White Rabbits Invade Civic Center Plaza for Three Week Public Art Display
Opinion

White Rabbits Invade Civic Center Plaza for Three Week Public Art Display

Five 23-foot high inflatable rabbits were unveiled today at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza as part of a three-week public art installation. While Intrude, the…

Protesters Shut Down Chamber Of Commerce Summit
Opinion

Protesters Shut Down Chamber Of Commerce Summit

Housing activists shut down the Oakland Chamber of Commerce 2016 Economic Summit this morning. Protesters locked their arms in PVC pipes to prevent attendees from…

Bid to Convert Nob Hill Residential Property to Hotel Rejected
Opinion

Bid to Convert Nob Hill Residential Property to Hotel Rejected

A Nob Hill property owner’s bid to avoid penalties for using a residential building exclusively for vacation rentals by seeking approval to operate as a…

At Least 27 Baseball Bats with Spikes Found Chained to Poles Around SF
Opinion

At Least 27 Baseball Bats with Spikes Found Chained to Poles Around SF

The mystery of why baseball bats with spikes driven through them are appearing throughout San Francisco deepened on Friday as police said that at least…

Supervisors Unanimously Denounce Homeland Security Program
Opinion

Supervisors Unanimously Denounce Homeland Security Program

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on a resolution to opt out of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Priority Enforcement Program (PEP)…

Man Arrested with Stolen Gun in Tenderloin After Car Burglary
Opinion

Man Arrested with Stolen Gun in Tenderloin After Car Burglary

A man was arrested on suspicion of auto burglary last week after he was found sleeping in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood with a loaded handgun…

Excavating Crew Strikes Gas Line in Haight-Ashbury
Opinion

Excavating Crew Strikes Gas Line in Haight-Ashbury

An excavating crew struck a gas line this afternoon in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, a utility spokesman said. A third-party contractor was operating an excavator…

Change of Plea Hearing for Yee, Jackson, Two Others Scheduled Wednesday
Opinion

Change of Plea Hearing for Yee, Jackson, Two Others Scheduled Wednesday

Former state Sen. Leland Yee, who faces corruption and money-laundering charges, and three other men are scheduled for change of plea hearings in federal court…

High Court Upholds Voter Initiative Power to Establish Redistricting Commission
Opinion

High Court Upholds Voter Initiative Power to Establish Redistricting Commission

A possible threat to California’s voter-approved independent redistricting commission was averted today when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of a similar commission in…

Woman Struck by Budget Rental Van in Western Addition
Opinion

Woman Struck by Budget Rental Van in Western Addition

A pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision in San Francisco’s Western Addition neighborhood on Saturday morning, police said. The pedestrian, described by police…

Suspects Sought Following Patagonia Smash-and-Grab Burglary
Opinion

Suspects Sought Following Patagonia Smash-and-Grab Burglary

Two suspects remain at large after smashing a U-Haul truck into a store near San Francisco’s Fisherman Wharf area and then stealing merchandise early Monday…

Body Found in Mallard Lake Identified
Opinion

Body Found in Mallard Lake Identified

A body found in a lake at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park last month has been identified as that of 60-year-old Gabriel Healy, according to…

Shrimp Boy: Mayor Lee “did something illegal and wants to hide it”
City Hall

Shrimp Boy: Mayor Lee “did something illegal and wants to hide it”

A lawsuit filed Thursday against San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee by Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow and Alfred Scolari claims that Lee failed to disclose documents…

SFPD Arrests 35 For Selling Fake Outside Lands Tickets
Opinion

SFPD Arrests 35 For Selling Fake Outside Lands Tickets

This report indicated that 35 people were detained for selling fake tickets to Outside Lands. Police spokesman Officer Gordon Shyy has since clarified that the…

Infamous SF Eviction Lawyers Use DMCA Claim to Silence Protest Video
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Infamous SF Eviction Lawyers Use DMCA Claim to Silence Protest Video

Please scroll down for an update to this story. Not content to help landlords evict tenants from their homes and businesses, Daniel Bornstein at the…

Man Arrested for Robberies Targeting Elderly Asian Residents
Opinion

Man Arrested for Robberies Targeting Elderly Asian Residents

Police have arrested a man believed to have committed multiple robberies and burglaries in San Francisco’s Japantown and Chinatown in the past few months. German…

Child Prostitutes Rescued in Bay Area Sweep
Bay Area

Child Prostitutes Rescued in Bay Area Sweep

Law enforcement officers rescued six children this week being forced to work as prostitutes in the Bay Area and arrested more than a dozen suspected…

Vice-President Biden Expected In SF Next Week
News

Vice-President Biden Expected In SF Next Week

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to attend a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in San Francisco next week. Biden will be in San Francisco on…

BART Agrees To Pay $175,000 To Men Detained With Oscar Grant
Opinion

BART Agrees To Pay $175,000 To Men Detained With Oscar Grant

BART has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by five friends of Oscar Grant III who were with him…

A Russian Woman’s Perspective On Saturday’s Protest Against Russia’s Anti-Gay Policies
LGBTQ

A Russian Woman’s Perspective On Saturday’s Protest Against Russia’s Anti-Gay Policies

From this week’s Pussy Riot performance at Amnesty International’s concert in Brooklyn, to the United Nations, to a GQ “embedded reporter” article about being gay…

SF Court OKs Lawsuit Against People Search Website Spokeo
In Court

SF Court OKs Lawsuit Against People Search Website Spokeo

A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco today that an unemployed Virginia man can go ahead with a lawsuit against a people-search website that…

SF’s Pacific Mambo Orchestra Returns With Kickstarter-Funded Grammy Triumph
Culture

