SF News Castro Hate Crime Suspect Claims Eggs Were Thrown at His Car Castro hate-crime suspect Hans Haken is due back in court today for a preliminary hearing, at which we expect to learn more about his defense in a May 16 vandalism and assault incident.
SF News Elderly Driver Strikes, Injures Adult and Child Near SF’s Chinatown, Nob Hill An adult and a child in a stroller were injured after they were struck by an elderly driver on Sacramento near Powell Street on the edge of SF’s Chinatown.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Drone Pilots Face Stiff Fines Around Golden Gate Fireworks It's been one year since the deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto; the Marin County Fair kicked off Wednesday; and drone pilots face $100K fines if caught operating near the Golden Gate Bridge during Saturday's fireworks.
SF News Day Around the Bay: US Men's Team Triumphs In Santa Clara The church fire on Monday in Pac Heights was likely caused by construction work; Alameda County warns of higher fines for illegal fireworks; and the US men's team triumphed over Bosnia-Herzegovina to advance to the Round of 16.
SF sports Mill Valley Swimmer Begins Quest to Become First Person to Swim Entire California Coast Marathon swimmer Catherine Breed began her 900-mile swim down California’s coast from the Oregon border Wednesday where she’ll swim for five hours a day with the goal of reaching the Mexican border by November.
SF News Charges Filed In Pride Weekend Shooting and Stabbing Incidents, Trans March Vandalism San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced charges today against six individuals relating to several separate incidents that occurred over Pride Weekend in the city.
Bay Area Sports World Cup Watch Parties Canceled at Mission Bay's SPARK Social Following Shooting SPARK Social, the food-truck zone and gathering spot on Mission Bay Boulevard, has announced the cancellation of all upcoming World Cup watch parties following a shooting Tuesday night.
Arts & Entertainment SF Now Has 30 Boozy ‘Entertainment Zones,’ Which Are Boosting Local Businesses Bar and restaurant owners in neighborhoods with active entertainment zones — where alcohol can be sold and consumed in public during street festivals or other designated events — say the zones have contributed to a significant boost in sales.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco-Based Actor and Activist Danny Glover Announces He Has Alzheimer's Disease Actor and activist Danny Glover went on the Today show Wednesday to reveal that he is living with Alzheimer's disease, and has been for four years now.
SF Politics Trans March Organizers Double Down, Say Scott Wiener Was Never In Danger Organizers of the Trans March are not apologizing for the treatment that state Senator and congressional candidate Scott Wiener received last Friday as he passed through the pre-march rally in Dolores Park.
SF Politics Late Senator Dianne Feinstein Honored In Renaming of Federal Office Building at SF’s UN Plaza State and local officials held a ceremony Monday in celebration of the newly renamed Senator Dianne Feinstein Federal Building at 50 United Nations Plaza.
SF News Two Injured In Shooting Outside World Cup Watch Party In SF’s Mission Bay A shooting occurred near a World Cup watch party at Spark Social in SF’s Mission Bay neighborhood Tuesday night following the game, and both victims are expected to survive.
SF News Humpday Headlines: World Cup Watch Party In San Jose Turns Chaotic, Two Stabbed The watch party at San Jose's San Pedro Square Tuesday night turned chaotic; an Amber Alert was issued for a missing three-month-old from the East Bay; and Trump took his first flight on the new Air Force One.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Supe Jackie Fielder to Investigate SFPD’s Response to Stud Alley Block Party President Trump made $1 billion off his cryptocurrency ventures; Jello Biafro is back performing after suffering a stroke in March; and Supervisor Jackie Fielder is looking into the circumstances surrounding Saturday’s Stud Alley block party.
SF sports Mexico-Ecuador World Cup Watch Party In San Jose Expected to Draw Tens of Thousands Fans rooting for Mexico have consistently packed the World Cup watch parties at San Jose’s San Pedro Square, with tonight’s match against Ecuador expected to attract tens of thousands of spectators.
SF News Feds Plan Closure of National Archives Site In Bay Area, Alarming Historians and Genealogists A repository of a significant piece of California history in San Bruno is set to be shuttered by the federal government, and it causing alarm for historians and researchers who wonder where they will need to go to access the trove of genealogical and immigration records.
Business & Tech The ‘AI Elite’ Are Making Even Six-Figure-Earning SF Tech Workers Feel Priced Out Tech workers who moved to San Francisco in recent years and snapped up rental housing — likely contributing to rising prices along the way — are now finding themselves priced out by the new wave of “AI elite” arrivals.
Arts & Entertainment Yes, That Was the Real 'Dancepool' at the SF Pride Parade Pride parade-goers on Sunday may have seen someone in a Deadpool costume dancing skillfully up Market Street, much like the famed Dancepool who appears in the opening of Deadpool & Wolverine. And that was, in fact, the real Dancepool.
SF News Napa County Considers Green Burial Cemetery Proposal as Residents Raise Concerns A company promoting environmentally friendly burials wants to build a new cemetery in Napa County, but county officials and nearby residents are raising concerns about the project's potential environmental and community impacts.
SF Politics Groping Allegation Threatens to Damage Supervisor Candidacy of Manny Yekutiel A man has come forward with an allegation of sexual assault or battery against cafe owner and rising political figure Manny Yekutiel, which was reported to police but which did not result in any arrest or charges.
SF Politics Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Cites Wong Kim Ark Case A Supreme Court precedent from over 100 years ago, in a case brought by a Chinese American man born in San Francisco, was cited multiple times in today's ruling by the court upholding birthright citizenship as guaranteed in the 14th Amendment.
Business & Tech Amazon Robotics Expected to Join Growing Tech and AI Hub In SF’s Design District The Massachusetts-based robotics division of Amazon is close to signing a lease on 250,000 square feet of space in the old Zynga building at 650 Townsend, as SF’s Design District quickly fills up with a variety of AI and tech firms.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Deliberations Resume In GG Bridge Protester Trial The Supreme Court upheld two state laws banning trans athletes in youth sports; jurors have resumed deliberations in the trial of seven protesters who shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024; and SF firefighters contained the three-alarm fire at a church in Pac Heights.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Local Politicos Condemn Treatment of Scott Wiener at Trans March Dozens of Bay Area political figures, including Nancy Pelosi, signed a letter condemning the harassment of Scott Wiener on Friday; CA lawmakers have approved a $351.7B budget; and two major Supreme Court decisions are coming Tuesday.
SF News SF Archdiocese to Pay $400M Settlement, Announces Closure of Specialized St. Brigid Academy The San Francisco Roman Catholic Archdiocese was in the news twice Monday, as news landed that they will be paying a nearly $400 million settlement to sexual abuse survivors, and they announced the closure of SF's St. Brigid Academy.
