SF Politics SF Supervisors Approve Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Mostly Pro-Palestine Audience Goes Bananas Celebrating The SF Board of Supervisors passed that resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict, and the 8-3 vote set off utter bedlam in the board’s City Hall chambers.
SF News Victim In Weekend Homicide Outside Chase Center Identified as San Mateo County Man The man who was fatally shot outside the Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday night has now been identified, and the case is being investigated as a homicide.
SF News SF Jury Convicts Man In Brutal Attack on Older Asian Woman Outside Her Duboce Avenue Building A San Francisco jury has convicted a man of assault in a case that was among a string of violent incidents targeting older Bay Area residents of Asian descent in recent years.
SF News Napa Considers Moving ‘Welcome’ Sign Because Too Many People Run Across Highway 29 to Instagram It A Napa County Instragam trap is causing worries that it could become a death trap, and the county is considering moving its picturesque “Welcome” sign because of unsafe behavior by motorists and pedestrians seeking pictures of it.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink New Restaurants Opening In SF's Financial District Point to Optimism For Downtown Recovery A bevy of recent and upcoming openings in and around the FiDi, including a new Osha Thai and a new Wayfare Tavern, point to some bullishness about things picking up downtown.
SF News SF Artist Sues City, Claiming They Illegally Used His Mural in an Ad Campaign Muralist Cameron Moberg has plenty of public art around Bayview and Visitacion Valley, but he’s filed a lawsuit after the art allegedly turned up in a city-sponsored ad campaign without his permission.
Arts & Entertainment TreasureFest Returns to Treasure Island In February After Lengthy Pandemic Hiatus The monthly, two-day vendor/flea market with live music and food trucks on Treasure Island, born over a decade ago, is returning next month after a four-year absence.
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.
