San Francisco Set to Sizzle With Weekend Heat Near 90
San Francisco is starting Saturday near 60 degrees, but the morning chill will disappear quickly under mostly sunny skies. Temperatures are expected to reach about 87 degrees this afternoon, making for a hot afternoon. A Heat Advisory is in effect for several interior Bay Area zones, while the bay moderates San Francis
Burlingame’s Old Post Office Serves $80 Dry-Aged Duck for Two, Just Six a Night
A restored 1941 post office at 220 Park Road in Burlingame has reopened as a 90-seat fine-dining restaurant built around one dramatic centerpiece: a tableside duck service for two that costs $80 and is capped at just six orders a night. The Old Post Office, from Bacchus Management Group, serves the dry-aged bird in fou
San Francisco’s Che Fico restaurant sets reopening date after devastating fire
After closing for months following a June fire, Che Fico says its doors will reopen Oct. 18 — and reservations are already open.
Former Chronicle book editor Bill Hogan quietly saved years of correspondence with some of...
Decades after his death, Hogan's family donates hundreds of unseen letters from 20th-century giants to the Bancroft Library.
Pinole Police report 55 arrests in September
Our monthly statistics provide a snapshot of our officers’ efforts. Consider a ride-along for a more in-depth look. There were 1,517 calls for service in September, 411 traffic stops, 169 traffic citations issued, 109 stops of pedestrians or suspicious vehicles, 139 reports taken and 55 arrests. In addition, the...
SF Marina district residents frustrated after packages stolen multiple times
(KRON) — Residents in San Francisco’s Marina district are frustrated after having their packages stolen multiple times. San Francisco Police are investigating a break-in that occurred on September 25th in the 3700 block of Scott Street. Officers discovered that the call box at an apartment building had been vandalized
Tenderloin Group Buys Notorious Leavenworth Corner After 10-Year Fight
200 Leavenworth St. — Site of Planned Tenderloin Economic Village. A corner of the Tenderloin once synonymous with illegal gambling machines, stolen goods and loaded handguns is now in the hands of the neighborhood's own community benefits district. The Tenderloin Community Benefits District has purchased 200 Leavenwor
Bad week for ‘Good Samaritan’: Man slashed on Muni bus gets arrested day later
For Roberto Meza, getting his throat slashed on a San Francisco bus was just one part of a very bad week. The “Good Samaritan” — as District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has characterized him — tried to do something undeniably brave. After he saw a man allegedly harassing two women on a Muni bus in SoMa last month, Meza ste
Fire caused by bicycle battery forces evacuation of S.F. apartment building
A faulty lithium-ion battery burst into flames in a six-story apartment building in the South of Market neighborhood Saturday, firefighters said.
Police investigate vehicle vs. pedestrian hit-and-run in Oakland
(KRON) — Oakland Police were investigating a hit-and-run on 17th Street and Lakeside Drive Saturday morning, police confirmed. As of 7:30 a.m., detectives were at the scene where items are scattered across the roadway. Police have set up privacy screens but have not confirmed the pedestrian’s condition. Street closures

















