SF Ballet gala keeps topping itself, and we keep showing up
Being called the best assumes lightning will strike twice, on schedule, and then strike again. I think that’s life at the San Francisco Ballet. I heard about many bests recently at its 93rd opening gala. Everywhere I looked, people chattered in polite gossip, and a new room waited for me to find reasons to linger,...
Sourdough Bread From San Francisco Is Built Different — Here’s How
San Francisco sourdough isn't like other bread you find at the bakery -- learn what makes its tangy flavor, chewy crust, and airy texture so unique.
‘Game changer’: S.F. prep school to take over Daly City park after major renovation
The makeover of Marchbank Park Field by a San Francisco Catholic high school will be the biggest public-private partnership in Daly City’s history.
The 92-year-old SF sports bar determined to make the best chicken wings in the...
"We're enhancing the experience, not replacing it."
California tribes express serious concern over Scotts Valley Band’s Vallejo casino
January will end without the small, temporary, preview casino promised by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, but tribes are still concerned about the group’s involvement in Vallejo. The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, the Lytton Rancheria of California, and the United Auburn Indian...
Another mountain lion spotted in a Bay Area city — police advise residents protect...
The animal was spotted in the southern end of Sebastopol and appeared to be headed west Sunday morning, police said.
Man shot by Richmond detective on Interstate 80 identified by California DOJ
Authorities have identified the man killed in an officer-involved shooting on Interstate 80 last month as Luis Angel Torres Rivera, according to the California Department of Justice. Torres Rivera was shot on January 22, 2025, during an encounter with a Richmond police detective on westbound Interstate 80 near the...
Passenger killed, two injured in Bay Area rollover crash after chase
San Leandro police had discontinued their pursuit of a white Infiniti before it crashed late Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Could this S.F. garbage truck driver be named the nation’s best?
Not too long after sunrise on a recent Tuesday morning near Dolores Park, Jamal Lavallier finished his last pickup of the day. He hooked a pair of bins onto his garbage truck, pulled the levers to engage the lift, and then set the bins back down, lining them neatly along the sidewalk.
S.F. teachers overwhelmingly authorize their first strike in a half-century
Though any potential walkout would be more than a week away, teachers and the SFUSD remain stuck at the negotiating table over high turnover, pay and benefits after nearly a year of bargaining.
