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Good News: Falcon Mom Atop PG&E Headquarters Is Expecting Hatchlings Any Day Now

Nature! It's still happening around us despite the mess that humans have made of their world. And once again I'd like to point you to the meditative live peregrine falcon cam atop PG&E's Beale Street building, where exciting things may be about to happen.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Beloved Tenderloin Dive Aunt Charlie's Saved By Crowdfunding

A crowdfunding campaign that set out to raise $100,000 last week to save Aunt Charlie's Lounge succeeded in reaching its goal within just a week, and on Monday there was a socially distant drag show on the sidewalk outside to celebrate.

These Top Dog Groomers Should Now Be Open For Your Fur Baby Post Coronavirus

As of the end of April, pet & dog groomers in San Francisco were allowed to reopen with some special restrictions and requirements. With a written statement from your veterinarian stating that the

Sure Enough, COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Tesla Plants After Elon Musk Defies Local Orders

We don’t know how many of the 10,000 workers at the Fremont Tesla plant tested positive for coronavirus, but media reports describe the number as “several.”

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

As Outdoor Dining Resumes In SF Friday, Bars Ask City to OK July Reopenings

Mayor London Breed gave the green light Tuesday for San Francisco restaurants to begin outdoor, sit-down dining on Friday, three days ahead of the previously announced date of June 15. And a petition by local bar owners is seeking an accelerated schedule for their reopening as well.

Pandemic Updates: 10 New Bay Area Deaths, Study Finds Multiple Virus Entries In CA, and WHO Downplays Asymptomatic Spread

In pandemic news Tuesday there is a mix of good and bad, and an interesting new study looking at the genetics of multiple SARS-CoV-2 strains that entered California at the beginning of the year. And new cases aren't exactly slowing down locally.

Feds Charge Three More People Linked to Mohammed Nuru and City Hall Corruption Probe

It's been four months and a pandemic later, but we are still talking about the rampant, some say "low level," corruption that has apparently existed at San Francisco City Hall for decades

PG&E To Sell Its SF Headquarters, Move to Oakland

The company that began as San Francisco Gas Company in 1852, incorporating at PG&E in 1905, is in the process of both trying to emerge from bankruptcy and reinventing itself as a more responsible corporation whose equipment doesn't spark deadly wildfires every fall.

Tuesday Morning Topline: SF Police Chief 'Open' to Defunding Department

BART and Muni are pausing today to honor George Floyd as he's buried in Houston, two small earthquakes struck this morning in Berkeley, and California is reopening movie theaters at 25% capacity.

Day Around the Bay: Santa Cruz Sheriff Describes Dramatic Struggle With Shooting Suspect

Firefighters are battling a three-alarm blaze in Oakland's Glenview neighborhood, BART has begun adding back some rush hour trains, and Santa Cruz Sheriff Jim Hart described the heroic act of a resident in detaining Saturday's shooting suspect.

Healdsburg Mayor Apologizes for 'Blind Spots' About Racism As Petition Calls For Her Resignation

Even the small, affluent, northern Sonoma County town of Healdsburg is not immune to the civil unrest and tough conversations about systemic racism happening around the country.

Arts & Entertainment

Black Bird-Watcher Who Spoke Out About SF Racism a Decade Ago Celebrates Black Birders Week

You may have missed it in the crush of news about protests across the country and the globe last week, but it was also #BlackBirdersWeek, in which black birders and naturalists took to social media to share the photographs of their hobby.

Business & Tech

Airbnb Totally Making a Comeback, Claims Airbnb

The online apartment booking site says it actually had more bookings for the Memorial Day holiday this year compared to last year, and its delayed IPO may be back on for 2020.

Berkeley Study Suggests Social-Distancing Measures Prevented 530 Million COVID-19 Infections By April

A new peer-reviewed study has found that public health orders to enforce social distancing have saved an untold number of lives and likely prevented around 530 million COVID-19 transmissions across six countries.

Video: SF Couple Gets Engaged During Black Lives Matter Protest On Golden Gate Bridge

A San Francisco couple took a dramatic — and windy — moment on the Golden Gate Bridge, during which protesters had halted traffic in both directions on Saturday afternoon, to get engaged in front of the assembled crowd.

Arts & Entertainment

Oakland Artists Follow D.C. In Painting 'Black Lives Matter' on City Street

Three blocks of 15th Street in downtown Oakland are now painted in big, bold yellow letters "#BlackLivesMatter," much like a street near the White House in Washington, D.C. as of last week.

Air Force Officer Named In Killing of Santa Cruz Sheriff's Deputy May Be Linked to Killing of Federal Officer in Oakland

An ambush-style attack that took the life of a sheriff's deputy in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Saturday afternoon may be linked to a similar ambush attack on a pair of federal security guards in Oakland during protests on May 29.

Couple Shot By CHP Officers In Oakland Were Driving Vehicle Allegedly Looted From San Leandro Dealership

A man and a woman who were shot by CHP officers in Oakland Saturday night were reportedly driving a vehicle identified as one of the 70+ cars stolen off a dealer's lot during widespread looting in San Leandro a week ago Sunday.

Monday Morning Headlines: Quail Fire Now 50-Percent Contained

House and Senate Democrats kneel for George Floyd, two men were hospitalized after their boat capsized near Half Moon Bay, and a homicide investigation has prompted road closures in San Jose.

Scenes of Solidarity: Photos and Videos From Sunday's Demonstrations Across the Bay Area

Another day of Bay Area-wide demonstrations saw thousands of young children circling Lake Merritt bobbing "Black Lives Matter" signage, a second kids march near City College in SF that instilled hope for a more empathic future, and a Santa Cruz "paddle out" in honor of George Floyd’s life.

UCSF Testing Effort Welcomes Hundreds for Free COVID-19 Screening in Bayview-Hunters Point

Unsheltered residents in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood — which has the city's second-highest homeless population — flocked to the United Council of Human Services' Mother Brown’s Dining Room on Saturday for free barbeque, music, and COVID-19 testing organized by UCSF.

Sunday Links: Quail Fire Grows to 1,400 Acres, Destroys Three Buildings

A Santa Cruz County deputy was killed after an ambush Saturday, doctors warn tear gas and pepper spray might help spread the coronavirus, and the now-called Quail Fire burning in Solano County has grown to 1,400 acres — destroying at least three buildings and threatening a hundred more.

Scenes From Saturday's Golden Gate Bridge and Berkeley Demonstrations

Today saw thousands descend on the Golden Gate Bridge — which backed up the roadway for some time — hundreds take a knee at Candlestick Park to honor George Floyd, and the East Bay mobilize to denounce racism and recognize black healthcare workers on the pandemic’s frontlines.

SF Supervisors Seek to Ban Chemical Sprays, Rubber Bullets During Protests

Recent reports of peaceful protesters in San Francisco subjected to rubber bullets and inhumane tactics by on-site police have flooded social media. In a bid to stop a repeat of those scenes, three SF supervisors are set to introduce an act banning certain militant crowd control tools.

Arts & Entertainment

Latinx Film Festival CINELOA Moves Online, Ticket Sales Go Toward Supporting Local Nonprofits

Pedestaling Latinx short films, CINEOLA's cinematic lineup aims to connect audiences with diverse representations of Latinoamérica on screens (big and small), with funds made through ticket sales benefiting SF institutions like the Roxie Theatre and Artists’ Television Access.