SF News Bob Lee Murder Trial: Jury Shown Controversial Video of Momeni Appearing to Reenact Stabbing The jury in the trial of Nima Momeni were shown a controversial video Monday that may or may not help the prosecution's case, but which the defense argued vigorously against being allowed.
SF News Bay Area Law Enforcement Gearing Up for Possible Election Night, Post-Election Mayhem Whether it's celebratory riots, large-scale protests, or opportunistic criminals looking to loot because police might otherwise be distracted, Bay Area police departments are bracing for possible crime and bedlam on Election Night or later this week.
SF News Mayor Breed Presses Forward With Embarcadero Plaza Revamp on Eve of Election On the last day before Election Day, SF Mayor London Breed held a press conference in Embarcadero Plaza, announcing a public-private partnership that, if approved by the Supes, intends to entirely remake the plaza along with the adjacent Sue Bierman Park.
SF News Election Day Topline: 11-Year-Old Boy May Be Sole Survivor of Capsized Boat An 11-year-old boy was found alive and a teenager was found dead following a boat capsize Bodega Bodega; the rules around blocking on X have changed; and PG&E outages are expected to impact 20,000 customers.
SF News Day Around the Bay: About 5,000 Lost Power In SF's Mission Bay Today About 5,000 people were impacted by a power outage in SF's Mission Bay Monday; Heather Knight explains the Great Highway drama in the New York Times; and at least 78 million Americans have voted early in this election.
SF News Judge Strikes Down SF’s ‘Empty Homes Tax’ After Property Owners Sued Though San Francisco voters approved the residential vacancy tax known popularly as the “Empty Homes Tax” in 2022, the landlords lawyered up, and that tax on vacant rental units was just tossed out by an SF Superior Court judge.
Arts & Entertainment Mary Zimmerman's Miniaturized 'Matchbox Magic Flute' Is Full of Fresh Delights at Berkeley Rep More of an artful condensation than an adaptation, Mary Zimmerman's slimmed-down version of Mozart's famous opera 'The Magic Flute' becomes a music-hall comedy that's accessible for all.
SF Politics Rep. Eric Swalwell Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Alameda County DA Pamela Price The war between Congressman Eric Swalwell and the district attorney who represents much of his congressional district escalated over the weekend with a lawsuit filed by Swalwell for defamation.
SF News BART Throat-Slashing Suspect Has Had Multiple Arrests for Robberies, Drugs The 34-year-old man arrested Sunday for a Saturday incident in which he allegedly slashed the throat of a woman on a BART train in San Francisco has a fairly extensive rap sheet.
SF Politics Your California Ballot Cheat Sheet For Tuesday’s Ten Statewide Measures The ten measures on your California ballot have been largely overshadowed by the presidential race and mayoral race (or recall, if you're in Oakland), so here’s a quick preview of the minimum wage, rent control, and crime sentencing proposals the state will vote on tomorrow.
SF Politics Mark Farrell Hit With Largest Ethics Fine In City History Over Commingling of Campaign Funds With Prop D A settlement that was struck two weeks ago between mayoral candidate Mark Farrell and the San Francisco Ethics Commission was made public this morning, in something of an Election Eve surprise.
SF News Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on South Bay Freeway A small plane was able to safely land along a Bay Area freeway Monday morning during rush hour, and no cars were hit and no one was injured.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Red Flag Warnings and Possible Power Shut-Offs Loom This Week BART Police arrested a suspect in Saturday’s 24th Street station stabbing; two SF Walgreens stores suffered smash-and-grabs within an hour of each other; and high winds could prompt some Bay Area PG&E power shut-offs this week.
SF News Tech Icon's 8,400 Square-Foot Russian Hill Estate Goes on Sale for $22 Million The estate, built at the Gold Rush's height, was most recently owned by Silicon Valley mogul and pioneer Sanford Robertson, who passed away this past August.
SF News Día De Los Muertos Parade Brings Life to Mission District The Mission District was fully decorated and lively on Saturday evening, as hundreds gathered for a parade to celebrate Día De Los Muertos for the 43rd time. The procession, led by traditional Aztec dancers, also included many attendees adorned in attire with a skeletal theme.
SF News Sunday Links: Election Day Draws Near Election Day is just around the corner; Wealthy donors are greatly influencing East Bay elections; and San Jose is getting a large influx of traffic cameras.
SF News BART Knife Attack Leaves Woman Hospitalized, Briefly Closes 24th St. Station A 54-year-old woman's throat was slashed Saturday morning in an apparently random act of violence aboard an Antioch-bound BART train.
SF News Saturday Links: Oakland Homicides Currently Down 33% For The Year Oakland's crime is down significantly this year; Pamela Price is the center of another lawsuit; and a beloved sandwich shop is looking for new ownership.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Ace Drug-Finding K-9 Officer Apparently A Fraud A star K-9 officer has been accused of fraudulence; Oprah really likes a Bay Area-made towel; and even more tech workers are now being laid off.
Bay Area Sports Zack Minasian Named New GM of the Giants Zack Minasian, the San Francisco Giants' VP of Scouting since 2022, has been named the new general manager of the team.
SF News Man Who Claims Pamela Price Tried To Extort $25,000 Out of Him Produces Small Shreds of Evidence An Oakland businessman with a checkered past and connections to the Sheng Thao raid claimed this month that Alameda County DA Pamela Price tried to shake him down for $25,000. His attorney just produced some documents that kind of, sort of support his claim.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Lazy Bear and Verjus Come Back Alive Verjus returns tonight after a long closure, Jo's Modern Thai has lost its chef, and a new bar and restaurant — with a brewery — is coming in January to the former Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company space, all in This Week in Food.
SF Politics Four Seats Up for Grabs to Serve on School Board for the Incredibly Chaotic SFUSD The SF Unified School District is such a mess that most school board candidates declined to run for re-election. These are the people running for the four seats that are up for a vote on Election Day.
Arts & Entertainment Temple of Wings, the Getty Estate In the Berkeley Hills, Sells for $5.85 Million The grand Berkeley Hills estate owned by Ann and Gordon Getty since 1994, dubbed the Temple of Wings, was listed for $5 million in August and just sold for $5.85 million.
SF News Here Is the Affordable Housing Project Slated to Rise on the Site of Oakland’s Ghost Ship Fire Nearly eight years after the Ghost Ship fire killed 36 people, we have our first look at the plans for the two-building, five-story affordable housing complex being built to replace it in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, and it will have an on-site memorial.
