Johnson & Johnson kicked off U.S. human safety trials for its COVID-19 vaccine Thursday after releasing details of a study in monkeys that showed its best-performing vaccine candidate offered strong protection in a single dose.  When exposed to the virus, six out of six animals who got the vaccine candidate

RIP Herman Cain.  The former Republican presidential candidate and pizza CEO, died this week due to complications from COVID 19.  The virus that he clearly caught while attending Trump’s ‘super spreader’ Tulsa rally in late June.  The rally was widely regarded as a massive failure due to its attendance of

Guest post by Wesley Wells We’re sitting through the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meetings and breaking them down for you so you don’t have to! Here’s the mini minutes for the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The full agenda can be accessed on the BoS website.

Federal agents who have increased tension in Portland over the past couple weeks will finally be leaving the area, but not without leaving scars behind. Oregon’s Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday she’d reached an agreement with Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and the federal agents will begin a “phased

Tech companies are striking it rich during the coronavirus pandemic, while the working class is stuck in dire financial straits. But our dystopian Dickens-novel “Best of times, worst of times” phenomenon that has plagued San Francisco for years could change thanks to a piece of legislation just approved by the

If your car could use a good blower wash, you can get your vehicle nice and foamy while supporting the performers and venues who have it hard these days. The beefy boys of the all-male revue Baloney will give you and your car the full-service treatment at Suds & Studs:

Your go-to places to go in San Francisco have shut down restroom access under shelter-in-place, as Macy’s, hotel lobbies, and pot dispensaries have mostly closed their public bathrooms these days. But there are still restrooms you can use all over town. We’ve got an updated list of still-open public washrooms

The fire was first reported on the side of the Central Freeway in the area of 13th and Folsom streets shortly before 7 a.m.  Anyone driving on the 101 through SF saw massive plumes of smoke this morning. 9 AM: Massive fire at 14th off the 101 in SF this