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At the Embarcadero. Photo by Jake Hanft. Life on the Bay

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Life on the Bay

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Brentwood Police Fatally Shoot Armed DUI Suspect on Christmas Eve

UC Santa Cruz’s famed Lick Observatory was damaged by 114 mile per hour winds; a person in Arkansas is the winner of the $1.8 million Powerball jackpot but hasn't claimed it yet; and an armed DUI suspect was killed by police in the East Bay city of Brentwood.

13 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Brentwood Police Fatally Shoot Armed DUI Suspect on Christmas Eve

SFiST

Boxing Day Constitutional: 120K Bay Area Households Lost Power on Christmas Day

Waymos went out of service in SF again on Christmas Day; Mayor Lurie continues his airing of grievances with PG&E, and that utility also struggled with the storms Thursday with more than 120,000 Bay Area customers losing power.

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SFiST

Boxing Day Constitutional: 120K Bay Area Households Lost Power on Christmas Day

SFiST

Xmas Links: Flood Warnings Issued Across the Bay

San Francisco and multiple other locales remained under flood warnings Christmas morning; multiple major roadways were closed due to flooding including westbound Highway 24; and some drivers were reportedly stranded overnight on Donner Summit.

2 days ago

SFiST

Xmas Links: Flood Warnings Issued Across the Bay

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 days ago

SFiST

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

Mission Local

Wishing for a Christmas miracle at 16th and Mission

What do you want for Christmas? for many folks around the 16th Street BART plazas the answer is simple: to hug my family again. Wishing for a Christmas miracle at 16th and Mission

2 days ago

Wishing for a Christmas miracle at 16th and Mission

SFiST

Christmas Miracle: Oasis Nightclub Saved From Closure With Multi-Million Dollar Philanthropic Gift

Just six days before its scheduled permanent closure, popular SoMa nightclub Oasis has been saved with a seven-figure donation to keep the club open, though it’s still closing for the next few months for renovations.

17 hours ago

Christmas Miracle: Oasis Nightclub Saved From Closure With Multi-Million Dollar Philanthropic Gift

SFiST

Who Knew? Epic Soundtrack to ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ Was Composed 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 days ago

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

SF Standard

24 events to ring in the new year in San Francisco

Kiss 2025 goodbye with concerts, fireworks, polar plunges, and everything in between.

22 hours ago

24 events to ring in the new year in San Francisco

SF Standard

The 5 stories that defined San Francisco’s crazy politics in 2025

An Instagram-savvy mayor. A showdown with the feds. A 200-hour supervisor. In terms of political drama, 2025 was the gift that kept on giving.

1 day ago

The 5 stories that defined San Francisco’s crazy politics in 2025

Mission Local

Who’s behind those ‘SHIMBY’ posters across San Francisco?

This duo is petitioning for leaders to bridge one of SF's most heated political divides. So far, they've only ruffled feathers. Who’s behind those ‘SHIMBY’ posters across San Francisco?

20 hours ago

Who’s behind those ‘SHIMBY’ posters across San Francisco?

Mission Local

Meet the syndicate printing posters at San Francisco protests

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Meet the syndicate printing posters at San Francisco protests

SFiST

Four People Injured In Early Friday Morning Shooting In San Jose

The O'Brien Tract neighborhood of San Jose saw four people shot on the street in a 3:30 am Friday morning incident, and all four have been hospitalized as police look for answers and for a suspect.

21 hours ago

Four People Injured In Early Friday Morning Shooting In San Jose

SFiST

Tanker Overturns, Leaks Tons of Fuel, and Blocks Traffic For Hours on 101 in South San Jose

A driver of a fuel tanker, who was allegedly speeding, collided with a pickup truck on Highway 101 in South San Jose early Christmas morning. Southbound lanes were closed until early Friday morning as authorities in hazmat suits worked to clean up more than 600 tons of spilled fuel.

1 day ago

Tanker Overturns, Leaks Tons of Fuel, and Blocks Traffic For Hours on 101 in South San Jose

Mission Local

Mission District miracle: S.F. nonprofit buys building, and its tenants breathe a little easier

1 day ago

Mission District miracle: S.F. nonprofit buys building, and its tenants breathe a little easier

SF Standard

Oasis is saved weeks before it’s due to close

San Francisco’s storied drag venue gets a multimillion-dollar lifeline.

16 hours ago

Oasis is saved weeks before it’s due to close

SFiST

SFO's Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Shut Down and Evacuated Due to Suspicious Item

Terminal 1 at SFO was temporarily evacuated Friday morning due to a suspicious, unattended item, and passengers on airlines using the terminal were instructed to go through security at the International Terminal.

23 hours ago

SFO's Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Shut Down and Evacuated Due to Suspicious Item