Just nine months ago, right-wing SF social media personality “Raw Ricci” Wynne was arrested on pimping and pandering charges. Now his younger brother is also facing human trafficking, pimping, and pandering charges in San Francisco.
Festivalgoers who were seeking some sun couldn't catch a break this year at Outside Lands, but most of the artists liked our natural air conditioning and moody fog, and the three-day festival closed things out with another round of great sets.
It’s no secret that San Francisco is falling short of its state-mandated housing goals, having permitted only 5% of what new state requirements demand. But many cities across the Bay Area are doing worse, and struggling to hit just 1% or 2%.
A big rig carrying a load of Tesla batteries went off the freeway and overturned, and now westbound I-80 is seeing some significant delays near Truckee.
A man was killed and a woman severely injured when their car went off the road and crashed into a median Saturday morning, going southbound on Interstate 280 in SF near the Cesar Chavez Street exit.
A Nevada man is in custody following what appeared to be a homicide early Friday at a remote campsite in Sierra County, California, north of Lake Tahoe.
A decades-long project to widen parts of 101 between Novato and Petaluma is nearly complete; a driver crashed a car over a parking garage railing in Pleasant Hill; and Trump called out Oakland in a rambling speech about crime in DC.
Events are planned throughout August celebrating Transgender History Month, which opened with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall last week. Mayor Lurie presided, with guest speakers honoring the trans community.
In a crucial fourth matchup of the season, the Valkyries beat the LA Sparks 72-59 Saturday as fans chanted, “Beat LA!” throughout the night. The teams' infamous rivalry escalated when Sparks guard Kelsey Plum kicked V's guard Veronica Burton in the leg, receiving a foul.
The decades-long tradition of commuting across the Bay Bridge with random strangers is officially back after pausing during COVID. Camille Bermudez, the organizer behind the revival of Casual Carpool, announced the carpool will launch Tuesday at one Oakland location.
Chalk one up for the lighting crew at Outside Lands, as they turned Saturday night’s thick fog into a canvas for some surreal and mesmerizing lighting effects for Tyler, the Creator, Gesaffelstein, Vampire Weekend, and “Yeah!,” even Ludacris.
A shoplifting suspect bit a cop at the Colma Target; ICE arrested two protesters who were part of a small group in front of ICE's Sansome office before later releasing them; and 2-year-old Petunia stole hearts at Sonoma's World's Ugliest Dog Contest.
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Police say the car in Friday night’s crash in Burlingame was first hit by an e-bike, causing the driver to jump the curb and strike two children before crashing into a restaurant. A 4-year-old boy was killed and a 6-year-old girl was injured. [Update] A GoFundMe campaign has been launched.
Following Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis’s announcement that she's dropping out of the governor's race to run for state treasurer in the 2026 election, former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced Friday she’s dropping out of the treasurer's race in support of Kounalakis.
The crowd was dense but mostly well behaved on Day One of Outside Lands, and even the dance stage/area seemed relatively tame. Maybe it's true what they say about the kids not drinking or doing drugs anymore.
In this week’s Field Notes: A family rides SF to Guerneville, Prelinger Library invites curiosity, Berkeley’s lanterns relit, origami honors Ruth Asawa, a solo show unpacks identity, kids pitch inventions, Monopoly refreshed, Tilden grows rare plants, salons spread health info, and dance dives deep.
After headlining the main stage at Outside Lands Friday night, Doja Cat headed to SoMa to play a surprise show — which she'd announced from the stage at the festival — at queer nightclub Oasis.
Over 20 nations are now condemning Israel's expansion plans; Giants pitcher Kai-Wei Teng dedicated the first win of his career last night to his dad; and a man was arrested after posting videos of his BMW M4 speeding at 170 mph.
The recent wave of dildo-throwing incidents at WNBA games appear to be connected to a new memecoin; lawyers are using habeas corpus petitions to get asylum seekers released from detention quickly; and retired veteran news anchor Pam Moore received a Hall of Fame induction Friday.
Some of the Texas Democratic elected officials who’ve left their state in hopes of thwarting Trump’s redistricting plans are now in California, talking strategy with Gavin Newsom and Nancy Pelosi.
Chef Aaron London, who once had a Michelin star at his Mission restaurant AL's Place, walked away from the hospitality industry in 2022, and now we know what he's been up to in the years since.
A self-described “AI Expert and Celebrity Pickleball Coach” got popped vaping in the bathroom of an SFO-bound flight Monday, and then promptly berated the flight attendant, claiming, “You assaulted me!"
It did not take long to land on this "student room" for rent in the Portola neighborhood, where for $1200 a month you get a small room, bathroom, private entrance, and a non-kitchen.
A brush fire spreading at a "moderate" speed began Friday morning near Lake Berryessa in Napa County, and has already scorched around 50 acres.
A 54-year-old Michigan man who was visiting San Francisco to see Dead & Company last weekend experienced a sudden medical emergency during the show, and passed away shortly thereafter.
