Sideshows, the dangerous, impromptu car-spinning gatherings that were once the purview of East Bay communities alone, have been moving across the bridge in the last couple of years, especially on warm weekends.

https://sfist.com/2025/05/06/sideshows-have-made-it-all-the-way-out-to-the-sunset-and-residents-are-pissed/

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San Francisco is under a Flood Advisory today as the heaviest rain is yet to come; multiple car crashes were reported around the Bay this morning; and State Farm wants to hike rates across the board by over 20%.

https://sfist.com/2025/02/04/tuesday-morning-topline-rain-likely-to-cause-minor-and-possibly-major-flooding/

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Warriors bad boy Draymond Green is getting into the restaurant game for the first time, and he's partnered with two well-known East Bay chefs to create a restaurant that celebrates "Black culture in San Francisco."

https://sfist.com/2025/02/04/draymond-green-is-partnering-with-two-east-bay-chefs-to-open-caribbean-ethiopian-restaurant-in-lower-nob-hill/

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Apple Watch settles class action lawsuit over bloated batteries; an explosion at Martinez Refinery yesterday resulted in a shelter in place; Musk adds additional big-name defendants to his existing lawsuit claiming numerous large brands conspired to divest X of advertising revenue.

https://sfist.com/2025/02/02/sunday-links-small-planes-drifts-off-runway-at-palo-alto-airport/

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Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 killing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee, and prosecutors laid out their case one last time and shot down the defense's theory of the case as "workshopped" and "fabricated."

https://sfist.com/2024/12/02/prosecutor-uses-momenis-temperament-on-stand-against-him-in-closing-argument/

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The Mayor-Elect of San Francisco Daniel Lurie is still a walking question mark in many respects, but there are some educated guesses on how the wealthy heir and nonprofit executive is going to govern and try to fulfill his campaign promises.

https://sfist.com/2024/11/08/daniel-lurie-sweeps-into-mayors-office-promising-change-but-its-unclear-what-his-administration-will-look-like/

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Late Thursday, a message went out from Cal Shakes' Executive Director Clive Worsley making the sad announcement that the 50-year-old theater company, based in Orinda, would be shutting its doors for good amid significant financial strain.

https://sfist.com/2024/10/11/cal-shakes-a-beloved-summer-tradition-for-east-bay-theater-lovers-shuts-down-for-good-after-50-years/

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Oakland Airport's name change to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport has duped at least a couple of Spirit Airlines passengers so far, who have shown up at SFO wondering why they can't find any Spirit Airlines counter.

https://sfist.com/2024/09/05/at-least-a-few-airline-passengers-are-getting-confused-about-oakland-airport-name-change-showing-up-at-sfo/

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An unnamed man was stabbed and killed in a Leavenworth Street apartment on Monday afternoon, and a 37-year-old suspect was arrested for the killing shortly afterwards.

https://sfist.com/2024/09/04/man-fatally-stabbed-in-tenderloin-apartment-on-labor-day-suspect-in-custody/

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For the second year in a row, a dead body was discovered in Golden Gate Park during Outside Lands weekend, and again the death does not appear to have any connection to the festival.

https://sfist.com/2024/08/12/person-found-dead-in-golden-gate-park-during-outside-lands-again/

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SoMa’s Buzzworks bar is planning a giant rooftop expansion; Dr. Fauci popped in to San Francisco for a chat; and the year's biggest heat wave yet appears headed to California next week.

https://sfist.com/2024/06/27/day-around-the-bay-massive-heat-wave-heading-toward-bay-area-next-week/

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The Scottish woman who publicly outed herself as the inspiration for Martha, the stalker character in Netflix's hit series Baby Reindeer, is now suing Netflix for damages, defamation, and for causing "severe and extreme emotional distress."

https://sfist.com/2024/06/07/netflix-faces-lawsuit-from-real-life-woman-who-allegedly-inspired-baby-reindeer-stalker/

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Retro movie lovers are creating their own DIY “Free Blockbuster” kiosks so people can borrow or leave DVD and VHS movies for free, and a smattering of these lending libraries are popping up around the Bay Area.

https://sfist.com/2024/03/26/people-are-putting-free-blockbuster-kiosks-around-the-bay-area-and-really-the-whole-country/

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Elementary school students found a fossil sloth arm bone while playing in the woods near the Santa Cruz mountains; six Bay Area men caught in undercover online child sex crimes sting; and the Golden Gate Bridge toll is going up (again).

https://sfist.com/2024/03/23/saturday-links-santa-cruz-kids-find-ancient-giant-sloth-fossil/

