Bay Area music venues wonder which stages will be left once pandemic ends

Since the pandemic, Oakland's Uptown night club, the Starline Social Club and San Francisco's Slim's have closed permanently. Others are struggling to stay afloat.

San Francisco DA won't charge three police officers involved in 2 shootings

San Francisco Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Thursday his office won't file charges against three San Francisco Police Department officers involved in two separate shootings earlier this year.

Decorations brighten spirits in San Francisco during difficult times

The lighting of the Menorah took place at Union Square Thursday evening for the start of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival.

San Francisco rent plunges 35% as tech giants flee area

Apartment rents continue to drop in San Francisco as the pandemic and remote work question the desire for high-priced living.

SF Ballet's Nutcracker will have to go virtual this year

With live theatres closed for several months, some of the Bay Area’s favorite holiday performances have gone virtual this year because the show must go on, even in a pandemic.

San Francisco school district submits letter of interest to open schools

The district has submitted a letter of interest to the city's health department as part of its plan to offer in-person learning to students in certain grades and programs at 72 elementary schools, 12 early education sites and county schools.

Airbnb prices shares at $68 ahead of Thursday IPO

Thirteen years after its founders first rented air mattresses in their San Francisco apartment, Airbnb is making its long-awaited stock market debut.

San Francisco's United Playaz to hold gun buy-back event this weekend

 A San Francisco anti-violence community youth organization is planning a gun buy-back event scheduled for this weekend.  

DoorDash delivers 86% gain in stock market debut

What’s not yet clear is whether DoorDash can keep the momentum going even if delivery demand eases in a post-pandemic world.

GM's Cruise to deploy fully driverless cars in San Francisco

The move announced Wednesday by GM-owned Cruise come two months after the company received California's permission to fully driverless cars in the state.

Person struck by Caltrain in San Francisco; system's 10th fatality of 2020

Caltrain's 10th fatality incident happened Wednesday night in San Francisco when a person was struck on the tracks at Mission Bay Drive's grade crossing.

San Francisco nixes cigarette smoking ban in apartments

Supervisors rejected a cigarette smoking ban in San Francisco apartments a week after approving the proposal.

Projecting outrage: California activists shine light on plastic pollution

A coalition of more than 550 community and conservation organizations plans to publicly release its Presidential Plastic Action Plan, urging President-elect Joe Biden to address the plastic pollution crisis.

SF health officer to lead CDPH as state enters 'challenging phase' in pandemic

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that San Francisco Health Officer Tomás J. Aragón has been chosen to lead the California Department of Public Health.

Shooting during robbery in San Francisco leaves man seriously injured

A 42-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries when two suspects robbed and shot him in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood late Sunday night, according to police.