We are not likely to learn much more for a while about the motivations and internal communications of the small, cult-like group known as the Zizians, who have left six deaths in their wake over the past two years. But we do now know what Ziz herself said in court last week.
Tragic news broke from Santa Rosa Sunday night, as two separate overdose incidents took the lives of two high school students and hospitalized two others, and a suspected fentanyl dealer has been arrested.
Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour was just announced Monday morning, with 27 dates, kicking off June 6, and there are no pre-sales — all tickets just go on sale Friday, February 28.
An Oakland Housing Authority police officer was shot and injured along with a suspect in an early morning shootout; there was a fatal shooting Saturday in East Oakland; and what we know about the Guantanamo Bay migrant detention operation.
Budget constraints will reduce research on the Farallon Islands to a seasonal program. The loss of year-round monitoring puts seabirds, seals, and other wildlife at risk, with fewer resources to prevent human disturbances.
SF’s Ocean Beach Park, part of a car-free Great Highway, opens this spring. Traffic improvements boost safety while Emily Fromm paints a 60‑ft mural celebrating local history. State grants and donors back the project despite some concerns.
Local musicians who like Bach, sign up for next month's annual Bach in the Subways event. We could all use a pick-me-up, but be sure to get your permit!
Yosemite workers hang "distress flag" from El Capitan in view of Firefall spectators; SFUSD is discussing 559 preliminary layoffs on Tuesday; and protestors were outside Tesla again.
In 2023, teen-led Protect Monterey Bay convinced the city to restrict cruise ship landings to curb pollution. Although ships may anchor, companies refused dock staffing, halting tourism. Merchants decried lost revenue while media blamed the teens, ignoring industry pollution.
Several LGBTQ nonprofits, including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, are suing the Trump administration over executive orders cutting funding unless they end transgender, HIV, and equity programs. The lawsuit argues this violates free speech, due process, and equal protection rights.
A North Berkeley home that's in severe disrepair and comes with a lifetime tenant is pending sale by a developer who plans to restore it rather than tear it down.
The Daily Beast broke the news that the KGB allegedly recruited Trump in 1987, which they've deleted; Twilio signed a three-year lease for its current Rincon Center space but maintains its remote-first policy; and the suspected killer of Too Short's brother has been linked to a more recent murder.
An Oakland man was convicted of imprisoning his dead mom's friend; the Trump administration is considering a Northern California military site for one of its detention centers; and Luigi Mangione appeared in court day, along with a gaggle of supporters.
Pro tip: If you have 270 pounds of illegal marijuana in your car, do not drive at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour, as you are likely to attract Highway Patrol attention. One driver learned that the hard way Wednesday night in Dublin.
A giant statue of a nude woman that debuted at Burning Man 2015 will not be installed in Union Square as planned, as it is apparently a risk for the plaza’s tiles, though there is a Plan B afoot to bring it to the Embarcadero Plaza.
The Michelin-honored chef from Aphotic is heading to Jackson Square, Izzy's Steaks & Chops is back open with a brand new interior in the Marina, and Limon is opening a new fast-casual spot in their South Van Ness location.
Tucked up on Bush Street at the edge of Pacific Heights is a fascinating and charming performance venue that's an audiophile's dream, and it's currently presenting the work of three emerging artists.
The SF Police Officers Association’s event celebrating 50 years of women on the force is the day after the vote to oust San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus from office, and the SF officers’ union sent Corpus a pointed letter saying she is not welcome.
Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram does not support a proposed ordinance that bans all collaboration with ICE, and his department has worked with ICE in the last year. Protesters want him to change course.
The recent crackdown on vending and drug use along SoMa’s Sixth Street may be getting some results, but those results appear to be just moving the unsavoriness to major plazas in the Mission District.
Two people were attacked with a baseball bat Thursday in the Tenderloin; a Cal Fire captain was murdered by her wife; and a law professor explains what, if any impacts Trump's executive order will have in the Tenderloin.
Two Bay Area tech companies have been sued for facilitating child sexual abuse; Mitch McConnell is at long last retiring; and it’s firefall time at the famed waterfall in Yosemite, and that waterfall now has a livecam.
The SF Public Utilities Commission says that more than 400 utility covers have been stolen off San Francisco sidewalks over the last two years, and the police department is urging residents to tattle on anyone they see doing this.
Burning Man has added Elon Musk’s younger brother Kimbal Musk to its board of directors, stoking concern among Burners about connections between the annual desert event and the new Republican tech oligarchy overhauling the US government.
Once again there is opposition to a large development on San Francisco's sleepy west side, and while the latest proposal isn't massively out of scale like the last one, it is still much bigger than anything the Outer Sunset has ever seen.
