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Dee Ford Reportedly Gets Contract Restructured To Allow More Salary Cap Space For 49ers

San Francisco 49ers defender Dee Ford got a new contract on Sunday, and Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk reported that the restructuring is going to give the organization quite a bit more flexibility under the NFL’s salary cap. The new deal doesn’t get Ford on the roster for any longer officially, but the way […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Nancy Pelosi Stylist Claims He Received Permission To Serve Her By eSalon Owner

The stylist who served Nancy Pelosi at San Francisco-based eSalon last month has come forward through his lawyers to offer up his own version of how her visit to the business transpired. Among the claims Jonathan DeNardo made through an official statement on Wednesday was that the Democratic lawmaker and the cosmetologist had permission from […]

By Oliver VanDervoort | 3y ago

Nancy Pelosi ‘Has Taken Decidedly Conservative Positions’ On Key Issues, Says Her Primary Challenger

San Francisco attorney Shahid Buttar is formally mounting a primary challenge against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, reports The Hill. Highlighting the divide between progressive activists and the Democratic Party establishment, Buttar’s insurgent campaign will challenge Pelosi for adopting conservative positions on key issues such as climate change, criminal justice, health care, and surveillance. […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 3y ago

NRA Sues San Francisco For Labeling Guns Rights Group A ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’

The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is suing San Francisco after the city labeled the group a “domestic terrorist organization,” CNN reports. Last week, as reported at the time by The Inquisitr, San Francisco’s government passed a resolution that, among other things, calls on the city and San Francisco County to “take every reasonable step […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

NRA Is Labeled A Terrorist Organization By San Francisco’s Legislative Body

Newsweek reports that San Francisco’s board of directors passed a resolution Tuesday that labels the National Rifle Association (NRA) a terrorist organization. The declaration, written by District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani, accuses the NRA of using its wealth influence to “promote gun ownership” and “incite gun owners to acts of violence.” “All countries have violent […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 4y ago

George Washington Mural At San Francisco School To Be Painted Over Because Some Find It Offensive

A mural depicting George Washington at a San Francisco school will be painted over — at a cost of $600,000 — because parts of the work are offensive to some members of the community, National Interest reports. The decision was made last month but is only now gaining attention in the national media. Back in […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Drake’s Music Has Been Pulled From San Francisco Radio Station

For the duration of the NBA Finals, “Take Care” hitmaker Drake has had his music pulled from a radio station in San Francisco, California, per Music News. According to The Mercury News, this is due to his support for the Toronto Raptors basketball team, who are competing against the California-based Golden State Warriors. His music […]

By Fabio Magnocavallo | 4y ago

More People Than Ever Are Pooping On The Streets Of San Francisco

More people are pooping on streets in San Francisco than ever before. The San Francisco Gate reported that the number of reports of human feces on the street has increased from 5,500 in 2011 to 28,000 in 2018. Government watchdog group Open the Books tweeted about the “brownout” problem in the city, sharing a graph […]

By Kim Smith | 4y ago

San Francisco To Expunge Over 9,000 Old Marijuana Convictions Now That It’s Legal There

According to an article in HuffPost, the city of San Francisco is on track to expunge over 9,000 convictions for past marijuana offenses as part of the 2016 state law that legalized the plant’s use for recreational purposes. Under California’s Proposition 64, which made marijuana made legal for adult recreational consumption, legal authorities were also […]

By Kurtis Bright | 4y ago

‘Hamilton’ Performance Terrifies Audience Members, Three Injured As Theater-Goers Try To Flee

A performance of the Broadway musical Hamilton went awry at a San Francisco theater after several attendees mistook a staged shooting of the main character for a real shooting, CNN is reporting. The panicked audience members fled the theater in terror, causing injuries in the process. At a sold-out performance of the hit musical at […]

By Aaron Homer | 4y ago

Steph Curry, Joel Embiid Spotted Dining Together At San Francisco Restaurant

There was once a time in which rival athletes fraternizing together prior to a competition between their teams would be frowned upon by fans of either team. But that doesn’t appear to be the case in today’s NBA. Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers were spotted together […]

