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San Francisco earthquake memorial features restored 1928 firetruck, safety warning
Community

San Francisco earthquake memorial features restored 1928 firetruck, safety warning

A restored 1928 Klieber Light Wagon joined the Lotta’s Fountain memorial, tying a 1906 ritual to San Francisco’s next quake risk.

Lisa Park2m read
Record Store Day draws overnight crowds to San Francisco’s Haight Street
Business

Record Store Day draws overnight crowds to San Francisco’s Haight Street

A line of collectors stretched outside Amoeba on Haight Street, where more than 150 people camped out last year for Record Store Day. The rush has turned a shop day into a test of San Francisco’s vinyl economy.

Sarah Chen2m read
Balboa Theatre marks 100 years with films, mural, neighborhood celebration
Community

Balboa Theatre marks 100 years with films, mural, neighborhood celebration

Richmond District neighbors marked the Balboa’s 100th year with free films, a 48-movie mural and a tribute to Aggie Guerard Rodgers.

Sarah Chen2m read
San Francisco youth clinics face summer closure after budget cuts
Healthcare

San Francisco youth clinics face summer closure after budget cuts

Two youth clinics in the Tenderloin and Haight-Ashbury are set to close, cutting off HIV testing, mental health care and other low-barrier services for teens and young adults.

Dr. Elena Rodriguez2m read
Water main break floods Treasure Island tunnel, closes Bay Bridge lanes
Government

Water main break floods Treasure Island tunnel, closes Bay Bridge lanes

A water main rupture inside the Treasure Island tunnel flooded eastbound lanes on the Bay Bridge, briefly jolting a commute corridor that carries thousands between San Francisco and Oakland.

James Thompson2m read
Kaiser plans 300-bed all-electric hospital across from Geary campus
Healthcare

Kaiser plans 300-bed all-electric hospital across from Geary campus

Kaiser wants a 300-bed all-electric tower across Geary Boulevard, adding 61 beds and a bigger ER to its crowded Anza Vista corridor.

Dr. Elena Rodriguez2m read
San Francisco Financial District tower draws no bids at auction
Business

San Francisco Financial District tower draws no bids at auction

A 20-story North Financial District tower once worth more than $320 million drew no bidders, a stark marker of how far downtown office values have fallen.

Sarah Chen2m read
San Francisco budget plan threatens nearly $3 million in senior services cuts
Government

San Francisco budget plan threatens nearly $3 million in senior services cuts

Older adults and disabled San Franciscans packed City Hall as $2.9 million in proposed cuts threatened case management, safety, and community connection programs.

James Thompson2m read
San Francisco firefighters respond to building fire on Sumner Street
Community

San Francisco firefighters respond to building fire on Sumner Street

Firefighters responded to a building fire on the 10-block of Sumner Street in South of Market after a Citizen alert. Officials had not yet said whether anyone was hurt or displaced.

Marcus Williams2m read
Alcatraz closes temporarily for dock repairs, canceling spring tours and ferries
Community

Alcatraz closes temporarily for dock repairs, canceling spring tours and ferries

Peak spring trips to Alcatraz were halted for dock repairs, forcing refunds and rescheduling as one of San Francisco’s biggest draws went dark.

Marcus Williams2m read
Vigil planned for pedestrian killed in San Francisco crash, driver charged with murder
Community

Vigil planned for pedestrian killed in San Francisco crash, driver charged with murder

Friends planned a vigil for Danielle Spillman, 74, after a SoMa hit-and-run that prosecutors say became a murder case. The death pushed San Francisco’s pedestrian toll to eight this year.

Sarah Chen2m read
Tenderloin residents say chaos persists despite city crime declines
Government

Tenderloin residents say chaos persists despite city crime declines

At Jones and Ellis, residents said open drug use and disorder still define daily life even as City Hall points to lower crime and fewer encampments.

James Thompson2m read
San Francisco confirms first clade I mpox case, travel-linked
Healthcare

San Francisco confirms first clade I mpox case, travel-linked

San Francisco’s first clade I mpox case was in an unvaccinated adult who is improving, and health officials say the risk remains low outside higher-risk groups.

Lisa Park2m read
AI boom reshapes San Francisco economy, housing, and wealth gaps
Business

AI boom reshapes San Francisco economy, housing, and wealth gaps

San Francisco's AI surge is lifting downtown and luxury homes, but it is also deepening rent pressure and wealth gaps from Mission Bay to the Financial District.

Sarah Chen6m read
San Francisco hospitals see surge in five viral infections
Healthcare

San Francisco hospitals see surge in five viral infections

Five viruses were rising together in San Francisco, and one stomach bug could even spread through household laundry. Hospitals said the strain was showing up in daily life.

