NEW: San Francisco’s first ‘equity’ weed store was an epic failure. City Hall insiders may still pocket millions By @chris-roberts.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

NEW: An FBI agent killed a man after the Boston Marathon bombing. Oakland PD had helped hide his past By Katey Rusch and @mgafni.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

An alleged killer is living in a San Francisco psychiatric care facility that is considered secure and locked, but a reporter strolled right in By @jonahowenlamb.bsky.social sfstandard.com/2025/08/12/a...

hopefully his departure will make a small difference or maybe even a vas deferens

The Bay Area’s police nemesis is not quite ready to quit By @stjbs.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

MUST-READ: Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry. It turned into my most extraordinary night as a critic By MacKenzie Chung Fegan www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

NEW: Before killings linked to cultlike ‘Zizians,’ a string of psychiatric crises befell AI doomsdayers By @meganrcassidy.bsky.social @michaelbarba.bsky.social and @mgafni.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

The complicated legacy of S.F. Police Chief Bill Scott By @meganrcassidy.bsky.social and @michaelbarba.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

NEW: This UC Berkeley student, who wears chicken-themed socks under her GPS ankle monitor, could go to prison for taking four birds from a slaughterhouse. Was it a crime — or a ‘rescue’ www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Catch me on NPR’s national “Here and Now” show with the inimitable Deepa Fernandez today talking about my book, “The Lost and The Found” — @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social here’s the recording and an excerpt from the book: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

NEW: San Francisco’s Parks Alliance is in financial disarray, leaving community groups ‘high and dry’ By @michaelbarba.bsky.social and @jdmorris.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...

A wealthy Marin County couple that owns a $12 million home with bay views are suing tony Belvedere, saying their extensive remodel turned into a nightmarish ordeal that prompted a $250K fine. The city says the project just took too long. By @stjbs.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

A San Francisco journalism teacher says he was reassigned over a controversial story in Lowell High School's student newspaper By @jilltucker.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Trump asserts that his critics care more about foreign-born murderers and thugs than they do about law-abiding Americans. Yet the case of one imprisoned migrant has come to crystallize the debate about whether Trump himself is a law-abiding American. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/u...

A major California city lost its river. Residents are fighting to revive it By @kurtisalexander.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

Oakland needs a win. Will Barbara Lee follow the lead of two recent Bay Area debuts? Latest @joegarofoli.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

Should you visit Yosemite this summer? It’s complicated By @gregrthomas.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

An aerial photo of San Francisco shows vast destruction — and the seeds of a new city Great stuff from @peterhartlaub.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

One lucky farmer is about to buy a slice of Wine Country way below market value www.sfchronicle.com/food/article...

They wouldn't give their names. “We’re definitely afraid,” said one. Of 10 international students interviewed at Berkeley and Stanford, just one would be identified. Others said they felt too “vulnerable,” “unsafe,” “helpless.” By @nanetteasimov.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

It's all cracked windshields and few bipping victims at these San Francisco businesses By @rswansf.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b...

By the time 15-yr-old Jázmin Pellegrini was found dead in an SF driveway last April, Chronicle reporters Cynthia Dizikes and Joaquin Palomino had already spent months investigating California's for-profit psychiatric hospitals. They soon found her story epitomized the crisis inside these facilities.

Dived into history, found a haunted mall and ate a world class piadina in downtown Petaluma. It was easy to get there by bike/transit! My day trip into the past — with A++ @jachristian.bsky.social photos!! Gift link! 🎁 🐓 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

President Trump’s executive orders removing protections from transgender and gender nonbinary Americans could reach California. One trans woman isn’t waiting for that to happen. By @raheemfh.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/t...

An Oakland man sold his car to an acquaintance. How’d he end up owing San Francisco $38,000 in parking fines? By @stjbs.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/o...

