Arts & Entertainment Field Notes: Bold Films, Pride Hikes, Show-Tune Karaoke, and Skateboarding Legends This week’s mix of culture, nature, and flavor includes queer hikes, show-tune karaoke, booza ice cream, an Oakland-based wine company, Lake Temescal swims, Foster City Eichler homes, SF skate history, and bold films at BAMPFA.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Venture Capital Firm Fined $215M Over Russian Oligarch Funds A Flywheel taxi flipped over in Civic Center on Friday morning; four detainees escaped from a New Jersey ICE facility during a riot that broke out over hunger and poor conditions; and a local firm was fined for managing a sanctioned Russian oligarch’s investments.
SF News Department of Justice Sues Oakland Cafe for Kicking Out Guy Wearing Star of David Hat Ironically, a cafe called Jerusalem Coffee House kicked out a patron wearing a Star of David hat last October. Now Trump's Department of Justice has taken note, and is suing that Oakland cafe.
SF News Oakland Elementary School Mortified as Racial Slur Ends Up in Children's Yearbook The PTA at Oakland's Montclair Elementary School is frantically trying to undo the damage, as their new and just-released yearbook contains a pretty outrageous racial slur from a reprinted 1940s-era newspaper clipping.
SF News Sunday Links: Person Rescued After Falling From Cliff Along Batteries to Bluffs Trail The city of Richmond is on level one alert after visible flaring at the Chevron Refinery; a Pleasanton man will serve 11 years for voluntary manslaughter in a 2021 Oakland shooting over a woman; and firefighters rescued someone who fell from a cliff.
SF News Saturday Links: CDC Clarifies COVID Guidelines, Reverses RFK Jr.'s Broader Rollback Claims Veteran educator Denise Saddler has been appointed interim superintendent of Oakland Unified School District; a man was shot and killed in Sunnyvale; and the CDC has walked back RFK Jr.'s earlier claims.
SF News One Person Dead After Wednesday Night High-Speed CHP Chase in Oakland In an incident that will surely fan the flames of the debate over high-speed police chases, one pedestrian is dead after California Highway Patrol officers engaged in a high-speed chase near Lake Merritt Wednesday night.
Arts & Entertainment Notable Humans: Filmmaker Joslyn Rose Lyons Leads Oakland Arts Renaissance This week: Filmmaker Joslyn Rose Lyons spotlights Oakland stories; Dr. Veronica Jow bridges dance and medicine; softball star Nina Pototo shines; and we honor lives well lived — Federal Glover, Rob Reich, and Dorothy Fisher Anderson.
SF News Saturday Links: Tree Falls During Diablo Valley College Graduation, 12 Injured Alameda is testing for toxic algae after dogs have gotten sick and died from local lagoons; the pilot in the San Diego plane crash was unaware the runway lights and automated weather system were down; and a tree fell during Diablo Valley College’s graduation ceremony, injuring 12.
SF News Dead Body Discovered While Clearing Large Homeless Encampment Near Oakland's Fruitvale As the City of Oakland proceeds with an aggressive effort to clear dozens of homeless encampments that have sprung up around the city, police and cleanup crews made a grim discovery on Monday afternoon.
SF News Two Dead After Four Separate Shootings In Oakland, Including Triple Shooting Near Fox Theater There was a rash of gun violence over the weekend in Oakland while the Bay Area experienced some especially warm weather, culminating in a fatal shooting Sunday night just before midnight in Oakland's Uptown district.
Arts & Entertainment Notable Humans: Record-Breaking Bay FC Women’s Soccer Star Empowers Zambian Youth Now on Saturdays! Racheal Kundananji uplifts Zambian youth through sport; historian and retired librarian Dorothy Lazard inspires the community to preserve Oakland's past; and Sven Jobe and Mallie Testerman transform Pier 70 into an artists' hub.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Two Shot In Downtown Oakland Two people were shot on Franklin Street in downtown Oakland Tuesday afternoon; Netflix seems to be weathering the economic storm quite well; and Joe Biden just gave his first interview since leaving office.
