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SF Standard

11 San Francisco bars that are open on Christmas Eve

Whether you need to escape your relatives or are just looking to start the holiday celebrations with a stiff drink, these joints have you covered.

12 hours ago

SF Standard

11 San Francisco bars that are open on Christmas Eve

Mission Local

How to spend Christmas Eve in San Francisco

Die Hard, ice skating, free coffee, a castle made of sugar, and a 60-foot Christmas tree How to spend Christmas Eve in San Francisco

22 hours ago

Mission Local

How to spend Christmas Eve in San Francisco

SFiST

Christmas Eve Around the Bay: Another PG&E Substation Fire and Outage in the South Bay, Power Now Restored

A confused Trump Justice Department just “found” a million more Epstein documents; ICE agents shot two people in Maryland; and things go from bad to worse for PG&E as another substation fire knocks out power for 21,000.

2 minutes ago

SFiST

Christmas Eve Around the Bay: Another PG&E Substation Fire and Outage in the South Bay, Power Now Restored

SFiST

Who Knew? Epic Soundtrack to ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ Was Performed by SF Musician, Choir Was From San Rafael

The Bay Area’s beagle-prints are all over what is arguably the greatest Christmas album of all time, the ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ soundtrack, as jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi lived here when he wrote and recorded it.

2 hours ago

SFiST

Who Knew? Epic Soundtrack to ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ Was Performed by SF Musician, Choir Was From San Rafael

SFiST

Staff at Fillmore Low-Income Housing Complex Accused of Stealing Tenants’ Christmas Gifts

There was some next-level Grinchy behavior at a Fillmore District housing complex, with the maintenance staff apparently caught on camera pilfering the tenants’ Christmas gifts, and the low-income tenants are now out thousands of dollars.

7 hours ago

SFiST

Staff at Fillmore Low-Income Housing Complex Accused of Stealing Tenants’ Christmas Gifts

SFiST

Christmas Eve Morning Links: Beware the New GrubHub Email Bitcoin Scam

PG&E warns of further outages during the storm; a developer seeks to build new housing in Stinson Beach; and a scam email went out to GrubHub users asking them to send Bitcoin.

9 hours ago

SFiST

Christmas Eve Morning Links: Beware the New GrubHub Email Bitcoin Scam

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: The Christmas Eve Powerball Jackpot Will Be $1.7 Billion

There’s a massive storm rolling in if you haven’t noticed; the latest Epstein file drop is chock full of Donald Trump mentions; and the Christmas Eve Powerball drawing will be for a cool $1.7 billion.

23 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: The Christmas Eve Powerball Jackpot Will Be $1.7 Billion

SFiST

Let’s Look Back at the 1978 Christmas Eve Art Heist at the de Young Museum, Where the Thieves Never Got Caught

On Christmas Eve 1978, burglars stole tens of millions worth of paintings from the de Young Museum. This is their story, though the Rembrandt painting they stole ended up being worth little, because Rembrandt didn’t paint it.

1 day ago

SFiST

Let’s Look Back at the 1978 Christmas Eve Art Heist at the de Young Museum, Where the Thieves Never Got Caught

SF Standard

10 gorgeous churches to visit in the Bay Area

From redwood chapels to modernist cathedrals, these houses of worship reward design lovers looking for awe-inspiring spaces.

12 hours ago

10 gorgeous churches to visit in the Bay Area

SF Standard

The blackout’s haves and have-nots: Why some kept power, while neighbors went without

For every stretch of darkness overtaking a city block, there were one or two houses abeam with light.

1 day ago

The blackout’s haves and have-nots: Why some kept power, while neighbors went without

SF Standard

WTF happened to Waymo during the blackout? Industry experts have some guesses

The power outage left robotaxis frozen in intersections. City leaders want answers.

1 day ago

WTF happened to Waymo during the blackout? Industry experts have some guesses

Mission Local

Richmond Buzz: An 'absolutely brutal' blackout weekend

“Richmond Buzz” will be a recurring column on the neighborhood. This edition: Businesses are devastated after the weekend blackout. Richmond Buzz: An 'absolutely brutal' blackout weekend

6 hours ago

Richmond Buzz: An 'absolutely brutal' blackout weekend

Mission Local

Richmond District seniors describe nightmare 48 hours in blackout

Thousands across San Francisco's Richmond District were left without power for two days. In one building, seniors were particularly vulnerable. Richmond District seniors describe nightmare 48 hours in blackout

1 day ago

Richmond District seniors describe nightmare 48 hours in blackout

SFiST

Waymos Were Looking for Human Remote 'Confirmations' at Intersections During Blackout, Company Says

It took a blackout across a huge swath of San Francisco for Waymo to figure out that its robot system for handling such situations has a key weakness, which caused huge traffic problems on Saturday.

6 hours ago

Waymos Were Looking for Human Remote 'Confirmations' at Intersections During Blackout, Company Says

Mission Local

S.F deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

For the last two weeks of December, San Franciscans facing eviction get temporary reprieve. But they're still pleading their cases in court. S.F deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

14 hours ago

S.F deputies don’t carry out evictions during the holidays. But in court, the clock’s still ticking.

Mission Local

No sign ICE is improving conditions at S.F. immigrant holding cells, attorneys say

ICE has blocked attempts to monitor the situation at 630 Sansome St., where immigrants are held after courthouse arrests, lawyers say. No sign ICE is improving conditions at S.F. immigrant holding cells, attorneys say

1 day ago

No sign ICE is improving conditions at S.F. immigrant holding cells, attorneys say

Mission Local

Judge orders end to ICE courthouse arrests across Northern California, for now

A federal judge ordered a temporary halt to the practice of courthouse arrests in Northern California. The judge will issue a final ruling in a few months. Judge orders end to ICE courthouse arrests across Northern California, for now

2 days ago

Judge orders end to ICE courthouse arrests across Northern California, for now

Mission Local

S.F. fire dept. investigating lieutenant who said ICE should ‘catch ‘em all!’

The lieutenant, David Waters, also commented "how am I racist for wanting illegals deported?" and "no one is being ‘kidnapped’ how is it wrong"” S.F. fire dept. investigating lieutenant who said ICE should ‘catch ‘em all!’

2 days ago

S.F. fire dept. investigating lieutenant who said ICE should ‘catch ‘em all!’