Jeannette Etheredge, the longtime impresario of Tosca, has died at age 85; the backers of the billionaire tax tell Newsom they're willing to negotiate to pull the measure; and former President Barack Obama spoke at the dedication of his new presidential center/library in Chicago today.
The long-planned launch of a soup kitchen at 15th and Mission in San Francisco last spring that's run by French nuns — and funded by Tony Robbins — quickly ramped up a years-long dispute with the building’s homeowners association.
There was a strange news item this week involving a well known San Francisco philanthropist couple, Judith and Wylie Sheldon, who were both found dead of unknown causes in a still-running SUV along a Northern California freeway.
The SF Giants continue to face a public relations fiasco in their hometown and across the nation, even as prominent Republicans have chosen to dig in on the side of the self-described Christian pitchers who decided to score points with MAGA World on Pride Night.
Two people were injured during a stabbing on Sutter Street in SF’s Nob Hill neighborhood Thursday, including one person believed to be a security guard, with one victim suffering a traumatic injury.
The billionaire tax, aka the California Billionaire Tax Act, has officially garnered enough signatures to head to the November ballot, and you can rest assured the billionaire class is most unhappy about it — and so is Newsom.
Outer Sunset landlord Philippe Chagniot is accused in a new lawsuit of killing his tenant Eric Bigone to boost the sale of the property, and Chagniot’s wife allegedly asked Bigone’s son the day after his father’s death when he would be vacating the unit.
Oasis Arts, thanks to a last-minute foundation grant late last year, is now the proud owner of the Oasis club building, and after a light remodel and some internal restructuring the last six months, the venue reopens in July.
When sheriff’s deputies pulled over a driver in a bullet-riddled car speeding down Highway 101 in Marin, he claimed he’d been in a road rage incident near Novato and refused to get out of the car — then he fled across the Golden Gate Bridge.
The 17-year-old accused in the March 16 crash in East Oakland that killed three people has been released; T&T Supermarket has opened in San Jose; and In-N-Out just did a pop-up in South America.
California State Parks made its “Historian Passport” featuring 30+ parks available for free for a limited time; Apple prices are due to increase soon; and Golden Gate Bridge tolls are going up by 50 cents starting next month.
San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to approve a new parcel tax on property owners aimed at helping close Muni's budget deficit and avoid service cuts.
Vallejo-born rapper LaRussell brought the Oakland Collab Choir with him to perform on the "Auditions" episode of America's Got Talent Tuesday night.
After a two-decade push from an SF homeowner — one of the winners of Supervisor Wong’s “Dumb Law” contest — the city is moving to align its ceiling height requirement with state standards, paving the way for residents to legalize rental units in their homes.
The Upper Haight's Club DeLuxe will be reborn Thursday night under the name The DeLuxe, and under the new ownership of Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Club owner Jay Bordeleau and former Club Deluxe bartender and musician Christian Beaulieu.
Over a decade since plans first began being drawn up for the redevelopment of the former Candlestick Park property and its parking lots, and 11 years after the stadium itself was demolished, we're finally seeing some movement down there.
Several websites surfaced last week tied to a little-known Southern California group, appearing to run coordinated smear-style campaigns targeting Bay Area officials — including Jackie Fielder — as well as a slate of local ballot measures.
The San Francisco Giants, as plenty of people have already said, have more to worry about this season than whether or not a few homophobic pitchers feel put-upon for having to wear rainbow-themed caps on the annual Pride Night. But here we are.
The company that runs the Oakland Arena and Coliseum has submitted an offer to purchase the arena — as part of the larger sale of the complex, following news that a group owned by a music executive had also placed a bid last month.
Progressive Aisha Wahab took the most votes in Tuesday's election and will advance to a runoff for Eric Swalwell's term remainder; the family of deceased 49er Aldon Smith is having his brain checked for CTE; and fans packed Levi's for another World Cup match.
The founder of Kink.com sold three SF properties amid an ongoing dispute; the brother of NFL star Pat Tillman was sentenced to five years in federal prison; and images of the final concepts for the redesign of SF’s Embarcadero Park redesign have been released.
A double shooting during a teen "beach takeover" event in Alameda last week has sparked renewed debate about the trend, with some demanding more police enforcement while others are calling for more spaces for teens to congregate peacefully.
Arab American actor and comedian Ahmed Ahmed has filed a lawsuit alleging deputies at a jail in San Mateo County caused serious injuries and attempted to pull down his pants while laughing at him, following an arrest at SFO last year for which he was never charged.
Three Castro neighborhood bars serving a primarily queer clientele are using facial-recognition cameras to help "verify guests" and check for fake IDs, but the company providing these cameras also can flag other things in its databases.
Some in the community of Pittsburg are pushing back against the city’s plan to build a 300,000-square-foot data center as part of a phased 76-acre redevelopment adjacent to the Contra Costa Canal.
