Controversial Ad Campaign Recalls Race-Based S.F. 'Urban Renewal' ProgramsCritics call out advertisements opposing legislation encouraging construction of housing near public transit as shameless attempts to stir up resentment among African Americans.
San Jose Breaks Ground on Major Housing Project for the HomelessThe North San Pedro studios will bring permanent housing to homeless veterans and chronically homeless people who have been living in shelters or on the streets.
Toddler in Hospital After Falling 20 Feet From Oakland Apartment BuildingAn 18-month-old boy was recovering from surgery Friday evening after plummeting 20 feet from a second-story fire escape in Oakland.
CPUC Investigating New Muni Trains Over Coupling Pins, Malfunctioning DoorsOfficials with the California Public Utilities Commission early Friday evening confirmed that the agency is investigating two recently uncovered problems with San Francisco Muni's new fleet of streetcars.
Milpitas Grandmother Accused Of Killing 3-Year-Old Grandson Makes Initial Court AppearanceA 70-year-old woman accused of strangling her 3-year-old grandson in Milpitas Monday made her first appearance in Santa Clara County Superior Court Friday.
New Study Shows Millions Of 'Micro Quakes' Constantly Shaking Bay AreaA new seismological study from the U.S. Geological Survey that could be described as the opposite of earthshaking indicates that there are millions of minuscule quakes happening in the Bay Area that were undetectable until now.
San Francisco And Peninsula News
Search Ends For Hayward High School Student Feared Drowned Off Half Moon BayA candlelight vigil will be held Friday night for a high school student who was lost at sea while boogie-boarding with friends at a Half Moon Bay beach.
San Francisco Braces For Larger 420 Cannabis Celebration, Warns Against Black Market PotSan Francisco is on the eve of another 420, the unofficial cannabis holiday is set to bring another wave of marijuana enthusiasts to Golden Gate Park and Haight-Ashbury on Saturday.
Ship Strikes Blamed In 2 Gray Whale Deaths In Bay Area This Month, Suspected In 3rdA gray whale which washed up dead on a beach in Pacifica earlier this week was killed by blunt force trauma attributed to a ship strike, according to researchers - the second such confirmed incident in the Bay Area this month.
East Bay News
Fremont Police Kill Man Who Fired On Officer In Ambush AttackFremont police on Friday were poring over hours of body-camera and dashboard-camera video after officers shot and killed a man who fired a handgun at a passing patrol Thursday night.
Search Ends For Hayward High School Student Feared Drowned Off Half Moon BayA candlelight vigil will be held Friday night for a high school student who was lost at sea while boogie-boarding with friends at a Half Moon Bay beach.
Nia Wilson Case: Prosecutors May View Mental Health Records Of Accused KillerA judge said on Friday that he’s inclined to grant the prosecution’s request to give their expert witness the psychological records of a transient who’s charged in the death of Nia Wilson.
Entertainment
CBS SF Talks To 'Murder In The Front Row' Doc Director Adam DubinCBS SF talks to documentary director Adam Dubin about his new film on the Bay Area thrash metal scene 'Murder in the Front Row' as well as his earlier work making videos for the Beastie Boys and Metallica ahead of a private screening of the doc in San Francisco.
Beach Blanket Babylon, San Francisco's Famed Musical Revue, To End This YearSan Francisco's famed musical revue show Beach Blanket Babylon is closing its doors at the end of this year after a 45 year run, the show's producer announced on Wednesday.
San Francisco Explores New Ferry Service For Warriors Games, Other Chase Center EventsAs San Francisco prepares for the opening of the new Chase Center arena later this fall, Mayor London Breed on Wednesday announced the city is working on providing interim ferry service to the city’s Mission Bay neighborhood for events there.
Psychedelic Rock Icon Returns To The Chapel In San FranciscoTexas psychedelic garage rock legend Roky Erickson plays a two-night Halloween residency at the Chapel in San Francisco, spotlighting his hits with the 13th Floor Elevators Monday and focusing on his solo album 'The Evil One' on Halloween night.
Italian Space Doom Trio Comes To OaklandItalian psychedelic doom merchants Ufomammut bring their celebrated live show back to the Bay Area this Thursday as a tour celebrating the band's 20th anniversary kicks off at the Oakland Metro Operahouse.
Berkeley Rep's 'Fairview' Wins Pulitzer Prize For DramaA drama originally co-produced and commissioned by Berkeley Repertory Theatre has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Health
9th Circuit Court: EPA Has 90 Days To Justify Use Of Pesticide ChlorpyrifosA San Francisco-based federal appeals court has given the Environmental Protection Agency 90 days to justify why a widely used but dangerous pesticide should stay on the market.
Grieving Bay Area Mother Hears Beating Of Her Son's Heart In Transplant RecipientTwo Bay Area families are now united by one heart after an organ transplant saved one man’s life when another died in a shooting.
Mare Island Preservationist Warns Visitors After City Sprayed Trails With Potentially Toxic Weed KillerVallejo city leaders were scrambling to find out if and why a potentially toxic weed killer was used on the Mare Island Preserve after a preservationist sounded an alarm, warning people to stay away.
Mosquito Concerns Grow After Wet Bay Area WinterThe rain this year may have gotten us out of our drought but biologists are concerned about mosquitoes breeding in standing water in grassy swamps.
Santa Clara VTA Confirms 4 Cases Of Scabies Among DriversThe Valley Transportation Authority is grappling with an outbreak of scabies, a parasitic skin infection that’s sickened four bus drivers and forced the transit agency to pull a dozen buses out of service.
California Bill Would Make Cannabis More Accessible Throughout StateNew state legislation authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, could make cannabis more accessible throughout the state, Ting’s office announced Thursday.
