SF News Sunday Links: PG&E Outage Leaves 3,600 Without Power in Outer Richmond/Seacliff Oakland will begin issuing real citations from its speed cameras Monday instead of warnings; an SF tech worker named Alysa Liu had her Instagram account suspended for being an imposter; and 3,600 PG&E customers in the Outer Richmond/Seacliff lost power Sunday.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Forty-Foot Tree Lands on Two Teslas on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale Anthropic released a list of top 10 jobs with the most tasks that could be completed using AI; the statue of the 45-foot woman on Market Street will be here through October; and fortunately no one was seriously injured when a large tree landed on highway 101 in Sunnyvale Thursday.
SF News Saturday Links: Toddler Fatally Struck, Adult Injured, While Crossing Street in Mission Bay The US and Israel launched a targeted strike against Iran Saturday, who said it will retaliate; the names were released of the sheriff’s deputies who fatally shot East Bay musician Anthony Ant earlier this month; and a two-year-old was killed while crossing the street in SF’s Mission Bay Friday.
SF News Sunday Links: Local Activists Remove Controversial Fence Blocking Access to Daly City Beach 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.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Teddy Bear Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o Tells Kids How to Find Knives, Pills California Governor Gavin Newsom is sounding very biblical these days; Trump is reversing tariffs on coffee, avocados, and several other food products; and a consumer advocacy group warns parents about the dangers of toys that use AI chatbots.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Apartment Fire Erupts in SF’s North Beach, Quickly Contained by SFFD Surfers were met with 40-foot waves on the opening day of surf season in Mavericks, California; take part in a hyphy video shoot at Powell Station Saturday; and no injuries were reported after an apartment fire in North Beach Friday.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Muir Woods Reopens Through November 1, Entry Fees Waived The National Weather Service is forecasting 20-foot sneaker waves and rip tides this weekend; the one remaining Walgreens pharmacy in the Mission has an average 45-minute line; and some of Muir Woods National Park’s operational partners pitched in to reopen the park for ten days.
SF News Ex-SJPD Officer Who Allegedly Punched Woman in 2021 DUI Road Rage Incident Skirts Charges A former San Jose police officer charged with DUI after a 2021 road-rage incident — with a child in his car — is avoiding prosecution through a military diversion program. He reportedly punched a woman in a violent case prosecutors say the law wasn’t meant to cover.
SF News Sunday Links: Trump’s DC Parade Falls Flat as Crowd Leaves Before Speeches Begin, 'Log-Jamming' Exits The gunman in the politically motivated Minnesota assassination is still believed to be in the Midwest; SFPD apprehended a hit-and-run driver during Saturday's No Kings protest; and Trump's military parade was a bit lackluster with attendees leaving early.
SF News Chelsea Manning To Get Gender Reassignment Surgery: 'I Hope This Sets A Precedent' After a battle with the US Army dating back to her 2013 imprisonment on espionage charges, Chelsea Manning (born Bradley Manning) has finally won permission to receive gender reassignment surgery. As CNN reports,
SF News Bay Area Woman Becomes First Openly Gay Servicewoman Killed In Combat, In Afghanistan News broke late Tuesday that Air Force Major Adrianna Vorderbruggen, 36, a recent transplant to the San Francisco Bay Area, had become the first openly gay US military servicewoman to be killed in
