Lake Tahoe hits a critically low water threshold

There’s no telling how low Tahoe will get if we don’t see a massive winter. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Gov. Newsom asks the courts to halt a Covid vaccine mandate

Newsom's hostility towards the mandate for prison guards does not align with his previous... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Analysis of Walgreens' stated reasoning for closing SF stores

Some are questioning the legitimacy of Walgreens' explanation for San Francisco store... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Walgreens closing 5 San Francisco stores due to 'organized retail crime'

These are the stores that are closing. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Gavin Lux thought he hit a game-tying home run. He very much did not. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Some Native Hawaiians aren’t getting vaccinated. Their reasons are complicated

The community has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Hawaii. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Tesla's move to Texas came after California legislator tweeted 'f-k Elon Musk'

The lawmaker said 'he's still awful' Thursday. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Africa internet riches plundered by China broker

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Outsiders have long profited from Africa’s riches of gold,... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Fishing boat sinks at San Francisco's Hyde Street Pier, leaks oil into bay

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to the boat that went down in San Francisco. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Were California county mask mandates effective against delta? Here's the data

Here is a breakdown comparing the course of the delta wave in notable California... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

PG&E to shutter beloved 'falcon cam' after 15 years in air

Audiences tuned in to watch researchers put on tracking bands to baby falcons, see falcon... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

I tried Ray-Ban's dystopian Facebook sunglasses, and someday you will, too

Despite all the ethical dilemmas, they do actually have one cool feature. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Bay Area health officials refuse to cite offramp for mask mandates

 In California, county health officers — none of whom are elected — are given... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

The origins of the mysterious old telephone in my San Francisco apartment

Does your apartment have this architectural oddity?  | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

'A disaster': How San Francisco's office mask mandate is impacting restaurants

Financial District and SoMa bars and restaurants are barely hanging on. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

SF prank artist turns 'ghost town' Google office into a Spirit Halloween store

The company whose motto was 'don't be evil' temporarily turned into a house of horror. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

In 1998, these SF men got a tattoo to snag free tacos for life

This tattoo got them years of global media coverage, free Mexican food and more. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

SF Mayor violates strict mask mandate, which city has yet to soften

The city's health order only allows for masks to be removed only 'while actively eating... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Lucid Beats Tesla in Range, Going 520 Miles on a Single Charge

Lucid Motors, a startup automaker, has unseated Tesla, the dominant maker of electric... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Did Airbnb Profit from Disaster as California's Caldor Fire Burned in Tahoe?

Are wildfires in the American West becoming so common that they're 'foreseeable'? And, if... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Work on fixing SF's beleaguered Millennium Tower will not resume any time soon

The luxury high-rise sank a further inch in just a few weeks in July.  | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Eventbrite sheds most of its SF office space a year after mass layoffs

Forty-five percent of its staff were laid off in 2020. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Alice's Restaurant

Ken Kesey, Hunter S. Thompson and Joan Baez were frequent customers of Alice's... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Correction: Virus Outbreak – Mississippi Ivermectin Story

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@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

More California companies have already moved out of state than in all of 2020

These numbers are likely a vast undercount of how many businesses are actually leaving... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Heartbreaking stories of people who regret not getting a Covid-19 vaccine

These are the stories of people who didn't get the shot and wish they had. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

San Francisco's Millennium Tower fix halted after further sinking observed

The tower at 301 Mission Street is the tallest residential building in the city. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Bay Area residents fighting a mysterious startup taking over their quiet street

A David and Goliath-style fight is brewing, pitting residents against a secretive... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Culture Change and Conflict at Twitter

The turmoil has revealed the trade-offs and conflicts that arise when companies attempt... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

San Francisco's Lands End labyrinth keeps getting destroyed. Will it be back?

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@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Americans are sneaking extra coronavirus shots

Christy Foreman pulled out of the drive-through coronavirus vaccination site in March, a... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

College lecturer charged with starting blaze near Dixie Fire

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@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot

As you pull up to your vacation rental, you might be greeted by a surveillance camera. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Zynga is paying $82M to get out of its San Francisco lease

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@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

An estimated 126,869 people in SF aren't vaccinated. What do we know about them?

City data reveals some clues. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Bay Area counties mandate masks indoors for everyone because of delta variant

The seven Bay Area counties previously recommended, but did not require, masks indoors. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Lacob's strategy combines the worst impulses of venture capitalists and team owners. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

'Unbearable': Restaurant customers are being nightmares lately

Since the June 15 reopening, customers have gotten … a little difficult. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Scammers lead to shut down of passport application system, creating crisis

On Wednesday evening, the U.S. Department of State shut down its online appointment... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

“The Asoh Defense”

'A one in a million shot.' | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

I had 5 minutes to evacuate from a California wildfire. Here's what I learned

'What I saw was a wave of embers raining down from the sky.' | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Tahoe's hiring crisis unraveling its small businesses during its busiest season

The hiring crisis is reverberating across the region. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Meteorologist captures rare 'green flash' in Half Moon Bay

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@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Tech Workers Swore Off the Bay Area. Now They're Coming Back

SAN FRANCISCO — Last year, Greg Osuri decided he had had enough of the Bay Area.... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

The peculiar society tucked away in a teeny NorCal town

The steward has gone $300,000 in debt and he doesn't even like Shakespeare. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Google employees angered by 'hypocritical' remote work policies

Employees were already stirred up over opaque policies on remote work. Then a senior... | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Food waste app Too Good To Go saves leftovers from San Francisco restaurants

The company estimates it has saved more than 72 million meals since its launch. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg's Partnership Did Not Survive

Sheryl Sandberg knew she’d be asked about the attacks on the Capitol. | Continue reading


@sfgate.com | 2 years ago