A medical emergency shut down BART's North Berkeley Station Monday morning and service on the Richmond-Millbrae line was also halted.
California Governor Gavin Newsom had some angry words for President Trump and his administration Sunday night about what he says was the illegal and unconstitutional deployment of federal troops in Los Angeles to quell protests.
A protest reportedly turned violent Sunday evening after hundreds gathered in downtown San Francisco in solidarity with protesters in Los Angeles who have been facing down National Guard troops deployed by President Trump.
Oracle Park had to be briefly evacuated Sunday morning due to a concession stand kitchen fire; two tourists required rescue from an SF cliff after a dropped cellphone; and Apple's WWDC kicks off today.
Last week: Waymos driving like humans, flying cars on pre-order, and a Toronado memecoin; This week: Interview with the first openly gay Black legislator, all-ages show at SOMArts, and the 27th annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival.
CA State Senator Scott Wiener and UCSF’s largest donor, the Diller Foundation, are named in new allegations by Dr. Rupa Marya, prominent physician, activist, and musician, who is suing UCSF over her recent termination stemming from public criticism of Israel.
San Jose police arrested 21-year-old Pablo Chan of Campbell on Thursday in connection with two violent sexual assaults that occurred on Wednesday morning within hours of each other on the Los Gatos Creek Trail.
The Valkyries broke their losing streak in a big win over Las Vegas; Greta Thunberg and other Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists are nearing Gaza; and Newsom and Bass say Trump is manufacturing a crisis by sending the National Guard to LA.
Civil rights leaders and elected officials are demanding that CIF reinstate a gold medal stripped from 16-year-old Salinas sprinter Clara Adams who celebrated her win by spraying her cleats with a fire extinguisher in tribute to Olympian Maurice Greene.
A Petaluma man was arrested after allegedly threatening to “execute” a school official if Pride flags weren’t removed from campuses. The suspect, Josh Garzoli, faces felony charges and is being held on $750,000 bail.
Field Notes highlights moments of connection, culture, and community across the Bay Area—from a new Peninsula trail network and thriving raptors to Japantown’s retail revival, a Mission escape room, Black history exhibits, and Oakland’s tribute to a cherished mentor.
Over 6,500 local residents have been impacted by the closure of SF-Marin Food Bank's 13 pop-up pantries; Mr. S Leather is being sued over its mouth gags; and CA union president David Huerta was hospitalized and remains in federal custody following an ICE protest in LA on Friday.
Meta was found to be hosting ads promoting AI-powered “nudify” deep-fake tools; mid-2000s fave Digg is trying to make a comeback; and SF’s Booksmith is no longer carrying JK Rowling’s books due to the author’s ongoing attack on transgender rights.
Every one of those 33 speed-limit enforcement cameras is now up and running across San Francisco, and while they’re still just issuing warnings, they’ll start slapping speeders with fines of $50 and up come August 5.
Standard Deviant opens a new brewery and taproom in Dogpatch, SPQR launches a raw bar, and 7 Adams adds a new seven-course option, all in This Week in Food.
A story about a longtime neighborhood queer bar closing during Pride Month isn't great. But in the case of Trax in the Haight, it will reopen soon as a "straight-friendly gay dive bar" called Mary's.
Some news stories just never seem to end, and/or some figures who make it into the news like to continue doing things to make themselves news again.
SF's Lowell High School has already reversed its short-lived lottery admission policy, but the first graduating class from that era just graduated, with grades that were more or less close to the "merit-based" admissions students.
A local startup says their flying car is now operable, they’ve got a hype video for it, and insist they are now taking pre-orders for this $300,000 vehicle. But there may not be many places in the Bay Area you can legally fly it.
It appears there was a deal moving forward to sell craft beer haven Toronado to a new owner, and that owner was even making plans to install a rooftop beer garden. But founder and longtime owner Dave Keene appears to have had second thoughts.
Two 13-year-old were arrested after allegedly throwing fireworks at a Pride event in Redwood City; the jail healthcare provider at Santa Rita settled a wrongful death claim; and Menlo Park residents debate developments on downtown parking lots.
A major blaze broke out overnight in SF's Inner Richmond, destroying or damaging five row houses on 5th Avenue between Balboa and Anza streets, leaving one pet cat dead and 35 people displaced.
Mayor Daniel Lurie surprisingly slammed the Twitter tax break; a new trove of unearthed Sly and the Family Stone recordings is coming out this summer; and Tesla lost $150 billion in value just today over that whole hilarious Trump vs. Elon skirmish.
We heard from several small organizations Thursday about how much of their money the SF Parks Alliance blew through before that group dissolved this week, but it sure looks like there will be subpoenas issued, and audits to autopsy what all went wrong.
The team including Laurene Powell Jobs that bought up the 152-year-old SF Art Institute just announced it will reopen with the new name California Academy of Studio Arts, or just “CASA” for short.
