SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Mayor Skips Final Candidate Forum SF Mayor London Breed skipped the last candidate forum on Monday; two victims in last week's double homicide in Napa have been ID'd; and Elon Musk and Scott Wiener are in an Xitter fight.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Trio of Goats Returned Safely Home In Santa Rosa A trio of goats was returned after being stolen in Santa Rosa the other week; we could hit 90 degrees in San Francisco on Tuesday; and Oasis looks to be skipping the Bay Area on their reunion tour next year.
SF News Governor Newsom Has Signed the Bill to Legalize Cannabis Cafes Across California Assemblymember Matt Haney’s bill to legalize food and beverage sales inside dispensary lounges has gotten by on the second try, and Amsterdam-style cafes and performance venues could be popping up in your local pot shops next year.
Arts & Entertainment Beloved Fabric Outlet Store at 17th and Mission Is Closing Permanently on November 23 It will rip the hearts out of crafty types across the Bay Area that the 29-year-old fabric emporium Fabric Outlet has just announced its impending permanent closure, and the place is packed with customers jumping on the 40%-75% off clearance deals.
Business & Tech Of Course a Waymo Got In the Way of Kamala Harris's Motorcade on Nob Hill Friday Night You can't even get a (vice) presidential motorcade through the streets of San Francisco these days without tripping over a self-driving taxi.
Arts & Entertainment Portola Festival Grows Into Massive Rave In Its Third Year, With Shining Performances By Jessie Ware, Disclosure The Portola Music Festival, now in its third year on San Francisco's Pier 80, felt far more crowded and much better organized than in its initial outing — and the VIP offerings have only grown to occupy a huge footprint of the event.
SF News Man Shot and Killed at McClymonds High School Reunion in West Oakland Park A 38-year-old man was shot and killed at a McClymonds High School alumni gathering early Saturday evening at West Oakland’s De Fremery Park, and the victim was just two days away from his 39th birthday.
Bay Area Sports Farhan Zaidi Out, Buster Posey In as Giants President of Baseball Operations As had been predicted by many baseball watchers and Giants fans, the Giants' president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has been let go after the team's less-than-stellar 2024 season.
SF News Rampant Sideshows in Vallejo Early Sunday Morning, One Participants’ Pants Catch on Fire A swarm of sideshows in Vallejo brought multiple injuries early Sunday morning, including one participant who managed to get his pants caught on fire, and Vallejo’s mayor released an odd statement asking “Why don’t these brats do this where their momma lives.”
SF News Power Issue On BART's Red Line In San Francisco Causes Major Delays BART was reporting significant delays and disruption Monday morning due to a power issue affecting the tracks between Balboa Park and Daly City, which led to the complete suspension of Red Line service.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: The Park Fire Is Finally Out A motorcyclist was killed on I-880 this morning; five people needed rescue from a boat in distress off Ocean Beach on Sunday; and the Park Fire in Butte and Tehama counties is finally fully contained, two months later.
SF News One Person, One Dog Killed in San Leandro Fire One person and one dog died in a San Leandro apartment fire Sunday afternoon, authorities say.
SF News Sunday Links: A Heatwave is Coming for the Bay Area A heat advisory is in effect for a good portion of next week; There's controversy surrounding a proposed tribal casino; and a Waymo taxi brought VP Harris's motorcade to a halt.
SF News PG&E Has Announced Power Shutoffs in Five Bay Area Counties for Monday And Tuesday, Citing Fire Risk PG&E has announced that they might shutoff power to five Bay Area counties on Monday and Tuesday to reduce fire risk, in response to weather conditions forecasted to be both extremely hot and very windy, according to their website.
SF News 350 SFUSD Teachers Lack Proper Credentials, New Report Says Around 350 San Francisco Unified School District teachers have been found to lack an active teaching credential, according to a Friday press release from the district.
SF News Saturday Links: Harris Promises Tougher Immigration Policy Kamala Harris is promising to be tougher on the border; Gavin Newsom has vetoed one-fifth of bills this month; and a "revolution" in lowrider culture.
SF News Day Around The Bay: State Farm to Drastically Reduce California Coverage State Farm is planning to cut back on its Califronia coverage; Kamala Harris is in the Bay for the last time before the election; and Planned Parenthood's endorsements for San Francisco Elections have sparked controversy
SF News Shards of Glass Fell From the Transamerica Pyramid Thursday Night, So That’s a Concern Is San Francisco back in the phase of window glass flying off buildings? We may have just seen something similar, as the DBI has confirmed that shattered glass fell from on high at the Transamerica Pyramid on Thursday night.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: New High-End Sushi Takeout Comes to Downtown SF A new sushi takeout spot comes to downtown, the Marina gets a new low-proof cocktial bar, and MacKenzie Chung Fegan returns to duty with a Chronicle review of Tiya in the Marina, all in This Week In Food.
Arts & Entertainment Sunday’s Folsom Street Fair Ropes In Brontez Purnell, More Bars Selling To-Go Alcohol, and a New Truck Stage You’re bound to have a ball at Sunday’s Folsom Street Fair, with more leather bars than ever selling to-go cocktails, Brontez Purnell headlining the main stage, and the former bar and now pop-up Truck rocking its own new disco/play space.
Arts & Entertainment Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Called Las Vegas a 'Sh*thole,' Now Las Vegas Radio Stations Are Boycotting Their Music At a concert appearance in the SF last weekend, East Bay natives Green Day took a stand about the Oakland A's decision to decamp to Las Vegas, and while their beef is more with the A's ownership than with Las Vegas, two Las Vegas radio stations are taking it personally.
SF News Is the 'East Cut' Finally Dead? Awkward Neighborhood Name Disappears From Google, Apple Maps It's been just over seven years since the city and a nascent business district decided that Rincon Hill needed some rebranding, and they tried to make "East Cut" happen. It never happened, and now Google and Apple Maps seem to agree.
SF News Feds Convict SF Software Engineer for Tax Evasion Over Fraudulent Medical Deductions An SF software engineering manager was found guilty on three counts of tax evasion for overstating his medical tax deductions by more than $1 million for an appendectomy that he had nine years prior to the deductions.
SF News Coyotes Have Killed Three Off-Leash Dogs at Crissy Field So Far This Month It has become increasingly dangerous to bring your (smaller) dogs to Crissy Field, and if you let your dog off-leash there or elsewhere near the Presidio, it could prove deadly.
SF News Two Dead After Thursday Napa Shooting, Suspect Shoots Own Self After Police Pursuit A Thursday morning shooting in the city of Napa left two people dead. A suspect was quickly identified and was chased by police, he shot himself, and he survived and has been taken into custody.
