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World Cup Watch Parties Canceled at Mission Bay's SPARK Social Following Shooting
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (371+ words) SPARK Social, the food-truck zone and gathering spot on Mission Bay Boulevard, has announced the cancellation of all upcoming World Cup watch parties following a shooting Tuesday night. Tuesday's shooting, as we reported earlier, took place on the 600 block of…...
Mill Valley Swimmer Begins Quest to Become First Person to Swim Entire California Coast
13+ hour, 44+ min ago (377+ words) Marathon swimmer Catherine Breed began her 900-mile swim down California's coast from the Oregon border Wednesday where she'll swim for five hours a day with the goal of reaching the Mexican border by November. Catherine Breed's expedition, dubbed "Swim California,…...
Charges Filed In Pride Weekend Shooting and Stabbing Incidents, Trans March Vandalism
14+ hour, 4+ min ago (563+ words) San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced charges today against six individuals relating to several separate incidents that occurred over Pride Weekend in the city. Charges were filed Wednesday in connection with a Saturday shooting near Civic Center, a Sunday…...
San Francisco-Based Actor and Activist Danny Glover Announces He Has Alzheimer's Disease
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (362+ words) Actor and activist Danny Glover went on the Today show Wednesday to reveal that he is living with Alzheimer's disease, and has been for four years now. Danny Glover, 79, is one of the best known actors in the Bay Area,…...
SF Now Has 30 Boozy "Entertainment Zones," Which Are Also Boosting Local Businesses
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (426+ words) Bar and restaurant owners in neighborhoods with active entertainment zones " where alcohol can be sold and consumed in public during street festivals or other designated events " say the zones have contributed to a significant boost in sales. As the Chronicle…...
Late Senator Dianne Feinstein Honored In Renaming of Federal Office Building at SF's UN Plaza
17+ hour, 58+ min ago (429+ words) State and local officials held a ceremony Monday in celebration of the newly renamed Senator Dianne Feinstein Federal Building at 50 United Nations Plaza. US Senator Alex Padilla hosted Monday's ceremony, which was attended by members and former staffers of the…...
Trans March Organizers Double Down, Say Scott Wiener Was Never In Danger
19+ hour, 17+ min ago (609+ words) Organizers of the Trans March are not apologizing for the treatment that state Senator and congressional candidate Scott Wiener received last Friday as he passed through the pre-march rally in Dolores Park. After Scott Wiener was shouted down and, he…...
Feds Plan Closure of National Archives Site In Bay Area, Alarming Historians and Genealogists
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (286+ words) A repository of a significant piece of California history in San Bruno is set to be shuttered by the federal government, and it causing alarm for historians and researchers who wonder where they will need to go to access the…...
Yes, That Was the Real 'Dancepool' at the SF Pride Parade
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (360+ words) Pride parade-goers on Sunday may have seen someone in a Deadpool costume dancing skillfully up Market Street, much like the famed Dancepool who appears in the opening of Deadpool & Wolverine. And that was, in fact, the real Dancepool. Dancepool, aka…...
Amazon Robotics Expected to Join Growing Tech and AI Hub In SF's Design District
2+ day, 21+ min ago (343+ words) The Massachusetts-based robotics division of Amazon is close to signing a lease on 250, 000 square feet of space in the old Zynga building at 650 Townsend, as SF's Design District quickly fills up with a variety of AI and tech firms. Amazon's…...