SF News Day Around the Bay: Oakland, San Jose Airports Receive Millions For Infrastructure Repair San Francisco Giants ace pitcher Logan Webb named NL Pitcher of the Month, pop star Taylor Swift weds Travis Kelce at Madison Square Gardens, and extreme heat causes shutdown at Trump's Great State Fair.
Arts & Entertainment Fillmore Jazz Festival Returns This Weekend, Spanning 11 Blocks With 30+ Acts After briefly facing cancellation in 2025 over a funding shortfall, the annual Fillmore Jazz Festival returns this weekend with two days of free live performances, food vendors, and merchants along Fillmore Street for its 4th of July tradition dating back to 1986
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Own a Piece of Shuggie's, Via Their Auction Anchor Brewing shows more signs of life, Bar Skula debuts in Oakland as a "remix" of Luka's Taproom and Sidebar, and Shuggie's is auctioning off all its funky, Vegas-y decor, all in This Week In Food.
SF News California DMV Orders Thousands to Retake Written Test Within 30 Days or Lose Licenses Around 11,000 drivers in California received a vague letter from the DMV that their written test results showed “irregularities” — just days after it was announced that the DMV and other state agencies had begun using Anthropic’s Claude AI tools.
SF Politics Democratic Operative Alexis Podesta Wore a Wire In FBI Probe In Sacramento A well known Democratic figure in Sacramento, Alexis Podesta, reportedly wore a wire as part of her cooperation with federal investigators as they homed in on former Newsom chief of staff Dana Williamson.
SF News SFPD to Boost Patrols Ahead of World Cup Watch Parties, July 4th Fireworks City officials are preparing for large crowds with extra police presence this weekend due to Saturday’s epic fireworks show and numerous World Cup watch parties, and they're urging residents to expect traffic delays and to take public transit.
SF Politics Newsom to Give 'Declaration of Election Independence' Speech to Upstage Trump on July 4th Governor Gavin Newsom, in his latest gambit to gain national attention ahead of a likely presidential run, will be airing a speech on Saturday, July 4th, in an attempt to both upstage and push back on President Trump and his attacks on elections.
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.
