SF News Oakland 15-Year-Old Charged With Killing Neighborhood Father After Stealing His Son’s Scooter A 15-year-old East Oakland teen allegedly shot and killed a father who confronted him for stealing his son’s scooter on the day after Christmas, and Oakland Police arrested and charged that 15-year-old on Monday.
Business & Tech Meta to Lay Off Around 3,600 More Employees as It Faces 'Intense Year,' Zuckerberg Says Fast on the heels of Meta's announcement that it is curtailing a significant subset of its social media operations — namely content moderation — the company says it is also going to trim its workforce by 5%.
SF News Man Allegedly Fires Gunshots at Muni Driver Near Oracle Park, Promptly Gets Arrested A male suspect opened fire on a Muni driver at about 6 am Monday morning near the Fourth and King Caltrain station, though the driver was not hit by the gunfire, and the suspect was pretty quickly apprehended.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Fire Danger Worsens In Los Angeles Winds are intensifying today in the LA area, creating more fire potential; the Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth is ongoing; and the family of a Berkeley man killed by police is suing.
SF News Day Around the Bay: DOJ Sues Airbnb Over Hosts With Anti-Child Policy The DOJ is suing Airbnb over a policy that allows hosts to ban children under 12; a Kentucky man is accused of a road-rage incident over another driver's high beams in San Mateo; and a look back at SF's last mega-rich mayor.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Team Behind Copra and Ettan Open New Wood-Fire-Driven Indian Restaurant In Menlo Park There is one splashy new restaurant opening happening on the Peninsula this week, and it's Eylan, the newest restaurant from chef Srijith “Sri” Gopinathan and restaurateur Ayesha Thapar, the team behind Copra in SF and Ettan in Palo Alto.
Business & Tech Jill Biden Arriving In San Francisco, Speaking Tuesday During JP Morgan Conference The infamously high-priced JP Morgan Healthcare Conference is underway at the Hyatt Regency, and expect motorcades and heavy security on Tuesday, as First Lady Jill Biden will be popping in to give a speech.
Business & Tech It's the Biden Administration's Fault That Big Tech Embraced Trump, Says Marc Andreessen This all feels like a political merry-go-round we've been on for too long, but as the post-election analyses continue to roll in, the New York Times podcast 'The Daily' is looking into why so many Silicon Valley bigwigs rolled over and got in bed with Trump this time around.
SF News After Going on Strike During the Bob Lee Trial, SF Court Clerks Get the New Contract They Wanted The Bob Lee stabbing trial got sidetracked by a one-day court clerk strike in late October, but that labor dispute has been settled, as the clerks just agreed to a new contract that would lower their caseloads.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink California Set to End the Useless ‘Sell By’ Date on Grocery Labels, Will Switch to Standardized ‘Use By’ Dates The “Sell by” date on your perishable groceries is meaningless to you, the consumer. But starting next year, California will see a more useful label that says “Use by,” or in some cases, “Best if used (or frozen) by.”
SF News This Is Shaping Up to Be One of the Driest Januarys on Record In San Francisco Dry January in more ways than one! January 2025 in San Francisco is starting to look a lot like the drought Januarys of a few years ago, with clear skies and sun nearly every day, and no rain in sight.
SF News Toppled Fire Hydrant Creates Huge Geyser In Downtown Berkeley A ruptured fire hydrant created quite the water show on Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley Monday morning.
SF News Update: SFPD Vehicle Crashes Into Building During Portola Car Chase, Two Officers and Two Suspects Injured An early morning SFPD car chase in Portola at about 3:40 am Monday ended when the suspect car and an SFPD SUV both crashed into a building at San Bruno and Paul avenues, sending two officers and two suspects to the hospital.
Arts & Entertainment Justin Timberlake, Noah Kahan, and Green Day to Headline BottleRock 2025 As tickets go on sale this week, the lineup for BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 is out, and it includes East Bay hometown stars Green Bay, Justin Timberlake, and rising folk star Noah Kahan.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: BART Train Schedule Changes Today Two people were hospitalized after an early Sunday shooting in East Oakland; as BART implements a modern train-control system, there are slight changes to the BART schedule; and Steven Bannon is calling Elon Musk "evil."
SF News Sunday Links: Pacifica, Imperiled by the Ocean, Is Divided on Its Future Pacifica is unsure of its response to rising sea levels; a retail theft ringleader received her sentence; and Gov. Newsom issued an order aiding reconstruction efforts in LA.
SF News 3.7M Earthquake, This One Centered In East Bay, Shakes Bay Area Sunday Morning Another small earthquake struck on Sunday morning, two days after a couple of morning shakers rattled the Bay Area coming from a different direction.
SF News Saturday Links: Palisades Fire Shifts Direction, Forcing More Evacuations An update on the LA fires; San Francisco has the second-worst traffic in the country; and the 49ers are strongly interested in Robert Salah returning to his former DC role.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Gov. Newsom Orders Inquiry Into L.A. Fires Gov. Newsom is ordering an investigation into the lack of available water to battle the LA fires; a beloved Oakland Zoo elephant recently died; and President Biden just issued temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands.
SF News That Vacant Union Square Express Space Will Reopen as Shoe Palace In a Matter of Weeks Express closed its Powell Street store in October 2023, but the space will become a Shoe Palace, and sneaker-heads may relish that it will be open in time for next month’s NBA All-Star Game festivities.
SF News Presumptive Case of Bird Flu Found In Child In San Francisco Another probable case of H5N1 bird flu has been detected in the Bay Area, though this has not been confirmed by the CDC, and the patient has already fully recovered.
SF News This Whole Panda Thing at the SF Zoo Appears to Be In Jeopardy, as Major Zoo Donor Revolts The dream of bringing pandas to the SF Zoo did not get London Breed reelected as mayor. And the reality of bringing pandas to the zoo is now in doubt with Breed gone, Mayor Lurie lukewarm to the idea, and a top zoo donor declaring full-throated opposition.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Pizza and Burger Favorites Head Downtown Outta Sight Pizza expands to Chinatown, Lazy Bear expands into French cuisine, and a wildly popular smashburger pop-up gets a brick-and-mortar outpost at IKEA's food hall, all in This Week In Food.
Arts & Entertainment 'Some Like It Hot' Marries New Values With Old-Broadway Razzle Dazzle at SF's Orpheum Fans of the Billy Wilder classic film 'Some Like It Hot' will find plenty that's familiar in the plot of the Tony-winning Broadway musical adaptation, which just opened Thursday in its first American tour at SF's Orpheum Theater.
SF News Union Square Macy’s Escapes the Ax In Latest Macy’s Closure List, But Its Days Are Likely Still Numbered Department store chain Macy’s just announced they’re closing more than 60 stores nationwide, and while the SF Union Square store is not on the imminent closure list, it is still clearly on the chopping block.
