SF Politics
Wiener’s Controversial SB-50 Housing Bill Dies for Third Consecutive Year
A 20-hour scramble to whip up more support for a do-over vote has failed, and Sen. Scott Wiener’s high-density housing plan fell short yet again.
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SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Shake Shack Opens Monday In Cow Hollow
Shake Shack shouldn't be new to anyone at this point, really. But if you're an avid fan from New York or you've never tried it, you'll be able to get your regular Shake Shack fix in SF starting Monday, February 3.
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UC Berkeley Law School Drops Boalt Name Following Racist Revelations
The UC Berkeley School of Law has officially removed the Boalt name from Boalt Hall, the campus building that has been synonymous with the law school almost since its founding, in recognition of racist remarks made by its namesake.
SF Politics
SFO Commissioner Resigns Amid Fallout From DPW Scandal
The latest update from the unfolding scandal is that 24-year veteran of the Airport Commission has resigned, ostensibly for health reasons, after her name was connected with the FBI's investigation.
Bay Area Sports
East Bay Company Creates Kobe Bryant Grass Mural In Pleasanton
A Livermore company that specializes in creating large-scale murals in grass has just unveiled a new mural in honor of late basketball great Kobe Bryant in a Pleasanton park.
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Thursday Morning What's Up: Newsom Says PG&E 'No Longer Exists'
A man was killed Wednesday night when an Amtrak train struck his car in Oakland, an East Bay school district is suing Juul, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is once again repeating his tough talk on the future of PG&E.
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Day Around the Bay: Santa Rosa Trail Gets Cleared Of Encampments
Facebook is settling a class-action suit over facial recognition for $550 million, a suspect in a Treasure Island homicide appears in court, and Lyft just laid off 90 people.
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Development at Center of Nuru Case Was the Much-Delayed 555 Fulton In Hayes Valley
The details and puzzle pieces are continuing to coalesce following Tuesday's news of federal charges against Department of Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru.
Business & Tech
Uber Inadvertently Disables 'Small Number' of Accounts With Cash Balances
A complaint arrived from an SFist reader this week who found that his Uber account had suddenly been disabled while he was traveling in Hawaii. To make matters worse, he had an Uber Cash balance on the account of over $1,400.
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Car-Free Market Street Plan Could Spread to Valencia Street, Too
The SFMTA chair gave a full-throated endorsement to banning cars on Valencia Street too, though other Muni honchos prefer to walk that back to just a few blocks of the corridor.
Arts & Entertainment
Heklina To Host Final Two-Hour 'Mother' Next Saturday At Oasis
Following on her announcement last fall that she would be stepping away from her ownership role at the nightclub in order to spend more time relaxing in Palm Springs, Heklina has just announced the date and details of the final Mother show.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Bonita Taqueria Y Rotisserie Debuts in the Castro
In the former Squat & Gobble space at 3600 16th Street (underneath Lookout), a new Castro food option debuted in the last week. It's the second location of Bonita Taqueria Y Rotisserie, a concept which debuted several years back in the Marina from the same owners as Squat & Gobble.
SF Politics
DPW Director Mohammed Nuru Accused Of Scheme To Get Bar Owner City Contract For Homeless Housing
It's like the "Shrimp Boy" scandal all over again! Only this time it involves the Department of Public Works and the guy who owns Lefty O'Doul's.
SF News
Elderly Chinatown Residents Targeted For Red Envelopes During Lunar New Year
During Lunar New Year celebrations this week, law enforcement is going on high alert in both San Francisco's and Oakland's Chinatown to deter thieves from targeting a longstanding gift tradition.
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Humpday Headlines: Car-Free Market Street Kicks Off
An arrest has been made in connection with the lockdown that happened at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley on Monday, former 49er Chris Doleman as died, and Chipotle has been fined for over-working teens.
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Day Around the Bay: Details Emerge About DPW Director's Alleged Corruption
Rec & Parks officially kicked off the 150th birthday celebration for Golden Gate Park today, drivers probably won't get tickets for driving down Market Street accidentally tomorrow, and the Las Vegas odds-makers are slightly favoring the Chiefs over the Niners right now.
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SF’s Biggest Landlord Insists It Won’t Delay Selling Its 67 Rent-Controlled Buildings
Corporate mega-landlord Veritas Investments is performing a massive sell-off of mostly rent-controlled residential properties in San Francisco, drawing the ire of a few SF supervisors and a housing nonprofit.
Arts & Entertainment
110-Year-Old Clay Theatre Goes Out With One Last 'Rocky Horror' Screening
The historic Clay Theatre closed on Sunday, as announced, and it spent its final hours screening an Oscar-nominated documentary, and the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which had been a featured midnight movie at the cinema going back decades.
SF News
New Bill Would Make 18- and 19-Year-Olds Juveniles Under California Law
Spearheaded by state Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), SB-889 hopes to reclassify 18- and 19-year-old Californians as juveniles or "emerging adults" in the state's criminal system, allowing them to receive support from more appropriate youth-focused services.
SF Politics
If You Are Registered Independent You Won't Be Getting a Presidential Primary Mail-In Ballot
For Bay Area residents who are registered independent, libertarian, or "no party preference," you won't be able to vote by mail in the Democratic primary on March 3 unless you specifically request to receive a Democratic ballot
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Celebrated Louisiana Fried Chicken Chain Krispy Krunchy Opens at Fisherman's Wharf
A chain that's been lauded for serving America's best chain-restaurant fried chicken, Krispy Krunchy Chicken, has just opened its fourth SF outpost at Fisherman's Wharf, one year after opening a standalone location in the Tenderloin.
Business & Tech
United Airlines Suspends 48 China Flights, Including 8 Routes From SFO, Amid Virus Outbreak
The quickly spreading coronavirus outbreak in China is set to begin impacting air travel to Asia as United Airlines just announced it is suspending 48 flights between the U.S. and China.
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[Update] SF's Public Works Director and Local Bar Owner Charged In FBI Corruption Probe
Department of Public Works Director and longtime Willie Brown pal Mohammed Nuru was arrested by the FBI on Monday in a federal corruption probe that apparently also involves local bar owner Nick Bovis.
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Deplorable Teens In Santa Rosa Have Been Throwing Impromptu Parties In Rebuilt, Vacant Homes
As several neighborhoods in Santa Rosa have begun to reemerge from the ashes of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, gangs of local teenagers have been scouting empty homes, publishing maps on Snapchat, and summoning all their friends to come be rowdy and trash the place.
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Tuesday Morning Topline: Daly City Girls' Basketball Team Was at Kobe Bryant's Sports Camp on Sunday
Rideshare pickups move off of Market Street onto side streets, DA Chesa Boudin attends Diamond Heights community meeting about auto burglaries, and a Daly City girls' basketball team was at Kobe Bryant's basketball academy when news arrived of his death.