Larry Ellison Quietly Unloads Pacific Heights Gold Coast Palace for $45 Million
San Francisco’s Billionaires’ Row has one less tech titan. Larry Ellison has quietly sold his longtime Pacific Heights Gold Coast home for $45 million in an off-market deal that closed in December. The buyer’s identity has not been disclosed, and the sale was routed privately through escrow. Long a landmark on the...
Hercules man arrested in New Year’s Day attack on elderly mother, police say
An elderly woman was hospitalized, and her son has been arrested following a domestic assault on New Year's Day in Hercules, police said.
Nearly half of UC Berkeley student accommodations are for ’emotional’ disabilities
UC Berkeley data shows over 40% of disability accommodations go to students with psychological conditions, as accommodations, such as extra testing time, increase at four-year universities, according to recent reporting.
San Francisco bartender fired weeks after viral attack
The bartender at the center of a viral video in which he was assaulted at a San Francisco restaurant by a customer was fired by his employer this week. The big picture: Miguel Marchese's termination from Hazie's — first reported by the SF Gazetteer — took effect Sunday after he was notified by email the day before,...
S.F. accused a nonprofit of corruption and lost. Now the city is appealing
The city attorney’s office asked a judge to set aside a decision by a hearing officer and cut Collective Impact off from city funding for the remainder of a previously imposed five-year term.
The Food At San Francisco Bay’s Iconic Alcatraz Prison Was So Tasty Even The...
Prison food may get a deservedly bad rap, but Alcatraz's fresh and filling cafeteria offerings were rarely cause for complaint, even from the guards.
State Treasurer Fiona Ma files for divorce from firefighter husband
Amid her campaign for lieutenant governor, State Treasurer Fiona Ma has filed for divorce, according to San Francisco Superior Court records. In a text message, Ma confirmed the split from Jason Hodge, a former firefighter, and described it as amicable. “After 15 years, we have grown apart but remain good...
I was trapped in a suspected brothel. The city just shut it down for...
The city is shutting down a Tenderloin massage parlor-cum-brothel months after suing its owners for selling sex there. It’s a business I knew from one of the most bizarre experiences of my reporting career. City Attorney David Chiu sued Empire Spa in July and announced Tuesday that his office...
Cotopaxi store in Berkeley targeted in ram raid robbery
(KRON) — The Cotopaxi store in Berkeley was targeted in a ram raid robbery on Monday. According to the Berkeley Police Department, three suspects drove a pickup truck through the front window and door of the store, located at 1915 Fourth Street, at around 12:56 a.m. The suspects, according to police, then stole a...
New mega Japanese supermarket chain to open first East Bay location
EMERYVILLE, Calif. - A much-anticipated Japanese supermarket chain is set to open in the East Bay this month. Tokyo Central will open a 40,000 square foot store in Emeryville at the Bay Street shopping district on Jan. 31. The store offers a wide range of imported Japanese foods, fresh seafood,...

















