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Cause Of Oakland Fire May Have Been Refrigerator; Death Toll Stands At 36; Some Victims Texted Loved Ones In Final Moments

With approximately 15 percent of the burned-out structure left to search, Oakland officials say the official number of the dead remains at 36, and as of Monday the coroner believed all the victims

Arts & Entertainment

Watch The Trailer For The Film Adaptation Of Dave Eggers' 'The Circle' Starring Emma Watson

Dave Eggers' dystopian 2013 novel The Circle, a timely take on TwitterFaceGoogle and **bong rip** the implications of, like, technology and mass surveillance, was a pretty good movie script and not even a

SFPD Nabs Muni Metro Laptop Thief

A thief who stalked her victim on Muni's light rail system was arrested Monday night, shortly after she swiped a fellow passenger's laptop. The victim, a 25-year-old woman, says the noticed a 30-year-old

Ghost Ship Fire Could Immediately Impact Other Arts Spaces In Bay Area And Elsewhere

With the Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Ion Almena very much in the spotlight following Friday's deadly fire, another, less corporeal object of potential blame has emerged in some circles: the Bay Area

Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Tim Cook Emails Reuters

The EFF is asking Uber to stop following riders after they're dropped off. [BuzzFeed] Netflix is the #1 grossing iPhone app in the US. [SensorTower] Don't count on smartphone health apps in an

Teen Stabbed At Fort Mason-Area Muni Stop

A teenager waiting for a Muni bus was stabbed Monday afternoon, the victim of a seemingly random attack. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the 16-year-old victim was waiting for the bus

Video: Oakland Warehouse Manager Derick Almena Confronted On 'Today' Show, Could Face Murder Charges

"I'm only here to say one thing: I'm incredibly sorry and that everything that I did was to make this a stronger and more beautiful community and to bring people together." That wasn't

Skateboarding Photographers Robbed Of Camera

Two skateboarders who were photographing one another's tricks lost their work Monday, when a team of miscreants took their camera. The crime went down at 2 p.m. Monday, near Jules and Holloway

Hundreds Gather At Lake Merritt To Mourn Victims Of Ghost Ship Fire

Several hundred people gathered last night around a white pagoda adjacent to Oakland's Lake Merritt to mourn the confirmed 36 people lost in Friday's Ghost Ship warehouse fire. Friends and family members of

John Avalos Likens Current Board Of Supervisors Intrigue To 'Game Of Thrones'

If you enjoy the chess game of Supervisorial politics in City Hall, you're maybe waiting with bated breath to find out who will get picked to replace Scott Wiener in District 8, and

Tuesday Morning Roundup: Muni Riders Happier Than Expected

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here It's so cold. [SFist] YouTube pays music industry $1

Day Around The Bay: Oakland Police Visited Ghost Ship Party In Jan. 2015

These weird Blair Witchy archways made out of willow branches have appeared in Kezar Park. [Hoodline] Here's a lengthy history of Mt. Davidson Park, which will be having a 20-year plan for it

Community Members Push Closing Golden Gate Park To Most Cars

With the June death of 41-year-old Heather Miller likely on the minds of some, community members gathered Saturday at Golden Gate Park’s County Fair Building to propose different approaches the city of

Arts & Entertainment

SF Hamilton Pre-Sale Tickets Sell Out With 60K People Left Waiting In Queue

Pre-sale tickets to see the hit musical Hamilton as it tours San Francisco were selling like legit Broadway tickets today: Entering a queue at 10 a.m., American Express cardholders vied online to

The BART Connection To SFO Is Losing Riders Fast As Uber/Lyft Airport Rides Skyrocket

In some not so surprising news, ever since Uber and Lyft have been given free rein to pick up and drop off passengers at SFO, ridership on BART's SFO line has been steadily

Nancy Pelosi Calls Ben Carson 'Disturbingly Unqualified' For HUD Appointment

As President-Elect Donald Trump continues to make cabinet appointments, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has stepped into the fray by highlighting his latest appointment as particularly egregious — even for Trump. The Associated Press

Fire Under 880 In Oakland As Homeless Woman's Tent Ignited

880 in #oakland on #fire?! What the hell is going on lately? pic.twitter.com/u3rypsIc15— Ben Larson (@pitchtoben) December 5, 2016 Still grappling with the implications of Oakland's massive warehouse fire this

Facebook Pledges $20 Million To Build Affordable Housing On Peninsula

Facebook is trying to show up other big tech companies once again in terms of corporate citizenship as the company announces the creation of a fund to back the building of affordable housing

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Dominique Crenn Expands With Bar Crenn In Cow Hollow

“I love beautiful, loungey wine bars,” Dominique Crenn tells the Chronicle, “I don't think there are many in San Francisco.” As some of the city's wine shops, many with their own bars, are

Arts & Entertainment

'Sense8' Christmas Special, Season 2 Netflix Premiere Date Announced

Fans of Sense8 have reason to celebrate today, as the producers of the Netflix show just announced a forthcoming Christmas special episode as well as the long-awaited season two premiere date. CNet reports

All The Memorials And Relief Efforts For Victims Of The Oakland Warehouse Fire

A growing memorial in Oakland. As the names of those identified are released people are coming here to mourn their friends pic.twitter.com/RtRfUE8T6G— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) December 5, 2016 Before the

Instacart Workers Sue Company Over Independent Contractor Status

Independent contractors working for grocery-delivery company Instacart are once again suing the company, with their employment status at the heart of the dispute for a second time. The suit, reports Consumerist, was filed

Profiles Of Eight People Who Died In The Oakland Warehouse Fire

Before crews suspended their search this morning for victims of the deadly fire at the Oakland artists' collective known as Ghost Ship over safety concerns relating to a "potentially collapsing exterior wall" in

Monday Lunchtime Links: SFPD Union Gets Aggressive

Want to become an Instagram star? A [Bloomberg] writer did it just to see if it could be done. Citing working conditions in Apple factories, Paris officials oppose naming street after Steve Jobs.

Video: 'Ghost Ship' Founder Derick Almena Speaks About Fatalities, 'They're My Children, My Family'

San Francisco ABC affiliate KGO appears to be the first news outlet to have tracked down the founder/proprietor of the Oakland artists' collective and live-work space known as Ghost Ship, or the