Apple’s first new product launch in seven years brought a shockingly small but still eager contingent of techies to its Union Square store on Friday to check out the $3,499 Vision Pro headset. A far cry from the mob scenes that accompanied early iPhone launches, just a few dozen people were lined up outside San Francisco’s … Read more
A lone car and wheelchair are seen at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Air traffic was practically at a standstill in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, but has since rebounded. East Bay Times/MediaNews Group via Getty Images From January to November 2023, SFO pulled $45.1 million … Read more
A photo of Kimberly Wong, 27, from her personal website. Screenshot via KimberlyWong.com Scott Fisher, the 29-year-old man accused of killing girlfriend Kimberly Wong in November, appeared in court at the San Francisco Hall of Justice on Wednesday morning. As Fisher sat with Meenha Lee, the public defender representing him, Judge Victor Hwang determined his … Read more
San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema agreed to pay over $220,000 in restitution to workers, along with fines, for failing to meet the city’s expenditure requirement on health care. Blair Heagerty / SFGATE Popular San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema has agreed to pay over $220,000 in restitution to workers, along with fines, over allegations that it failed to … Read more
FILE: A San Rafael woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing her mother to death, the police said. ANDRI TAMBUNAN/AFP via Getty Images A San Rafael woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing her mother to death and broadcasting the horrific act on Facebook Live, police said. Tonantzyn Oris Beltran, a 28-year-old San Rafael … Read more
Crane Cove Park is 7 acres of public recreational space along the former industrial shoreline. Chris Partin/ Special to SFGATE New facilities are expected to debut at Mission Bay’s Crane Cove Park this year, just in time for warm weather. Building 49, the old industrial structure in the middle of the San Francisco park, is … Read more
FILE — Photo taken in Quezon City, Philippines, showing caution tape. Alfredo Alonso Avila / EyeEm/Getty Images A hazmat event at a Fremont business has caused a shelter-in-place order Friday. Fremont officials are advising the public to shelter in place until 1 p.m. in the area north of South Grimmer Boulevard, east of Grimmer Boulevard, south of … Read more
A woman was rescued Jan. 7, 2024, on Mount Baldy Road in Los Angeles County, four days after she swerved off the road to avoid hitting a deer, officials said. San Dimas Mountain Rescue A woman survived four days trapped inside her pickup truck in the California wilderness after driving off a road to avoid … Read more
Shota Imanaga of Team Japan pitches during the 2023 World Baseball Classic Championship game between Team USA and Team Japan at loanDepot Park on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Miami, Fla. Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The recent rumors surrounding 30-year-old Japanese pitching prospect Shota Imanaga have been enough to give any San Francisco Giants fan … Read more
A San Francisco karaoke joint has been accused of unfair business practices, including keeping staff tips and adjusting staff time sheets, according to two lawsuits first reported by the San Francisco Business Times. Attorneys representing two former employees at Pandora Karaoke & Bar filed separate lawsuits against Pandora Karaoke Inc. and its owner Timmy Choy … Read more