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.
SF News U.S. Olympian, Surfer, and Famed Bay Area Swim Coach Richard Thornton Dies at 65 1980 U.S. Olympic swim team member, former U.S. national team swim coach, and four-decade coach of San Ramon Valley Aquatics Richard Thornton died while heading out to surf in Santa Cruz on Thursday, according to his family.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Famed Napa Winemaker and Judgement of Paris Figure Mike Grgich Dies at 100 A renowned and beloved figure in the Napa Valley, Mijenko “Mike” Grgich, died Wednesday at age 100, reportedly passing in his sleep with family members at his side at home in Calistoga.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Napa-Based Celebrity Chef Michael Chiarello Dies at Age 61 Michael Chiarello, a celebrity of food TV and a long-established Bay Area chef and restaurateur, died Friday at the age of 61.
SF Politics Dianne Feinstein, Lioness of the Senate and Onetime SF Mayor, Dies at Age 90 Senator Dianne Feinstein, the first woman to represent California in the Senate and a onetime mayor of San Francisco who led the city through a tragic and tumultuous time, died Thursday night at age 90.
Arts & Entertainment 'Euphoria' Actor Angus Cloud Dead at 25, Found at Home In Oakland It appears that actor Angus Cloud, who played Fezco on two seasons of the HBO series 'Euphoria,' has taken his own life at age 25, and he was found dead in his family's home in Oakland.
SF News Unique Davis Character Killed By Serial Stabber Remembered as Kind, Intelligent Soul It was interesting that, in the days following his death at the hands of an apparent serial killer in the quiet college town of Davis, residents were reluctant to refer to David Breaux as "homeless." Now, a posthumous profile tries to explain.
Arts & Entertainment Local News Stations Cover Heklina's Passing, Can't Quite Report On That 'Empty Chair' The immediate outpouring of grief on Monday for the sudden death of iconic San Francisco drag performer Heklina included several impromptu gatherings of friends in the city's nightlife scene.
Arts & Entertainment Drag Community Mourns the Loss of Legendary San Francisco Queen Heklina As news ripples out through the local and national drag community about the loss of San Francisco legend Heklina, many are processing the shocking news and mourning on social media.
