Transamerica Pyramid signs record lease with SF’s priciest office rent ever
The Transamerica Pyramid has just pulled off something that once seemed unthinkable in San Francisco’s battered office market: a lease deal that sets the highest office rent ever recorded in the city. The record pricing, achieved on upper floors of the tower, comes at a moment when much of downtown is still wrestling...
2 arrested after allegedly stabbing man in SF’s Tenderloin
SAN FRANCISCO - Two men were arrested on Saturday night after allegedly stabbing another man in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. San Francisco Police Department officers were sent just before 7:10 p.m. Saturday to the area of Leavenworth and Turk streets on reports of the stabbing and found the victim wounded...
Family identifies teen girl found dead on Antioch roadside
ANTIOCH, Calif. - Family members on Saturday identified a 17-year-old girl who was found dead on the side of a road in Antioch on the previous morning. Joseph Flores said his daughter, Jeana Flores, was found lying on the shoulder of the road. The Antioch Police Department said a teen's body was found in the area of...
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts reopens in Oakland after $100M makeover, after...
A ribbon-cutting ceremony held by Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee marked the grand reopening of Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts in Oakland. Legendary storyteller and Oakland native, Don Reed, kicked off the opening night performance along with Scott Silven's illusion show "The Lost Things."
Former Mayoral Candidate Accused of Murdering Wife, Staging Her Death to Look Like a...
Michael Anthony Leon, 66, has been arrested and charged with the 2015 murder of his wife, Brenda Joyce Leon, after new evidence was uncovered
Walnut Creek’s Little Pear Restaurant is Closing Forever
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – We’re going to miss the pretzel!. Starting earlier this month, we got tips that Little Pear restaurant in downtown Walnut Creek would be closing forever. There was no confirmed closure at first, though, and staff members merely told us that they weren’t sure if...
San Mateo: 3 Arrested In Theft Of $1,400 In Merchandise From Lululemon
Three San Francisco residents face charges of grand theft after officers stopped a robbery in progress at a Lululemon shop, San Mateo police said. The three worked together to conceal about $1,400 in merchandise in bags, then attempted to flee, police said Thursday. Article continues below this ad. Officers...
San Francisco’s largest mall unexpectedly closes ahead of schedule
The early shutdown marks the final chapter for what was once San Francisco’s largest and most prominent shopping mall.
Contra Costa Sheriff Warns of Devious Local Scams as Some Victims “Lose it All”
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA – The CC County Sheriff is warning residents about a worrying trend of sophisticated scams happening in the county. In some cases, the Sheriff says that victims put more and more money into the scams, only to “lose it all.”. If you think you’d...
SF Backs Off Plan to Landmark Noe Valley Church From the Movie ‘Sister Act,’...
We’ve never seen an SF institution offered historical landmark status but then reject the offer, but the SF Catholic Archdiocese is fighting a landmark designation for their Noe Valley church featured in the movie Sister Act. San Francisco businesses and institutions just love to be honored with historic landmark...
