San Francisco local headlines

5+ hour, 22+ min ago   (187+ words) San Francisco Opera season-opening performance was canceled after orchestra musicians announced they were going on strike on Saturday. The orchestra musicians said their contract expired on July 31 after months of negotiations. “A strike is not something we take lightly, and…...

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (121+ words) SAN FRANCISCO - The orchestra for the San Francisco Opera announced a strike on Saturday evening, prompting the organization to cancel its opening night performance. The musicians announced the walkout just hours before curtains were set to open for the opera’s…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago   (236+ words) A Latin GRAMMY-winning children's musician is heading to the Music Concourse this Saturday for a free, all-ages event. Mister G will perform at the Fall 2026 Kids Fest at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell, bringing his bilingual songwriting to San Francisco…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago   (353+ words) Kool & the Gang shares the stage with Bay Area dance band Mercy and the Heartbeats, Genentech's in-house a cappella group Genentonix, and local student performers, according to the Bay Area Registry. As Caltrain put it in a post promoting the…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (237+ words) Lady Gaga and her fiancé, San Francisco technology executive Michael Polansky, have welcomed their first child together. The baby's name, sex, and exact birth date have not been made public. The birth was confirmed by Page Six on September 11, according…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago   (192+ words) The festival also sits inside Mountain View's 2026 Downtown Entertainment Zone pilot project, a city initiative built to support outdoor dining, street activations and foot traffic along historic Castro Street. That framing positions the weekend fair as more than a one-off…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (345+ words) Orsi's ties to Northern California's Italian-American agricultural legacy run deep. He founded Orsi Family Vineyards in Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley, where his 70-acre estate specializes in cultivating 11 distinct Italian grape varietals including Biancolella, Sangiovese, and Barbera, per Wine Business....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (165+ words) Sam Rockwell attends the "Wild Horse Nine" Screening during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 03, 2026 in Venice, Italy. The Bay Area has a wealth of film festivals, but none quite match the prestige of Mill Valley’s…...

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2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (201+ words) The San Francisco Turkish Festival returns to Embarcadero Plaza this weekend, with Turkish food, music, crafts and demonstrations scheduled from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The free event is organized by the Turkish American Association of California, or TAAC, which says…...