Contra Costa County tightens capacity limits amid rise in Covid-19 cases
In the face of rising Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations in Contra Costa County over the past week, county public health officials on Wednesday ...
Immediate California orders near second shutdown
Responding to growing Covid-19 hospitalization and test positivity rates, Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday issued strict statewide and ...
SF again pauses reopening plans as Covid-19 cases spike
San Francisco is hitting pause on yet another reopening phase that would have allowed restaurants to resume ...
Covid-19 update: Newsom hits ‘dimmer switch’ on state’s reopening plans, four Bay Area counties pause next phase, U.S. fails to bend curve
Four Bay Area counties are now pausing their next reopening phases as rising trends sound alarms for ...
SF lays out roadmap to reopen businesses, orders face coverings outdoors
San Francisco Thursday released a reopening timeline by industry accompanied by a more strict order pertaining to ...
Celebration, resistance collide at San Francisco’s 49th annual Pride parade
Motorcycles revved up, sending the crowd of hundreds of thousands into a frenzy. Sabine Balden sat on her bike, ready to ride, dressed ...
Flush with color, San Francisco ushers in Year of the Pig
For one moment, the City sprang to colorful life.
Donut-spinning driver crashes, arrested on suspected DUI
A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence early Thursday morning after crashing ...
Thousands savored her Tamales. Dozens showed up for her funeral.
Virginia Ramos, San Francisco's "Tamale Lady," used to say “I don’t know you, but I love you."
Legislators green-light late night drinking law
California lawmakers passed Sen. Scott Weiner's, D-San Francisco, bill to allow cities to extend the sale of ...
San Francisco drops ban hammer on plastic straws
San Francisco will soon join other cities across the country in prohibiting the use of straws and other plastic food accessories.
Sanctuary state law stands in federal court
A federal judge in Sacramento refused Thursday to block two state laws that the Trump Administration claimed ...
Oakland says ‘no’ to drinking straws
The Oakland City Council has voted unanimously to approve an ordinance that will prohibit the use of ...
Two women killed in Vallejo crash
The Solano County coroner's office has identified two women who were killed in a single vehicle crash ...
Wiener tries again with late-night booze bill
San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener Thursday reintroduced legislation that would allow a handful of cities to ...
Consecutive life terms for JewelryMart killer
A judge Wednesday sentenced an Antioch man convicted in a 2013 attack at San Francisco's Gift Center & JewelryMart that killed two people ...
Late night booze bill clears hurdle
A bill that would allow local communities across California to extend alcohol sales hours past 2 a.m. ...
Restaurant, bar owners split over 4 a.m. closing time
Google "sports bar in San Francisco," and Giordano Bros. on 16th Street near Valencia stands near the ...
Low ridership imperils BART late-night weekend bus service
BART’s late-night bus service pilot program on Fridays and Saturdays could soon be in limbo.
San Francisco moves toward honoring site of ‘Compton’s Cafeteria’ riot
San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim Tuesday introduced legislation to create the nation's first transgender, lesbian, gay and ...
Second escaped inmate is now in custody
Rogelio Chavez, an inmate who escaped from Santa Clara County jail a week ago, is in custody Wednesday night after sheriff's deputies spent ...
Santa Clara Co. sheriff searching for inmates
Santa Clara County sheriff's officials said deputies concluded their search Thursday morning around the main jail in ...
SF Pride weighs security after Orlando shootings
Police met with organizers of the Pride celebration to discuss security in the wake of Sunday's mass ...
Man hurt in North Beach shooting
A man was shot near a busy intersection in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood as bars were ...
San Jose bans cigarette coupons, discounts
The San Jose City Council has passed an ordinance that will ban the distribution of coupons for ...
Supervisors to vote on Polk Street bar ban
Following numerous complaints from residents, legislation has been introduced to ban any new bars on Polk Street.
Banned patron raises ruckus at Hooters
A man who had been banned from all bars was arrested at a Fremont Hooters after becoming ...
Gordon Biersch closing!? Well, kind of
Where in the name of Brian Wilson’s orange cleats am I going to get my seasonal beer ...
Latest in the Gold Dust Lounge saga
The owners of the Gold Dust Lounge are certainly not taking efforts to shutter their bar lying ...
Rock On, Gold Dust lawsuit
It’s pretty bad-ass when a movement forms to save a old-school bar from getting the boot.
