The SFPD is investigating a suspicious death that occurred following a fight in SoMa Saturday; a rash of dry lightning moved across the state early this morning, sparking wildfires; and controversy erupts over a 20-year-old mural in Oakland.
A woman was stabbed in the lobby of her apartment building near SF City Hall; Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is bragging about AI enabling him to lay off 4,000 people; and authorities are warning of rip currents at the coast.
Public radio station KALW has taken over the top two floors of the new Warfield Commons building at 988 Market as it begins renovating the space. The station will serve as the anchor tenant at the revolutionary new arts and media hub in collaboration with Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST).
Cal Fire is investigating whether the 6,800-acre Pickett Fire was caused by an outdoor fireplace at Hundred Acre Wines in Calistoga during preparations for an upcoming wedding. Weddings have been banned at wineries in Napa since 1990.
A death at Burning Man on Saturday night is being investigated as a homicide after a man was found in a pool of blood at a camp in Black Rock City, during the ritual burning of the Man.
An SF Giants fan made quite the splash on Wednesday when he was broadcast getting dropped off in McCovey Cove via water taxi, which quickly went viral. It was later confirmed that the man was an off-duty boat captain.
The Oakland PD is removing public access to its radio communications for the first time in 100 years Wednesday; the Valkyries beat the Mystics Saturday and will host the Fever Sunday; and two unclaimed lottery tickets were purchased in Milipitas and Pleasant Hill.
In a new documentary airing on Oxygen, convicted serial killer and rapist Joseph Naso confessed to killing 26 victims, including 19-year-old Pamela Lambson on Mount Tam in 1977, originally pinned on “The Dating Game Killer” in 2011.
Local musician Rudy Colombini has been developing Music City SF, a live music hub and incubator on Bush Street, for the past 20 years. The 29,000-square-foot space is now in default, and Colombini hopes to raise funds via a reality show filmed at the venue.
This week: Michelle Tea’s ‘Valencia’ turns 25, and California turns 175; Boozie Brunch boosts local restaurants while Culinary Cinema pairs films with three-course meals; a state park thrives post-wildfire and Point Molate is opening to the public; plus, puppy yoga, cat Pilates, and Bay Area makers.
Newsom is launching a new task force addressing homeless encampments along state roadways in California's ten largest cities; smoke caused by overheating brakes led to a BART meltdown Friday night; and a Marin County writer and father of three is having a heyday roasting the area's well-to-do.
The former Delta pilot who was arrested for child sexual abuse at SFO in July appeared in court Friday; it's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast; and a Tesla driver appeared to be snoozing behind the wheel last week.
Pokémon catchers report for training after Friday night’s Giants-Orioles game at Oracle Park, as the team has lined up a massive “Pokémon Go Drone Show” so you can peek at giant Pikachus flying through the sky.
Bosco sets an opening date, Shuggie's reopens with its new more ambitious menu (and low-ABV cocktails), and Souley Vegan has made a triumphant return in Oakland, all in This Week in Food.
The bar and live music venue Amado’s closed permanently two years ago, but is now somehow open again, with a soft opening schedule of just weekend nights, and food only on Fridays and Saturdays (for now).
In a surprising deal that was somewhat brokered by Gavin Newsom, Uber and Lyft are going to let their 800,000 California rideshare drivers unionize and get collective bargaining rights, though drivers can still refuse to join the union.
Former San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres, who was convicted in April of molesting a younger male relative, faced a fraught sentencing hearing Friday in which his victim yelled at him and called him a "monster."
Mayor Lurie’s new effort to get many RVs off SF streets with a two-hour parking limit is now in effect, except the actual two-hour parking limit does not kick in until November. And the city will offer cash in an RV buyback program.
A new upscale billiards lounge with a cocktail bar has just opened on Mission Street, in the space that was formerly home to ECHO nightclub.
In what appears to have just been a random incident involving a very drunk and unruly driver, a car crashed twice along Post Street in downtown San Jose Thursday night, leaving the driver and a passenger injured and endangering pedestrians.
The weather finally improved at Burning Man on Thursday; Trump is revoking Kamala Harris's Secret Service detail; and Governor Gavin Newsom's national approval rating has come up significantly since June.
Ariana Grande’s national tour will kick off in the Bay Area; college football is officially back underway; and Oakland’s Children’s Fairyland has its 75th birthday party and parade on Labor Day.
It’s taken 18 years to fully develop San Mateo’s 83-acre former horse racing track Bay Meadows, but a developer is finally submitting permits for the final two buildings of what will be a seven-building complex.
A man who was called out by teenage school girls and their parents after he repeatedly showed up outside a boba shop and exposed himself to them has been convicted on multiple felony counts.
Despite having no star players, a mediocre record, and playing in just their first season, your Golden State Valkyries have scored the highest average home game attendance numbers in the entire WNBA.
