SF News
Tuesday Morning Topline: Kincade Fire On Path To Full Containment
Orinda is considering changing its Airbnb rules, smoke from the Ranch Fire in Tehama County will reach the Bay today, and get out there and vote!
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Day Around the Bay: Woman Suspected Of Murder In Bayview Hit-and-Run
The owner of the Stonestown Galleria is looking to build housing there, PG&E has extended the deadline for making wildfire damage claims, and police are investigating a Halloween home invasion in Lafayette.
Arts & Entertainment
Chronicle Publishes Big Tease Of a Treasure Hunt Story
A third-generation fisherman working the Northern California coast made a discovery five years ago via a GoPro camera he attached to a trawling net: a rectangular bar that looked like a gold ingot.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Michael Mina Is Opening a Private Club In the Ferry Building
The Mina Group is expanding once more in San Francisco with a members-only club and event space in the Ferry Building called Shack 15.
SF Politics
A Quick and Dirty Guide To Tuesday's Election in San Francisco
We go to the polls tomorrow, November 5, for a local election in which it feels like the stakes aren't particularly high except for a certain District 5 supervisor and a certain interim district attorney.
SF News
Two Inmates Charged With Murder Escape From Monterey County Jail
A pair of dangerous inmates with reported gang ties escaped from a jail in Monterey County on Sunday morning, and they have not been found.
Bay Area Sports
The 49ers Are Now the Only Undefeated Team in the NFL
On Thursday the San Francisco 49ers tied the New England Patriots for 8 total wins this season, bringing their record to 8-0. But with the Patriots' loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, that leaves the 49ers as the only team in the league to be undefeated so far.
Business & Tech
Airbnb to Crack Down on 'Party Houses' After Orinda Shooting
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said in a series of tweets over the weekend that the company was banning all "party houses" in the aftermath of a Halloween shooting at an unauthorized house party in Orinda.
SF News
Monday Morning Headlines: Apple Pledges $2.5 Billion To Housing
Two San Franciscans are missing after flying a prop plane to Humboldt County, a BART worker is being hailed a hero for rescuing someone on the tracks, and the Kincade Fire hits 78 percent containment.
SF News
Oakland, San Jose To Each Receive $500,000 In Response To Costly PG&E Outages
In response to the planned PG&E power outages, San Jose and Oakland will each receive $500,000 from the State of California to help compensate for funds exhausted during the blackouts, with portions of those installments going toward better preparing the cities for future shut-offs.
SF News
Sunday Links: With Beto Out, Is Kamala Next?
Harris's hopes to take on Trump in 2020 aren't looking too good, an ATV driver dies in a car collision in Oakland, Kincade Fire evacuees start returning home, and more Sunday headlines.
SF News
Widow Of Oakland Police Officer Dies From Car Accident, Organs Donated To Save Lives
Angela Dunakin – the wife of Sgt. Mark Dunakin, who was among the four Oakland Police Department officers fatally shot in the March 21st, 2009 police shooting – was involved in a fatal car crash, this past Sunday.
Arts & Entertainment
If You're Going to Madonna, She Goes On at 10:30
With the evergreen pop music icon starting her three-show stint at the Golden Gate Theatre tonight, legions of die-hard Madonna devotees are expected to flood the amphitheater for her almost sold-out Madame X Tour stop – albeit very (very) late in the evening.
SF News
Saturday Links: Kincade Fire Contained At 72 Percent, A Quake Shakes Sonoma County
A 3.9 magnitude earthquake shook Sonoma County this morning, firefighters continue to make headway containing the Kincade Fire, another victim from Thursday's Orinda house party shooting dies in the hospital, and more Saturday headlines.
SF News
Day Around the Bay: Newsom Plans To 'Reshape' PG&E Before Next Fire Season
Newsom says he'll consider forcing PG&E to become publicly owned, PG&E workers say they fear the public's outrage, and Steph Curry underwent hand surgery today and will be out for three months or more.
SF News
Will Airbnb or Homeowners Get Sued Over Halloween 'Mansion Party' Shooting?
As details are emerging that suggest an Airbnb in Orinda had been used by guests to host loud parties before Thursday night's Halloween shindig that ended in the shooting deaths of four people, questions are swirling about who may be held responsible.
Arts & Entertainment
Seven Ways To Celebrate Día de Los Muertos In SF
With the sexy nurse costumes and half-price Party City wigs put away till next year, the Day of the Dead (Día de Los Muertos) can now finally bask in its afterlife glow, sans any Halloween hoopla.
SF Politics
DA Loftus Announces Car Break-In Task Force, Less Than A Week Before the Election
A mere five days before the election, Suzy Loftus tries to bolster her standing by unveiling an automobile break-in prevention strategy that sounds much like an idea one of her rivals already introduced.
SF Politics
FBI Report Suggests SFPD Was Lying About Possible Civil Rights Violations
In its cooperation with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the SFPD has potentially been misleading the public for years about its own violations of local law with regard to the investigation of "First Amendment activities," including those relating to religion and political affiliation.
SF News
Kincade Fire Containment Rises To 68 Percent As Remaining Hot Spot Burns In Lake County
Firefighters added another eight percent to their containment of the Kincade Fire on Thursday and into Friday morning, aided by cool weather and calm winds. And the number of homes destroyed has risen from 141 to 167, as property owners continue to assess and report damage.
SF News
Four People Killed at Halloween Party in an Orinda Airbnb
A house in Orinda that a woman said she was renting for a family reunion became the site of a shooting Thursday night that left four people dead and at least four wounded.
SF News
Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland Man Describes Kidnapping and Robbery
Gilroy police seize hundreds of vehicles following sideshow, a woman was found stabbed to death in Vacaville allegedly by her adult son, and the 49ers remain undefeated after a 28-25 win in Arizona.
SF News
Shooting Near Toll Plaza Halts Eastbound Bay Bridge Traffic
A shooting Friday morning caused a snarl in commuter traffic on the Bay Bridge, particularly for those trying to get to the East Bay.
SF News
Day Around the Bay: North Bay Evacuees Ring In Halloween
A couple of arrests were made amid a protest at City Hall over a mental health program ballot measure, a look at where the Kincade Fire started via satellite photos, and Berkeley teachers have a contract.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Emperor Norton Bar Buys Emperor Norton Bond, Which Is Worth $15,000
The proprietor of Emperor Norton’s Boozeland stumbled upon a Norton-signed promissory note that’s worth a fortune, though its 1878 face value is “fifty cents.”