Man who grappled with Lurie’s security speaks out
The 44-year-old man charged with crimes after fighting with Mayor Daniel Lurie’s security detail March 5 spoke with reporters Thursday morning alongside his lawyer at San Francisco Superior Court. “I’m doing better out of jail. I was sweating,” said Tony Phillips, who was arrested soon after the incident was...
12 Northern California Steakhouses That Draw Big Crowds From Visitors
The room fills with the sound of glasses clinking and quiet conversation. A server sets down a plate, and the aroma of perfectly seared beef drifts across the table. That moment alone is enough to make people plan entire trips around dinner. Great steakhouses have a certain pull. People talk...
Dig Into The Best Lobster Rolls In California At This Laid-Back Waterfront Cafe
Finding a truly great lobster roll in California is like finding a unicorn, except this unicorn is real and waiting for you in Tiburon. Sam’s Anchor Cafe serves lobster rolls so good they’ll make you forget all about New England’s supposed monopoly on the dish. Let’s address...
Exclusive: Foreign government buys San Francisco’s ‘most iconic’ mansion
After more than two years on and off the market, one of San Francisco’s most recognizable historic mansions has finally found a buyer — the government of Algeria.
USF Shoppers Dealt Blow As Lucky Supermarket Set To Shutter Next Fall
The Lucky supermarket, a short walk from the University of San Francisco, is officially on the clock. Save Mart Companies has told state officials it plans to close the store at 1750 Fulton Street on Sept. 11, a move the company says will be permanent and that will affect dozens of workers at the location. The...
Op-Ed: Double Parking Likely Contributed to Inner Sunset Tragedy
"Just go around!" is a common refrain from double-parking motorists. The problem with just going around for a cyclist is that it increases their chances of getting doored, being hit from behind by an inattentive driver, or colliding with a motorist who emerges from the blind spot created in front of the double-parked...
Mark Bittner, who starred in hit S.F. documentary ‘The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill,’...
The wild parrots of San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill had an unlikely champion in Mark Bittner, the busker-turned-caretaker whose bond with the birds was chronicled in a celebrated film and memoir.
Pre-Dawn Shooting Jolts Lake Merced, 65-Year-Old Man Wounded
Yesterday, near the southern edge of Lake Merced, a 65-year-old man was shot and rushed to a hospital, where police say he is expected to survive his injuries. According to SFGATE, officers were called to reports of a shooting around 4:50 AM in the 500 block of John Muir Drive on the lake’s southern end. The Bay City...
The Navy Jet Generations of San Francisco Kids Played On
View the full episode transcript. When Dennis O’Neill was a kid growing up in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, his world largely consisted of several blocks to either side of his home. In one direction was his school, Saint Cecilia’s, and in the other was Carl Larsen Park, which had all the usual fun...
Deadline coming up for property auction in this Bay Area county, with bids as...
OAKLAND, Calif. - A key deadline is fast approaching for an auction to sell off 256 tax-defaulted properties in Alameda County, with bids starting as low as $455. To take part in the event, participants must put down a refundable $5,000 deposit, along with a non-refundable $35 processing fee. The...