By Stephen Silver | 4y ago

Carol Channing’s Unsual Burial Wish Revealed

Carol Channing had an unusual request a few years ahead of her death. The legendary Broadway star, best known for her iconic performance in the long-running hit show Hello, Dolly!, wanted to be buried in the alleyway between San Francisco’s Curran and Geary Theatres, two of the greatest stage in the world, Page Six reports. […]

By Victoria Miller | 4y ago

Body Of Ian Powers, 49ers Fan Who Went Missing During Game, Believed Found In Water Near Stadium

Thirty-two-year-old Ian Powers went missing on November 12. The U.S. Army veteran was attending a Monday Night Football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants when he became separated from his girlfriend and her two children. Fishermen discovered a body believed to be Powers Saturday afternoon close to a marina that’s […]

By Krista Clark | 4y ago

‘Batkid,’ Who Got To Be Batman For A Day In San Francisco, Is Now Cancer-Free

On November 13, 2013 — five years ago on Tuesday of this week — the city of San Francisco came together to help a 5-year-old boy with leukemia get his wish. Miles Scott, who is now 10-years-old, is now cancer-free and has been in remission for those past five years. On that day, however, Scott […]

By Chris Walker | 4y ago

Zack Golditch, New San Francisco 49ers Lineman, Survived Aurora Theater Shooting After Being Shot In The Neck

Zack Golditch has just been signed to the San Francisco 49ers, after training at camp with the Los Angeles Chargers. It’s an exciting moment for Golditch, who was a victim of the mass shooting in Aurora, CO during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises, reported USA Today in April. Golditch was actually there to […]

By Kristin Clifford | 5y ago

Viral Video Shows Men Attempting To Throw Young Man Off San Francisco Subway Train For Playing Music Too Loud

A video, released by journalist Anna Sterling, has gone viral over Labor Day weekend, garnering more than 1.72 million views and 18,000 retweets. The video shows two older men attacking a younger man in a San Francisco subway train and trying to push him out of the moving car for playing his music too loudly, […]

By Danielle Wirsansky | 5y ago

San Francisco Launches ‘Poop Patrol’ To Clean Up Human Waste

San Francisco is finally taking tangible steps towards addressing their human waste problem. Although known for its sky-high rents and vibrant culture, SF is also known for its large homeless population. One byproduct of the homeless is the unsightly amount of human waste on the sidewalks. So now, a pilot program called “Poop Patrol” will […]

By Mizuki Hisaka | 5y ago

Tesla’s Elon Musk Faces Lawsuit After Posting Shocking Tweet About Taking Company Private

American entrepreneur Elon Musk’s shocking Twitter announcement that he was thinking of taking Tesla Inc. private has landed him with a fat lawsuit from displeased investors, reports the BBC. On Tuesday, Musk tweeted that he was considering taking the electric car company private and that he had secured funding, valuing the company at $420 a […]

By Isabel Leah Cohen | 5y ago

9th Circuit Court Rules Executive Branch Can’t Limit Federal Funding To Sanctuary Cities

According to Politico, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that the White House cannot limit federal funding to sanctuary cities. Although President Trump signed an executive order in January of last year that moved to withhold money from cities that limit cooperation with ICE, the Circuit Court concluded that funding can […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

20 Pounds Of Poop Dumped On City Sidewalk

Just before Independence Day, the corner of Polk and Cedar in downtown San Francisco, California, suffered a vandalism act that weighed 20 pounds. The New York Post reported that the street corner had 20 pounds of excrement that was believed to be human dumped on the sidewalk. A clear bag was used to hold the […]

