SF News Sunday Links: The Mix Becomes Latest Castro Bar to Pause Use of Facial Recognition Tech San Francisco's Broadway Tunnel will be closed today and tomorrow for work related to the Chinatown Public Health Center; there's a new sports arena in Nob Hill where robots fight each other; and UCSF researchers report positive finding for cannabis consumers.
SF News With Massive Trove of Evidence, Judge Limits Prosecution Exhibits In Corruption Case Against Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao made her latest appearance in federal court on Friday, where US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers told prosecutors to limit their evidence exhibits from 1,700 down to 300 in the ongoing FBI bribery and corruption case against her.
SF News Oakland's New 'Lightning Loader' Turns Claw Game Into Trash Savior Oakland Public Works is making quicker time of bulky trash removals thanks to their newest toy: the Lightning Loader. Essentially a giant mechanical claw used to pick up big piles of rubbish, city officials say it's helped them to remove 17 tons of trash in just four days.
SF News Saturday Links: 40-Pound Tortoise Enjoys Brief Pleasure Walk on Orinda Freeway A Half Moon Bay coach and teacher was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a former student; San Jose City College welcomes a 47-year-old player; and Hawaii's Big Island faces down Tropical Storm Lala.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Another Planet Announces Fall 'Daytime Disco' Party in Union Square San Mateo authorities recover a 1971 Chevy Chevelle missing since 1993; Luigi Mangione admits in court to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO; and Another Planet is putting on another 'Daytime Disco' party in Union Square next month.
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.
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 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 News Bystanders Save Unconscious Teen Found In Water at San Mateo County Beach Quick-thinking bystanders are being credited with saving an 18-year-old’s life at San Gregorio State Beach in San Mateo County after they took immediate action by calling 911 and resuscitating the teen using CPR.
SF News Sunday Links: San Francisco's Train Names New Album After Local Haight Street Pub A mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger leaves three dead and five others injured; "Sopranos" actor Vincent Pastore dies at 80; and the Dodgers do it again by trading for ace pitcher Tarik Skubal.
SF News Beloved San Francisco Skate Spot 'China Banks' Set For Demolition This Weekend Skateboarders are in mourning as a hallowed skate spot in San Francisco's Chinatown succumbs to demolition this weekend. "China Banks" — better known as the Portsmouth Square pedestrian bridge — has long served as a proving ground for serious skateboarders thanks to its steep banks and brickwork.
SF News Saturday Links: Line to Try Long-Awaited SF Jollibee's Forms Night Before Opening The 49ers are parting ways with veteran executive Paraag Marathe; SFPD uses a drone to locate a suspect in a stabbing; and a donut duel kicks off in Santa Clara.
SF News Day Around the Bay: 49ers Sign Familiar Face, Bring Fan Favorite Wide Receiver Deebo Samuel Back Home One dead, another wounded in daytime shooting at Oakland adult school; WNBA star Brittney Griner files for divorce; and authorities release two ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case.
SF News Suspect In Killing of Kitten Found and Arrested in Nevada, Where He Was Allegedly Killing More Kittens The fugitive suspect in a case of animal cruelty and kitten murder earlier this month in San Francisco, who was already arrested in dramatic fashion two weeks ago, was arrested again Friday in Reno.
SF News Chico Man Convicted of Arson For Pushing Car Off Road and Sparking the 2024 Park Fire A Chico man is facing a possible sentence of 25 years to life in an arson case involving one of the largest wildfires in state history, but his defense attorney argued that intent should factor into any arson conviction.
SF News Three-Month-Old Daughter of Muni Driver Dies at Her First Day at Bayview Daycare A three-month-old baby died Friday after reportedly choking on milk at a Bayview daycare, and her mother, a bus operator for the SFMTA, is grieving and left with many unanswered questions.
SF News Shooting at Unsanctioned Party for Twitch Streamer In Morgan Hill Field Leaves One Dead, Six Wounded A birthday party in a Morgan Hill field that was promoted on social media for a well known Twitch streamer attracted hundreds of South Bay teens Saturday night, and it ended in violence that may have been gang-related.
SF News Suspect Shoots Four Men In SF Who Attempted to Intervene During Altercation With Woman Four men were shot while attempting to break up a verbal fight between a man and a woman on the edge of SF’s Tenderloin District early Saturday morning, and they were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Dove Fire Threatens Sonora, Near Yosemite The Dove Fire, which is 0% contained and has burned 223 acres, is burning near Sonora; three people were killed and four others injured in a food festival shooting in Seattle; and BART was recovering from an equipment problem early Monday.
SF News New Video Emerges of ICE Arresting Oakland Woman at Denver Airport New video footage shows ICE agents arresting Chantal Morales Rojas, 27, of Ecuador, at Denver International Airport earlier this week. Currently employed as an au pair in Oakland, Rojas was in Denver to visit with her former host family.
SF News Sunday Links: Body Recovered From Bay, Ties To July 14 Boat Sinking Unclear A shooting at an outdoor party in Morgan Hill leaves one dead and seven injured; Ryan Gosling revs up to play Ghost Rider; and Trump's plan to limit mail-in ballots hits another snag in court.
SF News San Jose Mother and Daughter Both Receive Prison Sentences Tied to 2023 Daycare Drownings A mother-daughter daycare team convicted of three felony child endangerment charges stemming from a 2023 double drowning at the pair's Happy Happy Daycare facility in San Jose were sentenced to sizable prison stints on Friday.
SF News Saturday Links: Democrat Xavier Becerra Advances to General Election for California Governor Democrat Xavier Becerra has officially qualified to run for governor in California's general election this fall; Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks was spotted shopping for analog treasures at Berkeley Typewriter; and the former home of Cal Shakes in Orinda reopens as music venue Siesta Valley Bowl.
SF News 73-Year-Old East Bay Man Sues Alameda County Over Wrongful Conviction, Decades on Death Row A 73-year-old Black man is suing Alameda County and its District Attorney's Office for what he argues was an unconstitutional jury selection process that helped to ensure his conviction 35 years ago.
