Coyote spotted on SF residential building roof
(KRON)– This coyote in San Francisco is proving it’s not just humans who enjoy sunbathing on the roof in the city. Animal Care and Control officials said a coyote was spotted enjoying the peace and quiet on this secluded rooftop in North Beach. Officers headed over to the area to help the coyote down, but […]
Feds Nail SF Man In ‘Hammer Down’ Crash‑And‑Cash Scam
A San Francisco man is the latest to fall in a sprawling Bay Area insurance fraud probe, after a federal jury yesterday convicted Colin Jackson of helping rig a crash-and-cash scheme that prosecutors say bled auto insurers out of more than $1.5 million. The case is part of Operation Hammer...
Fallen tree downs powerlines in SF, delays Muni line
SAN FRANCISCO - Traffic was closed to vehicles and pedestrians on a portion of Church Street in San Francisco's Mission District on Saturday after a tree fell onto power lines. What we know:. The downed tree caused the San Francisco Fire Department to close Church Street between Cesar Chavez Street...
Saturday Links: Passenger From California Returns Home From Hantavirus Cruise Ship
One of the two Californians who were on board the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak has returned home and is staying in touch with public health officials for daily symptom monitoring. [Bay Area News Group]. Two top SF officials have been appointed to California’s High-Speed Rail...
California Woman Accuses Ruth’s Chris Steak House of Discrimination After Party Is Denied Entry...
A woman in California has accused Ruth’s Chris Steak House of discrimination after she and her group were allegedly turned away from the restaurant because one member was wearing a tracksuit. According to the woman, she claims she visited Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Walnut Creek with her group...
Oakland sets penalty for landowner after removal of 38 mature trees
A quiet hillside property in Oakland has become the center of a major controversy after a large number of mature trees were removed without proper authorization. What started as a routine land management issue quickly escalated into a citywide debate involving environmental protection, enforcement rules, and steep financial penalties. City...
Emaciated sea lion rescued after crossing Bay Area roadway
Brisbane police and Marine Mammal Center personnel transported the pinniped to safety after an officer spotted him crossing the Sierra Point Parkway.
Bay Area Boomtowns Leave Rest of California in the Dust as 16 Counties Triple...
California's economic scoreboard just got a dramatic update, and the Bay Area is grabbing the spotlight. Federal and local data show that 16 California counties have seen their economies at least triple in size since 2001, with the biggest percentage leaps clustered around the Bay. The state's overall economy remains enormous, roughly $4 trillion in 2024, yet those statewide headline numbers hide a sharp...
12 miles from San Francisco, these redwoods are 1,200 years old and taller than...
Twelve miles north of San Francisco, a 554-acre forest grows on the western slope of Mount Tamalpais. The trees here stand taller than anything else alive on the planet. You walk in from a parking lot in Marin County and within minutes, the city disappears. Cool air hits your face, a creek runs beside you, and the canopy blocks out most of the...
San Francisco’s housing market has lost its mind
The invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city's tech economy. San Francisco is home to some of the most valuable private companies in the world, and their employees have been quietly accumulating — and, increasingly, cashing out — fortunes.
