SF News City-Commissioned Report Confirms That, For Some Older Buildings, Sprinkler System Installation Will Be Very Pricey Basically confirming what some SF homeowners have been saying in response to an onerous city mandate to install sprinkler systems in every unit of their high-rise buildings, a new report says that, for some older buildings at least, it could cost upwards of $200,000 per unit.
Business & Tech Ex-Google Employee Gets Flooded With Submissions For ‘ChatTJB’ Bot Powered By Just Him After launching a billboard in SoMa last month, Tucker Bryant, creator and sole operator of the site ChatTJB, which is powered by the “average individual,” began receiving thousands of requests from users seeking advice and volunteers eager to become human “AIs.”
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands 2026 Day Three: Rüfüs Du Sol Delivers Massive Dance Party, Surprise Act Leon Bridges Delights Sunshine was in short supply on the third and final day of Outside Lands. But that didn't stop perhaps the biggest crowds of the weekend from catching highlights like headliner Rüfüs Du Sol, two servings of Death Cab for Cutie, and a surprise set from Leon Bridges.
SF News TV Host Chris Hansen, Film Crew at Scene of Recent SF Child Exploitation Sting Operation Former To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen and a film crew were on the scene during a child predator sting in San Francisco last month, which was not announced during last week's press conference.
SF News Woman Killed In Hit-and-Run Outside Police Substation In Oakland Police in Oakland will hopefully be able to track down a vehicle that allegedly committed a hit-and-run Saturday night in East Oakland that left one woman dead.
SF News Zuckerberg Yacht Reportedly Ignored Call For Help From Smaller Boat Off Alaskan Coast Well, now we know how Mark Zuckerberg was spending his August vacation, aboard his yacht off the coast of Alaska. And apparently his vessel refused to respond to a call for assistance from a disabled skiff that had run out of fuel last week.
SF News Pickup Truck Strikes Two Pedestrians, Rams Light Pole In SF’s Union Square Two pedestrians suffered non-life-threatening injuries in Union Square Sunday when they were struck by the driver of a pickup truck who a witness says was driving recklessly through a red light at the intersection.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Three Cats Die In Residential Fires In SF Three cats died in two separate residential fires in SF; the Timber Fire near Big Sur doubled in size overnight; and Taylor Farms is now recalling dozens of products featuring fresh jalapeños.
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands 2026 Day Two: The Strokes Find Redemption, Lucy Dacus Croons, and Drag Queens Reign Supreme Saturday night's biggest surprise was the return of Friday headliner Charli xcx, who took the stage with The Strokes for a performance of "Take It Or Leave It" to send fans home on a major high.
SF News Sunday Links: 49ers Legend Roger Craig Shares Vascular Dementia Diagnosis During Hall of Fame Speech Joe Biden's son says the former president's cancer has spread to his bones; SF Fire Department and CHP officials combine to rescue a loose pug on I-280; and Suisun City battles against a cyberattack.
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands 2026 Day One: Geese Shreds, Charli xcx Triumphs Things were foggy but largely friendly on Day One of Outside Lands, with the Polo Field and adjoining meadows of Golden Gate Park packed with some 75,000 fans for dozens of acts, large and small.
SF News Saturday Links: Cal Acad to Host Phoebe Bridgers Planetarium Listening Sessions Assemblymember Matt Haney introduces a bill to limit ticket reseller markups; Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as new attorney general; and Marin Bay School, SF's first new public school in a decade, opened Thursday.
SF News Day Around the Bay: FBI Seeks New Leads In 2016 Pokemon Go Killing An Alameda man was arrested and charged with murder for allegedly selling a fatal dose of fentanyl in 2024; Kellogg pledges to remove artificial dyes from its cereals by year's end; and a high school shooting near Bangkok leaves at least seven dead.
SF Politics Scott Wiener Removes Connie Chan Chatbot After Backlash From Pelosi, Other Democrats Scott Wiener is taking down the chatbot he launched to mock congressional opponent Connie Chan after receiving backlash from Pelosi and other Democratic lawmakers, acknowledging he “clearly missed the mark.”
SF News US Marshals Arrest Local Art Fraudster Luke Brugnara In Pandemic Relief Scam Local real estate investor and convicted fraudster Luke Brugnara, who recently erected an illegal fence at Thornton State Beach, was arrested at his Sunset home after six months on the run from a federal warrant over alleged pandemic relief fraud.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Bayview Gets an Oyster Bar The Bayview is getting a new seafood spot as well as several new restaurants, Tacos El Patron is coming to the Fillmore, and Horn Barbecue is now fully done, all in This Week in Food.
Arts & Entertainment SFMTA Hoping to Avoid Negative Headlines About Outside Lands Transit Nightmares There is, as usual, a robust-seeming transit plan for getting Outside Lands concertgoers into and out of the outer Avenues. But depending on when you head west or when you try to leave the concert grounds, your transit experience may vary.
Business & Tech Local Billionaire Michael Moritz Launches $150 Million Challenge to Improve San Francisco Billionaire philanthropist and political activist Michael Moritz is offering up to three organizations from anywhere in the world as much as $50 million each for their winning ideas on improving life for San Francisco residents.
Arts & Entertainment Earth, Wind & Fire Concert With Lionel Richie Abruptly Canceled at Chase Center Thursday Due to 'Medical Emergency' An SF concert featuring Earth, Wind & Fire and Lionel Richie was called off at the last minute Thursday, disappointing many fans who were in town to see it, due to one of the band members becoming ill.
Business & Tech Meta Ordered to Pay $567M, Implement Safeguards as Part of New Mexico Child Mental Health Trial In the second phase of a pivotal trial in New Mexico, a judge ordered Meta to pay an additional $567 million, most of which will go toward mental health services for youth, and the company must incorporate numerous new safeguards.
SF Politics Friday Morning Constitutional: Connie Chan Troll Taxi Parked By Outside Lands Entrance That Connie Chan troll taxi is now parked by the Fulton entrance to Outside Lands; police in Martinez are on the hunt for a stabbing suspect; and Salesforce is having more layoffs in October.
SF News [Update] Woman on Scooter Fatally Struck By Truck at Market and Powell A person was reportedly killed after being struck by a vehicle or non-Muni bus in the crosswalk at Market and Powell streets in downtown San Francisco Friday morning, near the cable car turnaround.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Person Found Dead In Gann Fire A person was found dead in a home in the Gann Fire burn scar; major delays in payments are being reported out of the Oakland EDD office; and legendary Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow has announced his retirement.
SF News Car Crashes Into Back of Muni Bus, Catches Fire In NoPa A car crashed into the back of a Muni bus, causing little apparent damage to the bus, but crushing the front end of the car which then caught fire on McAllister Street Thursday evening.
SF News Woman Struck In East Oakland Crosswalk By 7-Year-Old Driving Car With 4-Year-Old Brother A young boy who took the keys to his parents' car reportedly struck a woman in a crosswalk in East Oakland who suffered life-threatening injuries, and he and his four-year-old brother, who was a passenger in the car, were also injured.
