidden views; and Jins and DSW open at Stonestown Mall.
SF News Saturday Links: Climber’s Death on El Capitan Inadvertently Livestreamed by TikToker One speed camera in SF’s South Beach generates a quarter of the city’s tickets; a fake Mission District lawyer and MAGA supporter won’t stop giving legal advice to immigrants; and the sole witness to climber Balin Miller’s death also livestreamed it.
SF News Two Men Implicated In Oakland Gas Station Shooting That Killed Two Get Off With Probation The complete details of the case haven't been made public, but due to reportedly extensive legal issues with the case, neither of the two men who were jailed in connection with a deadly June 2023 shootout at an Oakland gas station are going to serve any significant time.
sports Oakland Ballers Win First Baseball Championship, Parade to Be Held Next Sunday Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee announced earlier this week the city will be hosting a rally and parade on Sunday, October 5 in celebration of the Ballers’ Pioneer League baseball championship win, the city’s first pro-sports championship celebration since 2018.
SF News Sunday Links: East Bay Cop Ordered to Pay Bills, Lost Wages to Teacher She Hit in Crosswalk There have been a lot of shootings locally and nationally this weekend; the entrepreneurs who purchased Radio Shack and Pier 1 have been accused of running a Ponzi scheme; and a Concord cop must pay the medical bills and lost wages of a woman she hit in a crosswalk.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Anthropic AI to Pay Authors, Publishers $1.5 Billion in Copyright Settlement Oakland-born figure skater Alysa Liu won’t be performing to the d4vd song she’d chosen for the Milan Olympics; Sinclair and Nexstar will be airing Jimmy Kimmel at their ABC affiliate stations Friday; and Anthropic has settled a lawsuit with authors and publishers alleging copyright infringement.
SF News Oakland Reopens Those Three Fire Stations They Had to Shut Down Because of Their Budget Deficit A $130 million City of Oakland deficit forced the closure of three fire stations, which had residents rightfully scared. But the City Council found the money, and now all three are officially reopened.
Arts & Entertainment Field Notes: Dancers on Buildings, Cowboys in Oakland, and Fun at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk This week across the Bay Area: From Santa Cruz Boardwalk to Big Sur’s Pfeiffer Falls Trail; Flyaway Productions’ in the TL to SoMa’s book readings; Hispanic Heritage Month and “A Taste of Oakland;” Coach Don’s and the SF Pizza Lady's kindness; West Oakland trees; and Eureka Fellowships.
SF News 15-Year-Old Shot on BART In Oakland; Freeway Shooting on I-580 an Hour Later Two unrelated shootings in Oakland Tuesday night, one on BART and another on I-580 near Mills College, have left a 15-year-old in critical condition, and a Ford Fiesta shot up with bullet holes.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: First Fridays Organizers Push Back on Blame for Shootings Organizers of Oakland's First Fridays events say the event should not be blamed for shootings that happen hours later; transit advocates are rallying in SF today; and the trial of one of Trump's attempted assassins begins today in Florida.
SF News Saturday Links: BART Was Supposed to Add a Backup System That Prevents Meltdowns Like Friday's Oakland police detective Phong Tran, who's about to go on trial on felony bribery and perjury charges, faces new allegations; the big Mexico-Japan soccer match takes place Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum; and BART never followed through on promises to install a back-up system.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Hawaii Joins West Coast States in Vaccine Initiative Oakland celebrates Pride on Sunday — it's in front of City Hall this year; 50 years ago today a Manson follower tried to shoot President Gerald Ford in Sacramento; and Hawaii has joined California, Oregon, and Washington in creating a unified vaccine policy in the absence of CDC support.
SF News Sunday Links: Two $1.16M Powerball Tickets Bought in the Bay Area Remain Unclaimed The Oakland PD is removing public access to its radio communications for the first time in 100 years Wednesday; the Valkyries beat the Mystics Saturday and will host the Fever Sunday; and two unclaimed lottery tickets were purchased in Milipitas and Pleasant Hill.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Tesla Driver Appears to Nap on MacArthur Maze, Sparks Outrage The former Delta pilot who was arrested for child sexual abuse at SFO in July appeared in court Friday; it's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast; and a Tesla driver appeared to be snoozing behind the wheel last week.
SF News Video: Late-Night Oakland Sideshow Draws Crowd of 500 People, Likely Stolen Car Set on Fire There were at least four major sideshows early Sunday morning, three in Oakland and another in Richmond, but the one near Piedmont in Oakland drew 500 people, went on for three hours, and left a probably stolen Infiniti completely torched.
Arts & Entertainment Field Notes: Muttville's New HQ, Tactile Maps, Pavement Plants, ‘Fairyland’ Flick, and a Hidden Mansion In this week's Field Notes: from a chic Mission dog shelter and a mansion under the Bay Bridge to pavement plants and dahlias in Oakland. Also, tactile SF maps, Obon in the park, queer family stories, cat zines, and a Sacramento ghost town.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Australian Bank Fires, Rehires Staff After Chatbot Fails Spectacularly The Pickett Fire in Napa County was at 7% containment on Friday afternoon; the vermin-infested Cupertino Whole Foods that shut down in April is still closed; and an Australian bank had to hire back the employees it fired when its new chatbot bombed.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area Roller Skaters Lead Effort to Build Outdoor Rink ‘Panther Skate Plaza’ in West Oakland A group of Bay Area roller skaters is on a mission to build Panther Skate Plaza, an inclusive, community outdoor rink at West Oakland’s DeFremery Park. Every week, dozens of residents attend the group’s Thursday Panther Prowl event.
SF Politics Mayor Barbara Lee Reacts to Oakland Being Mentioned In Trump's Crime Speech Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee doesn't take kindly to her city being lumped in to Trump's fear-mongering campaign relating to urban crime, which he is using to justify deploying the National Guard in DC.
SF News Casual Carpool is Back, Set to Launch Tuesday in Oakland’s Grand Lake Neighborhood The decades-long tradition of commuting across the Bay Bridge with random strangers is officially back after pausing during COVID. Camille Bermudez, the organizer behind the revival of Casual Carpool, announced the carpool will launch Tuesday at one Oakland location.
