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Strange lasers over San Francisco? Here's what's happening at the Transamerica Pyramid
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (573+ words) A laser light show over Market Street celebrates APEC in San Francisco on November 13, 2023. After San Franciscans spotted beams from the Transamerica Pyramid, Illuminate says a new weekend laser installation is planned for the skyline. The mysterious beams of light…...
Fire at San Francisco apartment building displaces 46 residents
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (276+ words) A fire at a low-income apartment building in San Francisco's Tenderloin early Wednesday morning displaced 46 people, authorities said. A fire at an affordable housing building in San Francisco's Tenderloin displaced 46 people early Wednesday, according to fire officials. The blaze broke…...
Kitschy internet star brings bedroom pop to San Francisco
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (127+ words) Hemlocke Springs is set to perform in San Francisco as part of her ongoing "The Apple Tree Under the Sea" tour. Hemlocke Springs nearly let her nerves derail her music career." Praised for the nostalgic and kitschy atmosphere of her…...
Audit: S. F. Zoo spent $12 million without required approval
1+ week, 6+ day ago (451+ words) A lion in Cat Kingdom at San Francisco Zoo in 2025. An audit released Friday found widespread failures in management, oversight and financial planning at the zoo A scathing audit released Friday shows the San Francisco Zoo violated city rules by…...
Classic Bay Area weather divide as inland warms up, coast stays cool
2+ week, 1+ day ago (311+ words) Sutro Tower is seen amid a mostly sunny day from Twin Peaks on Wednesday. Coastal fog is expected Thursday and Friday morning as a marine layer keeps San Francisco in the 60s as the interior valleys of the Bay Area warm'to…...
S. F. PG&E outages: 5, 000 customers in Marina, Presidio neighborhoods left without power
2+ week, 4+ day ago (184+ words) A PG&E outage left 5, 500 customers without power in San Francisco's Marina and Presidio neighborhoods." About 5, 500 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. customers were left without power in San Francisco's Marina and Presidio neighborhoods Sunday night." The outage was reported around 9: 10 p. m. , with…...
19th Avenue closure backs up weekend traffic in San Francisco
2+ week, 5+ day ago (358+ words) Caltrans crews block northbound lanes on 19th Avenue in San Francisco on Friday to repair the aging corridor between Lincoln Way and Halloway Avenue. Caltrans crews apply fresh blacktop to 19th Avenue in San Francisco on Friday in an effort to prevent…...
Letters: On S. F. s dangerous streets, heres how Waymos offer a calming presence
3+ week, 2+ day ago (698+ words) Waymo vehicles in a San Francisco lot await deployment in 2024. The debate over street safety in San Francisco seems to fixate on autonomous vehicles. Regarding "San Francisco is obsessed with the safest drivers" and ignoring the ones killing people" (Open…...
Giants-Dodgers game at risk of rain delay as afternoon thunderstorms hit Bay Area
3+ week, 3+ day ago (316+ words) San Francisco Chronicle Ominous clouds looming over San Francisco Bay on Tuesday afternoon were accompanied by scattered showers and occasional lightning The strongest widespread thunderstorms are likely to hit the Central Coast and Central Valley in the afternoon, though downpours…...
Exclusive: Kaiser proposes major new hospital in S. F. , its first in the city in 70 years
3+ week, 3+ day ago (469+ words) San Francisco Chronicle Kaiser Permanente has proposed building a major new hospital in San Francisco that, if approved, would replace its current medical center and be the health care giant's first new hospital in the city in more than 70 years....