As students protest the war in Gaza at college campuses across the nation, several groups are planning demonstrations across the San Francisco Bay Area in conjunction with May Day on Wednesday. Local officials are advising people to prepare for delays on roadways and public transit, especially in Oakland and San Francisco. In San Francisco, one group is planning a march from 24th and Mission streets to City Hall on Wednesday morning. SF Municipal Transportation Agency said multiple bus lines...
The officers involved in the shooting were put on paid administrative leave while the Oakland Police Department’s
A few weeks after being traded by the Giants, former No. 2 overall draft pick Joey Bart is back in San Francisco and will face his old team for the first time Friday.
San Francisco has sued Oakland after officials there voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes 'San Francisco'
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
A large car fire in the westbound side of the Bay Bridge was expected to cause traffic issues for motorists headed to San Francisco Tuesday morning, according to California Highway Patrol. Firefighters and a tow truck were headed to the scene to put out the flames and tow away the husk of the burned car. It was not immediately clear what started the fire. Reach Dominic Fracassa: [email protected]
A video of Bay Area-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who has been held by Hamas as a hostage for more than six months, was released to the United States government on Monday, which in turn made contact with Goldberg-Polin’s family, according to CNN. Goldberg-Polin was abducted from the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, as reported previously by SFGATE. He was born in Berkeley before moving to Israel when he was in elementary school. He is a citizen of Israel and the United States, the Los...
East Bay teen Jazmin Pellegrini, 15, was found dead in San Francisco’s Oceanview neighborhood on Saturday, according to the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Jazmin’s family wants to know what led to her death. “It is with a sad heart that I write these lines to inform you that my beloved daughter, who was so dear to all of us, has unfortunately passed away,” Pellegrini’s mother, Marta Barany, wrote in an April 21 social media post. “She was 15 years old and left a huge void in...
A car fire on the westbound Bay Bridge shut down three lanes of I-80 heading into San Francisco late Tuesday morning, according to CHP.The car fire happened on westbound I-80 west of Treasure Island, according to authorities. The fully engulfed vehicle appeared to be an SUV in the photo that the San Francisco CHP office posted on social media at 11 a.m.The fire is currently blocking the #1, 2, and #3 westbound lanes on the bridge. Fire and tow services are responding to the incident to...
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
Schlitterbahn will debut a new attraction this Saturday that officials with the New Braunfels water park are calling the world’s first water coaster for kids. The Bow Wow Blaster coaster is part of a new children's area called Schatze’s Storybrook Park. The enclave includes six new slides, a 1,200-gallon tipping bucket and more than 70 interactive water features, spray toys and splash pads, according to the park.