• They say don't leave valuables in parked cars in San Francisco. Rep. Adam Schiff didn't listen

    San Francisco has an unwelcome reputation for car burglaries and visitors are warned not to leave valuables in their vehicles

  • Adam Schiff Robbed In San Francisco

    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...

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    We solved the mystery of San Francisco's sparkling sidewalks

    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...

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    Xavi explains his change of heart over leaving Barcelona

    Barcelona head coach Xavi explains why he has changed his mind about

  • House drifts across San Francisco Bay

    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

  • Caltrain hits unoccupied motorcycle in San Francisco

    There were no immediate reports of injuries following the collision near Tunnel 1.

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    Huge crackdown on parking in San Francisco is about to begin

    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...

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    The best San Francisco events you missed in the last week (or so)

    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...

  • Rep. Adam Schiff's luggage swiped in San Francisco

    San Francisco has an unwelcome reputation for car burglaries and visitors are warned not to leave valuables in their vehicles

  • Sumter Should Fire in 2024 San Francisco Mile Stakes

    An overflow group of 13 horses are entered in Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 San Francisco Mile Stakes on the turf at Golden Gate Fields, with 12 likely to run. Four horses in the field are going for the tenth wins in their careers. Read More

  • San Francisco Zoo To Receive Giant Pandas from China

    Mayor London Breed shared more about the big news after arriving home from her recent trip to Beijing to see the animals.

  • Parents decline family leave because of cost and career concerns

    More than a quarter of new parents do not use their right to take time off work to look after their children, new figures show. Parents have been entitled to nine weeks’ absence from work since August 2022, but on average mothers take 6.9 weeks while fathers claim 6.2 weeks. Financial concerns were the main reason for both men and women to forgo their allocation, research by Robidus, a subsidiary of insurance company a.s.r., found. Parents receive 70% of their