Harry Britt, the lauded LGBTQ rights activist and former SF supervisor, died earlier Wednesday at Laguna Honda Hospital after suffering from years of health issues; he was 82 years old.
There’s a stumbling stone for alcohol service at the Shared Spaces sidewalk seating that’s supposed to kick in Monday — not one establishment has yet been granted a state permit to serve booze.
Big Freedia has been a trailblazing LGBTQ figure in the music industry since she roared onto the scene with her first LP, “Queen Diva,” back in 2003. And she's primed to "bring some heat" Saturday with her headlining performance for SF Pride 2020's virtual celebration.
Knock on wood or whatever you must do, but San Francisco has so far been spared the major surges in COVID-19 cases that are being seen elsewhere in California. Hopefully that trend will continue as more businesses continue reopening.
As was widely expected given, well, everything, Outside Lands has officially canceled this year's festival in Golden Gate Park. Organizers say it will return next August with the same lineup that had been leaked back in April, including Lizzo, Tame Impala, and The Strokes.
A coronavirus outbreak at the San Miguel Villa nursing home in Concord has elder care experts renewing calls for increased state-level oversight of nursing home operations during this pandemic.
California had its highest one-day uptick in COVID-19 cases yesterday, the SF Board of Ed just voted to defund the police, that Antioch officer has apologized about the protester-slapping comment, and the Trump Organization may be selling its stake in 555 California.
Homeless advocates march through the Tenderloin, California's plastic bag ban is back in effect after a temporary break, and the outbreak at San Quentin hits 450 cases.
We never had a wave of bar or restaurant outbreaks because most of these businesses have been closed in the Bay Area. Now, though, as many are reopening, we're likely to get that wave of stories like this.
After the fifth time Facebook classified his sardonic jokes as hate speech and shut down his account, a gadfly Bay Area lawyer tries to zing Zuckerberg’s algorithm.
With every passing day you get the sense that our ever-unraveling and re-raveling President might be hitting a new low point even for him — but how many times have we all said this in three years? It's like we're all in a support group for children of narcissistic parents.
An Antioch policeman who heads the local police union recently made a public comment suggesting that officers facing down antagonistic protesters are "100 percent justified" in giving them "an open-hand slap in the face."
As the president continues his campaign to try to get as many of his ardent supporters infected as possible, one rally at a time, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in the U.S. this week.
An invaluable environmental art piece by the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy was damaged early Tuesday morning in what investigators believe was an act of arson.
San Jose police are seeking a woman for intentionally coughing on a baby, Newsom says reopenings could still be reversed if hospitalizations keep going up, and BART is trying to boost ridership by insisting everything is well sanitized — but will that really work?
Gilead is studying an inhalable version of remdesivir to stop COVID progression in patients at home, Newsom has reached a budget deal, and last week's murder of an elderly roommate in the Richmond District reportedly happened during a Zoom call.
San Francisco police were investigating a shooting that occurred sometime just after 3 p.m. on Monday on Leavenworth Street between Turk and Eddy, in the Tenderloin.
Many expected that this year's Pride would get back to its protest roots, with all the official — and overly corporate-sponsored — parades and parties canceled. And that is now happening in the form of a rally and march that will take the old SF Gay Freedom Day route beginning up on Polk Street.
A 25-year-old allegedly stabbed both his parents repeatedly in a Father's Day argument, then begged Morgan Hill police to shoot him.
As presaged by that Board of Supervisors vote last week, and thanks to relatively low and stable COVID case growth and hospitalization rates, SF is moving ahead with some earlier-than-previously-announced opening dates for businesses.
Father Junipero Serra is one of multiple historic figures whose legacies are being questioned anew in recent weeks of national protest.
We all should know by now what PG&E's promises are worth. But the still-standing utility is making new pledges aimed at quelling the anger over public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) that seriously impacted many lives and businesses last fall.
A COVID-19 outbreak that began about two weeks ago at San Quentin State Prison has now infected 219 inmates, and it sounds as though it was completely preventable.
California's COVID hospitalizations have hit a new high, a hospital in Lodi is dealing with an outbreak among staffers, and Patagonia has joined a group of companies pulling ads from Facebook.
Bay Area protests denouncing racism and police brutality show no sign of easing up anytime soon. This weekend saw at least two skateboarding protests in support of BLM, another paddle out at Ocean Beach to honor George Floyd, and additional rallies celebrating Friday’s Juneteenth holiday.
