Laid-Off Academy of Sciences Workers Still Showing Up For Work, Demand Salary Cuts For...
The California Academy of Sciences announced the layoffs of 53 employees last week, and many of them are union members who are still showing up for work. Scott Sampson, the executive director of the California Academy of Sciences, announced the museum’s third round of layoffs in five years last Tuesday, as the Chronicle first reported. Sampson said 53 employees, about 9.3% of its staff...
Buttercup Diner celebrates 30 years
The Shahvar family has been serving family-style meals to families all over the Bay Area for more than 30 years.
Convicted child predator last tracked in SF disappears after judge allows release before sentencing
A convicted child sex offender who vanished after being allowed to remain free on bail was last tracked to San Francisco before disappearing, according to an El Dorado County Probation Department report. Carl Cacconie, convicted of six counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child in El Dorado County, failed to appear for sentencing and is now considered a fugitive by the district...
Weaken Oakland’s police commission? One councilmember thinks it’s time
Councilmember Ken Houston wants to dramatically scale back the independence and power of Oakland’s police oversight board. His proposal, made public last week, would eliminate a volunteer selection panel that currently picks police commissioners. In place of that, each councilmember and the mayor would pick a commissioner. The District 7 representative’s plan would also take away the commission’s ability to appoint the inspector general...
Oakland church memorializing homicide victims targeted by vandals
Vandals desecrated St. Columba Catholic Church in North Oakland, destroying crosses meant to honor the city’s homicide victims. The intruders toppled a religious statue and damaged a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Berkeley balcony collapse. Church officials and parishioners expressed heartbreak over the destruction but offered forgiveness...
Zapp’s and Dirty chips sold in Bay Area stores are being recalled
Utz Quality Foods voluntarily recalled select Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips after being notified that a seasoning ingredient may contain salmonella.
6 Most Dangerous Places in the U.S. to Live
When choosing a place to call home, safety is one of the most significant considerations....
Defendant pleads not guilty in SF Molotov Cocktail incident
Daniel Moreno Gama entered not guilty pleas for alleged Molotov cocktail incident at SF home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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 […]
