No housing is being built in God’s backyard despite new state law
Since SB4 passed three years ago, 94 units have been permitted statewide, but none has been completed, according to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Popular Filipino bakery to open two new Bay Area locations
This Daly City bakery, which has been serving Filipino-Chinese comfort food since the 1990s, is expanding with new locations in South San Francisco and Union City.
San Francisco wants faster Muni service on Ocean Avenue. Merchants are pushing back
Along the wide stretches of Ocean Avenue where daily commuters and neighborhood shoppers mingle amid steady traffic flows the push for dedicated transit improvements has drawn sharp reactions from those running local stores and eateries. City planners see an opportunity to make Muni rides quicker and more reliable yet
16 U.S. Cities That Once Had Different Names—and Why They Changed
Every city has a story, and sometimes that story begins with a different name. Long before today’s skylines, highways, and neighborhoods existed, early settlers had to decide what to call the places they were building. Some names honored local leaders or explorers. Others came from Native American languages, nearby lan
Zuckerberg SF General Hospital seeks identity of patient
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Staff at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) are seeking help identifying a patient admitted Monday. Officials said the patient was coming from the Mission BART station at Mission and 16th on July 29. He is described as an “African American male, estimated to be 45 to 50 years old, 5
‘Great Drain Robber’: San Francisco neighborhood plagued by repeated sewer cover thefts at night
Residents in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood say a thief has been stealing sewer drain covers in the middle of the night, leaving homeowners concerned about safety and replacement costs.
BART needs Bay Area voters. The charm offensive has begun
In recent weeks BART leaders have taken to community centers and street fairs across multiple counties with tote bags and buttons in hand. Their goal centers on building support for the BART Ballot Measure Tax Vote Bay Area Transit that will appear on ballots this November. Riders and nonriders alike have encountered p
Get ‘tea-drunk’ at San Francisco’s first freshly milled matcha cafe
Matcha is nearly ubiquitous on San Francisco cafe menus. But Constance (opens in new tab), which opened quietly May 31 in the Outer Richmond, has still managed to check off a couple of firsts. According to owner Bill Tiet, it is the first Bay Area tea shop to mill matcha on-site, and the first to stock black matcha — a
Citation totals for illegal fireworks in Bay Area low but concerns are high: Here’s...
As some Bay Area communities permit the sale of safe-and-sane fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July, law enforcement agencies and fire departments continue to warn residents about the dangers of illegal fireworks. Officials say illegal fireworks remain a concern across the region, even though citation numbers reported
Five S.F. men charged with robbery in smash-and-grab at East Bay jewelry kiosk
The suspects, all between the ages of 18 and 29, were arrested in Richmond in a robbery at a Concord jewelry kiosk last month, police said.