SF News Sunday Links: SFUSD Partially Ends Teacher Hiring Freeze, Launches 2025–26 Recruitment Musk's SpaceX site in Texas is now called the city of Starbase, which is already making moves to restrict public access to local beaches; Black Oakland business owners rally to support restaurant Pierre Pierre following a shooting there on Friday; and SFUSD has partially lifted its hiring freeze.
SF News Oakland Teens Push School District To Act On Lead In Drinking Water Four Oakland high school students are demanding action on lead-contaminated drinking water in schools, saying it threatens the health and futures of thousands of youths. Their call echoes the lead crisis in SF’s Bayview-Hunters Point and the Mission.
SF Politics Oakland Mayor-Elect Barbara Lee Announces Her First Batch of Transition Staff Appointments The Barbara Lee administration now has its first 16 official hires, and they include former SF City Controller Ben Rosenfeld, who held a similar transition job when Danel Lurie was sworn in as San Francisco Mayor.
Arts & Entertainment Notable Humans: Thomas Bennett’s Dedication to Miyako Ice Cream and the Fillmore Community This week’s notable humans include Thomas Bennett, who made Miyako Ice Cream a Fillmore gem; Jilchristina Vest, curator of the iconic mural honoring the women of the Black Panther Party; and Denise Ebright, a dedicated teacher and coach recognized on Good Morning America.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland’s W. Kamau Bell Wins ‘Celebrity Jeopardy,’ Donates Winnings to Oakland Schools ‘Celebrity Jeopardy’ winner W. Kamau Bell donated his $1 million winnings to DonorsChoose, funding over 200 projects at schools in Oakland and Mobile, Alabama.
SF News Saturday Links: San Francisco Installs City’s First Curbside EV Chargers On Fillmore Street Salinas-based Taylor Farms is being sued by victims from an E. coli outbreak last November; Torani syrups celebrates 100 years of business in the Bay Area; and SF officials installed the city's first curbside EV chargers on Fillmore Street.
SF News Oakland School Board Goes Through With Firing Longtime Superintendent, Still Gives No Explanation Why As they telegraphed they were going to two weeks ago, the Oakland Board of Education went and fired Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell Wednesday night, behind closed doors and with no explanation. But it seems the teachers’ union may have played a role.
SF News Video: Black Oakland Chef Tased, Detained In Dallas, Says He Was Wrongfully Accused Of Drug Possession Dallas police were filmed tasing and arresting Michael Singleton, a Black executive chef based in Oakland and Dallas, as he told onlookers he was being wrongfully accused of possessing cocaine. Singleton has since been released and all charges dropped.
SF News Alleged Pimp and Sex Worker Charged With Robbing and Pepper-Spraying 69-Year-Old Man at Oakland Hotel A 69-year-old man was either entrapped or actually trying to pay for sex with an 18-year-old, but he’s not the one facing charges, as the alleged sex worker and pimp are accused of robbing him, beating him up, and pepper-spraying him.
SF News Oakland DMV Office Will Be Closed Four to Five Months After Vandalism and Copper Wire Theft It’s a terrible time to close a DMV office for five months with the new state-issued ID law taking effect in about three weeks, but that’s what’s happening at the Oakland Coliseum DMV office, as the site is reeling and flooded after copper wire theft and vandalism.
SF News Another Appraiser Who Undervalued Black and Latino Couple’s Home Ordered to Pay $75,000 It’s a story we’ve heard before, and is apparently still happening from time to time, as a Black and Latino couple had their Oakland home appraised for $250,000 less than it was worth, but now the state is forcing the appraisal company to pay the couple $75,000.
Arts & Entertainment Notable Humans: Susan Kare, Designer Of Mac’s Earliest Icons — And Its Friendly Aesthetic In this week’s roundup, SFist pays tribute to Susan Kare, the groundbreaking designer of Mac’s early icons; Jorge Leon, the mastermind behind Oakland’s thriving sports scene; and Matthew Kraft, a social worker who received “Child Protector of the Year.”
