SF News Day Around the Bay: Oakland Ranked Worst In Nation For Driving A new study ranks Oakland as the worst city in the US for driving; an Oakland McDonald's is the subject of a strike by employees over rodents; and Jack Dorsey has departed the board of Bluesky.
SF Politics New California Bill Would Eliminate or Severely Curtail Self-Checkout, In Hopes of Reducing Shoplifting A SoCal state Senator is pushing a new bill that would eliminate self-checkout from many stores in California, under the reasoning that self-checkout is responsible for a whole lot of shoplifting, and to keep more human cashiers employed.
SF News Mayor Breed Touts New Numbers Saying SF Tents and Encampments at a Five-Year Low London Breed’s office is making a big to-do over the latest city numbers that indicate tent encampments are at a five-year low, and while these numbers vary wildly over time, it does look like the trend line is going in a positive direction.
SF News Family Fears the Worst After Man Goes Missing While Staying In SF's Tenderloin A 30-year-old North Carolina man who had come to San Francisco to audition for a band has been missing for six days, and his family is afraid that foul play may have befallen their loved one.
SF News Gavin Newsom Trumpets Record California Tourism Spending; Critics Say It’s Just Driven by Inflation California Governor Gavin Newsom climbed atop the Golden Gate Bridge to tout the supposedly record-breaking $150 billion tourism dollars spent statewide in 2023, but cynics point out that may just be because of inflation-driven higher prices.
SF News [Update] Swarm of Cops on SF's Sixth Street Looking for Shooting Suspect, Who Is Still at Large Some sort of raid or major police action was happening Monday afternoon at a residential building on Sixth Street between Market and Mission streets.
SF News Jetway Collapses at SFO, Damaging Hawaiian Airlines Jet A jet bridge collapsed last Thursday at SFO, just before a deplaning process was about to begin for an arriving Hawaiian Airlines flight from Maui.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink 36-Year-Old Haight Street Bar Hobson’s Choice Is Closing Permanently Another punch in the gut to the SF bar scene, as the owner of Upper Haight rum bar Hobson’s Choice has announced the place is closing, though the establishment’s final day has not yet been determined.
SF News Warming Trend Could Bring Beach Days By End of Week A welcome week of balmy May weather is in store, with an area of high pressure that should ensure the marine layer stays at Bay for a couple of beach-worthy days.
SF News US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Bay Area Today There may be a motorcade or two complicating traffic near Moscone Center Monday afternoon, as Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will be downtown to give a keynote at the RSA Conference.
SF News 61-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot While Driving Minivan By Oakland's Lake Merritt A 61-year-old man was shot and killed Sunday, just before noon, along the shore of Lake Merritt in Oakland, near the county courthouse.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Lightning Strikes NorCal Mobile Home A Hayward man has been arrested for an April murder; lightning struck a home in a mobile home park in Placer County on Saturday; and four people were rescued in Tomales Bay on Sunday after their boat capsized.
SF News Sunday Links: Bay Area Celebrates Cinco de Mayo Check out these events around the Bay Area to celebrate Cinco de Mayo; but watch out for increased police patrols to prevent sideshows; and a 3.4M earthquake struck the Humboldt County coast Sunday morning.
SF News More Than 1,000 Sea Lions Gathered at SF's Pier 39 This Week, the Largest Herd in Over a Decade Drawn to giant schools of anchovies and herrings in the Bay, record numbers of sea lions are stopping by the SF waterfront before heading to SoCal to mate, to the delight of tourists and locals.
SF News Saturday Links: Unusual May Rain in Bay Area Prompts Flood Warnings Saturday's rain was almost an inch in downtown SF, but should clear out by nighttime; a woman was busted for running an illegal gambling ring in the Tenderloin; and a rat infestation shut down an Oakland McDonald's.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Gov. Newsom Gets Federal Funding to Help With Big Sur Highway 1 Repairs Governor Gavin Newsom plans to reopen the collapsed portion of Highway 1 near Big Sur by Memorial Day weekend; a police standoff with a suspect in the North Bay has shut I-80; and you can adopt pets for free at SF and Berkeley shelters this weekend.
Arts & Entertainment 'Funny Girl' at the Orpheum Is Carried By the Star Power of Its Very Talented Lead Some shows are made or broken by their lead actor, and that is certainly the case with 'Funny Girl', the recent Broadway revival of which is now on tour and opened this week at SF's Orpheum Theatre.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Go Duck Yourself Opens Its Dining Room The Slanted Door is no more (at the Ferry Building at least), Go Duck Yourself is open for dining in Bernal Heights, and a new "beach bistro" is coming to the Outer Sunset.
Arts & Entertainment Mayor Breed Proposes ‘Entertainment Zone’ Where Bars Can Sell Open Containers for Outdoor Events SF Mayor London Breed’s latest gambit to get you to please go downtown and spend money again is her new proposed “entertainment zone” where establishments can sell alcohol to street patrons, and the first of these could be on the Financial District’s Front Street.
Arts & Entertainment SF’s Three-Legged Dog Picnic Aims to Set World Record for Largest Gathering of Three-Legged Pups This Summer This year’s annual “Tri-Pawed Picnic” meetup for three-legged dogs hopes to unleash an all-time record, as the event is gearing up to set the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of three-legged dogs ever in one place.
Arts & Entertainment Watch: Yet Another Brood of Baby Falcon Chicks Has a Nest Cam, This One on Alcatraz Island It’s a baby falcon bonanza this spring for those who love fluffy little raptors, as a second peregrine falcon livestream is now up and running from a nest on Alcatraz, and the mama falcon there was actually born to Berkeley falcon Annie in 2018.
SF News Nancy Pelosi Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom Alongside Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is receiving the highest civilian honor from President Biden at the White House Friday afternoon, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Arts & Entertainment Saturday’s How Weird Street Faire Abruptly ‘Postponed,’ Not Even 48 Hours Before the Event Saturday's 25th annual How Weird Street Fair will not be held on Saturday, as organizers suddenly blame a bad weekend weather forecast, and will “postpone” the event until maybe June.
SF News Shootout With Suspect Leaves Two San Jose Police Officers Injured, One Critically Two San Jose police officers engaged in a shootout Thursday night with a suspect which left the suspect and both officers injured.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Mayor Responds to Protest, Adds Funding For City Clinic to Bond Measure SF Mayor London Breed said that funding would be added for City Clinic in her proposed bond measure; the USPS is offering a reward in connection with a mail carrier robbery in Oakland; and thousands turned out for Downtown First Thursdays.