Bay Area Sports 23-Month-Old Daughter of 49ers Cornerback Charvarius Ward Dies The young daughter of 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward has passed away suddenly, just shy of her second birthday, and Ward memorialized her on social media Tuesday morning.
SF News Oakland Woman Attacked by Violent Group in Downtown Oakland, Says Bystanders Refused to Help A woman who was the victim of an unprovoked attack five blocks from Lake Merritt in the wee hours Saturday morning says the attackers did not even take anything from her, though left her concussed and brutalized, and she adds that multiple bystanders simply ignored the incident.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Celebrity Chef Stephanie Izard Opening New South Bay Restaurant, Valley Goat Could it be the beginning of more Bay Area empire building for chef and restaurateur Stephanie Izard?
SF Politics Sheng Thao Touts Drop In Oakland Crime and $2 Million Crime-Fighting Grant, as Recall Election Looms Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is trumpeting a 33% drop in crime and a new $2 million federal grant to the city's crime-fighting ceasefire strategy, but a couple major Bay Area newspapers just endorsed recalling her.
SF News David DePape Sentenced to Life In Pelosi Attack; Lawyers Likely to Appeal Double Conviction The man who attacked Paul Pelosi in his home two years ago this week, in an apparent politically motivated delusion, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday in state court, but his case may still see an appeal.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SFPD Touts Drone Success In Catching Thieves The SFPD shared videos of arrests made with drone assistance; a bicyclist died in a solo crash in Oakland; and the Strava running app is giving away the location of Biden, Harris, and Trump via their security staffs.
SF News Day Around the Bay: BART Experiences Major Delays BART had some significant late-day delays Monday; Tesla may not be rolling out its robo-taxis next year as planned; and the VTA union is upset over a Sam Liccardo mailer that refers to the 2021 mass shooting.
SF Politics Elon Musk Was In US as an Illegal Immigrant In 1995, According to Washington Post Report While born-again Trumper Elon Musk regularly rails against illegal immigrants, a new Washington Post analysis finds that Musk worked in the US illegally in 1995 when he overstayed on a student visa.
SF News Berkeley Voters on Edge as Mail-In Ballots Never Showed Up, May Have Been Stolen An election nightmare could be unfolding in Berkeley, as voters in one neighborhood say they never received their mail-in ballots, in the very area where a mail carrier was robbed earlier this month.
SF News Department of Corrections Reminds Parents to Check Sex Offender Database Before Trick-or-Treating The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is launching its annual campaign to raise awareness/scare parents about the potential presence of sex offenders in their neighborhoods, so that they avoid those homes when trick-or-treating.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Mourad Owner's Dispute With City Reportedly Had to Do With Unpaid Tax Bill Chef Mourad Lahlou mentioned a "bitter dispute" with San Francisco city officials when he announced the closure of his acclaimed restaurant Mourad on Saturday. Now we have some insight into that.
Arts & Entertainment New Contemporary Art Museum Now Open In Downtown SF, and It's Free The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) opened as planned over the weekend in its new digs in The Cube building at 345 Montgomery Street.
SF News Australian Man Gets Two Months in Jail for San Mateo County Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Two A September 2023 head-on crash that killed two elderly people in San Mateo County has been attributed to an Australian motorist driving on the wrong side of the road, which would have been the correct side in Australia, so that motorist got a plea deal for just two months in jail.
SF News Pedestrian Killed Near Geary and Divisadero Identified as Zeitgeist Bartender Stalwart Mission District bar Zeitgeist was closed this weekend as staff were mourning the loss of one of their own. The pedestrian killed on Geary Boulevard Friday morning has been identified as a barender there.
SF News Vehicle Rams Into Union Square Louis Vuitton In Attempted Smash-and-Grab, Thieves Fail to Steal Anything Just two blocks from where smash-and-grab burglars rammed a car into the Union Square Dior store two weeks ago, another set of would-be thieves smashed their car into the Louis Vuitton, but were foiled from actually stealing anything in their attempted heist.
SF News Pedestrian Struck and Injured In SF's Nob Hill; Two Cars Collide In Hayes Valley There were a pair of car crashes within minutes of each other Monday morning in San Francisco, one in Nob Hill and one in Hayes Valley.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Protesters Disrupt Pumpkin-Carving Event Pro-Palestinian protesters targeted a kids' pumpkin-carving event in Noe Valley hosted by Scott Wiener; an Ebony Alert was issued this morning for a missing San Leandro girl; and fans packed the Chase Center Sunday for the Warriors' home opener.
SF News Wet Weather Potentially on the Way for Bay Area Here comes the rain again, about to fall on our heads like a new emotion. At least, that's according to the National Weather Service's latest weekly forecast.
SF News 49ers Survive Spirited Cowboys Comeback Attempt, Win 30-24 George Kittle was a star out there for the 49ers on National Tight End Day, tallying six catches for 128 yards and a touchdown
SF News Sunday Links: SJSU Women's Volleyball Captain Joins Anti-Trans Lawsuit Against Own Teammate A co-captain of SJSU's women's volleyball team has now joined a lawsuit that primarily targets her own teammate, whom she also lives with; Revered taqueria El Faro will shine on and not close; and "Lotus for POTUS" is uniting South Asian voters behind Kamala Harris.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Mourad Abruptly Announces Closure, Cites 'Bitter Dispute' With City Officials as One Cause Mourad, the acclaimed, modern Moroccan-inspired restaurant from chef Mourad Lahlou, has closed after ten years in downtown San Francisco. Its last night of service was Saturday, October 26.
SF News New BATA Proposal Has Some Bridge Tolls Rising to $11.50 By 2030 Under a recently released proposal from BATA, commuters would begin to see gradual increases to their toll payments starting in 2026 if the plan goes through.
SF News Saturday Links: Starbucks on 4th And Mission To Close In Two Weeks A SoMa Starbucks will soon close; Oakland campaign workers are reporting being chased at gunpoint; and Israel further escalated its conflict with Iran last night.
SF News Day Around The Bay: San Jose Official Caught in Sex Scandal Involving Minors Now Faces Recall Campaign A recall campaign has began against a San Jose official caught sending illicit texts sexualizing minors; S.F.'s credit rating has dropped slightly; and a Sonoma man who played in the MLB's golden age says he's rooting for the Yankees.
SF News Inner Richmond Dispensary Robbed by Thieves Who Sledgehammered Their Way Through the Windows The Inner Richmond location of the California Street Cannabis Company was hit by burglars in the wee hours Thursday morning, who smashed through the front window with sledgehammers, and got away just as police were arriving.
