Outdoor booze zones coming to two San Francisco neighborhoods
Good times and outdoor alcohol consumption are coming to two San Francisco neighborhoods. The Board of Supervisors this week approved a pair of ordinances that will allow city officials to create entertainment zones in the upper Fillmore and Glen Park neighborhoods. San Francisco opened its first entertainment zone in October 2024 thanks to legislation authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener that allows the sale...
Hayward Fault called “overdue” for major quake that could hit Bay Area
The last time the Hayward Fault ruptured with full force, on October 21, 1868, roughly 24,000 people lived in the East Bay. About 30 of them died. Buildings crumbled across what was then a stretch of small towns and ranches, and the quake was so destructive it earned the nickname “the great San Francisco earthquake” […]
1 Year in, Advocates Launch Campaign to Expand SF’s Speed Camera Program
Hailing the results of a new report showing automated speed cameras are reducing dangerous speeding in San Francisco, city leaders and traffic safety advocates on Wednesday kicked off a campaign to expand the program. Since the first of the city’s speed cameras, which are spread out across 33 locations in...
After more than 50 years of free wine pours, a classic S.F. restaurant may...
As well known for complimentary wine pours as classic seafood dishes, this 51-year-old San Francisco restaurant will close at the end of the summer if its retiring co-owners can’t find a buyer.
Oakland, SFO End 2-Year Name Fight
(This content was created with the help of AI.) Oakland's airport can keep "San Francisco" in its new name, but with some strings attached. A two-year trademark fight between the neighboring cities ended with a settlement announced Tuesday that lets the facility stick with "Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport"—which the Mercury News notes it's been "quietly using"—not the earlier "San Francisco...
Wrong-way crash on I-580 in Oakland leaves 1 dead
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — One person was killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 580 in Oakland early Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision occurred at 2:30 a.m. on westbound I-580 just east of Seminary Avenue. Three cars were involved in the crash, CHP said. Further details of the crash were […]
Hayward Fault ‘Big One’ Could Slam East Bay Harder Than Expected
High-powered supercomputer runs are putting the Hayward Fault back in the hot seat, with fresh simulations showing some East Bay neighborhoods could shake far harder than earlier maps suggested. The new results, built from dozens of magnitude‑7 rupture scenarios on federal machines, are cranking up pressure to speed up retrofits on vulnerable buildings, bridges and lifelines. Local emergency planners say the upgraded...
SFO: You don’t need a plane ticket to walk your friend to the gate
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco International Airport just joined Oakland's airport in allowing approved ticket-less family and friends to walk their loved ones to the gates to say goodbye and pick them up with hugs and smiles upon arrival. Accompanying to gate. What you can do:. The program at SFO,...
Scott Peterson claims Laci was murdered days after disappearance in latest appeal
SAN FRANCISCO (Court TV) — Attorneys for convicted killer Scott Peterson are pledging to file another appeal after their latest petition was shut down by a California appeals court. Scott Peterson, 53, was convicted of murder in the deaths of his wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn son, Conner. Laci Peterson was eight months ... Read more »
Plane traveling from San Francisco reports possibly hitting ‘shiny red drone’ over San Diego
SAN DIEGO — A flight from San Francisco reported they "hit a drone" above San Diego on Wednesday morning, according to recorded audio. In audio from United Airlines Flight 1980 and air traffic control at San Diego International Airport, the pilot can be heard explaining that "we hit a drone at around 3,000 feet." When asked to describe the drone, the pilot said the red...
