The Westin St. Francis Hotel looms on the edge of Union Square, bearing silent witness to flocks of tourists and shoppers who likely know nothing of its history. Built in 1904, the St. Francis Hotel is now known to be one of the most haunted hotels in California. Many notable

Every Tuesday our subscribers get this awesome roundup in their inboxes. You should sign up right here to make sure you never miss a thing. We’re about 25% of the way through THE HOLIDAZE, guys – we’ve made it past the first marker, Hannukkah! (And I hope all you who

UPDATE: On Wednesday Sackett posted on Instagram that the attacker used a 6 inch switchblade that cut through Sackett’s main nerve and two of his main tendons and clear to his Bone on his left wrist. He underwent over five hours of surgery. He still doesn’t know if he’ll have full use

The owners of a restaurant in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood apologized Sunday for asking police officers to leave their eatery because the officers’ guns made employees uncomfortable. In a statement posted Sunday on social media, Hilda and Jesse owners Rachel Sillcocks and Kristina Liedags Compton said “these are stressful

Retail theft and burglaries always go up around Christmas time, but this year feels especially brazen.  With organized heists being reported on across around the Bay Area, the most recent involved theft from 6 different Home Depots in the Bay Area. Redwood City police released the following info today about

Kitchen Story’s brunch is pretty delicious, full stop.  It’s got unique twists on all the American brunch classics, often with Korean infusions, sometimes with French flair, and despite a hard couple years for the industry, the owner of Sweet Maple in Lower Pac Heights and Kitchen Story in the Castro,

Scientists and health experts are encouraging all eligible people to get both flu vaccine and COVID booster shots, ahead of a potential “twindemic,” in which COVID-19 and flu cases rise at the same time. Pfizer’s effectiveness drops down to 47% from 88% six months after the second dose, according to