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Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigations descended on the women's prison FCI Dublin Monday morning for unknown reasons, but it likely is connected with an ongoing cascade of abuse allegations against officer there.

https://sfist.com/2024/03/11/fbi-raids-dublin-womens-prison/

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A new lawsuit alleges that a 12-year-old was sexually abused by a former youth hockey coach connected to the San Jose Sharks, and accuses the owner of negligence.

https://sfist.com/2024/03/10/san-jose-sharks-face-new-lawsuit-over-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-youth-hockey-coach/

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A shooting at a home in the Outer Mission left one person critically wounded; the former Fremont city manager has been convicted of misusing city funds; and UC Berkeley parents are hiring private security guards.

https://sfist.com/2024/03/08/shooting-in-sf-outer-mission/

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After a February 15 pro-Palestine protest, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ response that spurred calls for a boycott, the center’s interim CEO has stepped down over the whole mess.

https://sfist.com/2024/03/07/yerba-buena-center-ceo-steps-down-as-gaza-protest-and-boycott-continues-to-rollick-museum/

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Alameda County DA Pamela Price's office is being accused of violating the state's Public Records Act; Discovery Bay was rattled by another earthquake last night; and asking rents in San Francisco have come down compared to the same time last year.

https://sfist.com/2024/03/01/friday-morning-asking-rents-in-sf-come-down/

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A plan that was announced last fall to begin prosecuting fentanyl dealers for homicide in cases of fatal overdoses is moving forward, and a law enforcement task force dedicated to the project is set to launch soon.

https://sfist.com/2024/02/27/sf-city-leaders-hold-rally-reiterate-plan-to-prosecute-fentanyl-dealers-homicide/

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The landmark pit stop property is being claimed under eminent domain so the county can build a new intersection.

https://sfist.com/2024/02/10/gilroys-beloved-garlic-shoppe-forced-to-bid-farewell-to-iconic-location/

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This winter's El Niño was, indeed, historically strong, as it was predicted to be back in December. But it is now on the wane, and not all big weather events — like last weekend's atmospheric river storm — can be directly attributed to it, experts say.

https://sfist.com/2024/02/08/super-el-nino-has-peaked-chances-high-for-la-nina-pattern-by-fall/

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A second avalanche occurred Thursday in a different part of Palisades Tahoe, though no one was hurt; an American Canyon cop shot a suspect who'd been chased into Vallejo; and passengers on that Alaska flight with the blown-out door panel have filed a class-action suit.

https://sfist.com/2024/01/12/second-avalanche-occurs-at-palisades-tahoe/

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BART resumed normal service this morning after Monday's derailment disaster; a storm is rolling Tuesday afternoon with some heavy rain; and a high surf advisory has been issued for Wednesday for the NorCal coast.

https://sfist.com/2024/01/02/tuesday-morning-fresh-storm-rolling-in/

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The FBI says that the Israel-Hamas war has “created a heightened threat environment” for domestic terrorist attacks in multiple U.S. cities, and San Francisco is listed as one of those cities that is an “attractive target.”

https://sfist.com/2023/12/29/fbi-lists-sf-as-attractive-target-for-terrorist-attack-on-new-years-eve/

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Two months into her tenure, the new junior senator from California, Laphonza Butler, has offered a fuller explanation for why she decided she would not be running for a full six-year term next year.

https://sfist.com/2023/12/26/sen-laphonza-butler-says-being-in-the-senate-was-not-on-my-bingo-card-says-she-hopes-to/

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Updated population numbers were released Tuesday showing the state of California still losing residents in 2023, but San Francisco throws a wrinkle in the doom loop narrative by gaining residents at the fourth-highest rate of any California county.

https://sfist.com/2023/12/20/sfs-population-has-actually-grown-the-last-two-years-while-californias-population-is-still-shrinking/

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California’s Hispanic population is getting a lot more Dominican and Venezuelan; a Daly City music teacher has been charged with having a relationship with a 14-year-old student; and CVS has reversed course and said they will not close their Lower Haight store.

https://sfist.com/2023/12/12/day-around-the-bay-that-cvs-in-the-lower-haight-wont-be-closing-after-all/

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Police officers responded to a report of a fight at a house party between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay, where a young male was suffering from stabbing wounds.

https://sfist.com/2023/11/12/18-year-old-injured-after-stabbing-in-moss-beach/

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Supervisor Aaron Peskin has reportedly called for William Monroe "Tariq" Palmer II resignation from the sheriff’s oversight board.

https://sfist.com/2023/11/11/criminal-justice-advocate-and-sf-oversight-board-member-arrested-on-sexual-assault-charges/

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