Politics Supervisor Chan Claps Back at Colleagues For Admonishing Her Budget, Housing Plan Concerns In a text exchange following Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Chan accused Board President Mandelman of acting in bad faith and setting her up with “two assholes” — Mahmood and Sauter, who are temporarily filling seats on the budget committee.
Arts & Entertainment Octogenarian Steals the Show With ‘Best Technique’ at Rikki’s Lesbian Pie-Eating Contest In honor of Lesbian Visibility Week last month, Rikki’s sports bar held a raucous pie-eating contest, with a contestant named Jenn winning grand prize, but “best technique” went to 81-year-old Babs Daitch who recently starred in an award-winning documentary.
SF News Sunday Links: Trump Takes MLK Jr. Day Off List of Free National Parks Holidays, Adds His Own Birthday Mayor Lurie talked about his socks during Wired’s ‘Big Interview’ while Governor Newsom trolled MAGAts with his sitting position; California residents are urged to avoid foraged mushrooms after 21 recent poisonings; and Golden Gate Ferry is adding two new vessels.
SF News [Update] Social Worker Dies From Injuries Following Stabbing at SF General Hospital, Suspect Arrested The social worker who was stabbed by a patient several times in the neck and shoulder at Zuckerberg SF General Hospital Thursday has died from his injuries. The suspect, who reportedly has a history of violent behavior, has since been arrested.
Arts & Entertainment Field Notes: The Cockettes’ Tahara, Christmas Bar, and SCRAP Jewelry Pop-Up This week: 1960s gems at SCRAP, Muni’s holiday wrap artist, and Deck the Halls out the wazoo. Plus, queer performer and activist Tahara, astronomy talks, queer land stewardship, the wildlife of Yosemite, and ushering in the salmon.
SF News Video: Driverless Waymo Takes Passenger Through Police Standoff in Los Angeles Last week, a Waymo robotaxi was filmed driving through the scene of an active, high-risk felony arrest in Los Angeles. The autonomous car could be seen turning left through a red light, inches away from the suspect on the ground at gunpoint.
SF News Saturday Links: Historic SF Mansion Sells for Half Its Original Price, Despite ‘Mansion Shortage’ A shredded cheese recall has expanded to include 1 million bags from major retailers nationwide; the Oakland community packed the venue at a memorial for Laney College coach John Beam Friday; and an 1899 mansion on “Billionaires’ Row” sold for $17.75 million.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Drag Queen Pattie Gonia Raises $1 Million for Nonprofits on 100-Mile Hike to SF Regulators from the European Union fined Elon Musk’s X $140 million for violating transparency rules; Governor Newsom had a public spat with actress Halley Berry; and drag queen and environmentalist Patty Gonia raised $1 million for nonprofits prior to her show at the Warfield Saturday.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Anchor Brewing Not Leaving SF, Despite False Report Claiming Otherwise There hasn’t been any news on the rebirth of Anchor Brewing in a while, but there was some fake news about it this week, as a craft beer publication wrongly claimed the company was leaving SF.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Chicken-Fried Everything Chicken Fried Palace debuts in the Mission, Standard Fare calls it quits in Berkeley, and we get the first big review of Via Aurelia, all in This Week In Food.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Get Hopped Up: That Bunny Cafe In Fisherman’s Wharf Announces December 21 Opening Date Rabbit lovers can finally let their hare down when that long-rumored Bunny Cafe comes to Fisherman’s Wharf with a just-announced opening date of Sunday, December 21, and the crazy rabbits will indeed be up for adoption.
SF News Newly Released Video Shows Moment Bodega Cat Was Killed on 16th Street Some newly released surveillance video from Randa's Market, from the October night when the store's beloved resident cat, KitKat, was fatally injured by a Waymo, complicates the picture of what happened.
SF News [Updated] Social Worker In Critical Condition After Being Stabbed at SF General Hospital A 51-year-old UCSF social worker was stabbed in the neck and shoulder by a patient Thursday afternoon, and the suspect was quickly taken into custody, as the hospital had already called authorities on the unruly patient.
SF News SFPD Arrests Suspect In Livermore Roommate Killing The death of a 55-year-old man in Livermore led police there to suspect that the man's 3o-year-old roommate could be to blame. And one day after the body was discovered, the roommate was spotted in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Sunset Holiday Mercantile Is Back This Weekend For a Two-Day ‘Shop Local’ Spectacular Cross Amazon off your shopping list and pump your dollars locally, as the Sunset Holiday Mercantile takes over the SF County Fair Building with two days of local vendors and makers, plus yes they will be serving holiday espresso martinis.
Arts & Entertainment Netflix Strikes $83B Deal to Acquire Warner Bros. (and HBO) to Create Content Juggernaut If government regulators don't torpedo the deal, Netflix is poised to become a movie, TV, and streaming giant even larger than it is today, bringing everything from 'Batman' to 'Game of Thrones' into its fold.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Marina Residents Already Making Noise About Safeway Plan A 21-year-old Santa Rosa woman crashed after leading CHP on high-speed chase; critics are pouncing on Pamela Price trying to run for Alameda County DA again; and Marina residents are already making noise about a huge proposed development on the site of the Safeway there.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike Teachers went on strike today in the West Contra Costa school district; SF Unified teachers have taken a vote to authorize a strike, but this may not be imminent; and a car crashed into a doggy day care in Alameda.
SF News SF City Hall Employee Who Embezzled $627K, Bought VR Headsets With It, Pleads Guilty A former SF City Hall HR employee who was notoriously busted for invoicing the city for “earthquake supplies” but was actually buying VR headsets and tablets (and then selling them on eBay), pleaded guilty Thursday to all charges.
Arts & Entertainment Uncle John’s Tree Gets Lit Tonight In Golden Gate Park, Salesforce Park Firing Up Its Lights Too For the 96th year in a row, SF biggest and roundest Christmas tree gets its switch flipped in a 6:30 pm lighting Thursday night. Meanwhile, Salesforce Park gets its holiday light display lit Friday, plus a sing-along 'Frozen' Saturday.
Arts & Entertainment Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Director Jon Chu Make Surprise Appearance at 'Wicked' Screening In San Rafael The two stars of Wicked For Good and the film's Bay Area-born director made a surprise appearance after a screening of the film Wednesday night in San Rafael, and did a Q&A with the audience.
Arts & Entertainment The ‘Let’s Glow SF’ Holiday Projection Mapping Extravaganza Kicks Off Again Downtown Friday Night What they’re calling “the nation’s largest holiday projection art festival” will turn the sides of downtown SF buildings into ice castles and gingerbread houses, as Let’s Glow SF returns for its fifth year this Friday night.
SF News Marina Safeway Also on the Redevelopment Docket With Plans For 790 Units In 25-Story Complex They saved likely the most controversial for last. Align Real Estate, the SF-based firm that is seeking to redevelop three other Safeway properties in the city into large mixed-use developments, also has a very ambitious plan for the waterfront-adjacent Marina Safeway.
SF News Stanley Roberts Returns! 'People Behaving Badly' Gets Revived on KRON4 After 7-Year Hiatus The Bay Area's favorite finger-wagging scold of the local news, Stanley Roberts, will be back on the air on KRON4 starting next week, with his first "People Behaving Badly" segment in seven years.
SF News Lurie Names Longtime SFPD Veteran Derrick Lew as New San Francisco Police Chief A San Francisco native and 22-year veteran of the SF Police Department, SFPD Deputy Chief Derrick Lew has just been named the permanent new SF Police Chief. And, interestingly, he was once shot by London Breed’s cousin.
