The lights officially go off after this weekend at the SF Centre (formerly Westfield) mall in downtown San Francisco, marking a final death knell following a very long, slow, and painful demise.
Frameline Film Festival to Honor John Waters This Year With Special Award, 'Serial Mom' Screening
The great John Waters, self-described maven of filth and a pioneer in queer underground cinema, will be receiving a special honor from Frameline in March, at the Castro Theatre.
SF Parents Putting Teens and Tweens In Waymos By Themselves, Violating Company Policy
It's become common practice for busy San Francisco parents to summon Waymos for their kids, whatever the expense, to avoid having to chauffeur them everywhere, and because they're safer than Ubers or Lyfts.
‘Call a Republican’ Phone Goes Up on Valencia Street (Just Be Aware That It’s Some Startup Recording You)
A “emotional fitness community” that just got $26 million in venture capital thrown at them has installed a phone on Valencia Street that lets you “Call a Republican” in Texas, perhaps to foster unity, or perhaps just to record you.
Berkeley-Born Peet's Coffee Closing 30 Bay Area Locations, Including Castro and Cole Valley Shops
The Castro is losing its second major coffee shop in four months, with the popular Market Street location of Peet's set to close later this month, and more Peet's locations are also getting axed.
Tuesday Morning Topline: Protests Planned Marking One Year of Trump 2.0
Protests are planned marking Trump's first year in office; a 17-year-old girl from Mendocino has been missing for three weeks in SF; and there's another Pride flag controversy at a school in Sonoma County.
Two Years In, Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Prevention Nets Have Almost Completely Eliminated Bridge Suicides
In their second year since completion, the Golden Gate Bridge suicide prevention barriers allowed only four suicides in the first half of 2025. In the second half of 2025, the bridge saw zero suicides.
Bad Bunny Disappoints Short Fans With Height Requirement for Super Bowl Show Staff
International super star Bad Bunny recently posted two job listings for roles supporting his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on February 8, and local fans were up in arms over the minimum height…
Downtown Muni Service Restored After Planned PG&E Outage; Richmond to Lose Power Tonight
As PG&E works to make repairs to the Mission substation that was damaged in December, causing a huge swath of the city to lose power, power was cut to the Civic Center area Sunday night into Monday.