SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: San Mateo Teens Detained for Waymo Shenanigans A pair of San Mateo teens were reportedly drinking and shooting projectiles out of a Waymo; Oakland's city council is voting on proposed sex work barriers; and a San Jose pastor was convicted of domestic violence.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Supe Shamann Walton Fined For Accepting Gifts SF Supervisor Shamann Walton was fined for accepting two gifts from nonprofits doing business with the city; questions remain about the condition of Senator Mitch McConnell; and we now have a better look at the damage from Paul Pelosi's alleged hit-and-run.
SF News Over 400 SFO Flights Delayed Monday as FAA Restrictions Continue to Limit Runway Capacity Flight delays at SFO on the Monday following a very busy July 4th weekend were averaging one to two hours, largely due to ground construction as well as FAA restrictions limiting arrivals — made worse by cancellations on the East Coast.
SF News Alleged Gang Members Arrested In East Bay, Linked to Possible Retaliation Against Rival Gang In SF The San Francisco Police Department issued a somewhat vague press release Monday referring to some unspecified "Bay Area homicides that were possibly related to San Francisco gang members," and a possible act of retaliation by rivals.
SF News SF Muni Should Admit They Can Not Handle Large Crowds at High-Demand Events The fiasco that was the public transit offering for Saturday night's fireworks in San Francisco did not need to be such a fiasco, and it was clearly a case of over-promising on the part of the SFMTA.
Business & Tech Outer Sunset Couple and Former Fitness App Execs Launch Real-Time Fog Tracker A local couple who designed and co-founded the Strava fitness tool has released a new interactive app that utilizes real-time weather data along with user reports to track the Bay Area’s fog.
SF News Squatters Occupy Slain UC Berkeley Professor’s Home, Allegedly Sell Family’s Belongings The family of Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who was fatally shot in Greece last July and his ex-wife died by suicide last month — leaving behind 11-year-old twins, have been trying to evict squatters from the family’s Berkeley home since December.
SF News Viral Video Shows Woman Stuck Under BART Entry Gates A woman who was clearly attempting to evade paying a fare became stuck under a BART entry gate at a San Francisco station last week, and a BART agent took some video of the situation that has since gone viral.
SF News Illegal Fireworks Ignite Tree, Damage Vehicles In East Oakland Neighborhood An East Oakland family saw two of their vehicles damaged by a fire that was sparked by illegal fireworks Saturday night.
SF News Passenger Films Waymo Driving Through Lit Firework, Another Empty Robotaxi Catches Fire As SF residents have come to expect, Waymo did its part to contribute to the July 4th chaos Saturday when at least two of its robotaxis drove through lit fireworks, with an empty vehicle catching fire and a passenger filming the other.
SF News Post-Holiday Headlines: Fireworks Muni Situation Was Insane The SFMTA couldn't really handle the demand for bus shuttles for Saturday's fireworks; Major Lazer turned Stern Grove into a rave on Sunday; and Tahoe has been seeing teen beach takeovers, too.
Bay Area Sports Folarin Balogun's Red Card Suspension Overturned, USMNT Star Striker Will Face Belgium in R16 World Cup Match FIFA officials sent shockwaves through the world of professional soccer on Sunday by announcing the suspension of USMNT star striker Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-game red-card ban. Balogun can now play in tomorrow's highly-anticipated Round of 16 knockout round match against Belgium in Seattle.
SF News San Francisco General Seeks Public Help to Identify Mystery Patient Staff at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are asking for the public's assistance to identify a mystery patient admitted to the hospital on June 29. Presently unconscious and unable to communicate, ZSFG is hoping photos of the man's face and tattoos will help lead to his identification.
SF News Sunday Links: Fog, Traffic Snuff Spectacle of Golden Gate Bridge Fourth of July Fireworks A California man pleads guilty to sending "imposter ransom demand" to the family of Nancy Guthrie, small earthquakes struck Gilroy and Aromas, and Beyonce drops her first new music since 2024.
SF News Paul Pelosi Facing Possible Charges After Alleged Hit-And-Run In Napa County Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, may face hit-and-run charges following an incident in Napa County on Friday afternoon. Napa County Sheriff’s Deputies allege Pelosi crashed into a parked car, briefly stopped, then drove away.
SF News FCC Approves AT&T Plan to End Landline Service for 184,000 Californians Global telecommunications giant AT&T won a Friday ruling by the Federal Communications Commission that may pave the way for them to end landline phone service for 184,000 Californians. The June 29 decision stands in contrast to a state order last August that the service must continue.
SF News Saturday Links: Hot Dog Eating Champ Joey Chestnut Triumphs Again Hip hop crew Hieroglyphics expands annual Hiero Day festivities to three city tour, Joey Chestnut wins his 18th title at Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest, and a mother and daughter are now considered missing are leaving for a hike in San Bernardino on Thursday.
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 and former Xavier Becerra aide 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.
