SF News Early Morning Fire on Divisadero Contained to Ground Floor, No Residents Displaced From Units Above A small fire at a mixed-use building on Divisadero was quickly contained Tuesday morning, and was kept from spreading to residential units. Meanwhile, a house fire in Portola displaced a family of five.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SF Supes to Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Many protesters spoke at an SF supervisors' committee meeting Monday ahead of a Gaza ceasefire resolution; Oakland saw its fourth homicide in 48 hours Monday; and West Oakland is mourning the shooting death of a corner store operator.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Special Election Set For Kevin McCarthy's Seat SF health officials announced the season's first flu death; Gov. Newsom announced a May 21 date for the special election to fill Kevin McCarthy's House seat; and the wall around People's Park is nearly complete.
Business & Tech Cruise Is Offering $75K to Settle CPUC Investigation Into Crash In Which Woman Was Dragged General Motors-owned robotaxi outfit Cruise is offering $75,000 to "resolve" an investigation by California regulators into a gruesome October 2 crash incident involving one of its vehicles, which set off a cascade of negative impacts on the company's operations.
SF News CNBC Host and Strident SF Hater Jim Cramer Now Says He’s ‘Fired Up’ to Be In SF Cable news shouter Jim Cramer once claimed SF and the Embarcadero were so dangerous he wouldn’t let his staff “go out there by themselves, even in daytime.” But guess who’s now tweeting pictures from a luxe Embarcadero hotel, saying he’s “fired up” to be here.
SF News The San Francisco Zoo Might be Getting a Giant Panda, Everybody! Chinese diplomats crowing about the success of the APEC summit say they’re ready to send some more pandas to U.S. zoos, and San Francisco is reportedly on the short list for getting one.
Business & Tech Report: Elon Musk’s Alleged Drug Use Creating Problems for Tesla, SpaceX Board Members After a Wall Street Journal report this weekend said Elon Musk has been using cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, ketamine, and magic mushrooms, Musk issued non-denials, but top executives of his companies remain worried about the fallout.
SF News New California Parking Law Could Trip Up Car Owners In SF If They're Not Paying Attention A new law that took effect on January 1 in California is going to mean that more feet of curb space in San Francisco is likely to turn red in the coming year — and even if it isn't painted red, drivers parking their cars will be expected to respect a 20-foot buffer zone near every crosswalk.
Arts & Entertainment SF Native Ali Wong Wins Golden Globe For Dramatic Role In Netflix Series 'Beef' Comedian Ali Wong has become a legit actor in recent years, and her dramatic turn as a vengeful, rage-hungry suburban businesswoman and mother in Netflix's 'Beef' just won her her first acting award, at the Golden Globes.
SF News Oakland Recorded Three Homicides In a 24-Hour Period on Saturday and Sunday Three people were shot and killed in separate incidents Saturday night and Sunday morning in Oakland, and Oakland has now seen four homicides in just the first week of 2024.
SF News Nick’s Cove Boat Shack In Tomales Bay Went Up In Flames Late Sunday Afternoon, Structure Destroyed A 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon fire completely engulfed the boat shack at the restaurant and vacation getaway Nick’s Cove in Tomales Bay, and that particular component of the 92-year-old Marin County destination appears permanently destroyed.
SF News Two Die In Wrong-Way Crash On I-280 In Daly City Two men died Monday morning in a head-on collision caused by one driver going the wrong way on the I-280 freeway.
Arts & Entertainment Stevie Nicks, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Megan Thee Stallion and Maná to Headline BottleRock The lineup for this year's BottleRock dropped Monday morning, and it includes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pearl Jam and Stevie Nicks, mega-star Ed Sheeran, and Megan Thee Stallion, who returns after headlining Outside Lands in 2023.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Warriors Booed In Loss to Raptors A crash involving two cars near where U.S. 101 meets South Van Ness cause major traffic Sunday; the Warriors got booed at the Chase Center; and BART is making some minor schedule changes starting next week.
SF News Mayor London Breed Hits the Campaign Trail to Tout Three New Ballot Measures London Breed held a rally to support Measures C, E, and F, which are all on the local ballot in March, and aim to deal with the empty downtown, public safety, and drug issues (sometimes controversially).
SF News Shooting Near San Francisco’s Chase Center Leaves One Dead SFPD is investigating after a man was fatally shot around 10 p.m. Saturday in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood, close to the Chase Center.
SF News Sunday Links: Warriors Star Draymond Green to Rejoin Team Sunday After 12-Game Suspension Draymond Green has been reinstated, so fans can start hoping that Warriors' gameplay will improve; BART is making some small schedule changes; and a violent weekend in Oakland left two people dead in separate shootings.
SF News California Could Get An Official State Crustacean: The Dungeness Crab, Of Course A new bill in the state legislature aims to add Metacarcinus magister, aka Dungeness crab, to the list of official state symbols.
SF News Famous TikTok Foodie Keith Lee to Visit and Review Bay Area Restaurants The viral TikTok star and food critic has already received thousands of suggestions from all corners of the Bay about where he should eat.
morning links Saturday Links: Famous Monster Truck Rally Returns to SF's Oracle Park This Weekend Monster Jam is kicking off its 2024 season with events in SF Saturday and Sunday; redevelopment plans for the Church of 8 Wheels building will allow roller-skating to continue; and Tahoe's first snowstorm of the season is drawing crowds.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Head of SF Mayor's Affordable Housing Office Announces Departure Eric Shaw, SF's director of the Office of Housing and Community Development, is resigning effective next week; there was a large residential fire in the Outer Mission Friday afternoon; and a hazmat incident in Fremont triggered a shelter-in-place.
SF News Remains of Zodiac Killer's Possible 'Victim 12' From Lake Tahoe Casino Finally ID'd A skull that was discovered in Placer County nearly four decades ago was recently identified through relational DNA tracing, and investigators say it belongs to a young woman who disappeared from a Lake Tahoe casino hotel in 1970.
SF News State Lawmakers Once Again Going After Prop 47 Amidst Retail Theft Blowback We’re now ten years into the Prop 47 era, and a pair of state Assembly members have introduced new bills to make it more likely accused thieves get charged with felonies under the law’s guidelines.
SF News Now Even the Mother of Man Accused of Killing Oakland PD Officer Has Been Arrested as an Accessory A highly unusual development in last week's fatal shooting of undercover Oakland police officer Tuan Le, as the mother of the man accused of pulling the trigger has herself been arrested as an accessory to the crime.
SF Politics Supreme Court Says It Will Rule on Trump's Eligibility for Colorado and Maine Ballots The Supreme Court said Friday that it will, as predicted, take up the question of whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from running for president because of his role in the January 6th insurrection.