12+ hour, 46+ 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…...

10+ hour, 33+ 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…...

13+ hour, 53+ min ago   (366+ words) A federal judge ordered ICE to halt the construction on a planned detention facility, after the state and Santa Clara County sued to block it on environmental grounds. Marianne Favro reports. In her ruling, the judge said that ICE failed…...

18+ hour, 54+ min ago   (215+ words) A wildfire burning in Northern California has prompted evacuation orders for areas of Lake and Mendocino counties, authorities said. More than a dozen San Francisco firefighters were deployed to help battle the Lucas Fire Saturday, according to the fire department....

16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (196+ words) Per the Standard, the picnic-turned-event now requires permits, permission, porta-potties, insurance, and potentially a first responder on standby. Juchtman estimated the whole thing could cost up to $4,000, the outlet reports, and she said as much herself: people are taking a…...

16+ hour, 35+ 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…...

16+ hour, 56+ 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…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (831+ words) When he talks about San Francisco's worsening affordability problems, Mayor Daniel Lurie often emphasizes that building more housing is an important part of tackling the crisis. But some advocates with the "Yes in my backyard" movement, which champions aggressive measures…...

14+ hour, 25+ 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…...

21+ hour, 27+ min ago   (93+ words) A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Blackhawk on early Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. 3.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Contra Costa County The quake hit at 12:25 a.m. and was centered 6.9 miles east-northeast of Blackhawk. A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck in Contra…...