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One Person Killed In Bayview Hit-and-Run, Marking Sixth Pedestrian Death of 2025
In less than five months' time, six people have been killed walking on San Francisco streets, the latest a 47-year-old man in the Bayview district.
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SF Politics
SF Planning Department Director Rich Hillis Resigns, May Have Been Nudged Out by Lurie
Another high-level SF City Hall department head bites the dust in the Lurie administration, as Planning Department director Rich Hillis resigns after five years of steering the department through COVID and the Housing Element process.
Arts & Entertainment
A Hunt for $10,000 In Buried Treasure Is On In San Francisco
Some fans of treasure hunting have, they say, buried a chest filled with "gleaming ingots, currency, and San Francisco artifacts" somewhere in San Francisco. And they've left a cryptic poem on Reddit as a set of clues.
SF News
Report: One-Third of All California Prisoners Released Early During COVID Ended Up Back In Prison
A new analysis tracks what became of California prison inmates released early during the COVID outbreaks of 2020 and 2021, and finds that just over 30% of them committed crimes again and found themselves back in prison.
Business & Tech
Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Other Silicon Valley Titans Join Trump In Seeking Money at Saudi Luncheon
President Trump and some of his top aides were joined at a lunch Tuesday in Riyadh by a couple dozen representatives from Fortune 500 companies in the US, including a group from Silicon Valley.
SF News
Tuesday Morning Topline: Chinatown Night Market Named Best In US
A driver who struck a teen pedestrian in Redwood City was having a medical emergency; a Zoox robotaxi and an e-bike had a minor collision in SF; and SF's Chinatown Night Market lands atop a national list.
SF News
Day Around the Bay: No Contest Plea In Murder Case Linked to 2020 Wildfire
An American Airlines plane's engine let out an alarming puff of smoke while taking off at SFO; a Vacaville man took a plea in a murder case linked to the LNU Complex fire in 2020; and a look at the phenomenon of relocating entire Victorian homes around SF.
SF News
Presidio Terrace Senior Home on the Market for $58 Million, Could Become Large Development
While there is no buyer announced yet for the shuttered six-acre St. Anne’s Home senior care facility, there’s plenty of interest in the property, and Inner Richmond residents may be gearing up for a fight over the size of whatever goes there next.
SF News
Trio of Baby Raccoons Requires Rescue From Wall at Chase Center
SF Animal Care and Control was called out to the Chase Center Sunday after a report of some baby raccoons trapped behind some exterior paneling.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Former Hemlock Tavern Space Slated to Reopen as Nightclub XeX
Now seven years since the Hemlock Tavern closed and its building was torn down and rebuilt, a new techno-and-karaoke space called XeX (pronounced “ex,” which...?) will open there with two separate floors of nightlife.
Arts & Entertainment
Christina Aguilera, LCD Soundsystem, Dom Dolla to Headline Portola Fest 2025
This year's Portola Festival lineup is filled with major names in the contemporary EDM scene, but also a couple big names older Millennials will know too, like Christina Aguilera and LCD Soundsystem.
Business & Tech
Bizarrely, Elizabeth Holmes's Baby Daddy Is Launching a Blood-Testing Startup
A new startup called Haemanthus, which may have been in the works for several years now, has reportedly raised millions of dollars already, and the general outlines of it are strikingly similar to the disgraced Theranos, which Elizabeth Holmes co-founded with Sunny Balwani over two decades ago.
SF News
Newsom Calls on California Cities to Flat-Out Ban Homeless Encampments
Governor Gavin Newsom is once again ramping up the rhetoric to try to get California cities to be more aggressive around clearing street encampments, but this time says he’ll be handing cities money for more shelter and services.
Arts & Entertainment
Dead & Company Lined Up to Play In Golden Gate Park for Grateful Dead 60th Anniversary
Mayor Lurie made a big ripple with a Monday morning announcement that Dead & Co. will be playing a three-show weekend in Golden Gate Park August 1-3, which will now be the main event of the Grateful Dead 60th anniversary celebrations.
SF News
Two Dead After Four Separate Shootings In Oakland, Including Triple Shooting Near Fox Theater
There was a rash of gun violence over the weekend in Oakland while the Bay Area experienced some especially warm weather, culminating in a fatal shooting Sunday night just before midnight in Oakland's Uptown district.
SF News
Monday Morning Headlines: SFPD Deputy Chiefs All Appear On the Way Out
Most or all of SFPD Chief Bill Scott's deputy chiefs appear to be leaving too; SoMa and Mission Bay are seeing an uptick in petty crime; and there was a crazy scene in a quiet neighborhood in Dublin on Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment
Last Week, This Week: Hunter Pence to Lead Guinness World Record Attempt
A round-up of last week's highlights: BART’s meltdown, SFPD overtime, and a flipped Lamborghini. Plus, the week ahead: SFJazz jam session; a conversation with Rebecca Solnit; and Hunter Pence leading a Guinness Record attempt.
Business & Tech
Tech Updates: New Groq AI Chips Push Boundaries
Groq leads the race for energy-efficient AI infrastructure; SeafoodAI automates crab fishing for better traceability; and Google backs Charm Industrial’s biochar tech to advance carbon removal goals.
SF News
Four Arrested in Sextortion Scheme Linked to San Jose Teen’s 2022 Suicide
Two years after 17-year-old Ryan Last of San Jose took his own life, authorities have arrested four men in Côte d’Ivoire for their alleged roles in an international sextortion scheme that targeted thousands, including minors.
SF News
Sunday Links: ICE Arrests California Father While His Children Wait Alone at Gas Station
All 15 of Newsom's podcasts feature men, except for one that includes a man and a woman; two brothers were rescued from the surf at Ocean Beach; and ICE arrested a father and left his children alone in the car during a recent rash of raids along Central Coast.
Arts & Entertainment
Notable Humans: Record-Breaking Bay FC Women’s Soccer Star Empowers Zambian Youth
Now on Saturdays! Racheal Kundananji uplifts Zambian youth through sport; historian and retired librarian Dorothy Lazard inspires the community to preserve Oakland's past; and Sven Jobe and Mallie Testerman transform Pier 70 into an artists' hub.
SF News
Activists Move to Reclaim Compton’s Cafeteria Site From Private Prison Operator
San Francisco’s Board of Appeals has granted LGBTQ advocates the right to challenge the continued operation of a for-profit reentry facility run by private prison giant GEO Group at 111 Taylor Street—the site of the historic 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot.
SF News
Nurse Sues El Camino Hospital In Mountain View, Says Manager Assaulted Her at Work Party
A nurse is suing El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, claiming the hospital ignored her report of a sexual assault by her manager because the incident happened off-campus — during a retirement party at Morton’s Steakhouse in downtown San Jose.
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Saturday Links: Thumbprint on Cigarette Carton Cracks 1977 San Mateo Cold Case
Three women were airlifted after a fire pit explosion during an Antioch barbecue; the mayor of Newark was arrested during the reopening of a New Jersey detention center; and the 1977 murder of Jeanette Ralston has been solved using DNA evidence.
SF News
Day Around the Bay: Students From CSU Campuses Begin Hunger Strike Over Gaza, Defense Ties
Students from Cal State campuses began a hunger strike demanding the CSU system continue divesting from defense contractors; an activist is working to prevent payment processors from funding racist campaigns; and a Soviet-era spacecraft is on its way back to Earth after 53 years.