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Workers are cutting down about 800 trees around Lake Merced as part of larger ongoing series of projects to remove species not native to the area and revamp the watershed to help it drain into the lake. The trees being cropped are primarily bluegum eucalyptus, Monterey cypress, myoporum laetum and...

The accused stabber in last month’s fatal attack on a UCSF social worker at SF General Hospital finally had a court appearance Tuesday, pleading not guilty, with his attorney saying “he was suffering a mental health crisis that day.”. We’re just now beginning legal proceedings in the case...

You can walk through San Francisco's Chinatown all day and never notice it -- until your nose does. Tucked down Ross Alley (a skinny passageway just off Grant), the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory is the kind of place that feels like a secret even though its address is on plenty of "must-do" lists.

A last-ditch lawsuit attempting to overturn 2024’s Prop K and bring cars back to the Great Highway has failed, as a judge just tossed out the lawsuit’s claim that the car-free Great Highway ballot measure skirted California law. You are likely aware that San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved...

Two recent fires at PG&E substations cut power to thousands, drew condemnation from members of Congress, and spotlighted a year full of safety and maintenance violations at the utility giant’s substations throughout the region, from oil leaks to broken cooling fans and birds’ nests in equipment. A substation...

We are kicking off 2026 with two events to keep you on the dance floor. If you like to move to the sounds of cumbia and salsa, Eli’s and Mad Oak are where you need to be. The Eli’s event is a one-off, but you can become a regular at the salsa night at Mad Oak, which takes place three times a month.

OAKLAND, Calif. - An Oakland family is demanding answers after a hit-and-run crash left their loved one fighting for her life. Surveillance video shows a silver car crossing an intersection on a green light before being struck by an SUV. The driver of the SUV later fled the scene. Crash...

Turns out anyone with an internet connection, and not even a password, could access the feeds of a line of the Flock surveillance cameras that are currently all the rage with the SFPD and Oakland Police Department. Below we see pictured what is likely one of those Flock Safety automated...

For many students, the first week of January is about showing off new Christmas kicks and recovering from a two-week video-game marathon. For Maria Su, though, it’s time to lock in. The San Francisco Unified School District superintendent was given an extended contract in November, giving her the power...

Providing homeless young people with monthly cash payments helped stabilize their lives, according to Larkin Street Youth Services in the wake of a two-year pilot program it administered. Launched in August 2023, the Trust Youth Initiative aimed to understand how direct cash support would help young people struggling...