The city’s largest mall, which was scheduled to close this weekend, was locked and dark on Saturday morning. A sign posted at the entrance to San Francisco Center said the downtown shopping center was “closed until further notice.” An employee at Ecco, the mall’s last remaining tenant, confirmed that the shoe store – and the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people gathered Saturday at the San Francisco Civic Center to celebrate the life of Bob Weir, the legendary guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead who died last week at the age of 78. Musicians Joan Baez and John Mayer spoke on a makeshift stage in front of … Read more
The jury reached a verdict in the murder trial of Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old man who was killed in the De Anza neighborhood of San Francisco in 2021. Antoine Watson is guilty of manslaughter and guilty of force likely to produce great bodily harm, but not guilty of first or second degree murder. Vicha’s daughter … Read more
Bob Weir’s breakout will be fitting for a California Rock ‘n’ roll king. The acclaimed musician and founding member of the Grateful Dead, who died Jan. 10, is to be honored with a public memorial in the band’s hometown of San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 17, according to a press release for the event. In … Read more
In Marin County, flooding left motorists stranded and kayakers paddling Saturday in areas where bicyclists usually pedaled. In San Francisco, a storm surge drenched onlookers at the Embarcadero and Crissy Field. Elsewhere, the storm forced further road closures in Alameda County and as far away as Pacifica and Half Moon Bay. Jon Borges surveyed the … Read more
Tommy Lee Jonesdaughter was found dead in a California hotel on New Year’s Day. The body of Victoria Jones34, was found at the Fairmont in San Francisco. A spokesperson for the fire department confirmed to Page Six that paramedics received a call at 2:52 am for a medical emergency. “Bystanders were given CPR instructions as … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — On Christmas Day, as a powerful Pacific storm issued warnings of heavy rain and flash flooding across the Bay Area, snow giant Waymo temporarily suspended its fully autonomous robotaxi service in San Francisco and surrounding communities. The pause, communicated to customers via the Waymo app with a terse warning citing a National … Read more
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its Justice Department counterpart from “sweeping” civil arrests in immigration courts across Northern California, filing an appeal challenge to one of the Trump administration’s most controversial deportation tactics. “This circumstance presents non-citizens in removal proceedings with a Hobson’s choice between two … Read more
When you grow up Jewish, Santa Claus seems a bit absurd. I mean, religion requires faith, but believing that a magical old man brought toys to all the Christian children in the world, riding a flying sleigh, seemed like something most kids would be skeptical about. In reality, however, many children believe until a certain … Read more
Swallowed by a layer of chilly fog, many California cities are experiencing their coldest start to December in decades. San Francisco is running nearly 4 degrees below normal so far this month, based on daily maximum temperatures. It’s the coldest start to December in the city since 2013. It was even chillier in the Central … Read more