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AGI Summit 2026: Unverified Outcomes Cloud Post‑Event Claims
The recently concluded AGI Summit 2026 made bold pre-event claims of "critical hires," "term sheets signed on-site,"…
Frontier Media's Inaugural AUTONOMOUS Conference Brought ~600 Robotics Leaders to SF
Frontier Media's Rohan Savla organized the inaugural AUTONOMOUS conference at The Midway in San Francisco on July 16…
Six New SF Live Music Permits Reflect a Bar‑Focused Shift as Mid‑Sized Venues Close
San Francisco has issued at least six live-performance approvals since 2022, but almost all went to bars and nightclubs…
Berkeley's Smokehouse at 74: Still on Telegraph, Still Under $9
Berkeley's Smokehouse has occupied the corner of Telegraph and Woolsey since 1951.
A Speeding Honda Destroyed the Parklet Outside Anina and Brass Tacks. No One Was Sitting in It.
Just after midnight on July 22, a car plowed into the shared parklet outside two Hayes Street cocktail bars, completely…
Oakland Parks Dept. Opens a Lending Library for Sports Equipment in Brookfield Village
Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development has opened the Park Play Lending Library at the Larry E.
The North Face Left Union Square in 2024. Its Landlord Pushed It Out for Bulgari.
The North Face's San Francisco Union Square store closed March 31, 2024 — pushed out early by landlord Grosvenor to…
Bay Area Seeks 'Idea Stores'; San Francisco's SCRAP Shows the Cap‑Table Reality of Creative Reuse
San Francisco's SCRAP exemplifies the community-driven 'Idea Store' model, with its operations heavily reliant on…
Pro‑Wiener PAC Paid 'Saikat Van' Operator Nearly $30K. His Firm's SF Business Registration Expired in 2018.
Families for an Affordable SF PAC — chaired by Scott Wiener's own campaign director — paid $29,611 to Conor Johnston…
9th Circuit Rules: Hiring a Hit Man Not Always a "Violent Crime" Under Federal Law
A recent ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has re-evaluated the definition of a "crime…
Windsor Debates 384‑Unit Housing Plan Amid Fire Evacuation Fears, Developer Unveiled
A preliminary application for a massive 368-unit to 384-unit housing development in Windsor has ignited a heated debate…
Sonar Found the Volare. Raising It From 120 Feet May Be the Only Way to Find Jackie and Carol Boisa.
The cabin cruiser Volare has been located by sonar on a rocky seabed more than 120 feet below San Francisco Bay — but…
She Died Waiting for Trial in an SF Jail. Her Family Is Suing the City.
Aamonte Hadley, 22, died in San Francisco County Jail #2 on September 3, 2024 — nearly two years into pretrial…
PG&E Tracker Showed 120,000 SF Customers Dark. The Real Number Was 9,400 — and Richmond Has Now Had Four Major Outages in Seven Months.
San Francisco's Richmond District lost power for nearly six hours Saturday — the fourth significant outage to hit the…
SFMTA's T Third Fix It! Weekends Bring Bus Shuttles, Not '14% Faster' Claims
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is implementing two weekends of T Third light rail service…
Clint Reilly, the Political Consultant Who Defined San Francisco's Democratic Machine, Dies at 79
Clint Reilly, who built California's most powerful political consulting firm, assembled a $400 million real estate…
The AI Recovery Has a Tight Perimeter
San Francisco's office market posted its strongest first half since 2018, driven almost entirely by AI-sector tenants…
At 1234 Great Highway, 199 Units of Senior Housing Await a November Ballot Measure — and $181 Million
The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation has resubmitted preliminary permits for a 199-unit affordable…
California's $2.5 Billion Road Package Puts LA in the Fast Lane — Bay Area Takes a Back Seat
California's transportation commission approved nearly $2.5 billion for roads and transit statewide, and the state's…
Former SF Sheriff's Deputy Charged with Sexually Assaulting Trans Woman in Downtown Jail
A former San Francisco County Sheriff's deputy, Damon Jones, has been formally charged with sexually assaulting a…
United Airlines Employee Threatens to Call ICE on Mexican‑American Passenger at SFO
A uniformed United Airlines employee at San Francisco International Airport told a Mexican-American U.S.
Bay Area Consumer AI Startups Face Funding Cliff as Megadeals Dominate Landscape
Seed-stage funding for consumer-facing AI startups has plummeted 54.9% globally, contrasting sharply with the…
Reno Man Charged With Torturing, Killing Kitten Inside Market Street ATM Vestibule
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Friday that William Ohlson, 33, of Reno, Nevada, has been…
Oakland Council's 6‑1 Vote Splits Coliseum in Two: $50M to Pensions, $75M on Deferred Terms
Oakland's City Council voted 6-1 on July 13 to split the Coliseum complex into two separate sales: $50 million in cash…