Lawsuit Likely Following Alleged Assault by Whole Foods Store Guard in Oakland
Updated, 5 p.m. Thursday: Oakland civil rights attorney John Burris has been retained to represent the man severely injured in an altercation with a Whole Foods security guard on Sept. 3. Burris said...
View ArticleS.F. Jails May House Transgender Inmates by Preferred Gender
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi took the first step today toward housing transgender inmates according to their preferred gender. San Francisco Sheriff’s Department officials said transgender...
View ArticleWillie Brown Says, No, He Can’t Make Something Go Away for a Million Bucks
So, what’s this all about? Well, let us backtrack, all the way to Wednesday. That’s when the Wall Street Journal reported a juicy tale of political wheeling and dealing that could only involve the...
View ArticleNumber of Books Weeded From Berkeley Library System Under Dispute
The new acting interim director of the Berkeley Public Library pledged Wednesday night to reinstate some of the input and authority that librarians and staff lost under former Director Jeff Scott — but...
View ArticleThe Most Harrowing Valley Fire Videos
The Valley Fire has devastated a large part of southern Lake County, has sent 13,000 residents fleeing from their homes, and has destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings. Sonoma and Napa counties,...
View ArticleNapa Valley Wine Train Sold
This post was updated on Tuesday, September 16. The Napa Valley Wine Train has been sold. Yes, that Napa Valley Wine Train. A press release from Noble House & Resorts, a luxury hotel and resort...
View ArticleFiorina Seen as Big Winner in GOP Debate
Yesterday, before last night’s Republican free-for-all, NPR wrote that Carly Fiorina would need to “stand out, not just stick out” on the debate stage. Well, that she did, at least according to most...
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Berkeley City Council Puts Off Vote on $19 Minimum Wage by 2020
The Berkeley City Council voted late Tuesday night to hold off on a decision about a new minimum wage schedule, proposed by the city’s Labor Commission, that could increase the wage to $19 by 2020....
View ArticleSan Francisco’s Le Video Still Awaits Fate
Update: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015: Well, it’s been over a week since our original post, and still no word on whether Le Video will fade to black or be able to sell its massive collection to the mystery...
View ArticleWhere, When and How to See the Supermoon Lunar Eclipse in the San Francisco...
You’ve been waiting for this since 1982. No, not the re-release of “Rocky III.” We’re talking about the last time a particular astronomical two-fer occurred: a simultaneous supermoon and lunar eclipse....
View ArticleWill the Last S.F. Video Store Please Remember to Rewind?
You know your journalism career is really going gangbusters when you find yourself on the local video store beat, an industry described in a 2014 report as “in the declining life stage cycle.” Wait,...
View ArticleBe Prepared to Wait (and Wait) for Some Election Outcomes
You know that feeling you get when you have just dropped your ballot in the mailbox and are overtaken by the sudden realization that your sacred right to participate in the cornerstone of democracy is...
View ArticleWhen Kaepernick Was King: A Look Back at Our Report on ‘The Turlock Tornado’
How fickle is the God of Sports? You only need to have witnessed the recent incredible rise and fall of the New York Mets’ Daniel Murphy to figure that one out. Murphy hit seven home runs this...
View ArticleMirkarimi Gets Swamped by Vicki Hennessy
You won’t have Ross Mirkarimi to kick around anymore. The San Francisco sheriff hosted a muted election night party at a restaurant in the Mission District, joined by a couple dozen of his closest...
View ArticleAnalysis: Peskin Win Gives S.F. Progressives Majority, But For How Long?
Though the final vote count won’t be known until at least Friday, the dust is already starting to clear in San Francisco’s election, the theme of which was largely the lack of affordable housing in the...
View ArticleS.F. Election: Lee Re-elected, Peskin Wins, Airbnb Curbs Fail
Updated 5:00 p.m. Thursday It was an off-year election, but in San Francisco one critical issue overarched a string of contests, as several propositions on the ballot were meant to address topic No. 1...
View ArticleSouthern Calif. School District Makes Unprecedented Investment in the Arts
Chula Vista Elementary School District launched an arts education expansion and teacher hiring spree this summer unlike any that local arts educators have ever seen. The district serving 30,000...
View ArticleAfter Criticism, Facebook Activates ‘Safety Check’ for Nigeria
After the Paris terrorist attacks last week, some of you may have noticed among the expressions of grief, shock and support for France on your Facebook and Twitter feeds a certain amount of criticism...
View ArticleSan Francisco State Forgoes Millions as it Drops Plans for Big Soda Contract
It’s looking more and more like the Bay Area is not going to produce the next Pepsi generation. Nor do locals seem inclined to buy the world a Coke, despite Don Draper’s input. We say this on the...
View ArticleBerkeley Imposes New Laws on Homeless Behavior
The Berkeley City Council passed a series of measures early Wednesday morning to address issues raised by the homeless population, including a new rule that will limit the amount of space on which...
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