A lawsuit has been filed against multiple City agencies over the proposed new display of lights on the Bay Bridge, with the plaintiff arguing that the LED lighting has negative impacts on people with certain neurological disabilities.

KQED is hosting a series of events in San Francisco this winter, including Fixit Clinics, Dungeons and Dragons Live, Chinese New Year Parade Viewing Party, Hella Asian: Bridging the Bay, and The Flavors of the Levant, all of which offer live journalism, performance art, and community-building activities.

Soberby Vanessa Gil, Arts & Events Editor A virgin cheers to those partaking in Dry January. I tip my PBR (it barely qualifies as alcohol) to you. Luckily, there’s plenty of events around town to enjoy with or without imbibing. Here’s what I’m excited for the week of 1/7 and beyond.  Our Merch There’s

Oakland, California has experienced a 34% decrease in homicides in 2024, but the start of 2025 has seen 4 homicides in just 5 days, indicating that the city is not making progress in solving the root cause of racism and poverty.

San Francisco has seen a significant increase in pedestrian deaths since 2016, with many blaming the pedestrians themselves, but others suggesting that drivers may be more at fault due to their reckless behavior.

Supervisor Matt Dorsey is proposing a plan to make “at least 100 arrests” per night in South of Market, with the goal of funneling the sick and suffering into “compulsory detox and treatment” through Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie’s new measures.

Only five days into 2025, San Francisco has its first pedestrian death of the year. Last Saturday, a driver hit and mortally wounded a pedestrian in SF’s Portola neighborhood. SFPD received a call at about 5:37 PM that someone had been struck by a vehicle at Silver Avenue and Colby

San Francisco has had many colorful characters, including Emperor Norton, the Rocking Ranger, Bummer and Lazarus, Owsley Stanley, and Madame Moustache, who have all left their mark on the city.