Many Chinese Americans have signaled that they could be done with progressive candidates in San Francisco ahead of upcoming elections. Several local positions are up for grabs this November, including mayor, city Attorney, district attorney, sheriff and four seats on the Board of Education. While Chinese Americans have previously been a reliable voting bloc for Democrats, many are spearheading or supporting efforts to return to the political center over issues like crime and education. The Wall...
Ken and Ron Brown commanded the business for nearly 50 years. However, the neighborhood has failed to rebound since the pandemic. Crime, litter and declining foot traffic forced the co-owners to step away
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan's security detail got involved in a physical altercation while he was downtown for a restaurant opening.
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Adam Schiff Robbed In San Francisco Via the Post Millennial, Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff’s luggage was stolen out of his parked car in a downtown San Francisco parking garage on Thursday. He later attended speaking event and dinner in a shirt and hiking vest. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the left-wing Senate hopeful was at the event to thank high-profile lawyer Joe Cotchett for his support to replace the late Dianne Feinstein. The outlet reported...
If you’ve walked through San Francisco on a recent sunny day, a glint likely caught your eye. That’s because in many parts of the city, the sidewalks sparkle. Shoegazing pedestrians will notice a familiar shimmer on Valencia, Castro and Haight streets, as well as large swaths of downtown. In a city with a reputation for its occasionally unbelievable beauty, the cement’s twinkle can fade into the background. But for a feature so widespread (and quietly celebrated), surprisingly little...
Watch a 2-story houseboat drift across the San Francisco Bay. The boat was being towed to its new home after a legal battle that forced many houseboats to relocate. Out of context, this looks like a house that slid off the side of a cliff and got lost at sea. — Read the rest
There were no immediate reports of injuries following the collision near Tunnel 1.
San Francisco officials acknowledge that traffic-related injuries and fatalities are far too common. And now they believe a crackdown on drivers parking illegally is one way to make the city’s streets safer. At Tuesday’s San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency meeting, SFMTA director Jeffrey Tumlin announced a plan to massively increase the number of citations that officers issue starting this month. The effort will happen in weeklong surges of “intensive enforcement” in the different...
More than one thousand of the animals visited a city pier - the region's biggest spike in 15 years.
The rising R&B artist transitioned from sympathetic singer to rockstar at his performance of lyrically-complex but grounded discography, writes Cameron Duran.
San Francisco’s culture is alive, and well and we’re here to prove it. Despite the popular opinion that San Francisco’s art scene has gone extinct, this is one of the coolest cities in the entire world, full stop. It can be easy to lose sight of that with so many complicated civic news stories, so we at SFGATE are starting a new column celebrating the moments that remind us why we love living here. This week’s edition features the rowdy rebirth of one of San Francisco’s most iconic bars, a...