Local:
- [Update] About 100 firefighters were called to a fire in SF’s North Beach neighborhood Friday evening. The fire, which was located on the top floor of an apartment building on Montgomery Street near Vallejo Street, also damaged two neighboring buildings, but no injuries were reported. [Chronicle]
WORKING FIRE1000 Block of MontgomeryAVOID THE AREA pic.twitter.com/NPq4DvxZQr
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) November 8, 2025
- San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman is proposing a revision to Proposition E, a 2022 law implemented to prevent corruption within the city government. The revision would allow supervisors to publicly request a waiver from the rest of the Board in order to solicit funds from people or organizations that have existing city contracts. [Mission Local]
- Surfers from far and wide enjoyed 40-foot waves on opening day of the season in the acclaimed Mavericks, California near Half Moon Bay Thursday. [Chronicle]
- The Oakland Zoo’s annual Glowfari lantern festival opens Friday evening and runs through January 25. [NBC Bay Area]
- After expanding beyond its core mission, the Sierra Club has been weakened by financial turmoil, internal conflict, and declining support just as Trump’s administration rolls back environmental protections. [New York Times]
- Head on over to Powell Station in San Francisco at 2 pm Saturday — help local rapper Yung Phil’s hyphy dance video go viral! [Yung Phil]
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