SF’s Pacific Mambo Orchestra Returns With Kickstarter-Funded Grammy Triumph

Untitled from Christian Tumalan on Vimeo. Two San Francisco Latin big band leaders are heading back today from the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles with…

SF Supe Proposes Increased Scrutiny, Crackdown On Tenancies-In-Common
City Hall

SF Supe Proposes Increased Scrutiny, Crackdown On Tenancies-In-Common

San Francisco tenancies-in-common could soon face closer scrutiny under legislation that was proposed by a city supervisor on Tuesday. Supervisor Eric Mar proposed an ordinance…

Resolutions Are The Worst Way To Start The New Year
Opinion

Resolutions Are The Worst Way To Start The New Year

I don’t know about you, but most people’s holidays are stupid hard. For me, Christmas time finds me sneaking off to do sit-ups because my…

SF Giants Dole Out Education Grants To Bay Area Schools
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SF Giants Dole Out Education Grants To Bay Area Schools

The San Francisco Giants have partnered with Wells Fargo to provide $100,000 in education grants to 25 Bay Area schools. Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford and…

Paging All You New Zillionaires Of SF: You Could Save An Historic Bookstore For Only  $1 Million
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Paging All You New Zillionaires Of SF: You Could Save An Historic Bookstore For Only $1 Million

A historic bookstore that faced eviction in San Francisco’s Fillmore District could get a reprieve if supporters can raise $1 million to buy the building…

Sheriff Mirkarimi Says Nuclear Agreement With Iran Will Impact Bay Area Persian Community
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Sheriff Mirkarimi Says Nuclear Agreement With Iran Will Impact Bay Area Persian Community

San Francisco’s Iranian-American sheriff said today he is hopeful that an internationally brokered agreement to halt Iran’s nuclear program will be an important step toward…

US Secretary Of The Interior Announces New Youth Conservation Initiative At Crissy Field
Environment

US Secretary Of The Interior Announces New Youth Conservation Initiative At Crissy Field

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell stopped by San Francisco’s Crissy Field this afternoon to announce the launch of a youth conservation initiative. The…

BART Workers Stage Demonstration, Say Move To Do Away With Paper Paychecks Was Factor In Breakdown
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BART Workers Stage Demonstration, Say Move To Do Away With Paper Paychecks Was Factor In Breakdown

4:58 PM: Less than a day after BART union leaders announced a strike, more than 100 workers and supporters gathered today at a noontime rally…

SFPD Seeking Woman Who Stole Car With Kids Inside
Crime

SFPD Seeking Woman Who Stole Car With Kids Inside

An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of a car stolen from San Francisco’s Mission District this evening. Around 6:50 p.m.,…

Barriers: The Golden Gate Bridge And San Francisco’s Biggest Dirty Little Secret
Movies

Barriers: The Golden Gate Bridge And San Francisco’s Biggest Dirty Little Secret

Last month, the Senate Select Committee on Mental Health held a hearing in San Francisco on suicide education and prevention – shining an always-uncomfortable spotlight…

Three Hospitalized After Muni Bus Strikes Car
News

Three Hospitalized After Muni Bus Strikes Car

Three people were taken to a hospital after a collision involving a Muni bus and a car in San Francisco’s Mission District this afternoon, a…

“Swell Of Opposition” Cited By Lawsuit Seeking To Block Plan To Name Bay Bridge Span After  Willie Brown
City Hall

“Swell Of Opposition” Cited By Lawsuit Seeking To Block Plan To Name Bay Bridge Span After Willie Brown

The state Legislature’s renaming today of the western span of the Bay Bridge after former state Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown has…

Beached Whale Buried At Stinson Beach, Necropsy Reveals Trauma, Hemorrhaging
Bay Area

Beached Whale Buried At Stinson Beach, Necropsy Reveals Trauma, Hemorrhaging

A fin whale that died on Stinson Beach in Marin County on Monday morning has been buried at the beach following a necropsy, according to…

BART Police Defend Speed Of Response To 16th Street Naked Acrobat Attacks
Crime

BART Police Defend Speed Of Response To 16th Street Naked Acrobat Attacks

BART police Deputy Chief Ben Fairow today defended his agency’s response to an incident at BART’s 16th Street Mission station in San Francisco last month…

SF Zoo Names Black Rhino After 49ers Lineman
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SF Zoo Names Black Rhino After 49ers Lineman

San Francisco 49ers lineman Alex Boone will join San Francisco Zoo patrons on Friday to celebrate the naming of a 4-year-old black rhino after him….

Attention, SF Stores: Size Large Is Actually Size Normal
Business

Attention, SF Stores: Size Large Is Actually Size Normal

I’m not a large person. I’m a size 12, which is the average size of women in this country. I’m in the middle range of…

Tenant Troubles: How Much Do I Have To Help The Realtor Who Wants To Evict Me?
Business

Tenant Troubles: How Much Do I Have To Help The Realtor Who Wants To Evict Me?

What are my rights in regard to Open Houses/viewings of my apartment when my building is for sale? My situation: I live in a 4-unit…

Smokin’ Fast: Ten Things to Love and Haight About Working Out in San Francisco
Culture

Smokin’ Fast: Ten Things to Love and Haight About Working Out in San Francisco

It’s been ten years since I first arrived in San Francisco, and while in many ways it will keep you in decent shape simply through…

SF Appeal Weekend Poll: Do We Want A Chipotle At Church And Market?
Business

SF Appeal Weekend Poll: Do We Want A Chipotle At Church And Market?

A Denver based chain restaurant wants to move into a highly-visible Market Street location. Will San Francisco’s notorious set of barriers to chain retail keep…