SF News Christmas Day Links: Storm Brings Big Waves to Mavericks Smash-and-grab burglars hit a San Leandro restaurant for eggs on Christmas Eve; Union Square was packed with last-minute shoppers; and this recent storm brought massive waves back to Mavericks.
SF News Christmas Eve Around the Bay: Christmas Tree Retailer Clancy’s Faces Uncertain Future at Inner Sunset Home Bissap Baobab has at long last won their liquor license fight; Marina and Cow Hollow residents have clawed back some free parking; and the future does not look bright for the Inner Sunset Clancy’s Christmas Trees.
SF News Lyft Sues San Francisco Over Alleged $100M Tax Overcharge The lawsuit, first filed Friday in California state court, alleges that San Francisco engaged in tax methodology that is “distortive and will grossly overstate Lyft’s gross receipts."
Arts & Entertainment The Vacant Fisherman’s Wharf Madame Tussauds Is Getting a New Tenant — 'Smurfs: The Adventure' The vacancy blues are ending for the Fisherman’s Wharf building that had housed the now-shuttered Madame Tussauds, as a Smurfalicious new pop-up called Smurfs: The Adventure will bring a permanent new tenant to that Jefferson Street property in May 2025.
SF News Guy Killed By SF Police Was a Security Guard With a Gun Fetish Who Hated Gun Laws, Liberal California We now know who the deceased is in the officer-involved shooting in Union Square last week, and a few details about the bizarre and angry-sounding hit-and-run the precipitated the shooting.
Arts & Entertainment Pictures: Meet the Winners of the 2024 San Francisco Fire Department Holiday Decorating Contest Yule want to see these photos of the SF fire station that won the 2024 SF Fire Department Holiday Decorating Contest, plus pictures and video of the other runner-up stations that decked the halls hard to bring joy to the world.
SF News One Man Killed After Being Trapped Under High Surf Debris In Santa Cruz, Two Missing Near Monterey A man is dead in Santa Cruz after being trapped under the debris of the pier-smashing waves, and two people are missing near Monterey after being swept into the ocean, as the raging high surf conditions take a deadly toll.
SF News Early Morning Fire at Pier 28 Temporarily Shuts Down Embarcadero San Francisco firefighters responded to a one-alarm fire early Tuesday that appears to have broken out, improbably, underneath and at the edge of Pier 28 in the rain.
SF News Christmas Eve Links: After a Deluge of Rain Comes Possible Thunder Flood advisories were issued Tuesday for SF, San Mateo, and Sonoma counties; there's a chance of thunder Tuesday afternoon; and the hotel workers appear to have ended their strike with the final hotel, Hilton.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Three Rescued as Piece of Santa Cruz Wharf Falls Into Ocean A 150-foot piece of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf collapsed with people on it during high surf; Reem's is being forced to close at the Ferry Building; and hotel workers are still striking outside the Hilton.
SF News Five Seriously Injured After Two Ski Lift Chairs Collide at Tahoe's Heavenly Resort A nightmare came true for several skiers at the Tahoe ski resort Heavenly Monday morning, as their ski lift chairs collided, and some victims reportedly fell 30 feet to the ground before being rushed to a hospital.
SF News Minivan Fire Shut Down Caldecott Tunnel Monday, Eastbound Lane Was Closed for Three Hours A minivan somehow caught fire in the Caldecott Tunnel at around 10 am Monday morning, snarling traffic for multiple hours, but the eastbound tunnel bore in which the vehicle caught fire was reopened at about 1 pm.
Business & Tech As Bluesky Blows Up, So Do the Bots With rapid growth, and without a robust content moderation system, Bluesky is already entering an era of bots and misinformation.
Business & Tech Waymo Takes Another Step Toward Entering Airport Taxi Market Waymo could have one of its biggest fights to date on its hands as it pushes toward providing rides between San Francisco and SFO — but a permit process is underway to allow the company to begin mapping the airport for that purpose.
SF News Oakland Catholic Diocese Accused of Hiding $106 Million in Assets So They Wouldn't Have to Pay Sex Abuse Victims The Oakland Diocese declared bankruptcy in 2023 when forced to pay settlements to 330 victims of sex abuse at the hands of priests. Now victims’ attorneys say the church transferred more than $100 million into an inactive nonprofit to hide their assets.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Five-Year-Old Bagel Business Daily Driver Is Closing Its Doors Daily Driver, the wood-fired bagel bakery and creamery that launched in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood in 2019, just announced it is closing down its two remaining locations.
SF News Burglars Ram Cars Into as Many as Ten Oakland Businesses In Weekend Smash-and Spree There are reports that as many as ten Oakland businesses had their storefronts rammed into by cars over the weekend, stealing ATMs and more, and police say surveillance video suggests each smash-and-grab was pulled off by the same crew.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Smooth Sailing So Far at SFO Three people died in two separate collisions in one Bay Area city Sunday; President Biden just commuted the sentences of almost all the men on federal death row; and most flights have been leaving on time so far on this very busy day at SFO.
SF News 49ers, With Nothing to Play For, Lose to Dolphins 29-17 This defeat, which dropped the team to 6-9, was characterized by injuries at key positions and poor execution, amid a disappointing season defined by those two exact things.
SF News Sunday Links: Hotel Workers' Union Declares Victory, Ratifies Tentative Agreement With Hyatt Hotel Workers have struck a deal with Hyatt that will end their monthslong strike against the chain; Trump previewed his upcoming term in a speech; and the Warriors won decisively over the Timberwolves.
SF News A's Legend Rickey Henderson Passes Away at 65 A two-time World Series Champion, 10-time All-Star, and 1990 American League MVP, Henderson is the all-time leader in career runs scored, leadoff home runs, stolen bases, and unintentional walks.
SF News Saturday Links: Mission Street Diner Jim's Restaurant Facing Potential Closure A longtime breakfast establishment is closing; Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown last night; and civics education in California is seeing disruptions from parents protesting course materials.
SF News Day Around the Bay: New SF Supervisor Sherrill Says Public Safety Is Number One Priority SF's newest Supe just laid out his priorities; Congress might have just barely averted a government shutdown; and it appears Party CIty's fun is about over.
Arts & Entertainment Michael Tilson Thomas to Conduct the SF Symphony Again, But For One Night Only for His 80th Birthday Party Beloved and celebrated conductor Michael Tilson Thomas will once again conduct the San Francisco Symphony, but it’s for one night only in April in celebration of his 80th birthday, and he’ll only be conducting two numbers.
Arts & Entertainment The EndUp is Throwing Another Massive Free Outdoor Dance Party in Union Square Saturday Four renowned DJs and The EndUp will heat up Union Square’s Winter Walk on Saturday, with an all-ages house music dance party rager that’s absolutely free to attend.
