SF News Pat Montandon, SF Socialite and Philanthropist Who Had an Infamous Divorce, Dies at 96 From her days as San Francisco's "Golden Girl" about town, to her high-profile marriage to and divorce from Al Wilsey, to her third act as a philanthropist and peace advocate, Pat Montandon led a unique SF life.
SF News Richmond’s Own Betty Reid Soskin, the Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Has Died at 104 The "pride of Richmond” Betty Reid Soskin, who reigned as the nation’s oldest National Park ranger past the age of 100, died Sunday morning, leaving an incomparable legacy on the East Bay and the National Park system.
Arts & Entertainment Popular SF Therapy Dog Brixton Has Died, and His Thousands of Instagram Followers Are In Mourning SF’s most Instagram-famous dog, 12-year-old golden retriever Brixton, passed away on Monday, after a long career as an SFO therapy dog, doing Opening Day appearances at Giants games, and looking dapper at SF events.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Caffe Trieste Co-Founder Ida Giotta Has Died at Age 101 The first espresso house on the West Coast, North Beach's Caffe Trieste, has lost its grande dame. The cafe’s co-founder Ida Giotta recently passed away, barely a month after her 101st birthday.
SF News Watch: Memorial for the Late, Great Local Broadcaster Belva Davis All the big local news outlets were live-streaming today’s memorial service for the West Coast’s first Black female TV reporter, Belva Davis, after the trailblazing 92-year-old’s death in late September.
SF News Castro Dispensary Owner and Legendary SF Cannabis Activist Terrance Alan Has Died Former Cafe Flore owner Terrance Alan started as a member of the “gay weed mafia” that won medical marijuana legalization in 1996, and co-founded the SF Entertainment Commission, but the Flore Dispensary owner has just passed away at age 73.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Joe Betz, Longtime Owner of SF's House of Prime Rib, Dies at 86 San Francisco has lost one of its longest serving restaurateurs, as we learn Wednesday that House of Prime Rib owner Joe Betz has passed.
SF Politics John Burton, ‘Liberal Lion’ and Architect of Famed SF Political Machine, Has Died at 92 A titanic figure in the California Democratic party in the 1970s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s, and co-architect of the “Willie Brown-John Burton political machine,” former statehouse leader and US Rep. John Burton has died while in hospice care.
Arts & Entertainment The Founder of Yoshi’s Nightclub, Kaz Kajimura, Has Died at Age 81 A melancholy note is coming from the legendary Jack London Square jazz club Yoshi’s, as the club’s founder Kazuo ‘Kaz’ Kajimura passed away Sunday after a bout with Alzheimer’s disease.
Arts & Entertainment Funk Legend Sly Stone, Whose Career Was Born In SF, Has Died at 82 The founder of Sly and the Family Stone, a one-time San Francisco DJ who started the groundbreaking funk band that’s now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died Monday morning in Los Angeles from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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.
Arts & Entertainment Tony! Toni! Toné! Co-Founder and Oakland Native D'Wayne Wiggins Has Died A year-long bout with bladder cancer has taken the life of Tony! Toni! Toné!'s D'Wayne Wiggins, who had three Top 10 hits with that group, and helped launch the careers of Destiny's Child and Beyonce.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SF’s Famed Crème Brûlée Cart Guy Curtis Kimball Has Died From a Heart Condition One of SF’s famed street food pioneers Curtis Kimball, first known as the Crème Brûlée Cart Guy and later as the Pancake Party Guy, died last week from an aortic aneurysm.
SF News Beloved Longtime KTVU Anchorman Dennis Richmond Dies at Age 81 Retired KTVU anchor Dennis Richmond, who sat in the anchor chair for the station's popular nightly news broadcast for over 30 years, has died.
SF News Robert Cromey, Former Trinity Church Rector and Longtime Champion of LGBTQ Civil Rights, Dies at 93 You may not know that there was a liberal priest in San Francisco who was performing same-sex marriages as far back as 1968. But there was, and he was a much beloved and sometimes controversial figure in the local Episcopal diocese.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Charles Phan, SF Chef Who Elevated Vietnamese Cuisine For American Diners, Dies at 62 Slanted Door chef-owner Charles Phan, the celebrated Vietnamese American chef who first brought modern, elevated versions of Vietnamese dishes to San Francisco three decades ago, has died at age 62.
Arts & Entertainment Popular SF Artist Pete Doolittle, Known For Making Paintings Out of Discarded Windows, Has Died Pete Doolittle’s paintings of cartoon-version robots and animals have been hanging in San Francisco homes and bars for decades, but the longtime SF artist passed away Thursday morning at the age of 47.
SF News Fillmore Food Legend and Nia Soul Cafe Owner Pia Harris Has Died, Services This Weekend The Fillmore restaurant Nia Soul Cafe just opened last month after owner Pia Harris’s 15-year quest to make her catering business a brick-and-mortar restaurant. But Harris died from pancreatic disease complications just weeks after its grand opening.
Arts & Entertainment Longtime Grateful Dead Bass Player Phil Lesh Has Died at 84 Grief will ripple through the Bay Area music community today, as the family of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh announced that he passed away peacefully early Friday morning.
Bay Area Sports SF Giants Legend Willie Mays Has Died at 93 The “Say Hey Kid” and all-time greatest Giant Willie Mays passed away Tuesday at the age of 93, leaving a legacy of 24 All-Star appearances, countless broken racial barriers, and a statue at the SF ballpark by which he will always be remembered.
Arts & Entertainment Local Legend Gina LaDivina, Drag Show Hostess and Performer, Dies at 74 San Francisco's queer nightlife world and San Francisco at large lost an icon Tuesday night. Miss Gina LaDivina, a longtime performer at Aunt Charlie's, The Stud, and Oasis has passed. The cause reportedly was complications from cancer.
SF News Rev. Cecil Williams, Evangelist of Equality and Dignity for All and Founder of GLIDE, Dies at Age 94 Reverend Cecil Williams, who until today had been a living testament to the modern era of San Francisco and its reputation for accepting all varieties of the human condition, has died at age 94.
SF News OJ Simpson Has Died at Age 76, His Family Announces While known for a stellar football career and a bizarre high-profile murder trial that gripped the nation, OJ Simpson was also a San Francisco native who attended Galileo High and City College. He died Wednesday of prostate cancer.
Arts & Entertainment SF-Born Metal Sculptor Richard Serra, Known As the ‘Poet of Iron,’ Has Died at 85 Brother to the famed local defense attorney Tony Serra, internationally renowned metal sculptor Richard Serra may be best known locally for sculptures so huge that they blocked traffic in SoMa, but he passed Tuesday in New York from pneumonia.
Bay Area Sports Warriors Assistant Coach Dejan Milojević Dies of Sudden Heart Attack, Wednesday Night’s Game Postponed Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojević is credited with developing Nikola Jokic and was considered a key component to the Warriors’ 2022 title run, but he died Wednesday morning after a sudden heart attack Tuesday night.
