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Family of Shooting Victim Samantha Emge Not Satisfied With Accidental Death Narrative

The young woman who was shot, police initially said accidentally, in a Sunset District apartment two weeks ago, was in a sometimes rocky relationship with the man who shot her. Her family says police need to investigate the case further.

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Former SF Resident Visiting From LA Found Dead After Leaving Martuni’s

Sharbel Saker, a former SF resident who had worked at Fisherman’s Wharf prior to moving to LA last year, was found dead early Friday near Market and Page streets after reportedly leaving Martuni’s piano bar on mid-Market.

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Humpday Headlines: Oakland Apartment Fire Displaces Residents, Kills Cat

An apartment fire in Oakland displaced some residents and left one cat dead; Livermore city leaders want to build their own alternative to a BART extension; and Eric Swalwell pushes back on online "misconduct" rumors.

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Day Around the Bay: Southwest Airlines Now Offers Flights Out of Sonoma County Airport

An SF man was found guilty of kicking a small dog multiple times in the hallway of an SRO; Iran agreed to Trump’s two-week ceasefire; and Southwest Airlines is now flying out of Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa.

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Nanny Arrested at SFO For Allegedly Charging $60,000 on Former Boss’s Credit Card

An SF woman was arrested at SFO and taken into custody by Tiburon police last week on suspicion of racking up $60,000 in fraudulent charges on her former boss’s credit card for extravagant purchases including international travel, luxury hotels, and spa services.

SF Politics

SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder Extends Leave of Absence to June 30

San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who has not been present for board or committee meetings since mid-March, just submitted a request to the Board of Supervisors to extend her leave of absence for mental health reasons.

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Person Injured After 100-Year-Old Russian Hill Elevator Falls Three Floors

An elevator malfunction in SF's Russian Hill Monday caused it to plunge three stories with someone inside before the emergency brakes abruptly stopped the free fall, sending the person to the hospital with moderate to severe injuries.

Arts & Entertainment

Stern Grove 2026 Lineup Includes Patti LaBelle, Violent Femmes, Public Enemy, and Al Green

The Stern Grove free summer concert lineup landed today, and like last year, it's an impressive array of young and established talent, with a couple of truly iconic R&B legends and a pioneering rap group to finish out the season.

SF Politics

New California Law Would Open Up Conversion Therapy Practitioners to Malpractice Lawsuits

California's novel solution to the Supreme Court's rejection of LGBTQ conversion therapy bans, which could be replicated elsewhere, is a law that would allow for greater civil damages through malpractice lawsuits for those pursuing the discredited practice.

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SoMa Residents Demand More Housing, Redistribution of Shelters to Other Neighborhoods

Residents filed a civil rights complaint, alleging the city treats western SoMa as a “containment zone” for poverty despite recent legislation, and they’re asking the state to decertify Lurie's upzoning plan.

SF Politics

New DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Threatens to Remove Customs From SFO, Other Sanctuary City Airports

Newly installed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says that airports in sanctuary cities shouldn't have the privilege of processing international passengers, if they don't want to cooperate with ICE and Border Patrol.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Chronicle Critics Unveil Another Arbitrarily Ranked Top 100

There is probably an editor over at the Chronicle who thinks that making the Top 100 a ranked list is controversial and fun, sparking conversation and argument. But it's actually just deeply misguided and insulting to chefs. Period.

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Five-Year-Old Drowns In Lake Shasta

A five-year-old boy drowned in Lake Shasta Monday; a fuel spill shut down all southbound lanes of I-880 in Oakland this morning; and a 53-year-old suspect has pleaded not guilty to $225K in copper wire thefts on the Peninsula.

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Day Around the Bay: SF Police Are Cracking Down on Scofflaw Cyclists

SF police are issuing citations to cyclists who blow red lights and such; the city is about to lose 450 shelter beds in the Tenderloin; and Trump escalated his war rhetoric against Iran even further today.

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Attorney In Wrongful Death Suit For Oakland Math Teacher Says Police Treated Girlfriend as Suspect

New details from last year’s fatal police chase in East Oakland revealed that police may have treated Marvin Boomer’s girlfriend Nina Woodruff, who was also a bystander seriously injured in the crash, as a suspect and failed to give her treatment at the scene.

SF Politics

127 SF City Workers Get Pink Slips, With Another Possible 370 to Go

SF Mayor Daniel Lurie began making layoffs this week, as promised, in order to address the city's ongoing budget woes, and over 100 workers across 18 departments got their layoff notices Monday.

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Photos: The 2026 Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race Down Vermont Street

The other festive, SF-specific Easter Sunday tradition besides the Hunky Jesus Contest in Dolores Park is of course the Bring Your Own Big Wheel race down the actual crookedest street, Vermont Street.

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SF Fire Truck Collides With F-Line Streetcar on Embarcadero

A historic streetcar got T-boned by a San Francisco fire truck Monday morning, and it's unclear how the crash happened or whether anyone was injured.

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Video: SFPD Uses Drone to Track Robbery/Auto Burglary Suspects, Four Suspects Arrested

San Francisco police, looking to show off the drone technology that has been helping them to make arrests without engaging in unsafe chases, just released drone video of one recent pursuit and arrest.

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SFPD Chief Tries to Downplay Rise In Homicides Since the New Year

The first three months of 2026 were significantly more murderous in San Francisco than the same three months a year earlier. There was, in fact, a 250% uptick in homicides, year over year, and SF Police Chief Derrick Lew is trying to emphasize that other types of crime remain down.

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British Tourist Goes Missing After Arriving at SFO, Footage Shows Man Meeting Her

The family of Katherine Kerwood, a 21-year-old woman from the UK who landed at SFO for a solo tour of Northern California last Tuesday, are searching for her whereabouts after her phone went silent Friday and they learned she never checked into her hostel when she landed.

Arts & Entertainment

Crowds Pack In at Sunny Dolores Park to See 'Renewable Energy Jesus' Crowned the Winner of Hunky Jesus 2026

It was a warm and sunny Easter Sunday in San Francisco, and once again the northern half of Dolores Park was elbow-to-elbow and blanket-to-blanket with spectators for the annual Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary contests.

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Monday Morning Headlines: 'Equipment Problem' Causes Delays, Smoke at Embarcadero Station

BART had some delays Sunday night due to an equipment problem and smoke situation at Embarcadero Station; there were two non-fatal shootings in SF on Saturday; and Trump has endorsed Steve Hilton for CA Governor.

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Sunday Links: SF Jury Convicts Woman Who Punched Social Workers, Yanked Out One’s Hair

People are hiking two miles up Mount Tam for a pancake breakfast; a Berkeley High graduate is awaiting a heart transplant in LA; and a woman was convicted for assaulting two social workers serving free coffee at an SRO.

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Historic Camron-Stanford House on Lake Merritt Damaged in Fire Amid Efforts to Reopen After Closure

The historic Camron-Stanford House on Oakland’s Lake Merritt, which has been closed since its lease expired in 2024, was damaged in a fire early Saturday, but firefighters were able control the blaze in less than an hour.