SF News Two Killed, Three Injured In Remote Sonoma County Crash Down 300-Foot Ravine Two adults were killed and three people were injured Monday night, including two children, when a Jeep carrying the group plummeted 300 feet down a ravine off a dirt road near Cazadero, in west Sonoma County.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Western Addition Residents Complain of Growing Drug Use, Homelessness A community meeting in the Western Addition addressed growing issues on the street, a local food bank is seeking donations this week, and California is facing a $24 billion budget shortfall next year.
SF News [UPDATE] 6.4M Earthquake Rocks Humboldt County, Injuring 11, Leading to Two Deaths and Widespread Damages A significant earthquake jolted the community of Ferndale in Humboldt County early Tuesday — one year to the day of a similar-sized quake in the area — and damages are still being assessed as at least 100,000 residents are in the dark without power.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, But Mistrial On Siebel Newsom Charges Twin Peaks is gearing up for the worst car break-in week of the year, a leading voice in VR is quitting Meta, and Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on three of the seven sexual assault charges against him.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: The Five Most Festive SF Fire Stations In the Holiday Decorating Contest The block parties and judging contests in the SF Fire Department holiday decoration contest are scheduled for Wednesday, and these five SF fire stations are decked out with gushers of yuletide razzle-dazzle that you won’t want to miss.
SF News Former KTVU Anchor Frank Somerville Speaks Publicly About Addiction Issues Nearly a year after a dramatic DUI incident in downtown Oakland that was caught on camera, former station anchor Frank Somerville is now talking publicly about the addiction issues and psychological state that in part brought an end to his days at KTVU.
SF News Biden Administration Claims It Will Cut Homelessness By 25% In Two Years, Offers Little Detail On How An ambitious plan to reduce homelessness by 25% seems to lack the “plan” part in the Biden administration’s new effort to house people, as homelessness has ticked up nationally by 3.4% this year.
SF News Two Shootings In SF Sunday, One of Them Fatal at 24th & Mission BART Plaza The SFPD responded to two shooting incidents on Sunday, the second of which was a homicide in broad daylight at the typically bustling 24th & Mission BART plaza.
SF News Homophobic Protesters Attempt to Disrupt Family-Oriented Castro Holiday Event A group of agitators who likely came from far out of town descended on the Castro Sunday to preach intolerance and tell people they should be taking their kids to church instead of to see drag queens read stories.
SF News Narcan Everywhere: Haney Introduces Bill To Require Narcan In Bars, Gas Stations, Libraries, SROs Assemblymember Matt Haney is proposing a bill that would require bars, gas stations, libraries and SROs to stock the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan, though that state would pay for the supply.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Dense Fog Covers Inland Bay Area A dense fog advisory is in effect for North and East Bay valleys, Santa Rosa police issued dozens of sideshow citations over the weekend, and SF's Union Square was packed on Sunday like in olden times.
Business & Tech Elon Musk Likely Stepping Down As Head Twit at Twitter, As He Likely Always Intended Elon Musk posted another one of his Twitter polls on Sunday, this time asking whether he ought to step down from being acting CEO of Twitter — which is something he's probably been intending to do all along.
SF News New Data Shows SF Students Graduating Above State Levels — Which Just Hit Record High San Francisco Unified School District had a 90% graduation rate this year despite pandemic-related learning challenges, but chronic absenteeism rates have doubled.
SF News Juvenile Fatally Shot in Antioch Park Saturday Morning A 16-year-old Antioch boy died from gunshot wounds after a daylight shooting on Saturday, the Antioch Police Department said, but no arrests have been made yet.
SF News Sunday Links: Argentina Triumphs Over France In 2022 World Cup as Bay Area Soccer Fans Watch Sunday Morning San Francisco soccer fans gathered in Golden Gate Park early Sunday to watch Argentina win the World Cup; an 11-year-old boy has been reported missing in Oakland; and a second man has been arrested in a San Leandro Sept. 7 armed robbery that left a 60-year-old man dead.
SF News Recount of Close Oakland Mayor Race Will Not Proceed Because No One Has Paid For It, County Registrar Says Oakland mayor-elect Sheng Thao won over opponent Loren Taylor by less than 700 votes after ranked-choice vote tabulations, but Taylor supporter's demands for a recount will not proceed, according to the county.
SF News Saturday Links: 3.6M Earthquake Near El Cerrito Rocks Bay Area Overnight A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit the East Bay at 3:39 a.m.; a girl in the South Bay was rescued from a tree by the fire department; and SF Giants stack their roster with free agent SS Carlos Correa.
SF News Friday Links: The Legendary Savoy Tivoli Comes Alive Again In North Beach The victim in an accidental house fire Friday morning was an elderly woman; the state investigates John Muir Health hospital after four children's deaths; and the OG Boba Guys location closes for good after a months-long backlash.
SF News Ghost Ship Proprietor Derick Almena Won’t Face Extra Jail Time For Possessing Bow, Arrow, Machete, and Bullet The master tenant in the 2016 Ghost Ship fire was back in an Alameda County courthouse today on weapons charges, but a judge ruled the charges were all a misunderstanding, and Derrick Almena will not go back to jail.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Michelin-Recognized Sonoma Spot Valley Expanding With Second Location Next Year A charming natural wine bar and restaurant on Sonoma's town square is in expansion mode and will be taking over the space occupied by Delicious Dish about two and a half miles away.
SF Politics Deficit Times Again? Mayor Breed Says SF Looking At $728 Million Budget Shortfall SF has gone from a $650 million deficit, to a $108 million surplus, and now back to a $728 million deficit, all in less than two years, and Mayor Breed is ordering department heads to slash their budgets ASAP.
Business & Tech Now the Feds Are Looking Into Why All Those Cruise Robotaxis Went Rogue and Swarmed on Gough Street GM's self-driving taxi arm Cruise will have to answer to federal safety regulators who are now rightfully concerned about several incidents in which the robot cars decided to stop in the middle of streets and block human drivers from getting past, or randomly brake quickly and cause collisions.
SF News SFPD Touts 60 Arrests In New Retail Shoplifting Crackdown Today in ‘People congratulating themselves for doing their job,’ the San Francisco police announced they’ve been running a secret anti-shoplifting operation since late November, and have nabbed 60 retail theft suspects in the process.
Business & Tech Elon Musk Suspends Several Journalists From Twitter, Claims They Posted ‘Assassination Coordinates’ A bizarre chain of events unfolded on Twitter Thursday night, starting with the suspension of journalists who cover Musk, Musk himself joining (then shutting down) a live chat about this, and the platform being jimmied so users couldn’t post links to a rival social media network. Free speech!
Arts & Entertainment 60-Foot Christmas Tree at Pier 39 Taken Down Early Due to Dryness, Safety Concerns Christmas is canceled! The big Christmas tree at Fisherman's Wharf has been taken down a week and a half before Christmas, and the nightly light shows at Pier 39 are canceled, because the big tree dried out too fast.