By Alisha McKinney | 5y ago

Man Pretending To Be Rideshare Driver Accused Of Serial Rape

CNN reported Saturday that a middle-aged man in San Francisco has been accused of posing as a rideshare driver and raping multiple women since 2013. The accused, 37-year-old Orlando Vilchez Lazo, was arrested on Thursday and is facing a multitude of charges, including kidnapping, rape, sexual penetration with a foreign object, assault with intent to […]

By Catherine Caruso | 5y ago

San Francisco Losing Its Lucrative Convention Industry Because Of Streets Filled With Needles And Feces

San Francisco’s poop problem is costing it a lot of money. The city has been dealing with an epidemic of dirty streets filled with feces and syringes, one that is now putting a major source of revenue in jeopardy. As NBC Bay Area reported, the city’s trouble with its homeless population and dirty residents is […]

By Nathan Francis | 5y ago

San Francisco Residents Make 16,000 Feces-Related Complaints To City, Including 20-LB Bag Of Poop On Sidewalk

San Francisco apparently has a big poop problem. The city’s online 311 system tracks all complaints made by city residents. While many of them are related to clogged storm drains or graffiti, a whopping 16,000 have been lodged about feces found on city streets. Most of them are about poop around homeless encampments or found […]

By Nathan Francis | 5y ago

San Francisco’s Legion Of Honor Is Hosting A Dazzling New Pre-Raphaelite Exhibition This Summer

The Legion of Honor in San Francisco is hosting the new Truth and Beauty: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Old Masters exhibition over the summer, in what will be the first time that there has been an international exhibition that places pre-Raphaelite paintings alongside artwork of the old masters that both inspired and captivated the Pre-Raphaelite […]

By Kristine Moore | 5y ago

Radiant Jamie Chung Dons Floral Bathing Suit On Miami Beach

Is there anything that Jamie Chung doesn’t look good in? Today, the 35-year-old was seen showing off her slim figure at a beach in Miami. According to the Daily Mail, the former Real World: San Diego star was vacationing in Miami Beach when the photos were snapped. The former reality star is rocking black and […]

By Kathryn Cook | 5y ago

Church Holds A ‘Beyoncé Mass’ Featuring Her Music

Beyoncé isn’t normally associated with church, but a forward-thinking pastor in San Francisco recently held a “Beyoncé Mass.” The mass featured songs like “Freedom,” “Flaws and All,” and an old favorite: Destiny Child’s “Survivor,” according to Mother Jones. And if the pastor was hoping to catch the attention of more people in the community to […]

By Mizuki Hisaka | 5y ago

Possible San Francisco Earthquake Could Kill Hundreds, Expert Says

Roughly seven million people in the San Francisco Bay Area in California sit on or near what experts call a “tectonic time bomb,” according to the results of a US Geological Survey study called the HayWired scenario. The Daily Mail reports the Hayward Fault, a 52-mile faultline that runs through the area, produces major geologic […]

By Rachel Dillin | 5y ago

Happy Birthday, Lawrence Ferlinghetti

This weekend, Lawrence Ferlinghetti celebrated a birthday that not everyone pulls off. The former poet laureate of San Francisco and founder of City Lights Bookstore turned 99 on Saturday. Although he’s moving somewhat slower than he did during North Beach’s Beatnik heyday, Ferlinghetti’s voice is as vital as ever, says the San Francisco Chronicle. Lawrence […]

By Kaanii Powell Cleaver | 5y ago

Lost Video Footage Of Devastating 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Turns Up At A Flea Market

Early in the morning at 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck San Francisco and left 80 percent of the city in ruins, and nine minutes of lost video footage of this tragic day has turned up at a flea market. The powerful earthquake left 3,000 people […]

By Kristine Moore | 5y ago

The Escape From Alcatraz Was A Success, Recent Evidence Found In San Francisco Suggests

The three men who famously escaped from Alcatraz, an “escape-proof prison” and one of the world’s most notorious in its day, may have survived the ordeal and lived into old age, according to new evidence that has turned up in the San Francisco FBI offices recently. As CBS News reports, a letter, purportedly from one […]

By Aaron Homer | 5y ago

Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Net To Save Lives, Prevent Nearly 1,700 Death Toll Stat From Rising

After years of wrangling between government officials and crusaders, the Golden Gate Bridge is getting a suicide net. Proponents say the move to prevent deaths from suicidal persons is a long time coming, but the move is better late than never at all, according to a new report. Since the opening day of the Golden […]

By Bradley Ryder | 5y ago

Trump’s Approval Rating Very Low Despite Going Up, But How Close Is He To Impeachment?

