1 hour ago Train passengers thrown to floor as ‘fatigued’ driver appears to sleep

A train driver who “fell asleep at the wheel” almost crashed before telling alarmed passengers to “relax”.

Politics

3 h. ago Anthropic announces $50B investment in new US data centers to meet AI demand

Anthropic has announced a $50 billion investment in computing infrastructure

Economics

28 h. ago San Francisco Opera’s ‘The Monkey King’ ready to premiere with magical Kung Fu and puppetry

The Monkey King, a beloved figure in Chinese mythology, is now the star of an opera

Politics

29 h. ago Heartwarming moment sea otter pup reunites with mother after rescuers play her cries over loud speaker

This is the heart-warming moment a stranded sea otter pup is reunited with its mother.

Events

38 h. ago United Airlines stewardess ten times legal limit after downing vodka on flight

Margit Lake, 56, said she had "needed to calm down" before she downed the vodka during a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Heathrow - she has now been fined

Events

38 h. ago United Airlines stewardess downs vodka on Boeing 777 flight for Heathrow Airport

Margit Lake sneaked "multiple miniature bottles" of vodka onto the plane before it took off from San Francisco for London Heathrow, and had to be taken to hospital upon arrival

Society

48 h. ago US air stewardess, 56, was TEN times the alcohol limit after downing mini bottles of vodka on flight to Heathrow

Margit Lake, 56, had to be taken to hospital after sneaking 'multiple miniature bottles' of the spirit onto the ten hour flight from San Francisco to Heathrow on October 17.

Society

3 d. ago United Flight Attendant Rushed to Hospital After Drinking 10 Times Legal Limit on San Francisco–London Flight

United Flight Attendant Rushed to Hospital After Drinking 10 Times Legal Limit on San Francisco–London Flight  View from the Wing

Politics

3 d. ago OpenAI CEO gets served subpoena during interview as crowd boo angrily

During a packed-out event at San Francisco's Sydney Goldstein Theatre last week, OpenAI's CEO San Altman was approached by a man from the crowd who served him with a subpoena

Politics

3 d. ago OpenAI CEO Sam Altman served legal papers during speech in dramatic on

The 40-year-old billionaire tech tycoon was speaking inside the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco on Monday when a lawyer stormed the stage.

Events

3 d. ago Former San Francisco Mayor London Breed Eyeing Comeback with Possible

Former San Francisco Mayor London Breed Eyeing Comeback with Possible  Hoodline

Politics

4 d. ago Former San Francisco Mayor London Breed Eyes the Pelosi Seat

Former San Francisco Mayor London Breed Eyes the Pelosi Seat  The New York Times

Politics

5 d. ago ‘I was the only out queer guy in rock’: Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum

The keyboard player on his heroin overdose, how Kurt Cobain wanted to be gay and why his memoir will ruin his Christian relatives’ Thanksgiving dinnerWhen Roddy Bottum began work on his remarkable autobiography The Royal We, the Faith No More keyboard-player knew exactly the book he didn’t want to write. “The kind that has pictures in the middle,” he says, via video-call from Oxnard, California, where he’s completing a new album by his group Imperial Teen. “I’m not a big fan of rock memoirs – they’re the most predictable, name-droppy, sub-literature experiences.”The Royal We certainly isn’t name-droppy – Bottum doesn’t even use the surnames of his bandmates. And while he outlines the group’s origins and early development, this takes a back seat to his “youth escapades” in San Francisco, “before the internet, before that city got ruined”. Much of the focus is on his sexual awakening, and how the related secrecy and shame have affected his life. “I was having sex with men when I was v...

Politics

6 d. ago In a historic career of firsts, Nancy Pelosi might be best remembered as Trump’s most formidable adversary

After nearly four decades in Congress, reactions to the former House speaker’s retirement have proved emblematic of America’s partisan extremesNancy Pelosi arrived in Congress in 1987 aiming to spur a reluctant Washington into taking action against the Aids epidemic that was then ravaging the gay community in her home town, San Francisco.Nearly four decades later, she will exit the House of Representatives after a historic career in which she has made her influence felt nationwide. A Democrat who was the first woman ever to serve as speaker of the House, her fingerprints are on landmark legislation passed during Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s presidencies that affect millions of Americans and today remain among the most contentious topics in the Capitol. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Photos of Pelosi’s historic tenure in the US House as it's coming to an end

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not seek reelection to the U.S. House. Pelosi, a Democrat who was the first woman in the speaker’s office and who has represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years, said she would finish out her final year in office.

Culture

6 d. ago Nancy Pelosi, former House speaker, says she will not seek re

Pelosi, who represents San Francisco, announces she will stand down in 2027 Nancy Pelosi, a force on Capitol Hill for decades, to retire from CongressIt’s now day 37 of the ongoing government shutdown, the longest on record, with both parties continuing to blame the other for the lapse in funding.For his part, Donald Trump has turned his attention to the filibuster – the procedural mechanism that requires 60 votes in the Senate to end debate on a piece of legislation and bring it to the floor for a vote. He’s hammered home his wishes on Truth Social, and in front of lawmakers at a White House breakfast on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago One of the Bay Area’s best Mexican restaurants began in a home. After 5 years, it’s moving out

One of the Bay Area’s best Mexican restaurants began in a home. After 5 years, it’s moving out  San Francisco Chronicle

Society

7 d. ago Lorenzo Amoruso brands Rangers 'objectively poor' in scathing dig at San Francisco 49ers

Amoruso doesn't rate Rangers but believes Roma need to start fast at Ibrox where they have 'everything to lose'

Politics

7 d. ago Death of beloved neighborhood cat sparks outrage against robotaxis in San Francisco

KitKat, affectionately known as ‘mayor of 16th Street’ was struck and killed by a Waymo in the city’s Mission DistrictThe death of beloved neighborhood cat named KitKat, who was struck and killed by a Waymo in San Francisco’s Mission District last week, is sparking uproar in the city and across the internet. Now, local politicians and community leaders are harnessing momentum to put new limits on the fast-spreading autonomous vehicle industry.KitKat was a regular fixture at the deli and liquor store Randa’s Market, and was well known in the neighborhood and on social media. In a recent podcast interview, Daniel Zeidan, part of the family that owns Randa’s, described KitKat as unequivocally adored. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Court lets stand ruling that says UC's ban on hiring students without legal status is discriminatory

The California Supreme Court has let stand a lower-court ruling that the University of California’s policy barring students without legal status in the US from campus jobs is discriminatory and must be reconsidered

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