As your mind begins to drift away from work to whatever prosthetics you need to stick on your face in a few hours, here's some pleasant distraction.
Remember last Halloween when the crown of Salesforce Tower transformed into a fiery "Eye of Sauron" from Lord of the Rings, much to every Tolkien nerd's delight? Well, something special in store again for tonight, but the Saleforce team won't say what.
A legendary production that originated over a decade ago with New York's Elevator Repair Service theater company that takes on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby in its entirety is coming to Berkeley Repertory Theatre in February for a special ten-day run.
An actor playing a witch at Peaches' Christ's immersive Halloween attraction "Terror Vault" is apparently convincing and beguiling enough that she inspired an admirer to post a tribute on Missed Connections.
Some damn fool — apparently a tourist — took an e-scooter onto the Bay Bridge to head eastward during the evening commute on Wednesday. And no, he was not hurt or killed so he now must be publicly shamed.
In a San Jose federal court Wednesday, a Florida resident and one Toronto local pleaded guilty to charges of computer hacking and extorting conspiracies, as part of the massive 2016 Uber and Lynda.com data breaches.
Warriors guard Stephen Curry just got an injury Wednesday night that may take him out of commission for an extended period, adding to Golden State's major handicaps this season.
With the winds disappearing, firefighters got a firm handle on the massive Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, which has now burned 120 square miles. Growth has slowed to a crawl, and Cal Fire says there was no growth Wednesday or overnight into Thursday.
Altria writes down its Juul investment by a third, inmates at Santa Rita Jail staged a hunger strike, and 95 percent of PG&E customers who lost power have gotten it back.
CHP officers chase driver from Fairfield to SF, Kamala Harris cuts some campaign staff, and Shake Shack is opening two locations in SF next year.
20+-year-old North Beach icon Kennedy's Irish Pub & Curry House is calling it quits on Thursday, and San Francisco can chalk up yet another loss of a quirky, multi-cultural mashup of a mainstay.
Going five days without refrigeration means major losses for food businesses around the Bay Area, and the economic impacts of PG&E's power shutoffs are just starting to be understood.
"I’ve owned ten bars and restaurants in SF for more than a decade, and I need you all to hear me: We are dying," writes Ben Bleiman.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey made a major announcement Wednesday that is a clear response both the current political climate in the U.S. and to the public outcry over competitor Facebook's policy surrounding political advertising.
Put your taco-eating pants on: The new tiny outpost of Tacolicious at 685 Market Street will be having its grand opening on Thursday, October 31.
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan just tweeted several photos he captured of the smoke from the Kincade Fire as seen from the International Space Station this morning.
The man accused in the October 24 murder of 21-year-old San Francisco State student Valeria Villagomez made his first court appearance on Tuesday.
A new lawsuit claims that former Juul CEO Kevin Burns dismissed concerns about contaminated and expired vaping pods, saying that half the company's customers are "drunk."
Fears of an overnight explosion in new fire lines amid intense wind conditions proved unfounded late Tuesday and early Wednesday, and while we aren't out of the woods yet, the Kincade Fire may finally be coming under control.
East Oakland residents are complaining about smells from a foundry, the SF Board of Supervisors approves hike in developer fees, and the power is coming back on for those who have lost it.
Sup. Vallie Brown apologizes for saying a former tenant who was evicted didn't pay rent, Newsom says some PG&E customers will receive credits for shutoffs, and Santa Clara police have released details about a shooter scare on Saturday.
Fans lamented the closure of 23-year-old Blowfish Sushi to Die For back in April, but the owners are bringing it back at one of their other locations, which has been a ramen spot for about eight months.
Traci Des Jardins joins Tyler Florence, Guy Fieri, Chris Cosentino to serve hot gourmet meals with José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.
The digital-media staffers over at Time Magazine just illustrated the perils of reporting on breaking news via Twitter, without fact-checking, via a mislabeled and mis-captioned video. And ironically, Marc Benioff owns Time now!
Despite Red Flag Warnings and continued extreme fire danger around the North and East Bay hills, early morning temperatures in inland valleys of the Bay Area hit 32 and 33 degrees in some places, with the wintery chill continuing into Wednesday.