Who is Ziz? Our deep dive into six violent deaths linked to a Bay Area set of devout vegan tech whizzes includes a fake drowning and fear of AI apocalypse By @mgafni.bsky.social @rswansf.bsky.social @michaelbarba.bsky.social @meganrcassidy.bsky.social GIFT LINK www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

VIDEO: He hiked through the Jan. 1 burn scar two days before the Palisades Fire erupted By @mgafni.bsky.social GIFT LINK: www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...

"Congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump have both made moves early in Trump’s presidency that could offend their core constituencies. But it’s only Democrats likely to pay a price." Latest Joe Garofoli column www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

Chefs mourn San Francisco's Charles Phan, the ‘founder of modern Vietnamese cuisine’ By @elenakadvany.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Elon Musk has endorsed changes that could hit hard in California. Here's what he could do By @sophiabollag.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

‘Money buys everything’: Here’s how the feds say the Sheng Thao bribery scheme went down "It was about 10 days after the November 2022 election, and two influential Oakland businessmen were elated." GIFT LINK: www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

"By the time he pulled up to his house, Cole had made up his mind. He’d drop off his daughter at cheerleading, then take a gun into a pharmacy." Incredible Michael Barba profile of an SF cop who did outreach to addicts before becoming addicted himself GIFT LINK www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/p...

One of Donald Trump’s first executive orders seeks to erase the existence of hundreds of thousands of transgender Americans By @raheemfh.bsky.social Gift link: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

NEW: ‘Money buys everything:’ Here’s how the feds says the Sheng Thao bribery scheme went down Reconstruction of a scandal Gift link: www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

EXCLUSIVE: Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao has been criminally indicted two months after her recall www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

NEW: Was the Palisades Fire started by a rekindling of a blaze from New Year’s Day? By @mgafni.bsky.social and @jjreport.bsky.social Gift link: www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...

NEW: Private firefighters were summoned to protect a Hollywood talent manager’s home. Why are people so mad? By @susien.bsky.social and @mgafni.bsky.social from the Hollywood Hills GIFT LINK: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Joining KQED tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. to talk about the weather and climate factors contributing to the unprecedented January L.A. wildfires. Tune in at kqed.org

Los Angeles-area wildfires are horrifying. But the past year of weather set the stage for this week's tragedy. Digging through the reporting archives... here's a thread on how of factors that contributed to the disaster, and how it was predicted: 🧵🧵🔥🔥

Several more Santa Ana wind events expected… “We’re not out of the woods yet,” said Eric Drewitz, a meteorologist with the USFS. “We are looking at the potential for another event. Sunday we could see a bit of a push, but more so as we get into Monday and Tuesday.” #CAwx @firewxguy.bsky.social

Los Angeles before and after the fires: Latest updates on businesses and landmarks damaged and destroyed By @xianleonard.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/california-w...

The MAGA-ization of Mark Zuckerberg is now complete GIFT LINK: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

I was sweating bullets at work today while forecasting. This is the most concerning weather event I’ve forecasted in my young career. Southern Californians: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Stay vigilant the next few days. #CAwx

'Out of control': People keep dumping cars in this part of Oakland, which now resembles a 'zombie apocalypse.' Why can’t the city clean it up? Story and photos by @maggieangst.bsky.social and Sarah Ravani www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...

‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/u...

Stretch of California railroad tracks at center of bitter legal battle: ‘Once it’s gone, it’s gone’ By @stjbs.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

This Bay Area restaurant infuriated parents with children. So it’s making an unorthodox change www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...

3 million photos a day: Inside SFPD’s huge surveillance tech expansion www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...

End near for carpool lane stickers? "HOV lanes could speed up, incentivizing more commuters to drive together or take buses. Regular lanes could slow down. It’s also possible the change could backfire completely." By @mgafni.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

The Chronicle's Wealth Challenge: 31 days to better finances Every day in January, our personal finance columnist Jessica Roy will give you one concrete thing you can do that day to improve your finances www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...