San Francisco officials address July 4 public transit nightmare
(KRON) — San Francisco city officials are searching for answers following a public transit failure that brought the city to a standstill on July 4. Despite assurances of “carefully made plans,” public transit experienced widespread delays, cancellations and gridlock, leaving many commuters and celebration attendees str
S.F. supe who accepted pricey portrait of himself gets $4,500 ethics fine
The proposed settlement, made public Monday, was reached more than a year after the Chronicle first reported the receipt of a painting worth $5,500.
Richmond logs 264 fireworks calls over July Fourth weekend
Richmond police say they kept additional officers on duty throughout the Fourth of July specifically to enforce the city's ban on illegal fireworks, as officers repeatedly confronted crowds of people blocking roadways and setting off fireworks, according to a department statement. Officers remained at some scenes for e
Day Around the Bay: SF Supe Shamann Walton Fined For Accepting Gifts
SF Supervisor Shamann Walton was hit with a $4,500 ethics fine over his having accepted a portrait of himself as a gift from the nonprofit Urban Ed Academy, as well as taking a free trip from another nonprofit. In addition to the portrait, valued at $5,500, Walton accepted the fine for taking a free conference trip fro
Horoscope for Tuesday, 07/07/26 by Christopher Renstrom
Good news, horoscope readers: Christopher Renstrom’s daily horoscope is now available every day — and you can get it delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for the SFGATE horoscope newsletter here. ARIES (March 20 - April 18): Neptune retrograde means you'll have to wait 5 months to...
Bay Area restaurant goes viral for its policy on unruly children
It fined a parent more than $300 after a child damaged a credit card reader.
Passion fruit cappuccino? New S.F. café opens with creative drinks
San Francisco’s newest coffee shop is pulling passion fruit cappuccinos and other creative drinks.
5 arrested in $100K smash-and-grab jewelry robbery at Concord’s Sun Valley Mall
Police arrested five suspected gang members following a brazen smash-and-grab robbery at an East Bay mall that netted more than $100,000 in jewelry, authorities said. The takedown resulted from a coordinated effort between the San Francisco and Concord police departments, utilizing drones and new real-time crime center
SF Muni Should Admit They Can Not Handle Large Crowds at High-Demand Events
The fiasco that was the public transit offering for Saturday night's fireworks in San Francisco did not need to be such a fiasco, and it was clearly a case of over-promising on the part of the SFMTA. Anyone who has attended Outside Lands and tried to leave after the final...
University of California faculty desperate for system to bring back the SAT
Some of the freshmen arriving in Mina Aganagic’s UC Berkeley math classes cannot do basic multiplication, a skill the state expects of third graders. Aganagic is one of thousands of UC faculty members who signed a pair of open letters this spring demanding the university reinstate standardized testing in admissions — a
