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Suspect In Crissy Field Murder Heard In Jailhouse Phonecall Saying Victim 'Deserved' to Be Killed

The 20-year-old sex worker who was arrested in November for a murder that took place in the Crissy Field parking lot was allegedly heard confessing in a jailhouse call to her mother, and she sounded remorseless about the crime.

Arts & Entertainment

The LED Forest ‘Entwined’ Has Now Sprouted Up at Civic Center, Too

‘Entwined’ is still shining nightly at Golden Gate Park, but some of its pieces have just branched out to UN Plaza, and these shrub sculptures will be lit up there every night for up to two years.

Friday Morning Constitutional: SF Man Paroled In Murder Case Involving Toddler

A man was fatally shot in a Rohnert Park parking lot Thursday night; another man was shot and injured during an attempted robbery in Oakland; and a man convicted of the 2000 beating death of a 3-year-old in SF is being paroled.

Legal Team for Nima Momeni Gets Further Delay for Change-of-Venue Hearing

A San Francisco judge was supposed to hear arguments Thursday about whether or not accused Bob Lee killer Nima Momeni can get a fair trial in San Francisco, or whether the trial should be moved to another county. But that didn't happen.

Day Around the Bay: Muddy Waters Coffee House is Up for Sale

Levi’s is laying off 10% of its corporate workforce right after spending big on Levi’s Stadium naming rights; Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe is changing his name; and the Muddy Waters on Valencia Street is on the selling block for $75,000.

Another City Hall Employee Charged for Corruption, Allegedly Using Earthquake Funds to Buy VR Headsets

An SF City Hall bribery scheme that surfaced in August has spawned a new set of charges wherein a city worker allegedly billed for earthquake supplies, but instead bought VR headsets and tech gear which he then resold on eBay.

Willie Brown’s Old Clothes Now On Sale Through Goodwill In the ‘Willie Brown Collection’

We kid you not, former SF mayor Willie Brown is now selling his clothes on Goodwill, and you can own Da Mayor’s old clothes. There aren't any fedoras on sale, but you can buy one of his puffy Patagonia vests, and… his old coat hangers?

Coyote Howls at the Moon (and Sirens) Now Pervasive Around Alamo Square, Numbers of Coyotes Uncertain

Since late December, a pack — or at the very least a pair — of coyotes have been making regular nighttime noise in and around Alamo Square, even though sightings of the wild dogs remain few and far between.

New Homeless Census to Be Conducted Tuesday In San Francisco; Oakland and Berkeley Did Theirs Today

The biennial Point-in-Time Count of San Francisco's homeless population is happening Tuesday, January 30, and it's the first time since 2022 that the city will get a semi-accurate picture of how many people are living here unsheltered.

Levi’s Agrees to Pay $170 Million for Ten-Year Extension of Levi’s Stadium Naming Rights Deal

Levi’s Stadium will continue to be called Levi’s Stadium until 2043, as the apparel company has agreed to re-up their naming rights deal for $170 million, even though they still have nine years left on their original deal.

Business & Tech

Waymo Looks to Expand to the Peninsula, SFO, and Sunnyvale

Just as the City of San Francisco is suing the state's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) over the expansion of robotaxi permits, Alphabet-owned Waymo wants to expand its permits further to cover the Peninsula and part of Santa Clara County, as well as LA.

SF SAFE Scandal Gets Way Bigger, With Allegations of Check Forgery, and Millions of Dollars Missing

An SFPD-funded “crime prevention” nonprofit is now itself under investigation for crime, with an untold amount of money missing, a criminal investigation for check forgery, and a suddenly fired executive director.

Business & Tech

Elon Musk Will Probably Keep Mindlessly Casting Doubt on Mail-In Ballots and Election Integrity All Year on X

Elon Musk has proven himself no better and no wiser than the many, many idiots who chatter about conspiracies and the "Deep State" on social media, the only difference being he's a billionaire who owns a social media platform who should know better.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Sunset District Sees Power Outage

SF's Sunset District had a major power outage Thursday morning; BART was experiencing delays due to an "obstruction" on the tracks near Civic Center; and tickets for Sunday's NFC Championship game are very expensive.

Day Around the Bay: Man With Gun Arrested for Indecent Exposure Outside SF School

A man was arrested for indecent exposure after allegedly sitting in his car outside Washington High in SF; Rep. Josh Harder wants the DEA to criminalize Tranq; and six bodies were found in the Mojave desert under strange circumstances.

Report: SF Sheriff's Deputy from Infamous 2015 Scandal Forcing Inmates to Fight Just Got Himself Rehired

The SF sheriff’s deputy behind a scandal where incarcerated people were forced to fight, and sheriff’s deputies bet on them, has been rehired after winning his arbitration case.

Scott Wiener Wants Devices In Cars That Won’t Let Them Go More Than 10 MPH Over the Speed Limit

The latest legislation from SF’s state Senator Scott Wiener takes aim at speeding drivers, and calls for all cars sold in California to have devices that don’t allow drivers to go more than 10 MPH over the speed limit.

Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy Shot While Serving Eviction In Union City, One Day After Similar Incident In Oakland

Sheriff's deputies are facing violent pushback while serving eviction notices in the East Bay this week, and one was shot and wounded Wednesday afternoon in Union City.

Noe Valley’s Controversial ‘$1.7 Million Toilet’ Back In the News, Mostly Because It’s Still Not Built

Hey, remember that “$1.7 million toilet” that had the local media flush with outrage back in 2022? The cost got squeezed down, but still no toilet, and it won’t be plopped down 'til April at the earliest.

High-Speed Rail Still Seems Like a Far-Off Dream, But Designers Are Finalizing the Train Interiors

As things move ahead, with a hope and a prayer, on California's high-speed rail project, the first segment of which is on track to open in 2030, we have some new renderings of what the train interiors may look like.

Another Bay Area Carjacking Involves Child Left In Backseat; Child Found Safe, Suspects Arrested Via 'Find My Phone'

Just last month we had an incident in San Francisco in which a car was stolen with a child still in the backseat, and now we have another in Oakland, which happened on Tuesday.

Federal Judge Has Had It With Oakland Taking So Long to Find New Police Chief

The U.S. District Court judge in charge of the Oakland Police Department's federal oversight says he’s “concerned” that the city hasn’t had a police chief for a full year now. Well, how do you think 450,000 Oakland residents feel, pal?

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

James Beard Award Semifinalists Include Hayes Valley's Kiln and Rintaro Chef Sylvan Mishima Brackett

The James Beard Award "long list" is out, and while it hardly guarantees any more Bay Area love than the awards saw fit to dole out last year (which was almost none), there are at least a dozen local chefs and restaurants in contention for shortlisting.

Study: Climate Change Likely to Mean San Francisco's Population Will Grow as Other Cities Falter

A new study suggests a pretty positive century ahead for population growth on the West Coast, and cities like San Francisco that are less car dependent and already dense are likely to fare

Mayor Breed Touts Claim That Crime Is Down 7% In SF Over the Last Year

As the 2024 mayoral race heats up, Mayor London Breed is hyping fresh statistics saying that overall crime was down by 7% in San Francisco in 2023, though that number depends on how you cook the books.