Three Lurie-backed measures headed to the November ballot seek to "streamline" City Hall, including two that would expand the mayor's authority and one that would significantly raise the minimum number of signatures required for petitions.
The now annual Halloween season tradition of 'Terror Vault' at the Old Mint in downtown SF returns this year with a fresh concept called 'Slashed - Return to Hellville,' taking inspiration from 1980s slasher films.
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Visionary experimental folk musician Linda Perhacs, who has dementia, was checked out of her memory care facility in Los Angeles eight months ago, and her friends and colleagues have been unable to reach the family member overseeing her care.
The San Francisco Giants continue in their terrible, no good, very bad 2026 season, and now injured outfielder Harrison Bader has apparently made his foot injury worse with a scooter accident.
Following a notable price hike and ahead of the rumored debut of Apple’s new foldable iPhone, which is believed to cost around $2,000, the company has launched a new leasing program for many of its high-end devices.
In response to recent Waymo incidents that have delayed emergency responders, worsened large-scale traffic jams, and sent vehicles through construction zones, Congressman Kevin Mullin has introduced legislation to establish national standards for cities and manufacturers.
Three suspects were arrested Monday evening following a mid-afternoon shooting on mid-Market that left one person with critical injuries.
An indoor cat in Pleasanton somehow was exposed to rabies and had to be euthanized; two small earthquakes were felt in Sonoma County Tuesday evening; and Antioch is turning down a $35M grant for homeless housing.
AI companies are destroying antique books in mass quantities after training their models; Visa is laying off about 2,600 employees; and positive cases of COVID-19 have gone up by more than 3% in just a month.
A teen lifeguard’s dramatic rescue of a boy in Santa Cruz was one of 34 rescues by State Parks lifeguards in the area over the weekend, and the man who filmed the incident hopes Trump’s recognition will help advance efforts to classify lifeguards as first responders.
Swifties have latched on to a meme where people post "the four best bridges" or "the three best bridges" in the world, and in which they feature real-life bridges, like the Golden Gate, alongside one of Taylor Swift's famous and beloved song bridges.
A Massachusetts couple who publish a tech newsletter have been awarded $56 million in a settlement with eBay and three former executives over an alleged cyberstalking and harassment campaign sparked by their coverage of the company.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was quick to respond to media reports Tuesday morning that the 21-year-old woman who was the other driver in the July 14 crash in Palo Alto that left him with serious injuries was the one deemed at fault.
Ruby Rippey, formerly Ruby Rippey-Tourk, has published a personal essay about her alcohol-fueled affair with Gavin Newsom during his first term as mayor of San Francisco — while Rippey’s husband Alex Tourk was one of Newsom’s top advisors.
A California congressman who is the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee is now investigating donations made by Taylor Farms CEO Bruce Taylor and a possible attempt to influence the FDA's handling of the recent cyclospora outbreak tied to his company's lettuce.
We now know that the key informant in the federal bribery and corruption case involving former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner, and a father-son business duo has pleaded guilty himself, and more details in the case have emerged.
An estimated $1.5 million worth of methamphetamine was seized, and two suspected drug traffickers were arrested last week by the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office following an investigation that began this spring.
The young man killed in Saturday's Morgan Hill party shooting has been identified by his family; a report suggests 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was not at fault for his crash; and Sam Altman says we're "in the singularity."
A second body that was pulled from the Bay on Saturday has been identified as Carol Boisa, the third confirmed victim of the Volare sinking; the Mines Fire jumped containment lines in Santa Clara County; and a person was critically injured in a mid-Market shooting.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted an AI summit in San Francisco over the weekend, bringing together local tech leaders and South Korea's top business executives before announcing a $500 billion partnership with Nvidia to build AI data centers in South Korea.
Ian Krager, Nancy Pelosi’s communications director, will serve as spokesperson for SF Supervisor Connie Chan’s congressional campaign beginning August 1 until the election in November.
The fugitive suspect in a case of animal cruelty and kitten murder earlier this month in San Francisco, who was already arrested in dramatic fashion two weeks ago, was arrested again Friday in Reno.
Dick Vivian, the beloved owner of Rooky Ricardo’s Records in the Lower Haight, whose easy charm and vast collection of soul 45s drew generations of customers, many of whom became lifelong friends, died Friday after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis last year.
A Chico man is facing a possible sentence of 25 years to life in an arson case involving one of the largest wildfires in state history, but his defense attorney argued that intent should factor into any arson conviction.
A three-month-old baby died Friday after reportedly choking on milk at a Bayview daycare, and her mother, a bus operator for the SFMTA, is grieving and left with many unanswered questions.
