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Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula visited by Chelsea FC players
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sixty teenage students from the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula participated in a unique learning opportunity with English Premier League Chelsea FC players. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula includes children from up and down the Peninsula, including kids from schools...
Pedestrian advocacy group says SF is on track for more pedestrian deaths than last year
The pedestrian advocacy group Walk SF warns San Francisco is on track to have more pedestrian deaths this year than last year. The warning comes just days after a woman was killed while crossing the street near the Glen Park BART station. The intersection of Diamond and Bosworth is where...
New Honorary Dean Allison Intern
We’re happy to introduce our new Dean Allison Intern, Emma Clark, who will be working with the Public Works Department this summer. Emma is in her third year of college majoring in Environmental Analysis / Policy and is planning on potentially working for one of the environmental regulatory agencies in the near future.
‘The Tempest’ takes Redwood City by storm
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Redwood City was gushing with vibrant colors, music, drama and laughter as San Francisco Shakespeare Festival brought its production of “The Tempest” to Red Morton Park on Sat., Aug.18. “I’ve always thought that they have some of the best design and directorial...
Breed backs police retirement measure after spurning firefighters
After coming out against a proposal to lower firefighters’ retirement age, Mayor London Breed says she will support a separate ballot measure that would offer substantial retirement benefits to older police officers who stay on the force. Breed told The Examiner in an interview last week she is backing the proposed reestablishment of a Deferred Retirement Option Program, commonly referred to as DROP, for San Francisco police officers. The measure, to be voted on in November as Proposition F, would give police officers an incentive...
Donaji, Mexican restaurant on 24th, makes Michelin guide for third straight year
For the last three years, Donaji has been serving a variety of dishes featuring Mexico’s southwestern state of Oaxaca, a cuisine that chef and owner Isai Cuevas described as “complex” and at the same level of European ones. And, for the last three years, Donaji’s Oaxacan cooking...
Tuesday Morning Topline: Protesters Say DA Should Recuse Herself
Similar to lawsuits filed against OpenAI, a group of published authors has sued Anthropic over copyright infringement. They say the company's Claude chatbot was built using their copyrighted books. [Associated Press]. Attorneys for the 26 protesters charged in the April Golden Gate Bridge shutdown are asking DA Brooke Jenkins to...
‘Firmament’ and ‘Looted’ at the CJM open Sept. 5
The Contemporary Jewish Museum will open two new exhibitions: Firmament, the first solo museum exhibition by local artist Nicki Green, and Looted, a multimedia installation that reflects on the history of Polish-owned paintings stolen by the Nazis during World War II. Both exhibitions will be on display until Feb. 2, 2025.
SFPD retail theft operation nets 61 arrests in two months
A roughly two-month-long anti-retail theft operation netted 61 arrests at several San Francisco stores that had been repeatedly targeted by thieves, according to police officials. The operation was run out of the San Francisco Police Department's Ingleside Station from May 13 to July 29 and focused on stores in the 3300 block of Mission, 800 block of Market, and 2300 block of Mission streets, as well as on the 5200 block of Diamond Heights Boulevard. The stores "were chosen for the operation due to the high number of shoplifting incidents the businesses were experiencing," police officials said in a news release Monday. Of the suspects, one was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of robbery, and one for second degree burglary, a probation violation and grand theft, police said. Nine were arrested on outstanding warrants in addition to theft charges and 52 suspects were cited for shoplifting and released.The stolen items recovered by officers during the arrests and investigations were returned to the stores.Any business that wants to participate in the authorities' ongoing anti-retail theft "blitz operation" can contact police at sfpd.retailtheft@sfgov.org.
Two armed robbery suspects apprehended after vehicle pursuit ends with collision at 3rd St and Folsom
At approximately 6:45 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2024, an armed robbery near the intersection of Sacramento and Kearny in San Francisco was reported to 911. According to scanner audio from the incident, a victim, possibly of South Asian descent, was robbed at gunpoint of his watch and other items by two suspects, both of them reportedly Black males. The suspects reportedly fled in a dark-colored Acura with Minnesota plates.
Lincoln University (PA) Women's Basketball Fills Out Coaching Staff
Lincoln University, PA - August 20, 2024 – Lincoln University (PA), Women's Basketball Coach, Janice Washington announced the hiring of Kania Pollock (Queens, N.Y./The Mary Louis Academy) and Allen Pritchett as members of its coaching staff this month. It is another exciting step for the Lions who finished fifth in the northern division of a highly competitive CIAA this past season.
VIDEO: NBA Fans Can’t Stop Laughing After Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Dropped A Truth Bomb On Twitter Trolls Who Critique Him
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr fell short to lead the Warriors to the championship last season. However, as a Team USA head coach, he had success leading the star-studded roster to win their fifth straight gold for the USA. Recently, Kerr made an appearance at the Democratic National Convention’s...
The San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl Window Has Closed
The San Francisco 49ers under Kyle Shanahan have been counted on yearly as being in contention for the NFC Championship Game. While that has been the regular assumption, that will change in 2024, as the 49ers Super Bowl window is now closed. Brock Purdy has done a good job of...
Richmond's $550 Million Deal with Chevron
Last week, the Richmond City Council scrapped a November ballot measure that would have imposed a new oil-refining tax on the nearby Chevron refinery. Instead, the council voted unanimously to approve a $550 million settlement with the company. KQED’s Dan Brekke explains why city leaders chose to strike a deal...
Vegetation Fire Consumes An Acre Near Oakland Coliseum
A vegetation fire was contained to one acre Tuesday night near the Oakland Coliseum, firefighters said. The blaze at 66th Avenue and Oakport Street was on the property of East Bay Regional Park District Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, Oakland Fire Department spokesman Michael Hunt said. Five engines and...
The Blotter | Woman in car has purse stolen at intersection
A woman driving in a car stopped at the intersection of Grand and Oakland avenues had her passenger side window smashed and her purse stolen on August 12. The incident happened at 1:47 p.m. The woman was driving a Toyota RAV4 and came to a stop at a red light. A Honda Accord estimated to be from 2017-2023 pulled up behind and a person got out, smashed the window, and took the driver’s purse. The vehicle had a “switch” plate of CA 9AXX330, according to Piedmont Police Department Captain Chris Monahan. The Honda Accord fled North on Grand.
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