SF Politics Evan Low Nailed for Concealing Campaign Payments, Including a $227,000 Payment to Actor Alec Baldwin Rising California political star Evan Low was just hit with a massive fine for concealing political donations and payments, and one payment that stands out was $227,000 under the table to actor Alec Baldwin for showing up at a Lunar New Year party.
SF News Federal Jury Convicts Trans Sex Worker of Voluntary Manslaughter In Crissy Field Shooting A young trans woman who was charged with the November 2023 murder of a john who demanded his money back after discovering she was trans was acquitted of second-degree murder, but convicted of voluntary manslaughter on Monday.
SF Politics As Layoffs Begin Across Health Agencies, SF Office of Health and Human Services Set to Close The Trump administration sent layoff notices Tuesday to around 10,000 employees of the US Department of Health and Human Services, including dozens who work out of the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Muni Ridership at 75% of Pre-Pandemic Levels Muni ridership as of March is at 75% of pre-pandemic levels; a child died in a "non skiing accident" at a Tahoe resort; and there was a memorial service Monday night for the Oakland teen killed two weeks ago.
SF News Day Around the Bay: ICE Reportedly Sending Contractors Out In East Bay Heklina's friends and supporters turned out to demonstrate in London; Rep. Lateefah Simon says that ICE contractors are knocking on doors in the East Bay; and Presidio trails are closed for coyote pupping season.
Business & Tech The Sad Saga of How New Operators of the AMC 1000 Van Ness Theater Blew $54 Million In Just 18 Months We always figured that the former AMC Van Ness movie theater went under because of how the pandemic wrecked movie theaters. But court filings show a behind-the-scenes battle after new operators managed to burn $54 million on the place in a year and a half.
SF News Gilroy Garlic Festival Announces Its Glorious Return for 2025 The last weekend of July will once again play host to the Gilroy Garlic Festival, as organizers have announced the event is back on after a five-year hiatus, though this year’s return iteration will be quite small compared to the event’s heyday.
SF News Attorney for Man Shot In Outer Sunset Police Confrontation Disputes Claim That He Shot Himself A man who was injured by a gunshot wound during an encounter with San Francisco police officers earlier this month didn't fire a single shot, his attorney argues, and police are trying to save face.
SF News Health Officials Say There's No Public Risk After Measles Case Is Documented In San Mateo County There was a documented case of measles in San Mateo County last month, but we are only learning about it now as public health officials say they conducted contact tracing, and they determined there was no further risk.
SF News Tesla Cybertruck Vandal, Seen on Video, Sought In Novato An individual who creeped into a Tesla Cybertruck owner's driveway in Novato over the weekend and vandalized the vehicle is being sought by Novato police.
SF News Reported SF Car Break-Ins Are at a 22-Year Low, According to SFPD Data It seems all these drones, license plate readers, and ‘bait cars’ might be doing the trick on stopping a notorious SF crime, as car break-ins were down 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year, and at the lowest level the city has seen since 2003.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chronicle's Top 100 Revealed — the Bottom Half Anyway The Chronicle's food critics have unveiled the bottom 50 of the revised-for-2025 Top 100 Restaurants, and it's an eclectic mix of mom-and-pop spots, bakeries, Michelin destinations, and pizza.
SF News Four People Injured In Bayview Shooting Late Sunday Afternoon, Suspect Still at Large A Sunday afternoon shooting near India Basin Waterfront Park left four people hospitalized, though it’s still not clear what the motive was, and the shooter or shooters are still at large.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Jelly Creatures Stranded En Masse on North Bay Beach Bay Area freeway traffic seems to be an all-day thing now, like LA; the VTA is still repairing copper-wire theft damage on train tracks; and thousands of 'by-the-wind sailors' crashed ashore in Bolinas in Sunday morning's storm.
Arts & Entertainment Things Things To Do This Week: Palestinian Rapper MC Abdul At Eid Street Fair March 31-April 6: Eid Street Fair in the Tenderloin, featuring rapper MC Abdul and a multicultural bazaar; LARAAJI and The Sea & Cake's Sam Prekop at Grace Cathedral; First Thursdays/Fridays; and a skate photo exhibit.
SF News Six Years Later, Still No Tuesday Noon Siren, Which Now Needs to Be Replaced to the Tune of $20 Million Upgrades to San Francisco’s emergency outdoor warning system keep getting delayed while the price continues to skyrocket. Meanwhile, emergency responders are tasked with physically going to Ocean Beach to alert residents about tsunami warnings.
SF News Lafayette Man Convicted In 2022 Home Invasion Case With Potential Life Sentence A Contra Costa County jury found Kenneth McIsaac guilty in the September 2022 home invasion of a Lafayette family who were held hostage for several hours before they escaped.
SF News Sunday Links: Trump's Election Law Order Creates Uncertainty, Concern For Many States Trump's election law order has led to confusion and worry in states across the country leading up to the 2026 midterms; a small plane crashed into a house in a Minneapolis suburb on Saturday; and Pink Pistols is helping the LGBTQ+ community arm and protect themselves.
SF News City Council Considers Renaming West Oakland Intersection After Former Black Panther Elaine Brown Elaine Brown, former chair of the Black Panther Party and founder of dozens of revolutionary programs, might be getting a West Oakland intersection named after her.
SF News Woman Struck at Geary and 39th Has Died, Marking the Third Pedestrian Death of 2025 A 77-year-old woman who was struck by a driver at Geary and 39th Avenue on March 14 died from her injuries on Thursday. There have been three pedestrian deaths in SF so far in 2025.
Arts & Entertainment Richmond’s Alysa Liu Wins Gold at Women’s World Figure Skating Championships, the First US Winner In 19 Years 19-year-old Alysa Liu, who grew up in Richmond, won the gold and earned a standing ovation at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston on Friday night, ousting previous three-time world champion, Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.
SF News Saturday Links: OpenAI’s Viral Studio Ghibli Generator Takes Dark Turn With White House ICE Meme The White House used ChatGBT's Studio Ghibli generator to create a whimsical image of a real ICE arrest; there's a pronatalist matchmaking conference in Austin this weekend; and Canadian-Asian supermarket, T&T is coming to SF in 2026.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Red Flags Abound As Fyre Fest 2 ‘Changes Locations,’ Authorities Say No Paperwork Was Ever Filed Organizers say Fyre Fest 2 is still happening in a couple months, even though Mexican authorities said no paperwork had been filed; Musk’s xAI has acquired X, officially “intertwining” the two; and Sex Pistols tickets go on sale April 4.
SF Politics Latest Proposed California Ballot Measure Named After Luigi Mangione Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione could be immortalized in California law even if Trump sends him to the electric chair, as a ballot effort is underway to create an insurance measure called the “Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act.”
Arts & Entertainment After Legion of Honor ‘Cake Picnic’ Sells Out Instantly, Renegade Cake Picnics to Pop Up All Over Town Saturday There was plenty of finger-pointing when Saturday’s Legion of Honor Cake Picnic sold out the instant tickets went on sale, but now those fingers can run through the frosting at a number of rival cake picnics happening at the same time Saturday.
