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College & Career Center holds essay boot camps for incoming seniors
Eighty seniors got a head start on the college application process this summer when they attended one of two free, 3-day boot camps hosted by the College & Career Center and adviser Sierra Ward in June and August. The seniors focused on the Common App Personal Statement, University of California...
Fierceness Fends off Thorpedo Anna for Determined Travers Stakes Score
It has been said about 2-year-old champ Fierceness that he can’t put together two brilliant performances in a row. That’s said. The past tense of say. Because on a picture-perfect day for racing at historic Saratoga Race Course, Fierceness finally put his consistently inconsistent ways behind him. In...
Republicans rally by boat in Foster City Lagoon
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Eight deck boats and a crowd of about 50 Republicans rallied in San Mateo County on Thursday at the same hour Kamala Harris accepted the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The Republican Party chapter organized a flotilla event and picnic...
Thousands of classic cars on display this weekend at Alameda County Fairgrounds
More than 3,000 classic cars will be on display at the Goodguys 37th West Coast Nationals at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton this weekend.Sean Sullivan took his 1965 Chevy Malibu SS to display.MORE: 2024 Silicon Valley Auto Show vrooms back to Santa Clara"Just came out to enjoy the weekend at the Goodguys car show and see some cool cars," Sullivan said."It's a full family fun event," said Steven Bunker, of Goodguys Rod & Custom Association. "We have activities for the kids, live autocross racing, industry vendors. And businesses are out here showing their products on display so that these guys can keep these old cars on the road."MORE: SJ celebrates Cinco de Mayo with parades and city-sponsored lowridingChevy Chevelles are being showcased to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the vintage car.The car show goes on until Sunday and they're expecting over 30,000 people over the weekend. If you're on the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live
San Bruno opens new aquatics center, funded by PG&E settlement after 2010 pipeline explosion
One city is taking a step forward from a tragic day 14 years ago after a gas pipeline owned by PG&E exploded in a San Bruno neighborhood, killing eight people and destroying dozens of homes. Settlement funds from the disaster have now built a new community recreation and aquatic center, which opened on Saturday."It's great to see a combination of all the work and all the time put in by a lot of folks," said Parks and Rec Commissioner Mike Palmer.Palmer gave us a look inside the new San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center. It has three pools, a fitness...
‘Good Riddance’: San Francisco Leaders React to Elon Musk Moving X/Twitter HQ Out Of City
San Francisco officials reacted to news that X, formerly Twitter, will be moving their headquarters out of the city under the leadership of Elon Musk. The post ‘Good Riddance’: San Francisco Leaders React to Elon Musk Moving X/Twitter HQ Out Of City first appeared on Mediaite.
$450,000 in stolen retail items recovered in CHP operation
OAKLAND, Calif. – Investigators assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Golden Gate Division Organized Retail Crime Taskforce (ORCTF) recovered over $450,000 in stolen merchandise from an Oakland residence following a month-long investigation. In July 2024, ORCTF investigators launched an investigation into a criminal network involved in a...
Bi-Rite’s third market debuts on Polk Street. At 4,000 square feet, it’s the biggest yet
Russian Hill can rejoice. Almost two years after it was announced, a third location of upscale San Francisco grocery store Bi-Rite Market is set to open Friday on Polk Street. At 4,000 square feet, it’s 50% larger than the 10-year-old Divisadero Street location and twice as big as the 84-year-old original on 18th Street in the Mission.
People We Meet: A Palestinian liquor store clerk builds community on the corner
His wife’s chocolate chip cookies sit in a basket on the check-out counter. A faded magazine clipping of him and his three sons is tacked up between shelves of liquor. A sign outside encourages anyone who is hungry to inquire within, where a special rack of assorted foods is available for those in need.
Postal service employee robbed at gunpoint in SF
(KRON) – A postal service employee was robbed at gunpoint for their keys on Saturday morning, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Around 11:48 a.m., San Francisco police officers responded to the block of Bowman Court regarding a robbery. Responding officers said the victim was a postal service employee. According to the preliminary investigation, […]
Coming Soon: San Francisco’s Inaugural Ocean Beach Surf Film Festival
Bay Area surfers: there’s a special treat coming your way. Not talking about west swells groomed by indian summer offshores (although that should be inbound soon!). No, this is about the first-ever Ocean Beach Surf Film Festival, which is happening at the Balboa Theater in San Francisco from ...
VC Neil Mehta, who’s quietly nabbing prized SF property, plans a “Y Combinator for restaurants”
Sources close to the low-flying Mehta paint a very different picture, however. They say that Mehta’s very focus is on bringing a wealth of restaurants to the area, and that he’s even planning a kind of “Y Combinator for restaurants,” says one source. According to this...
Chaos rules on final play of preseason for 49ers and Raiders
It will be a highlight, although in the end,\ nothing happened. The San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders closed the preseason on Friday in a 24-24 tie. The final play was memorable. The description of the wildness:. 2nd & 10 at SF 45. (0:03 – 4th) (Shotgun) T.Mordecai pass...
SF senior dog rescue unable to operate new vet clinic amid PG&E power issues
A rescue organization for senior dogs is facing a major setback at their brand-new San Francisco location, which is triple the size of their last location.Muttville Senior Dog Rescue just moved into the new space near Florida Street and 20th Street toward the end of July.The only problem? The power.And some worry this means senior dogs across the state will be euthanized as a result."We did intake on the 28th of July and the 29th of July, our power went off and it's been off since," Sherri Franklin, the CEO and Founder of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue said.MORE: The lives...
Oakland's Jack London Square businesses fret over homeless shelter in historic district
Businesses in Oakland Jack London Square are speaking out about their crime concerns following word of a homeless shelter being planned in the historic district.Everett & Jones Barbecue has been operating out of Jack London Square for a quarter-century, but they have barely skated by after the pandemic and recent spike in crime. The restaurant and other business owners in the area are worried crime could get worse because of the shelter planned in the heart of the popular commercial districtOakland this year approved funding to convert the nearby Jack London Inn at the corner of Broadway and Embarcadero into...
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