Uber posted their biggest quarterly loss ever, a man and a woman have been arrested in a string of catalytic converter thefts in Berkeley, and Outside Lands will have a lot more cops and security this year.
A Freudian slip draws howls of laughter at an otherwise tense Modesto City Council meeting, as another batch of “Straight Pride” buffoons seek an event permit.
Completing our three-part series on how to do Outside Lands like a pro, SFist brings you some tips for getting there, navigating the place, and getting out.
A zany news item out of Humboldt involves a sheriff's deputy who was out on a call about a drug overdose when a bear seemingly fell out of the sky onto his patrol car, causing the car to crash into an embankment, flip over, and catch fire.
The FBI put out a request for proposals last month seeking a contractor that will trawl social media to identify potential threats to American interests — something that Facebook and Twitter explicitly prohibit any third party from doing.
Remember how the Board of Supervisors was talking about banning all sidewalk delivery robots two years ago? Well that didn't happen, and instead, like with the scooter debacle, the city has simply come up with permitting system.
Outside Lands (OSL) is just a day-and-change away, which means Golden Gate Park will, again, be inundated with gastronomes, comedians, and, of course, more musical acts than you can shake a mic stand at.
San Franciscans who patronize Soul Cycle and Equinox gyms are facing a moral quandary over their fitness choices this week after it was revealed that Equinox Fitness owner Stephen Ross was hosting a high-ticket fundraiser for President Trump in the Hamptons.
Boulevard chef Nancy Oakes and Marlowe/Park Tavern restaurateur Anna Weinberg are joining forces to reimagine Tosca Cafe as something in between the legendary dive bar it once was and the polished culinary destination it became.
As of late Wednesday, Outside Lands was cleared to become the first major event in San Francisco — and the first big music festival in the country — to sanction on-site sales and consumption of cannabis.
A fiery crash in San Jose claimed one life, an East Bay congressman is trying to address near-miss incidents at SFO, and Rep. Eric Swalwell held an emotional town hall on gun control.
SFist has done a lot of these fests — ten of them, in fact, all but 2018's — so allow us to give you some tips and highlights, in our role as old pros.
SF's newly installed top federal prosecutor just announced a year-long operation to target drug and sex traffickers in the Tenderloin, and a brush fire in Oakley has already burned one structure.
Local drag star Juanita MORE! and friends Dulce de Leche and Mutha Chucka are kicking off a new series of "Gayme Nights" in the downstairs Peace Lounge at the Hotel Zeppelin Wednesday evening.
The first legal challenge to Oakland’s new tenant relocation payment law has been denied, but an appeal could undo San Francisco’s version of the measure.
A man who was injured underneath a westbound BART train at Montgomery Station Wednesday morning led to significant systemwide delays — including a significant backup in West Oakland for SF-bound riders.
Bathed in meticulously pointed, multi-chromatic stage lighting, fingers dancing atop various string instruments, FKJ put his usual spell on the sold-out crowd at The Warfield last night, his second-to-last US tour stop.
Gamer streaming company Twitch told employees on Wednesday that they were welcome to work from home, and the SFPD is investigating a possibly credible threat at the company's downtown SF headquarters.
Zookeepers at the Oakland Zoo and fans among zoo-goers are mourning the loss of the zoo's senior lion, Leonard, who had to be euthanized on Sunday. He was 19, and had been suffering from kidney trouble and arthritis.
A man convicted of raping 25 women in the Bay Area in 1980s recently became eligible for the state’s new Elderly Parole Program, and is getting a parole hearing Wednesday, much to the horror of his many victims.
More details reveal the SFPD's knowledge of Bryan Carmody's profession, a homicide investigation in Livermore, and KPIX retraces the steps of the Gilroy gunman.
California's largest recycler shuts down, a state law will make it much harder to an appeal a Navigation Center, and Joe Panik is leaving the Giants.
While the relatively low number of wildfires across Northern California in July may seem like a good thing, a forecast from the National Interagency Fire Center suggests the opposite.
A man and a woman exiting the Downtown Berkeley BART station Monday night/early Tuesday were stabbed by an assailant who has not been located. Both victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds.
In their first public statement since the shooting, the family of Santino William Legan says they are finding it "impossible to reconcile this with the son we thought we knew."
