BART’s fare gates will make a new sound next week. Here’s why
BART passengers will hear two ascending notes — a perfect fifth, for those who took piano lessons — if they pause an extra beat while tapping their payment device to enter.
Mystery Woman With Severe Burns Found on Berkeley Sidewalk Dies at Highland Hospital
An unidentified woman in her mid-40s who was discovered unresponsive and badly burned on a Berkeley sidewalk last Friday has died after being rushed to Highland Hospital. The harrowing find near University Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way brought firefighters and police racing to the scene. Crews were...
Pre-Dawn Crossfire On International Boulevard Leaves Three Wounded
Three people were shot in East Oakland today, and all three were taken to hospitals and listed in stable condition, police said. The gunfire broke out during a dispute on the 8800 block of International Boulevard and left neighbors shaken. Investigators said the victims appear to have been struck by stray bullets,...
Public’s help sought locating 69-year-old man missing in East Bay
The 69-year-old man was last seen around 10 a.m. Friday near Meekland Avenue and Paseo Grande in San Lorenzo.
833 Roosters Seized In California Cockfighting Bust
More than 800 roosters were seized when authorities busted a suspected cockfighting ring in California’s Bay Area this week. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said it served a search warrant at a property on the 3000 block of Stony Point Road Wednesday in connection with allegations of animal abuse and illegal...
SFUSD Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Approves Contract Deal
San Francisco’s teachers union overwhelmingly voted to ratify its new two-year contract on Friday, two weeks after the tentative deal ended a four-day strike. United Educators of San Francisco, which represents 6,000 teachers, classroom aides, counselors, social workers and other staff, voted 92% in favor of the $183...
Mayor Lurie’s Controversial New RESET Sobering Center Will Be See Its Contractor Paid Based...
An Arizona-based contractor will have a unique method of getting paid to operate Mayor Lurie’s forthcoming RESET Center that hopes to sober up public drug users, as they’ll be paid based on how effective the center is. Below we see the current condition of what will be SF...
‘God loves Anthropic:’ S.F. sidewalk chalk defends AI company in Pentagon feud
Chalk messages praising Anthropic briefly appeared outside the company’s HQ. The display comes during a heated dispute between the AI firm and the Pentagon. ‘God loves Anthropic:’ S.F. sidewalk chalk defends AI company in Pentagon feud
This Week In Food: Say Bye to We Be Sushi
SF awaits the openings of Maria Isabel and JouJou, We Be Sushi closes, and the Chronicle's Top 100 is getting its annual update very soon, all in This Week In Food. We're coming up on a significant week in terms of restaurant openings as we emerge from the depths of winter — and as we're getting some seriously...
Felony charges filed in Thornton State Beach fence case; new questions about real estate...
The owners of the property say that Luke Brugnara has taken advantage of tensions in the family that owns much of the land leading to Thornton State Beach. We've also learned that the transfer of one small slice he got "for free" may not be legal in the first place.
