SF News Driver Crashes Into Castro Restaurant and Parklet Then Flees Scene A Castro Street restaurant sustained considerable damage and a neighboring parklet was destroyed when a driver crashed into them early Sunday morning then fled the scene.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Elderly Alameda Woman Attacked By Wild Turkeys A new poll shows the race tightening for California governor and Steyer surging past Hilton; three people were shot early Sunday in San Jose; and an 83-year-old Alameda woman was attacked by a pair of wild turkeys.
SF News SF Giants Call Up Top Hitting Prospect in Last-Ditch Effort to Fix Lost Season The San Francisco Giants made a bold move Saturday, adding top hitting prospect Jonah Cox to their major league squad directly from Double-A. The surprising call for Cox to bypass any time at the AAA level comes as the team continues a historically bad start to its 2026 campaign.
SF News 17-Year-Old Dead, Three Injured in Overnight Collision with Recology Truck A Chevrolet Camaro with four teenagers inside took a terrifying 25-foot-plunge over San Francisco's eastbound 1-80 overpass late last night, killing one 17-year-old boy who wasn't wearing his seatbelt and leaving at least one other passenger with major injuries.
SF News Sunday Links: Woman Found Dead in Berkeley Apartment, Police Probe Possible Homicide A Berkeley property manager found one of his residents dead in her apartment on Saturday afternoon, prompting police to initiate Berkeley's first homicide investigation in 16 months. Officials have shared that the victim was in her 30s. [Berkeleyside]
SF News Zendaya Delights Inner Richmond Shops With Afternoon Visit to Clement St. On Wednesday, a giddy fan posted a TikTok after meeting Oakland native and current A-list actress Zendaya in the Inner Richmond on Clement Street. Accompanied by a small group of friends, Zendaya's itinerary reportedly included stops at Green Apple Books, Pasta Supply Co., and Foggy Notion.
SF News DHS Doubles Down on Threats to Ban International Arrivals at Airports in 'Radical Left' Sanctuary Cities On Tuesday, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared on Fox News to float the idea of blocking international arrivals at airports in so-called sanctuary cities like San Francisco by shutting down Customs and Border Protection checkpoints at airports like SFO.
SF News Saturday Links: Garbage Truck Strikes, Critically Injures SF Woman A woman was critically injured after being hit by a Recology garbage truck in San Francisco's Tenderloin on Friday morning in an alley close to the intersection of Ellis and Jones Streets. Authorities with Recology say their investigation into what took place remains ongoing. [KGO]
SF News Day Around the Bay: Man Swept Away By Sneaker Wave While Fishing at Baker Beach Several musical acts dropped out of Trump’s upcoming Freedom 250 concert line-up within 24 hours; a documentary about the 2018 Camp Fire screens at SF’s Vogue Theatre next week; and a fisherman at Baker Beach was swept away by a sneaker wave.
SF News Autodesk, Snowflake, Asana Continue to Bet Big on AI with Latest Startup Acquisitions Memorial Day sales reached absurd new heights this week as Bay Area tech companies Autodesk, Snowflake, and Asana each broke out their wallets to spend billions acquiring smaller San Francisco startups with a common focus on artificial intelligence.
SF News SF Zoo’s Last Two Lions to Be Transferred Due to Outdated Habitat, Giant Pandas To make way for Giant pandas, a deal that’s not yet been finalized, the SF Zoo’s last two African lions are being transferred to a facility better equipped for their advancing age, but officials haven’t yet located one.
Arts & Entertainment Saturday's SF Porchfest to Welcome 100+ Acts to Mission District Backyards, Patios The eighth annual installment of SF's most laidback music festival features over 100 live acts performing at 18 unique "front porch" venues spread across the Mission District on Saturday.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Get Ready for Asia Live Asia Live is debuting next week in Santa Clara, Jules gets a boost from the New York Times, Saluhall loses its last original vendor, and Oakland gets a new queer bar, all in This Week in Food.
SF News Redwood City Police Find Fatal Hit-and-Run Suspect Within 24 Hours Using License Plate Readers A suspect was arrested in Redwood City Monday following a fatal hit-and-run Sunday after police located his vehicle using data from automated license plate readers.
Arts & Entertainment Fillmore Heritage Center to Reopen For Community Events Through December Fillmore’s long-shuttered Heritage Center will soon temporarily reopen for community programming and events through December. The city is also exploring ways to keep the center open long-term while also evaluating needed upgrades.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Over 50 SF Bars Celebrate 55-Year Anniversary of Women’s Right to Tend Bar Wednesday marked the anniversary of the big day that women won the right to work as bartenders in the state of California in 1971, and in celebration, the city has provided a list of over 50 women-owned bars to support — every day of the week.
SF News Driver Arrested After Pedestrian Killed, Three Injured In Mission District Crash One pedestrian died at the hospital and three others suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a driver struck them in SF’s Mission District earlier this week.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Meta Layoffs Actually Impact 3,200 In Bay Area The actual number of Bay Area layoffs in Meta's most recent round is 3,200; former ABC 7 journalist Cecilia Vega has been ousted from '60 Minutes'; and Pam Bondi is facing more Epstein questions before a House committee.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Surfer Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Water at Ocean Beach An ex-CIA official was arrested after $40 million worth of gold bars were found in his home; SoMa residents confronted the SFPD over slow response times; and an adult male surfer died after being rescued at Ocean Beach.
SF News Oakland Arena May Be Bought By Group Run By Music Exec As Part of Larger Sale As Oakland Arena’s popularity as a concert venue continues to soar, a group that was co-founded by a music industry executive is considering purchasing the venue, which would be part of a larger sale of the entire Oakland Coliseum Complex.
SF News Los Gatos ‘Party Mom’ Receives 35 Years, 10 Months In Prison After Facing Victims Shannon O'Connor, the maligned South Bay “Party Mom,” who was found guilty in March of hosting alcohol-fueled, teen sex parties in 2020 and 2021, was handed a sentence of 35 years and ten months in prison after being confronted by several victims in court.
Arts & Entertainment Portola Fest Drops 2026 Lineup and ROBYN IS HEADLINING Yes, the great and magical Swedish dance diva Robyn will be the Saturday headliner at this year's Portola Festival in SF, and, appropriately, Swedish House Mafia will do headlining duty on Sunday.
SF News Startup Run By Ex-Cruise CEO Accused of Damaging Airbnb While Testing Robot A local Airbnb host says an SF robotics company booked a reservation without telling him that his house would allegedly be used as a testing ground for a robotics prototype, and he claims he was left with an estimated $12,000 in repairs.
SF News Landlord Arrested In Connection With Outer Sunset Homicide of Well Known Neighborhood Figure A 68-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the May 17 slaying of Eric Bigone, a city employee, boxing enthusiast, and well known fixture in the Outer Sunset neighborhood.
SF News Hunters Point Shipyard to Get 26 Acres of New Parks, to Be Run By Arts Commission, Rec and Park As the city moves forward with Phase 1 of the Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment, SF Recreation and Parks and the Arts Commission have agreed to take over the long-term management of 26 acres of new parks and open spaces planned for the area.
