SF News
Fire at Abandoned Van Ness Parklet Deemed ‘Suspicious’ by SFFD
The parklet outside the shuttered August 1 Five restaurant was ablaze early Saturday morning, and the fire department says the incident is "suspicious in nature."
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Business & Tech
If You Would Like to Hail a Robo-car in San Francisco You Can Do That Now With Waymo
Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo has just launched its autonomous vehicle ride-hailing service Waymo One in San Francisco, with a view toward getting rid of the "safety driver" altogether and letting the robo-cars do all the work.
Business & Tech
Cal Takes a Cryptocurrency Naming Rights Deal for Memorial Stadium
The Goldens Bears’ stadium will now be called ‘FTX Field at Memorial Stadium,’ in a crypto deal that is either a trailblazing innovation, or a slush fund for future ransomware attacks.
SF News
GPS Data From Philip Kreycik's Smart Watch Indicates He Likely Succumbed Quickly to Heat
Investigators with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office have revealed what they've found in the GPS data from Kreycik's smart watch, which yields some clues about what may have befallen him.
SF Politics
Chesa Boudin's Dad Granted Clemency By Outgoing NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo
After nearly 40 years behind bars serving time for a botched armored truck robbery in which a security guard and two police officers were killed, 76-year-old David Gilbert has been granted clemency by former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
SF News
Tuesday Morning Topline: No Arrests Made In Sunday Sideshows In SF
The fast-moving Caldor Fire is "knocking on the door" of the Tahoe basin, the SFPD made no arrests after two sideshows in San Francisco on Sunday, and the governor of Hawaii is telling tourists to stay away as COVID cases surge.
SF News
Day Around the Bay: San Francisco Restaurants See Massive Dip in Reservations
The man killed in a Portola District shooting last week was identified, new data from OpenTable indicates that dining in SF restaurants is down 16% compared to last month, and SF Unified School District is spending $2.9M on air purifiers.
SF Politics
Recall Candidate Larry Elder Faces Probe Over Unreported Income
It’s odd that Republican recall character Larry Elder allegedly thought he could hide one of his sources of income, considering that source of income is called “Laurence A. Elder and Associates Inc.”
SF News
Capitol Police Will Open an SF Office, Fearing Further Insurrection Antics Outside Washington, D.C.
Citing a need for “enhanced security for Members of Congress outside” of the nation’s capitol, the U.S. Capitol Police are opening two new field offices, one in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment
SF Symphony Chorus Director Refuses Vaccine, Chooses to Resign Instead
Grammy award-winning choral director Ragnar Bohlin would rather quit than comply with the SF Symphony’s vaccine mandate, and his Facebook posts are striking a pretty strange note.
SF News
Coroners Confirm That at Least Six Americans Died From COVID Prior to San Jose Woman In February 2020
57-year-old Patricia Dowd, whose early February 2020 was later determined to have been caused by an undiagnosed COVID-19 infection, becoming the first recorded American death in the pandemic, was actually not the first COVID death in the U.S. after all.
SF News
Suspicious Device Incident Briefly Closes Down Area Next to Dolores Park
A suspicious device was reported Monday morning in the area of Dolores Street and Cumberland Street, causing a citywide alert to be issued and part of the street to be shut down.
SF News
Monday Morning Headlines: Caldor Fire Grows to 104,000 Acres
An air quality advisory has been issued for the Bay Area Monday though smoke may stay aloft, the Caldor Fire continues growing near South Lake Tahoe, and the FDA has given full approval to the Pfizer vaccine.
SF News
San Francisco Man Dies of Suspected Heatstroke in Death Valley
60-year-old Lawrence Stanback was found unconscious by park rangers at Death Valley National Park after staff received a report of someone having possibly succumbed to heatstroke; Stanback was pronounced dead on the scene — the temperature outside that day being north of 108 degrees Fahrenheit.
SF News
Sunday Links: Autopsy of NorCal Family That Died Hiking in Sierra National Forest Brings Up Nothing
No one still knows exactly how a local family of three (and their dog) died while hiking in the Sierra National Park, Barack Obama Boulevard debuted in San Jose Saturday, and hundreds of immunocompromised people have received a supplemental COVID-19 vaccine dose in Marin.
SF News
28-Year-Old Suspect Arrested in Relation to Recent Mission District Shooting
On Friday, San Francisco police announced that they detained 28-year-old Samuel Alfaro, who's thought to be connected to a July shooting in the Mission District; Alfaro is currently booked at the San Francisco County Jail on multiple charges.
Arts & Entertainment
San Francisco Parks Alliance Set to Bring Back Outdoor Movie Nights
Moviegoers and SF park-lovers: Sundown Cinema is back for what's left of the summer — and it will include five free outdoor film screenings across City parks from August 27 through October 22.
SF News
Saturday Links: California's Prop 22 Deemed Unconstitutional by Superior Court Judge
Oakland Symphony Director Michael Morgan has died at 63 years old, hundreds of animals have been displaced by the Cache Fire, and CA's controversial gig-economy bill—which allowed companies like Lyft and Uber to keep workers as independent contractors—has been ruled unconstitutional.
SF News
Day Around the Bay: Yep... the Air Outside Is Still Pretty Bad
The FDA is expected to give full authorization to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next week, all of the San Francisco Public Library's branches have reopened for in-person services, and wildfire smoke continues creating "unhealthy" levels of airborne pollutants in the Bay Area.
SF News
Kamala Harris Is Coming Back to California to Campaign for Gavin Newsom
With California's gubernatorial recall election uncomfortably close, Vice President Kamala Harris is heading back to the Bay Area to help sway voters about why they should vote "no."
SF News
Video: Check Out These 80-Foot Blue Whales Swimming in the Monterey Bay
The largest animals on the planet have been popping up visibly in Monterey Bay this week, as the crustaceans are making for good eatin’, and whale watching season is hitting its peak.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
An El Farolito is Coming to North Beach
The famed “Mission burrito” of El Farolito is making its way to North Beach, a super culinary development that expands the taqueria’s bright yellow SF footprint beyond the Mission District.
SF News
Everyone Has to Show Proof of Vaccination To Go Inside Bars and Restaurants In SF Starting Today
San Francisco's new rule requiring proof of full vaccination to enter bars, nightclubs, theaters, gyms, and restaurants takes effect today, and some restaurants are expecting some awkward situations to arise.
SF Politics
Carla Short, New Interim SF Public Works Chief, To Assume Duties Monday
With one interim director of SF's Department of Public Works on his way out, Mayor London Breed and City Administrator Carmen Chu have appointed a replacement, and it's someone with 17 years experience in the department.
SF News
Friday Morning Headlines: Death of NorCal Family in Sierra National Forest Possibly Linked to Toxic Algae Bloom
A good Samaritan thwarted an attack against an elderly man in Chinatown Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District still shows "unhealthy" levels of air pollutants around the region, and toxic algae blooms might’ve contributed to the deaths of a local family earlier this week.