San Rafael unpermitted food vendors may get a legal path forward
San Rafael's Canal area is bustling with food vendors, most of which are unpermitted. Now the city, along with Marin County, are coming up with a three-pronged approach to address some concerns and to get the food vendors to operate legally.
San Francisco staple Mel’s Drive-In is indefinitely closed after a kitchen fire
Long-time San Francisco staple Mel’s Drive-In is indefinitely closed after a kitchen fire on Tuesday morning at the location on Lombard Street. Officials said there were no injuries.
Hotels and Airbnbs Are Making Bank by Gouging Super Bowl Visitors This Week
The inevitable surge pricing is now underway as the Super Bowl tourists come pouring into SF (and Santa Clara), with some hotels up to nearly $2,500 a night, and some SF Airbnb units costing $2,000 for the weekend stay. The tourists are already showing up in San Francisco for this...
Family of Four Killed at San Francisco Bus Stop as Elderly Driver Seeks Misdemeanor...
A family of four waiting at a neighborhood bus stop in San Francisco’s West Portal district...
Yuba County deputies disrupt Oakland fentanyl network
(FOX40.COM) — An Oakland fentanyl supply network responsible for distributing the deadly synthetic opioid into the Sacramento Valley and surrounding areas has been dismantled after a weeks-long investigation. Two suspects were arrested and roughly 4 pounds of fentanyl were seized in Oakland on Feb. 3 after a...
California’s Best Deep Dish Pizza Restaurant Just Opened a New East Bay Branch
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – As an East Coast transplant, I can attest to the fact that it’s hard to find really good New York style pizza in the Bay Area. There’s a different kind of pizza, though, that’s excellent here–Chicago style deep dish. And that’s largely because of one local chain that does an extremely good job...
Bay Bridge Radio Fiddle Turns Deadly, San Mateo Driver Hit With Manslaughter Rap
A late-night drive across the Bay Bridge turned fatal when a San Mateo woman allegedly looked down to change the radio and slammed into slowing traffic, triggering a chain-reaction wreck that killed a 27-year-old man, authorities say. The multi-car collision unfolded in the westbound lanes near Yerba Buena Island...
Ahead of the Super Bowl, a radiation helicopter is circling San Francisco. Here’s why.
They aren’t looking for trouble; they’re mapping background radiation levels to establish a baseline before Super Bowl LX kicks off. It’s part of a program called the Aerial Measuring System, a federal capability that’s been around since the 1950s. Download the SAN app today to stay...
S.F. supervisor proposes tax to fund a public bank
The tax would raise $40-50 million a year and enable loans for affordable housing, small businesses, and green investments S.F. supervisor proposes tax to fund a public bank
Fight between teenagers led to shooting that killed 15-year-old near S.F. playground, police say
Two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, were arrested on suspicion of murder in a triple shooting that killed a 15-year-old girl near a playground in San Francisco, police said.

