After a very rough weekend in professional sports, the world is waking up to see that President Donald Trump’s approval rating is very low despite going up a little bit. While there are some reports out there that Trump’s rating is the lowest of any president at this point in their first term, some are […]

By Danny Cox | 6y ago

Skeletal Remains Found In Moraga Identified As Richard Allen Saimons, 37, Who Went Missing In 1998

Police officials say that the skeletal remains found in Moraga, San Francisco has been identified as 37-year-old Richard Allen Saimons, who was reported missing 19 years ago. According to the NBC Bay Area, Saimons was last seen on August 2, 1998 leaving his home in Lafayette to go for a walk. When Saimons failed to […]

By Angelica N. Sumter | 6y ago

Francis Chan Explains We Are Church Ministry To Facebook Employees

Francis Chan recently explained to Facebook employees the inspiration behind the We Are Church ministry based in San Francisco, California. Chan had shocked many in the U.S. Christian community seven years ago when he stepped down as the lead pastor of the megachurch he had founded. Cornerstone Church was averaging approximately 5,000 attendees each Sunday […]

By Jean Philippe Gibson | 6y ago

‘Facebook Village’ Is Coming To Menlo Park Bringing Affordable Housing Opportunities

Internet giant Facebook has announced their plans to build an entire “village” on the 56-acre plot of land they bought in 2015. What was previously known as the “Menlo Science and Technology Park” will now be re-branded as “Willow Campus,” situated right across the street from their Menlo Park, CA headquarters location. The plan is […]

By Julia Johnson | 6y ago

Victoria La Rocca: 17-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling 50 Feet From Cliff By Land’s End

Police officials say a 17-year-old girl who died after falling more than 50 feet from a San Francisco cliff has been identified as Victoria La Rocca, of Corte Mader. The KTVU reports that around 6 p.m. on Thursday, the St. Ignatius College Preparatory high school senior went hiking with two friends near the Legion of […]

By Angelica N. Sumter | 6y ago

SF’s Jeff Samardzija Shattered Several Barriers With Monster Home Run In Loss

The SF Giants’ offense was in no way responsible for their loss last night, and the perfect symbol of how ruthlessly the team was crushing the horsehide in the 8-10 loss to the Colorado Rockies is the unexpectedly titanic 446-foot home run from the SF pitcher, Jeff Samardzija. SF Gate reports that the home run, […]

By Dustin Kemp | 6y ago

Five People Shot, Three Dead Including Gunman At UPS Facility In San Francisco [Breaking]

While America was consumed with the shooting of House Whip Steve Scalise this morning in Virginia, another gunman has killed at least two people in San Francisco. The shooting occurred at a UPS package delivery facility around 9 a.m. today, NBC News reports. The incident occurred in the area of 17th Street and Vermont Street […]

By Caitlin Albers | 6y ago

Gilbert Baker: LGBT Rainbow Flag Creator Dies At 65

Gilbert Baker, the artist and gay activist who designed the LGBT community’s rainbow flag, has died at the age of 65. Baker reportedly died on Thursday night in his sleep at his home in New York City, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “My dearest friend in the world is gone. Clive Baker gave the […]

By JohnThomas Didymus | 6y ago

Trump Border Wall Builders To Be Banned From San Francisco City Business

Vowing to continue the fight against Donald Trump, San Francisco supervisors joined community resistance leaders Tuesday to call for border wall contractors to be banned from doing business with the city. Standing on the steps of a company that submitted a bid for Trump’s border wall, San Francisco city supervisors introduced legislation Tuesday prohibiting business […]

