It's not new news, but a state agency has issued a report confirming that SF's approvals process for new construction is the slowest of any other city in the state.
A hot mic moment at Tuesday’s SF Board of Supervisors meeting seems to show board president Aaron Peskin saying “That guy’s a horse’s ass” in response to a public commenter’s critical remarks.
California Governor Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, and was reportedly greeted warmly after meeting with several other senior Chinese officials.
Two men were shot at an Oakland homeless encampment Tuesday; the SFPD is investigating the kidnapping of a four-year-old girl; and the pilot accused of trying to bring down an Alaska Airlines jet has been charged in federal court as well as Oregon state court.
The Giants will hire Bob Melvin as their new manager, Oakland’s First Fridays is going on a temporary hiatus, and a bombshell report alleges that self-driving car company Cruise got their operations suspended in SF because they withheld accident video from state regulators.
What might have been the final battle over Another Planet Entertainment’s makeover of the Castro Theatre ended with a whimper, as the SF Board of Supervisors quickly approved their plan to serve liquor on the second floor of the storied theater.
Police in Vallejo have arrested an alleged repeat offender who targeted the same store for repeated thefts, and his favorite things to steal, police say, were cases of Red Bull and bottles of vodka.
A well-funded PR campaign for the city of San Francisco, one of a few that have been launched in recent months with the aim of rehabilitating the city's much-maligned image on the national stage, has just released a slick video.
Your Golden State Warriors tip off the 2023-24 season Tuesday night in Kevin Durant’s first game before Warriors fans since he left town, but the blockbuster trade for future Hall of Famer Chris Paul will likely determine whether these Warriors can be NBA champions again.
We at least have a confirmed sighting of Berkeley native Hersh Goldberg-Polin still alive after being taken hostage by Hamas in Israel, as CNN’s Anderson Cooper realized he had video footage of Goldberg-Polin in captivity while he was interviewing the hostage’s parents.
One of the two companies operating driverless taxis in San Francisco will no longer be able to do so, after the DMV has suspended their permit allowing them to take passengers without a test driver present.
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The off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut off fuel to the engines of an SFO-bound commuter jet on Sunday, endangering the lives of 83 people, is set to make his first court appearance today in Portland.
A 28-year-old man is dead after entering a Livermore gun shop wearing a mask, wielding a hammer, and trying to steal a gun, as the shop owner fired two rounds on him in an outcome that shouldn’t have been unexpected.
The Muni Metro had some sort of major software issue Tuesday morning during rush hour; pending home sales are at a six-year low in SF; and the 49ers are on a losing streak after Monday's loss to the Vikings.
Thieves stole a U-Haul truck containing over 500 handmade puppets from a touring show in SF; a suspect was arrested for a Monte Rio homicide on Sunday; and SF restaurateurs discuss their anxiety amid declining business.
Not even a month after Microsoft announced they opened an “AI Co-Innovation Lab” at 555 California, the tech giant is now trying to lease off the space at the building that is, infamously, partially owned by Donald Trump.
The 27th Arab Film Festival was slated to kick off November 10 at the Castro Theatre, but as the death toll in Gaza has passed 5,000, organizers have announced they don’t feel this is the time for a film festival.
The Alaska Airlines pilot currently in custody in Portland over a Sunday evening incident — in which he allegedly tried to shut down a plane's engines while off-duty and riding in the cockpit — is being described by neighbors as "normal" and a "family man."
An Arkansas mother of eight children, who apparently lost them all because of battery charges, allegedly abducted all eight to get them back. She was found with the children early Saturday morning, 2,000 miles away in NorCal’s Shasta County.
That $3 million in damage protection that Airbnb offers hosts isn’t all it's cracked up to be, according to a viral Twitter thread of an SF Airbnb host, who says the short-term rental company is leaving her on the hook for hundreds of thousands in damages.
A person was shot Monday morning in the BART plaza at 16th and Mission streets in San Francisco, and police were advising everyone to avoid the area.
The Ferris wheel that's been spinning next to Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse for three years is relocating to the more heavily touristed Fisherman's Wharf, and will reopen in two weeks.
A big merger in Big Oil has Bay Area connections, as San Ramon’s Chevron just announced they’re acquiring a smaller rival called Hess Corp., reaping the gains of record profits generated by high gas prices.
A scary situation unfolded in the cockpit of an SFO-bound Alaska Airlines flight on Sunday, when an off-duty pilot traveling on a jump seat in the cockpit allegedly attempted to bring down the plane.
Longtime downtown lunch and dinner hotspot Town Hall is closing after Halloween, and celebrity chef Tyler Florence will be taking it over and keeping the name.
