SF News Nima Momeni, Convicted of Killing Bob Lee Over 18 Months Ago, Sees Sentencing Delayed Again The sentencing of Nima Momeni, who was convicted in late 2024 of the 2023 stabbing murder of tech founder Bob Lee, has been delayed once more as his new attorney argues there was racial or ethnic bias at play in his trial.
SF News Weekly Anti-Trump Protest Outside SF’s Tesla Showroom Still Going Strong, Much to Neighbors’ Ire Since launching in early 2025, the anti-Trump protest at Van Ness and O’Farrell has consistently drawn a crowd every Saturday at noon, and some nearby residents are apparently fed up with the noise, as the city has received hundreds of complaints this year.
SF News Humpday Headlines: SF Supervisors Approve Drug-Free Housing Ordinance The SF Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance to require sobriety for supportive housing; the capsized pontoon boat sank in an unusually deep part of the Bay; and Oakland street vendors are protesting a crackdown.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Man Arrested After Leaving Large Bag of Meth in Ride-Hail Vehicle A woman was struck by a train in Santa Rosa; a San Francisco man was arrested for allegedly starting a fire near Union Square then assaulting firefighters attempting to extinguish the fire; and SFPD arrested a Sacramento man who left a large bag of meth in a ride-hail vehicle.
SF News Three Missing, at Least One Dead After Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz A pontoon-type boat carrying around 20 people sank in San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon, possibly after a vessel fire, and at least one person is dead and three others are missing — updated from two.
Arts & Entertainment Popular ‘Pursuit’ Game Kicks Off With Monthlong, Citywide Scavenger Hunt San Francisco's monthlong Pursuit scavenger hunt kicked off Saturday, inviting anyone to join a citywide search for hidden clues and puzzles after drawing more than 2,000 participants in last year's game
Business & Tech Group of Employees Sues Meta Saying AI Wrongly Targeted Those on Legitimate Leave for Layoffs A group of 26 employees of Meta who were all informed in May, along with around 8,000 others, that they would be laid off, are suing the company saying that an AI system disproportionately targeted those on medical or family leave for layoffs.
SF News SF Sheriff’s Deputy Charged After Caught on Camera Allegedly Groping Inmate Amid two federal lawsuits against the SF Sheriff’s Office over alleged mistreatment of female inmates, a deputy was charged with battery and misdemeanor assault after she allegedly asked a female inmate if she had implants then touched her breast.
Business & Tech Four SF Grocery Outlet Stores Are Now Using Facial Recognition Software at Entrances Grocery Outlet has begun installing technology at several Bay Area locations, which stores images of customers’ faces alongside security camera footage and compares it against a “watchlist” with info about suspected criminal activity shared by other retailers.
SF News Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car On Sixth Street A man who was struck by a vehicle early Tuesday in SoMa has succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, marking the city's 12th pedestrian death of the year to date.
SF News PG&E Warns of Possible Power Shutoffs In East Bay, Marin, Due to Coming Winds Hot, dry conditions and some incoming high winds mean that PG&E is warning of potential PSPS events in the next two days for multiple counties, including three in the Bay Area.
SF News Trans March Organizers Protest Police Overreach, Seek for Charges to Be Dropped Against Vandalism Suspects Organizers of this year's Trans March say that the events that unfolded during and after the march were an example of clear police overreach, and they are seeking policy change from city leaders as well as the dropping of charges against four individuals.
Business & Tech Uber Is Blaming Waymo For July 4th Traffic Fiasco In SF As San Francisco city leaders continue to assess what went wrong on the night of July 4th to create such a traffic mess around the Marina and Presidio, a letter from Uber points to a few key obstructions caused by — you guessed it — Waymo.
SF News Missing SF Man Left Home Without Glasses, Shirt, Leaving Family Deeply Concerned The family of 41-year-old Ray Whidden, who hasn’t been seen since last Thursday, fear an altercation occurred before he went missing because he left his shirt and broken glasses at home, without which he’s almost clinically blind.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SF Could Double Number of Speed Cameras SF supervisors are considering a resolution to double the number of speed cameras in town; passenger traffic continues to be down at Oakland Airport; and there are 1,200 tickets for sale for the World Cup Final priced over $7K.
SF News Day Around the Bay: More Sunsets, Please Oakland police fatally shot a person whom they say was armed in East Oakland; a coalition of top economists say the country needs to prepare now for the coming massive impacts of AI on the economy; and the Bay Area has seen stunning sunsets the last few nights, will there be more?
SF News Five Live SFPD Drone Feeds Were Publicly Available Online for Six Months Two researchers discovered a public web link to five SFPD drone cameras with live feeds of active arrests and investigations, as well as the faces and other identifying info of bystanders, and it was active for six months before it was taken down.
SF News Wildfire Breaks Out In Sonoma County East of Santa Rosa, Grows to 14 Acres A brush fire erupted Monday in the Kenwood area of Sonoma County, southeast of Santa Rosa and several miles north of Glen Ellen, and quickly grew to 14 acres.
SF News Why So Many Girls and Young Women Can't Escape Sex Trafficking on Oakland's International Boulevard Victims of sex trafficking on Oakland's International Boulevard often struggle to escape, while recent changes to a state loitering law intended to protect sex workers have made it more difficult for police to pursue traffickers.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Car Plows Into HopMonk Tavern In Novato, Damaging Building The popular Novato tavern and music venue HopMonk was damaged in a traffic collision Monday morning, but it sounds like the business is still trying to make it open tonight.
SF News Three Oakland Men to Stand Trial For Robbery and Murder of Los Angeles Gym Owner After a well known gym owner was gunned down in his own Bel-Air driveway in what seemed to be a randomly targeted robbery gone wrong, three suspects allegedly fled to Oakland. They would later be arrested, and not long after, the gym owner died and they now face trial for his murder.
SF Politics Great Highway Would Need New Traffic Lights If Reopened to Cars, Costing $13.2 Million Before Upper Great Highway closed to vehicles in 2024, the roadway's traffic signals needed to be replaced at a cost now estimated at $13.2 million, compared with the $700,000 the city spent to install Sunset Dunes Park.
SF News Video: Grandfather Tossed 8 Feet In the Air By Charging Bison In Yellowstone A 65-year-old man who was reportedly out on a walk with his grandson was charged by a bull bison and tossed in the air like a ragdoll Friday, even though he had not been standing anywhere near the animal.
SF News Hang Glider Crashes Onto Fort Funston Beach Day After Paragralider Collides With Daly City Cliff Two different glider pilots were recently rescued in separate incidents, as a hang glider crash-landed at Fort Funston Saturday, and a paraglider collided with a cliff face in Daly City Friday.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Oakland City Council to Mull New Coliseum Sale Terms The Oakland City Council is meeting to discuss new proposed sale terms for the Coliseum property; muggy weather is expected to persist around the Bay; and a lawsuit is moving forward against United Airlines over window seats sold with no window.