By Coburn Palmer | 6y ago

San Francisco: Brutal Scuffle Exposes Big Flaw With The City’s Police, Many Say

A video taken last week that depicts a San Francisco police officer being tackled by a masturbating homeless man in causing many San Francisco city officials to wonder if the city’s unique stance on use of force by the authorities has gone too far. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that local college student Kirill Zubaryev […]

By Dustin Kemp | 6y ago

iPhone 8 And iOS 11 Release Date As Early As June At WWDC17

An announcement and release date for the iPhone 8 and iOS 11 could come much sooner than we expected. Apple announces WWDC17 dates this June, and big news is sure in store. Speculations have been abundant for the iPhone 8 since 2017 opened and so much is expected from this newest iPhone. We heard about […]

By Jovi Figueroa | 6y ago

Is San Francisco Or San Diego The Luckiest Lottery Location In America?

Over the years, it has been difficult to determine if San Diego or San Francisco are the luckiest lottery locations, and no new data has been collected by an independent, third-party researcher. What is know is that San Francisco seems to still be overpowered by San Diego as the luckiest for winning the lottery. However, […]

By Maryam Louise | 6y ago

San Franciscans To Go Naked For Valentine’s Day Nude Protest

Bay Area nudists plan to march naked through the city streets this weekend and rally in front of City Hall to protest the San Francisco nudity ban that was first enacted four years ago. The second annual Nude Valentine’s Day Parade, organized by self-proclaimed body freedom activist Gypsy Taub, is intended to celebrate love and […]

By Coburn Palmer | 6y ago

Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Shows How News Can Fade And Perspectives Remain

Colin Kaepernick protested the national anthem by sitting on the bench while the rest of his teammates stood. Initially this wasn’t noticed by the public, but with the ever-increasing eye that technology has wrought, it wasn’t long before Kaepernick’s actions were caught. Such a controversial move may leave one to believe that a player may […]

By Jeffrey Grimm | 6y ago

Uber Self-Driving Cars In San Francisco: Department Of Motor Vehicles Orders Them To Stop

Uber’s self-driving cars have been given the proverbial red light in San Francisco barely after they started testing them. The Department of Motor Vehicles claims the service is violating State law by not acquiring a permit. The alternative taxi service has countered this, claiming that all self-driving cars will be accompanied by actual human beings. […]

By Patrick Frye | 6y ago

Uber Self-Driving Cars Set To Arrive In The Streets Of San Francisco

Uber’s self-driving cars are now set to arrive in the streets of San Francisco. As of Wednesday, San Francisco has become the second place in the United States where Uber’s driverless car service has become available, according to Mike Isaac of the New York Times. As the New York Times also reports, Uber’s self-driving car […]

By Brad Faber | 6y ago

Oakland Fire: Ghost Ship Funds Raise Over $250K, 24 Deaths Counted

Less than 36 hours after a fire claimed the lives of at least 24 people at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Fruitvale in Oakland, California, three major fundraisers have accumulated over $250,000 with at least $95,000 still needed to help victims recover and lay others to rest. Described as one of the worst fires in […]

By Maryam Louise | 6y ago

Satellites Watch From Space As Leaning Tower Of San Francisco Sinks Into Landfill

Satellites from the European Space Agency have watched the leaning tower of San Francisco sink into the city’s reclaimed landfill over the past year and engineers hope to use the data to save the luxury high-rise. The 58-story Millennium Tower that opened in 2009 has sunk 16 inches into the landfill covered by city construction […]

By Coburn Palmer | 6y ago

California School Teacher Suspended After He Compares Donald Trump To Hitler

Controversy has erupted after a history teacher from California was placed on leave after he reportedly compared Republican President-elect Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. According to The Mercury News, the teacher, later identified as Frank Navarro is an experienced teacher who has taught students at Mountain View High School for over 40 years. According to […]

By Rahul Srinivas | 6y ago

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