Giants bats erupt, bullpen dominates Rangers in Friday night win
Everything was clicking for the Giants Friday night. Offensive performances from Wilmer Flores (1-4, HR, 3 RBIs), Chadwick Tromp, (2-4, 1 RBI), and Darin Ruf (2-3, 3 RBI), paired...Read More
Breed’s two-year budget proposal diverts police funds, assumes labor union cooperation to close deficit
San Francisco Mayor London Breed presented her two-year budget that seeks to close a $1.5 billion deficit during a period of economic uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The budget...Read More
Caltrans warns of delays during Hwy 1 pipe replacement work to begin Monday
Caltrans on Monday will begin a culvert pipe replacement project to repair the road crossing on state Highway 1 just outside the town of Marshall in Marin County. The...Read More
Man says he was assaulted after telling approaching jogger to put on mask
A Larkspur man told Marin County park rangers this week that he was assaulted for telling a jogger on the Gertrude Ord Trail to put on a face covering...Read More
Officer fires gun in attempt to detain theft suspects, suffers foot injury
A Berkeley police officer interrupting a theft was injured Thursday night, police said. The officer was in the area of the CVS Pharmacy at 1451 Shattuck Ave. about 9:15...Read More
Flights out of Oakland decline again after June travel spike
Passenger traffic in June at Oakland International Airport was up more than 100 percent compared with May, but demand for air travel nationwide is again showing signs of weakening,...Read More
Giants stage another comeback before imploding in extra innings
Late-game heroics? Again? Yes and no. Read More
SF faces ‘major surge’ in new Covid-19 cases
San Francisco is facing a “major surge” of Covid-19 cases, says Dr. Grant Colfax, who heads the Department of Public Health. Colfax at a press conference Thursday said The...Read More
District works on reforms after grand jury finds Castlemont High ‘failed’ students
Oakland Unified School District is working to reform an online program designed to help failing students following a scathing civil grand jury report last month that accused the district...Read More
San Anselmo high school removes, covers references to slave trader Sir Francis Drake
Officials at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo and the Tamalpais Union High School District have begun to cover and remove the high school’s name and symbols...Read More
Police arrest suspect who allegedly spat on, attacked Muni passenger
San Francisco police arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly spat on and attacked a Muni bus passenger, police said Wednesday. The altercation took place last Saturday around 10:35 a.m....Read More
Covid-19 update: Contra Costa adds staggering number of new cases, Marin County records five deaths since Monday
There’s not much insulated from the impact of Covid-19 at this point, be it in the world of sports or in the economic realm. Here, we’ll get into some...Read More
Giants slug their way back into walk-off thriller over Padres
At one point, it seemed as if the Giants bats would remain frozen Wednesday night. This time around, the Giants bats woke up, and in a big way.Read More
Germán Márquez, Rockies stifle A’s to secure sweep
The last time Matt Chapman faced Germán Márquez on this exact day two years ago, Chapman hit a home run. He did it again Wednesday.Read More
Caltrain tax saga continues with supervisor passage amid county push-back
A ⅛-cent sales tax measure to fund Caltrain is still up in the air despite approval Tuesday by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. County supervisors from San Mateo...Read More
Frankie Montas, Germán Márquez seek their first wins of 2020 season
Frankie Montas (0-0, 2.25 ERA) and Germán Márquez (0-1, 1.59 ERA) are both looking for their first wins of the season after their Opening Night debuts. The Oakland A’s...Read More
Thousands turn out to support Oakland Zoo on reopening day
All available tickets to the Oakland Zoo sold out for Wednesday, the first day the zoo has been open to the public since closing amid Covid-19 shelter orders in...Read More
Black residents identify investment priorities for SFPD’s defunded budget
Mayor London Breed and District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton pledged in June to “defund” the San Francisco Police Department and to use that funding supporting community programs and organizations...Read More