SF News Driver Crashes Into Boudin Bakery at SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Injuring Two Two people were hospitalized with injuries that weren’t life-threatening after a driver crashed into the back of Boudin Bakery at Fisherman’s Wharf Thursday.
SF News Semiquincentennial Eve Constitutional: Will the Golden Gate Fireworks Get Fogged Over? San Jose is relocating World Cup watch parties Sunday out of San Pedro Square; SF's Marina District is bracing for massive crowds tomorrow; but the fireworks may not even be visible because of that reliable July 4th fog.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Crowd Sings ‘Take Me Home, Country Road’ to US Team at Final Bay Area World Cup Game The Onion will be airing its long-awaited parody of Alex Jones’s ‘InfoWars’ on Thursdays; an SF pop star named her tour after the Stonestown Galleria; and fans serenaded the US men’s team to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Road,” following their victory Wednesday night.
SF News Ruby Princess, the Notorious Cruise Ship With a Troubled History, Reports Norovirus Outbreak The Ruby Princess cruise ship, which has encountered a string of outbreaks and mishaps in recent years, returned to SF on Thursday after a three-week voyage in which 125 people — about five percent of those onboard — reported norovirus symptoms.
Arts & Entertainment Singer Audra McDonald and Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform at Memorial Concert for Michael Tilson Thomas The San Francisco Symphony announced Wednesday that there will be a memorial concert in October to honor the late Michael Tilson Thomas, who served as music director of the orchestra for a quarter century.
SF Politics Connie Chan Hires SF Labor Leader and Pelosi Ally to Head Campaign For Congress Rudy Gonzalez, a longtime trade union leader who’s SF born-and-raised, has been hired to run Connie Chan’s campaign for US Congress, and he says he’ll be frequently reaching out to ally Nancy Pelosi for guidance.
SF News [Update] Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts on Lesser Charges In Golden Gate Bridge Protester Trial, Deadlocked on Others The jury in the trial of seven protesters who shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in April 2024 returned to deliberations Monday and on Thursday morning they reportedly told the judge they remain deadlocked on two counts.
Arts & Entertainment California Declares May 17 Bruce Lee Day In Honor of Lee's Return to SF From Hong Kong in 1959 May 17 has officially been named Bruce Lee Day, marking the day he returned to San Francisco from Hong Kong at age 18 — as Lee was born here and received birthright citizenship, which led to the launch of his acting and martial arts career in the US.
SF News Sea Lion Pup Found Wandering Streets In Outer Sunset Returns to the Wild Better Nourished A malnourished sea lion pup who was found waddling up the street at 48th Avenue and Irving Street in April and subsequently named Irving was returned to the wild this week following veterinary care.
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.
