Fake oxy and percocet sold on Snapchat have contributed to a tripling of fentanyl overdoses in Santa Clara County, and prosecutors are starting to charge dealers with murder.
SFPD Chief Bill Scott on Wednesday announced that two shootings in recent weeks — one in the Bayview on April 28 and one in Ingleside on May 12 — may be connected and both appear to be gang-related.
Ron Temko says he was "one breath away from death" at more than one point during his two-month stay at UCSF Parnassus, suffering a severe and nearly fatal case of COVID-19.
The SFMTA has just published its amended plan for temporarily closing more city streets to vehicle traffic in order to allow more freedom for pedestrians, runners, and cyclists to occupy the roadway.
Sonoma County's health officer is making a case to the state about reopening outdoor restaurants and wineries this weekend, Napa has already reopened restaurants for indoor dining, and 40 CA counties have the green light to do this as well.
The Stud Collective announced late Wednesday that iconic SF gay bar The Stud — currently holding the title of the longest continually operating gay bar in town, though not in the same location — will shut its doors at its current location as of Thursday.
Don't be alarmed by helicopters doing mock safety drills at Ocean Beach Thursday, SF Mayor London Breed has ordered 15 percent budget cuts across all city departments, and Contra Costa County is doing virtual wedding services on Zoom.
A study that tested 863 Los Angeles County residents last month found that 4 percent of them carried antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 — and 60 percent of those who had been exposed to the virus were entirely asymptomatic.
Amid social distancing requirements, 2020’s Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks — which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year — will be modified into a public light display for onlookers to appreciate from afar, illuminated by over 2,700 LED nodes.
Gavin Newsom eased the standards counties must meet for reopening, but then Tuesday the state reported the most coronavirus deaths of any day yet.
Two men in a Toyota Camry led CPH officers on a high-speed chase through three counties early Tuesday morning, reaching speeds of up to 130 miles per hour before ultimately being apprehended.
For all those looking to squeeze in to an already crowded Dolores Park this spring and summer, Rec & Parks has done us the solid of painting circles on the grass to show people how far apart they need to be to maintain pandemic-resilient social distance.
Slowly emerging from its slumber these past two months, Big Night Restaurant Group has just announced that its SoMa flagship Marlowe is reopening with a limited takeout menu this week. And you can try your hand at grilling a Marlowe burger yourself, at home.
A Department of Justice official has written Newsom a strongly worded letter suggesting that the state's reopening timeline violates the civil rights of the faithful and represents "unequal treatment of faith communities" because of the imposed delay on reopening places of worship.
With no underlying conditions, Schultz thought that his age and fitness level would save him if he became infected. But now, after being intubated for four weeks and just out of the hospital last week after 57 days, he's been wanting to get the word out that no one should feel safe from this virus.
Santa Clara County is launching free COVID testing for all, Alphabet/Google looks ahead to reopening offices, and the Trump Administration has reportedly deported over 900 migrant children during the pandemic.
SF health director Dr. Grant Colfax warns that the city will be battling the coronavirus for up to two years, a new small outbreak has been found at Laguna Honda Hospital, and BART is finally opening the Milpitas and San Jose Berryessa stations in June.
East Bay and Oakland artists can get up to $2,000 apiece in unrestricted grant money, in a program from the same nonprofit that gave COVID-19 artists grants in SF.
The investigation of the unsolved October 1 murder of Santa Cruz tech millionaire Tushar Atre may have turned a corner this week as authorities just revealed that "several" arrests have been made in the case.
Curbside retail sales and pickup began in SF on Monday. But because of the tight restrictions placed on local retailers by the city, it was met with a muted drum roll and short, sparse lines — for some merchants, if any at all — across the seven-by-seven.
The year (or two) ahead for San Francisco nightlife venues is full of unknowns, but during a virtual summit on Monday, nightlife operators gave reason for optimism for the city to have a much-needed reset from all this.
Kevin and Martin Jones met in 1986 at The Stud in San Francisco. In March, when Kevin returned from a trip to Paris and almost immediately came down with COVID-19 symptoms, he walked into an Oakland hospital and his partner of 34 years thought he might never walk out.
In an effort to change the conversation away from his moronic decision to take the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to fend off the coronavirus, President Trump was on Twitter this morning "announcing" month-old transit funding allocations from the CARES Act.
A 14-year-old was arrested for leading police on a car chase in Pacifica, Nancy Pelosi took a jab at President Trump's obesity, and the Bay Area recorded the second straight day of no COVID deaths since mid-March.
A missing Rohnert Park girl may have run off with her secret adult boyfriend, a fatal shooting in Antioch reportedly stemmed from an argument between roommates, and Apple may have reached a settlement to compensate iPhone owners for slowdowns.
