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Person Stabbed With Box-Cutter on BART Train In San Francisco
There was a stabbing incident reported Tuesday night onboard a BART train, and the victim exited the Oakland-bound train at Embarcadero Station.
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Humpday Headlines: Driver In West Portal Crash Issues Statement
The 78-year-old woman arrested after the fatal crash in West Portal Saturday has issued a statement through a lawyer; three BART employees have been accused of time theft; and there was a reported freeway shooting in Contra Costa County.
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Day Around the Bay: Berkeley Falcon Annie Has Laid Two Eggs, Third Egg Expected Wednesday
The restaurant Quince got some powerful new ammo in their trademark dispute with a retailer; an SF startup is using AI to sort recycling; and the Berkeley Campanile falcons have two eggs in the nest, with another expected on the way.
Business & Tech
Yahoo, of All Companies, Is Scooping Up SF Office Space In a Big SoMa Sublease Deal
Yahoo may be considered a dinosaur among tech firms, but they’re one of the few companies that’s buying SF office space instead of unloading it, and they just scooped up an available floor at Third and Folsom streets.
Arts & Entertainment
Mayor Breed Wants To Keep That Giant Ferris Wheel at Fisherman’s Wharf Another Year and a Half
The 150-foot Ferris wheel that’s technically known as the SkyStar Observation Wheel is scheduled to shut down April 30, but could stay at Fisherman’s Wharf through October 2025 if Mayor Breed gets her way.
SF Politics
SF Supervisors Approve Expansion of Program That Gives Homeless People Bus Tickets Out of Town
It was a small political win for Supervisor Ahsha Safaí at the SF Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, as the board voted to approve the expansion of a bus program for the city's homeless that he had earlier proposed.
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US Congress Targets UC Berkeley With Antisemitism Probe In Wake of Pro-Palestine Protests
Republicans in Congress are expanding their probe of alleged antisemitism in the ranks of higher education to now include UC Berkeley, after a late February lecture was disrupted by protesters.
Business & Tech
Judge Allows Suits to Go Forward Charging That Facebook, YouTube and Reddit Profit From Extremist Content
Several lawsuits stemming directly from a 2022 mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York grocery store, which contend that social media platforms actively engage and profit from individuals spreading and consuming hate speech with deadly consequences, can move forward, a judge has ruled.
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Second Defendant In June 2020 Shooting of Federal Officers In Oakland Sentenced to Life In Prison
Robert Alvin Justus Jr., the self-identified "Boogaloo boy" with a "bloodlust for police," was sentenced last week in federal court after his 2023 conviction for the murder of Protective Services Officer Dave Patrick Underwood.
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SFPD Reopens Investigation Into Death of 63-Year-Old Asian Woman, Breed Demands Video Be Released
The July 2023 death of 63-year-old Yanfang Wu is back in the headlines, and now more politically charged, as Mayor London Breed is demanding that SFPD release the video of the shoving incident that killed Wu.
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Defendants Face Judge In 2021 Exorcism Murder Case of San Jose Three-Year-Old
A charismatic preacher, his son and his daughter are accused of killing a three year-old girl, the preacher's granddaughter, through a ritual that was described at the time as an exorcism.
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Early Morning Wrong-Way Crash Near MacArthur Maze In Oakland Kills One, Causes Major Traffic Backup
An early morning three-car crash Tuesday near the Bay Bridge approach, which stemmed from a police pursuit following an alleged burglary, killed one person and injured three others, and the subsequent investigation led to hours of traffic on westbound I-580 and Highway 24.
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Tuesday Morning Topline: Over 100 Gather to Mourn Family Killed In West Portal Crash
Over 100 people gathered for a vigil Monday evening at the site of Saturday's West Portal crash; a Fremont man led Marin police on a crazy chase; and UCSF assures St. Mary's and Saint Francis staffs that they don't plan on layoffs.
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Day Around the Bay: Sunday Homicide Investigated In Potrero Hill
A murder investigation has begun after a woman was found dead on Dakota Street in SF's Potrero Hill; Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is touting a recent turnaround of crime statistics; and coyote pupping season has begun in the Presidio.
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Oakland Man Allegedly Stabs His Own Attorney, Then Attacks His Prosecutor, In Courtroom Outburst
It was a wild scene at a Contra Costa County courthouse Monday, as a man on trial for murder allegedly busted his restraints, stabbed his own attorney with a pen, and attacked his prosecutor for good measure too.
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Four Seasons Embarcadero Owner Reportedly Defaulting on Loan, Bank Might Foreclose
You know it’s hard times in the luxury hospitality racket when even the owner of a Four Seasons hotel can’t pay their bills, as the Four Seasons Embarcadero owner reportedly hasn’t made their loan payments in three months.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
High-End Vegan Spot Baia, Which Took Over the Storied Former Jardiniere Space, Is Closing After Three and a Half Years
A major piece of San Francisco restaurant real estate will be back in play again this year, as upscale vegan Italian spot Baia is closing its doors at the end of the month.
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New Chronicle Critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan Begins Tenure With Zuni Review
Much like her predecessor in the job, Soleil Ho, newly installed Chronicle restaurant critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan took on a Bay Area sacred cow for her first review at the paper, Zuni Café.
Business & Tech
Elon Musk Talks Ketamine With Don Lemon, Says Investors Should Want Him to 'Keep Taking It'
The interview that apparently destroyed Don Lemon's relationship with Elon Musk, because it was not fawning enough for Musk's liking, or something, is now online, and in it, Musk discusses his use of prescription ketamine.
SF Politics
Ex-SFPUC Chief Harlan Kelly Sentenced to Four Years In Prison Over Mohammed Nuru Corruption Scandal
Former SF Public Utilities Commission head Harlan Kelly was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for fraud charges, after he was found guilty of taking bribes and giving phony information on a bank loan application.
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Elderly Woman Arrested on Manslaughter Charges In Connection With West Portal Collision
A 78-year-old woman was booked Sunday on suspicion of multiple charges in connection with the deadly crash in West Portal Saturday afternoon that claimed three members of a family.
Bay Area Sports
‘Voice of the Giants' Renel Brooks-Moon is Leaving the Giants' Announcing Booth
After a 24-season run as the Giants' PA announcer, legendary local radio personality Renel Brooks-Moon announced Monday she will no longer be the voice of the Giants at Oracle Park.
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Early Spring Weather Brings Illegal Sideshows to San Francisco, Oakland
What might have been a single, roving sideshow brought cars spinning donuts and spectators to a couple of prominent San Francisco intersections Saturday night and early Sunday.
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Monday Morning Headlines: 680 Reopens After Weekend Closure
United Airlines sent out a letter to customers Monday about a string of recent incidents; two people and a dog had to be rescued from Fort Funston Sunday evening; and I-680 reopened this morning after a weekend of repair work.
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West Portal Bus Stop Crash Claims Third Life, Fourth Victim Still Hospitalized
Three members of a young SF family, including the married parents and a young child, have reportedly died from injuries sustained while waiting at an SF bus station that an SUV struck Saturday afternoon.