Scandal-plagued smashburger joint in cursed Mission space closes for good
An offshoot of one of San Francisco’s most beleaguered restaurants has closed after nine scandal-plagued months. Hamburger Project (opens in new tab), which replaced the sushi-centric Handroll Project on the corner of Guerrero and 18th Streets in the Mission last August, has shuttered. Owner Tan Truong confirmed the decision. “We just weren’t getting traction there,” he said Tuesday afternoon. The news was...
AI reshaping tech industry as companies continue layoffs, expert warns
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — San Francisco-based cryptocurrency company Coinbase is the latest tech company to lay off employees, cutting hundreds of jobs, according to The New York Times. The move contributes to a worrying trend fueled by the rise in artificial intelligence. The Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle called the situation “unfortunate.” “It’s the […]
Bay Area woman arrested in Rocklin Target theft, faces multiple felony charges
(FOX40.COM) — A 56-year-old woman from Redwood City was arrested after allegedly stealing merchandise from a Target store in Rocklin. According to the Rocklin Police Department, Carole Uribe was taken into custody after stealing about $330 worth of merchandise. Officers also discovered she had an outstanding theft warrant out of Sacramento County. Uribe now faces multiple […]
Victim walks to hospital after stray bullet strikes her while in car in San...
SAN FRANCISCO - Police say a female victim, who was shot on Tuesday in San Francisco, walked herself to the hospital where she was treated for non-life threatening injuries. The San Francisco Police Department said at around 4:35 p.m. they responded to the hospital on the 2300 block of O'Farrell Street for a report of a victim with a gunshot wound.
S.F. smashburger spot closes weeks after raw beef was left on sidewalk
Hamburger Project has closed its Mission District location, weeks after a viral photo showed raw beef left outside the San Francisco restaurant during a heat wave.
Bay Area weather shifts from wet to warm before big change
Dense morning fog and mild temps will linger through Friday before a sharp inland warmup this weekend.
Bay Area crash occurred hours after teens took drunk driving education
California funding largely unstudied program about student drunk driving.
AT&T says copper thieves using bold tactics, including cars and trains
CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. - Copper thieves are going to great lengths to get their hands on the profitable metal. Surveillance video from March shows thieves at work in the middle of the night near 92nd Avenue and C Street in East Oakland. The video shows suspects tossing a chain over overhead lines, attaching it to a truck and driving away, ripping the lines from a...
Prosecutors use Bay Area rapper’s murder lyrics to keep him in jail
Bay Area rapper Weez Gotti will remain behind bars after prosecutors cited murder lyrics in his songs. The 30-year-old (real name Luis Rincon) from North Richmond is currently detained after being arrested for firearm possession following an Airbnb break-in. According to The Mercury News, prosecutors persuaded US Magistrate Judge Thomas...
21-year-old Bay Area motorcyclist dies in crash near UCSC
(KRON) — A 21-year-old Bay Area motorcyclist was killed Monday after a collision near the University of California, Santa Cruz, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred at 4:45 p.m. on Empire Grade north of Heller Drive. Authorities said the 21-year-old man, a resident of Pescadero, was riding a 1999 Harley-Davidson northbound. […]
