Bay Area weather: Temps to skyrocket in inland areas
Temperatures are expected to skyrocket toward the triple digits in inland areas on Monday as summer heat grips the region, bringing an active heat advisory. The severe heat poses heightened risks for individuals sensitive to high temperatures and households lacking air conditioning. First responders expect to treat a h
Bystanders perform CPR to revive unresponsive teen at Bay Area beach
Bystanders began CPR after an 18-year-old was pulled from the lagoon area at San Gregorio State Beach unconscious and not breathing.
Popular California French restaurant chain closes all locations after more than 30 years
For decades, Left Bank Brasserie brought a taste of Paris to the San Francisco Bay Area, serving French classics in bustling neighborhood dining rooms. Now, the beloved restaurant chain has…
Meet the ‘Merfolk’ Frolicking in Northern California’s Pools and Swimming Holes
This story is part of Finding Your People, a series celebrating the Bay Area’s meetups and subcultures that bring people together IRL in an increasingly online world. In a swimming hole called the Garden of Eden in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Tara Dimaggio swims around in her iridescent silicone tail. She finds peace in
This 30-year-old Bay Area restaurant in a historic train depot has closed
Vallemar Station, which served steaks and seafood from a historic train depot on Highway 1 for three decades, has closed. Here are other restaurants that shuttered last month.
Opinion: Oakland families affected most by UCSF decision to move pediatric care across the...
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A year after taking over Children’s Hospital Oakland, the UC San Francisco decision to move critical pediatric care out of Oakland has left East Bay children and families to cope with the consequences. As a clinical social...
Look who’s back: Mohammed Nuru has returned to San Francisco … and City Hall
Yes, Mohammed Nuru, the former San Francisco Public Works director whose bribery schemes graced front pages, websites, and television screens in 2020, has returned to our foggy shores after serving part of his sentence (opens in new tab) at U.S. Penitentiary Lompoc in Santa Barbara County. Power Play’s tipsters have...
Historic Julia Morgan campus to be redeveloped near Marina Safeway
In the Marina District of San Francisco a quiet corner near the local Safeway holds more than just everyday errands. It shelters a structure shaped decades ago by one of the first women to shape American architecture on a grand scale. The Julia Morgan campus now faces a new chapter as partners work to keep […] The pos
S.F.’s Bridge to Nowhere demolished, daylighting a busy block shrouded for decades
Crews demolished the Portsmouth Square footbridge over the weekend as a $73 million Chinatown park redesign moves forward.
Fighting back against the growing surveillance state
Garrett Langley, CEO and Founder of Flock Safety made a mistake, or a series of mistakes, when he repeatedly described organizers opposed to his company’s metastization of public surveillance products as terrorists. At least, that’s what he claimed in a recent Twitter post. Setting aside questions of the...

















