SF News To Bridge The Digital Divide, Tech Companies Need To Act Like People, Not Algorithms If it's the case that technology has divided rather than united the majority of people who rely on it — the popular argument that we're all "Alone Together," hyperconnected but isolated — the problem begins
SF News Japan-Bound Flight Makes Immediate Emergency Landing At SFO After Flames Seen Coming From Engine A flight bound for Tokyo that took off from SFO at noon Monday had to turn around and make an emergency landing back at SFO after flames were seen coming out of one
SF News Twitter Tax Break And Proposed Free City College On Chopping Block Following Trump's Win San Francisco's liberal bubble is potentially facing serious strains under the looming presidency of Donald Trump. As we noted earlier, and as the Chronicle reports again, if the president-elect follows through on his
SF News $20 Million Upgrade Of Big Sur's Esalen Institute Nears Completion Guests paying out the wazoo for retreats at the Esalen Institute will have fewer complaints about rooms and food going forward, aspects of the spiritual center that have heretofore been secondary to majestic
SF News UC, Cal State & Other Colleges Tell Undocumented Students Abroad To Come Home Before Inauguration University officials around the country, including those in California, are urging students living abroad who have DACA residency status as the children of immigrants that they should return to the U.S. before
SF News Scientists Can See The Millennium Tower's Tilt From Space Emphasizing the scale of the problem facing developers and residents, scientists with the European Space Agency last week announced that the tilt and sink of San Francisco's Millennium Tower is visible from space.
SF News Monday Lunchtime Links: Inside Uber's Self-Driving Truck Company New drone footage shows progress of Apple's 'spaceship' campus. [SF Gate] San Francisco's Stripe sees valuation soar to $9.2B with latest funding. [SF Business Times] SF protest roundup: Oppose Trump on 12/
SF News Gang Of Miscreants Attacks Man On Chestnut Street A trio of muggers jumped a man on a tony San Francisco block, knocking him to the ground and stealing his cell phone. Police say that the crime occurred the night before Thanksgiving,
Arts & Entertainment Daisy Does the Niners: 49ers Lose to Dolphins 31-24; Set Franchise Record for Consecutive Losses by Daisy Barringer In theory, a potential fourth quarter comeback that comes down to one shot to get the ball in the end zone with two seconds remaining should be exciting for any
SF News CA Secretary Of State Burns The Hell Out Of Trump's 'Absurd' Voter Fraud Allegations "Serious voter fraud in Virginia, New Hampshire and California," President-Elect Donald Trump fumed on Twitter yesterday, "so why isn't the media reporting on this?" Easy answer: Because it didn't happen. Spreading Trump's statement,
SF News Gun-Wielding Man Demands Packages From Amazon Delivery Driver A pair of armed thieves snatched a couple of mystery boxes from an Amazon delivery driver Sunday, seemingly willing to risk arrest for packages that could very well contain pens or a box
SF News Uber Drivers To Join Nationwide Living-Wage Strike Tuesday San Francisco Uber drivers are gearing up for a strike tomorrow as part of a nationwide labor-protest seeking a livable wage. Reuters reports that the action is being organized by Fight For $15,
SF News SF Thanksgiving Celebrations Beset With Violence Though most people who celebrated Thanksgiving in San Francisco had a lovely time (I did, didn't you?), not everyone was so lucky. At least two Thanksgiving Day meals in San Francisco ended in
SF News [Update] Muni Hacked For 100 Bitcoin, Questions Arise About What Data Was Compromised The hacker responsible for all those free Muni rides over the weekend is asking for 100 bitcoin (about $73,000) in exchange for unlocking the affected Muni computers, as the Examiner found out
SF News Monday Morning Linkdump: Kaepernick's Castro Thoughts Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Your weekend ICYMI: NorCal shoppers brawled, an apparent Trump
SF News Sunday Links: Vehicle Residents Face Challenges Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Two dead in Oakland murders on Thanksgiving, Black Friday.
SF News Black Friday Shopper Fatally Shot In Reno Over Parking Spot; Brawl Breaks Out At Modesto Mall The horror show of Black Friday is over, and of course brawls broke out in various parts of the country as they always do. But things turned deadly Thanksgiving night outside a Reno
SF News Saturday Links: Tech Has Survived 2016 Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here The world waits for Sheri Papini to tell her
SF News Day Around The Bay: Brace For More Rain Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. Dungeness crab season north of Point Reyes and up
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing: Check Out The Most Dazzling Art Works Of The Festival Of Light Your showing-around of holiday guests and visiting tourists can be a little more festive this season with the Illuminate SF Festival of Light, underway now through New Year’s Day. The long winter
SF News 'Unthanksgiving': Scenes From The Annual Native American Ceremony On Alcatraz A photo posted by 🌍 Artist 🌎 Educator 🌏 Student (@dregs_one) on Nov 24, 2016 at 9:21am PST "Indians Welcome," reads graffiti still visible from the first annual Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz
SF News Watch These Adorable Kittens Brawl On The SF SPCA Macy's Window Livestream Kittens. Who doesn't love watching them do things? This universally beloved pastime is made easy every holiday season by the SF SPCA and Macy's, two organizations that team up to put puppies and
SF News Artist Arrested In Bayview Vandalism Involving Swastika Apologizes, Says He Was Drunk An incident of what appeared to be racist graffiti on a business in the Bayview, complete with a swastika and charges of a hate crime, turns out to have been just the misguided
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In SF Food: Blue Bottle Opens New 'Cold Bar' And Split Arrives In Russian Hill While you were traveling or preparing for your turkey binge, some things went down in the world of SF food this week. We revisited Mary Risley's best turkey-roasting advice, noted the opening of
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: Twitter COO Cashes In The driver of a minivan was killed after slamming into an Oakland tree. [Bay City News] No holiday bargains for San Francisco real estate. [SF Gate] Facebook was struck with a racial discrimination