Dr. Elena Rodriguez2m read
San Francisco Hill Bomb moves to Telegraph Hill under heavy police presence
Community

San Francisco Hill Bomb moves to Telegraph Hill under heavy police presence

Telegraph Hill became the city’s new pressure point as police swarmed the Hill Bomb, exposing San Francisco’s struggle to contain a popular but risky street tradition.

Marcus Williams2m read
San Francisco rethinks mental health oversight amid overdose crisis
Government

San Francisco rethinks mental health oversight amid overdose crisis

San Francisco’s behavioral health watchdog has vacant seats even as overdose deaths remain high. City Hall is betting on more treatment beds, new rules, and tighter oversight to change what people see on the street.

James Thompson3m read
San Francisco housing push tests local control under state mandate
Government

San Francisco housing push tests local control under state mandate

San Francisco’s Family Zoning plan put 92,000 parcels in play, even as west side neighborhoods braced for change. The city must make room for 82,069 homes by 2031.

Marcus Williams2m read
Riggs says San Francisco fixates on robotaxis while human drivers kill pedestrians
Government

Riggs says San Francisco fixates on robotaxis while human drivers kill pedestrians

A 2-year-old died in Mission Bay while San Francisco kept debating robotaxis. William Riggs says the city still tolerates human-driver deaths far more than Waymo incidents.

Marcus Williams3m read
Sunlight ordinance limits San Francisco apartment design, skyline debate grows
Government

Sunlight ordinance limits San Francisco apartment design, skyline debate grows

A narrow shadow rule, written to protect parks, now shapes where San Francisco can build taller housing and whether the city’s skyline stays low.

James Thompson5m read
Person found dead near I-80 on-ramp in San Francisco, investigation ongoing
Healthcare

Person found dead near I-80 on-ramp in San Francisco, investigation ongoing

A body was found beside the Harrison Street and Seventh Street on-ramp hours after eastbound I-80 reopened early. CHP says foul play does not appear to be involved.

Dr. Elena Rodriguez2m read
Melgar proposes ban on smoking at bar and tavern patios
Government

Melgar proposes ban on smoking at bar and tavern patios

Melgar moved to ban smoking on bar patios, putting San Francisco on track to join San Jose and Oakland and forcing a new fight over smoke, workers and nightlife space.

Marcus Williams2m read
Sulfur dioxide leak hospitalizes two, evacuates Duboce Triangle building
Healthcare

Sulfur dioxide leak hospitalizes two, evacuates Duboce Triangle building

Two people were hospitalized and 20 residents were evacuated after sulfur dioxide leaked from an aging refrigeration unit at 50 Church St. in Duboce Triangle.

Lisa Park2m read
San Francisco’s Sunday Streets faces cut as budget crisis deepens
Community

San Francisco’s Sunday Streets faces cut as budget crisis deepens

A $215,758 health cut could strip Sunday Streets from SoMa, the Mission and the Sunset, even after donors funded three events in the Tenderloin, Bayview and Excelsior.

Marcus Williams2m read
San Francisco overdose death rate second only to Baltimore, federal data shows
Healthcare

San Francisco overdose death rate second only to Baltimore, federal data shows

San Francisco’s overdose death rate is now second only to Baltimore’s, with more than 580 deaths in the latest federal window and 624 deaths in 2025. The city’s decline is real, but so is the scale of the crisis.

Lisa Park2m read
Stolen car crashes head-on into Muni bus near Lake Merced, injuring two
Government

Stolen car crashes head-on into Muni bus near Lake Merced, injuring two

A stolen-car chase near Lake Merced ended in a head-on crash with a Muni bus, injuring the bus driver and the suspect. Fire crews used the Jaws of Life to free the driver from the wreckage.

James Thompson2m read
SF workers rally against layoffs, Prop D cuts at SF General Hospital
Government

SF workers rally against layoffs, Prop D cuts at SF General Hospital

Hundreds rallied outside SF General as layoff notices spread through 18 departments, raising fears that hospital and senior services will slow while the city closes a huge deficit.

Marcus Williams2m read
Silver Alert for missing Nob Hill woman ends with safe reunion
Community

Silver Alert for missing Nob Hill woman ends with safe reunion

An 80-year-old Nob Hill woman with dementia was found safe after a Silver Alert sent neighbors looking near Leavenworth Street and Huntington Park.

Lisa Park2m read
Man arrested after Molotov cocktail attack at Sam Altman’s home
Community

Man arrested after Molotov cocktail attack at Sam Altman’s home

A Molotov cocktail set Sam Altman’s Russian Hill gate on fire, then police say the suspect threatened OpenAI’s Mission Bay office. No one was hurt, but the case jolted one of San Francisco’s most visible blocks.

Marcus Williams2m read