SF News Vague New Retail Concept Involving Crytpo Bros and Merchandise Chosen By Committee Heads to Hayes Valley Something very odd is coming to Hayes Valley, which at least a few investors think could be some futuristic retail concept that's more of a co-op community than a traditional store.
Arts & Entertainment Company Launching Pricy Riverboat Cruise From SF to... Stockton? Riverboat cruising, that seemingly luxurious European concept that gets advertised a lot to affluent seniors in between PBS shows, is coming to the Bay Area and NorCal — but would you pay $12,000 to go from SF to Stockton and back via the Delta?
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A New Souvla is Opening in Dogpatch Next Week, in the Former Magnolia Brewery Space The Greek wrap, salad, and froyo sensation Souvla is expanding its cult-hit San Francisco footprint, with a new Dogpatch location opening next week featuring new small plates and an expanded Greek wine list in addition to the Souvla menu you’ve come to know and love.
SF Politics In-Fighting Over Affordable Housing at City Hall Escalates With New Lawsuit; Meanwhile Newsom's Office Launches Unprecedented Review of SF Policy A housing nonprofit aligned with Mayor London Breed, the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, has now filed suit in what seems to be a last-ditch effort to keep a competing charter amendment about affordable housing off the November ballot.
SF News UC Berkeley Researchers Think They May Have Developed a Nasal Spray Thats Stops COVID There could be a miracle COVID-19 treatment coming out of the labs of a UC Berkeley toxicology department, as Bay Area researchers may have developed a nasal spray that prevents the spread of COVID-19.
SF News Fremont Recycling Firm Implicated In Purchase of Hundreds of Stolen Catalytic Converters Following a year-long investigation and sting operation, Fremont police say that a recycling outfit called Arrow Recovery has been purchasing obviously stolen catalytic converters from thieves and recycling the rare and precious metals inside for profit.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic Reopens at SF General The monkeypox vaccine supply has been refreshed in SF and the drop-in clinic is back open, state Sen. Scott Wiener is chairing a select committee hearing today on the crisis, and Hazie's is getting ready to open in Hayes Valley.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Beer-Themed Water Park Plan In Napa Was, Indeed, a Prank New Belgium Brewing has finally admitted that their proposed water park gambit in Napa was just a prank and publicity stunt, SF DA Brooke Jenkins made her candidacy official for November, and a protest over monkeypox vaccination delays and slow testing was happening at the SF federal building.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Rudy’s Can’t Fail Cafe Abruptly Closes Its Doors In Emeryville After 20 Years A 20-year East Bay favorite known for their all-day breakfast and sticker-covered bathrooms, retro diner Rudy’s Can't Fail Cafe suddenly announced Monday that they’re closing for good, without citing a reason.
Bay Area Sports Hunter Pence To Be Inducted Into Giants' Wall of Fame In September On September 17, Hunter Pence will be honored on the Giant's Wall of Fame outside Oracle Park on King Street. Pence will be celebrated in an on-field ceremony during a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Arts & Entertainment Trivia Dream Come True: Amy Schneider to Host ‘Literary Pub Trivia’ Night on Tuesday The Bay Area Book Festival scored a pretty big get with 40-time Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider hosting a Literary Pub Trivia night Tuesday, and there’s still time for you to register to compete.
SF News 4.4M Earthquake Hits Same Place Near California-Nevada Border As One 13 Months Ago A significant, 4.4M earthquake struck an area south of Topaz Lake Monday afternoon, with an epicenter very near that of a 5.9M quake that hit in July 2021.
Arts & Entertainment As First Public Meeting on Castro Theatre Looms This Week, Debate Over Removing Seats Still Rages There’s sure to be much gnashing of teeth at Thursday night’s first community meeting on the overhaul of the Castro Theatre, with the fate of its lower-floor seats, and whether the venue’s programming will still be LGBTQ-themed enough, still very unresolved issues.
SF News Four Alleged Gang Members Arrested, Including Three Teens, and Seven Guns Seized at Hunters Point Home The SFPD arrested three teenagers and one 20-year-old, all of whom were allegedly in possession of weapons, and seized seven guns, including one ghost-gun rifle in a raid last week.
SF News Rogue Bike Brigade Took Over Eastbound Bay Bridge Lanes, Possibly Then Committed Burglaries In Oakland A group of what appeared to be teenagers on bicycles, numbering around 200, took over the lower deck of the Bay Bridge on Saturday afternoon and biked their way into Oakland. A short while later, some East Oakland businesses reported that they were burglarized by a gang of about 200 bicyclists.
SF News Report: SF Has Largely Stopped Doing Contract Tracing for Monkeypox As the city now has nearly 450 confirmed monkeypox cases, we learn that the SFDPH is only contact tracing for a fraction of those cases, with one department email saying “Don’t want to say too much, or beg more questions.”
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Outside Lands 2022 Wraps Up With Kim Petras Belting Sex Positivity, and Post Malone Coming off a sort of lackluster Saturday lineup, the final — extremely sunny — day of Outside Lands 2022 closed out the beloved Bay Area music festival with radiant performances from the likes of Amber Mark, Kim Petras, and Mitski, as well as a surprisingly decent set by Post Malone.
SF News Early Saturday Shootings Near Downtown Oakland Leave One Dead, Three Wounded, Nightlife Operators Shaken A pair of shootings came after a night of First Friday partying in Oakland's Uptown District, and one of the shootings, a drive-by on Broadway in the early morning hours of Saturday, left one person dead.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Arrest Made In SoMa Attack on Former City Commissioner The drop-in monkeypox vaccination clinic at SF General reopens Tuesday, an arrest was made following an August 2 assault in SoMa on a well-known Asian community leader, and Congress is set to pass the nation's first climate-action bill.
SF News Sunday Links: 2022 World Dog Surfing Championship Draws Hundreds to Linda Mar Beach for All the Canine Fun A more low-key version of Niku Steakhouse is expected to open at 1725 Alameda Street, today’s the final day of OSL 2022, and large crowds gathered at Pacifica's Linda Mar Beach yesterday morning for the World Dog Surfing Championship.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Green Day Brings Hometown Nostalgia to a Mostly Unmemorable Second Day of Outside Lands 2022 In a needed jolt of excitement (and display of actual talent) after Jack Harlow's mediocre, tepid set, East Bay music royalty Green Day gave a thunderous performance that included pop-punk homages to hit songs, as well as unapologetic stances on hot-button political issues.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Day One of Outside Lands 2022 Sees SZA Shine... and a Young-Skewing Crowd Descend on Golden Gate Park On the first day of Outside Lands 2022, a youngish crowd — made up of twentysomethings dressed in Coachella-appropriate regalia — convened at Golden Gate Park... where friendships were tested when choosing between the conflicting set times from SZA, Phoebe Bridgers, and Disclosure.
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands' Cocktail Magic Features LGBTQ-Themed Bar Concession Is it weird or kind of nice that a music festival themes one of its cocktail concessions after LGBTQ civil rights and queer-bar nostalgia?
SF News Saturday Links: Senior Bald Eagle at SF Zoo Dies at 40 Years Old Over $60 rideshares are back for Outside Lands weekend, Santa Clara receives over 2,000 monkeypox vaccine units, and the San Francisco Zoo's resident female bald eagle, Sureshot, passed away earlier this week.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Oakland Might Get Food Hall That Focuses on Black and Brown Vendors Stubhub will close its SF headquarters, don’t forget that SZA will grace the Lands End stage at Outside Lands tonight at 8:45 p.m., and the proposed Liberation Park Market Hall might come to East Oakland in the coming years — and include mostly Black and Brown businesses.
