San Francisco Unified School District officials announced Sunday evening that teachers will go on strike Monday after their demands weren't met and city leaders unsuccessfully pleaded for a 72-hour pause, with negotiations starting back up at noon on Monday.
Activists from a group called Contra-ICE stealthily handed out over 15,000 towels at Levi’s Stadium Sunday, which featured the message “ICE Out” and a bunny illustration by acclaimed artist Lalo Alcaraz to coincide with Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance.
In the wake of Trump attaching his name to the Kennedy Center and firing several board members — resulting in a cascading stream of cancellations, SF Ballet fans are urging the company to cancel its stop at the center in May during its upcoming 'Mere Mortals' tour.
US military personnel said they’re being pressured by MAGA-loving superiors to watch the new ‘Melania’ doc against their will; Seattle Seahawks fans were all over the place Saturday; and the controversial fence blocking beach access in Daly City has been removed by activists.
A few dozen supporters showed up for Saturday’s decidedly unironic “March for Billionaires” protest, which was evenly matched by several members of the press and a group of activists one-upping the sympathizers with a satirical “March for Trillionaires” rally.
This week: peak magnolia season, a library in the woods, fashion-forward utility wear, and the ethereal art of Christopher Burch. Also, local designers partner up with the NFL, the artist behind the Super Bowl 60 art, the return of Falafelland, and commemorating beans.
A large fire in San Bruno was preceded by a fatal shooting believed to be a homicide Friday; the California job market is currently one of the worst in the nation; and SOMArts is inviting the community for a discussion on the state of the arts in San Francisco.
Newsom told Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill “Go f- yourself” this week; Kid Rock is headlining Turning Point USA’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show; and the San Francisco Unified School District cancelled classes Monday, as a deal has yet to be made.
During a hearing on self-driving vehicles in Washington DC Wednesday, a Waymo executive said that remote workers as far away as the Philippines are guiding the robotaxis when they encounter difficult situations, leading lawmakers to accuse the company of putting the American people at risk.
BottleRock just got a punk-ass little sibling breathing down its neck on Memorial Day weekend, as a festival called Punk in the Park is coming to Vallejo, with a beer tasting area, plus the Adicts, Dead Kennedys, and the Exploited.
Celebrities are dining about town for Super Bowl week, a gluten-free Italian restaurant comes to the Richmond, and a bakery expands in North Beach, all in This Week in Food.
Stage lights were being hung, carpets were being vacuumed, and the bars were being stocked with booze Friday as the grand dame of San Francisco historic movie palaces, the Castro Theatre, reemerges from a two-year renovation.
Indiefest is back for 2026, and a team of burlesque beauties will 'Bare to be Stupid’ with Indiefest's West Coast premiere of the ‘Weird Al’-themed burlesque documentary ‘Tight & Nerdy’ Saturday night.
The three men accused in the killing of security guard Kevin Nishita while he was on the job and protecting a KRON4 news crew have all pleaded guilty, though only the one who pulled the trigger is being charged with murder.
The Mission Street block where some of the Tenderloin's and Sixth Street's drug activity moved to last year was the scene of an apparent homicide Friday morning.
Six years after a splashy opening in West Oakland and five years after getting national attention and a Food & Wine Best New Chefs honor, pitmaster Matt Horn's Bay Area businesses are now all closed.
The cash-strapped BART system has revealed its ‘doomsday scenario’ of drastic service cuts if a November transit tax measure doesn’t pass, with as many as 15 stations potentially closing, and service stopping at 9 pm every night.
Over the last month, two human skulls and other remains have been discovered in different remote locations in Monterey County, and a dead body was also found this week. Is this the work of a serial killer, or just a gruesome coincidence?
The SF teachers' union and the school district failed to reach a deal Thursday night; rain may be coming back to the Bay next week; and Trump posted an extremely racist video of the Obamas appearing as apes in a jungle on social media, then removed it.
Levi’s Stadium was ranked as the worst of all Super Bowl host stadiums; the “Epstein didn't kill himself” crowd just got some new evidence to bolster their case; and the organizer of the March for Billionaires has identified himself.
The grass must seem greener in Fremont for ex-Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell, who quit his Oakland post in October, and now four months later is suddenly taking the job to be Fremont Chief of Police.
The 49ers might get their 2026 season opener in the prime-time Thursday Night Football slot. But the game will be in Melbourne, Australia, which is about a 16-hour flight each way, and Niners players are none too thrilled.
Anyone hanging around or walking by the Ferry Building on Wednesday afternoon was treated to a surprise a capella performance featuring injured 49ers tight end George Kittle, and actor Adam Devine.
We now have a few more details about what exactly happened at the home near Dolores Park in late November where a man was assaulted and tied up inside his home while a home invader, who posed as a delivery person, robbed him of $13 million in cryptocurrency.
Without question the best free SF Super Bowl concert is Friday’s NPR Tiny Desk show with Goapele, Souls of Mischief, P-Lo, and Ruby Ibarra. But it requires an RSVP, and organizers aren’t saying how to get one.
