SF News PG&E Blackouts Now the Subject of Public Utility Commission Investigation PG&E could be fined $100,000 per day for each violation found of failing to properly notify customers and local officials that blackouts were coming, regulators ruled Wednewsday morning.
SF News Obama Is Coming to Town For Pricey Democratic Fundraiser, and Dreamforce President Barack Obama is coming back to the Bay Area next week both to be a keynote speaker at Salesforce's Dreamforce convention, and to be the guest of honor at a fancy Democratic fundraiser in Los Altos.
Arts & Entertainment Controversial Protester Sculpture By I-80 In Berkeley To Be Removed A couple of large sculptures installed by the pedestrian bridge at University Avenue over the I-80 freeway are set for removal — not because they're ugly, but because the Berkeley arts commission has said they aren't weathering well and they will cost too much repair and maintain.
SF News Jurors In Murder Trial Involving Hillsborough Heiress Still Haven't Reached a Verdict After Nine Days In what seems to be a sign of the strength of the defense, the jury in the murder trial of Tiffany Li and Kaveh Bayat have yet to reach a verdict after nine full days of deliberations.
SF News Woman Dies In Excelsior Hit-and-Run A female pedestrian was killed early Wednesday in a hit-and-run involving an SUV in the Excelsior.
SF News Mayor Appoints Stone Cold Fox Jeffrey Tumlin To Lead SFMTA Mayor London Breed has named her selection for the new director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, and while very qualified he's also pretty hot.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Orinda Police Were In Oakland When Shooting Occurred A crash on the Bay Bridge caused some early morning traffic, firing at Google linked to possible labor activities, and Contra Costa County has banned the sale of vape products.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Peninsula Babysitter Sentenced In Molestation Case A garbage truck exploded into flames in Concord, a BART director is unhappy with the GM's apology over the sandwich citation, and a large wave is being blamed for a capsized boat that left one fisherman lost at sea.
SF News Dreamforce Street Shutdowns Begin, Avoid That Part of SoMa at All Costs Howard Street between 3rd and 4th Street was shut down Tuesday ahead of next week's kickoff of Salesforce's annual Dreamforce convention. And for everyone who doesn't know the drill, this means it is officially time to avoid driving anywhere near SoMa for the next two weeks.
Bay Area Sports The Raiders Are Playing Themselves Into Postseason Contention In their final season in Oakland, despite countless injuries, the Raiders are now right in the thick of both the AFC West and Wild Card playoff races.
SF News Juul Lays off 650 People in Attempt to Cut Costs by $1 Billion Juul just smoked 16 percent of its staff, mostly in the marketing department, as the San Francisco e-cig maker continues its spiral.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Mission Pie Space to Become SF Outpost of Popular Oakland Bakery-Cafe Reem's Chef Reem Assil, who has courted both food-world accolades and political controversy in the last two years, is bringing her delicious Arab cuisine to the Mission.
SF News 98-Year-Old Man Fulfills Mother's Dying Wish To Turn Her SF Property Into Affordable Housing When San Francisco artist, scientist, and activist Maria “Mitzi” Kolisch died in 1987, she was in the process of trying to turn her humble cottage property in Diamond Heights into housing for low-income adolescents who had aged out of the foster-care system.
SF News First Chance of November Rain Arrives Next Week While some meteorologists have given pessimistic outlooks about fire season lasting into December, at least one forecast model has the Bay Area seeing some rain in the middle of next week, on Wednesday morning.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Bob's Donuts Opens Second Spot at Baker and Fulton on Thursday The much anticipated NoPa location of Bob's Donuts is finally set to open in the former Chili Pies space at the corner of Baker and Fulton, and opening day is Thursday, November 14.
SF News Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting Survivors File Lawsuit Against Organizers Survivors of the July 28 mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival are filing a lawsuit this week claiming "negligent security measures" led to the shooting that killed three and injured 14 others.
Bay Area Sports 49ers Roar Back But Come Up Short in 27-24 Overtime Loss to Seattle The San Francisco 49ers fell to the Seattle Seahawks 24-21 on Monday night, suffering their first loss in what has thus far been a magical 2019 campaign.
SF Politics Tuesday Morning Topline: Supes and Mayor Reach Deal On Mental Healthcare The man cited for eating a sandwich on a BART platform reject's BART's apology, a pregnant mother of two was fatally shot in Oakland, and SF supervisors are introducing new mental healthcare legislation.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Newsom Pushes Back Further In PG&E Bankruptcy Case The Apple Card appears to have some sexist approval practices, California DACA recipients speak out as Supreme Court hears case, and a rolled-over fuel tanker cause a traffic mess in the South Bay.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink California Caviar Company Debuts 'The Bump Bar' in Former Sausalito Tasting Room The local sustainable caviar concern, the California Caviar Company, just re-debuted its Sausalito tasting room last week, rebranding it The Bump Bar. And yes, everyone gets a free "bump" when they walk in.
SF News Frances McDormand and Joel Coen Are In the Whitest of Feuds With Their Marin Neighbors Oscar winners Joel Coen and Frances McDormand have filed suit against their Bolinas neighbors over a disputed property line and the neighbors' apparent refusal to sign an agreement forged about a historic greenbelt that passes between their two properties.
SF News Body Of Infant Found On Green at Lincoln Park Golf Course The body of an infant was discovered by police Saturday on a putting green at Lincoln Park Golf Course, just west of the Sea Cliff neighborhood.
SF Politics Chesa Boudin’s Win Sets Off Twitter Wars, Uncertainty Over When He’ll Be Sworn In Depending on who you ask, new district attorney Chesa Boudin will either bring progressive reform to mass incarceration, or will require techies to don Batman suits to defend themselves from crime.
SF News BART General Manager Issues Apology To Sandwich Eater Detained By BART Cop Amid public outcry over the black man detained at Pleasant Hill Station by a BART police officer for eating a breakfast sandwich on the platform, BART's new General Manager Bob Powers has issued a public apology.
SF News Suspects Sought In Violent Weekend Robberies In Chinatown A pair of violent incidents in Chinatown are being investigated as potentially linked after four suspects in a dark-colored SUV assaulted three elderly men in Chinatown's Portsmouth Square on Saturday, following a violent robbery involving a similar vehicle the night before.
