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Of Course the SFPD Busted a Guy Outside Dead & Company Show With 100 Nitrous Oxide Tanks Dead & Company fans missed out on some extra party favors this weekend after San Francisco police caught a Philadelphia man with about 100 nitrous oxide tanks and balloons near Golden Gate Park…

Dead & Company fans missed out on some extra party favors this weekend after San Francisco police say they caught a Philadelphia man with about 100 nitrous oxide tanks and balloons near Golden Gate Park. buff.ly/2xAJBn5

Monday Morning Headlines: Grateful Dead Celebration Fills Up SF Hotels Many SF hotels were all full thanks to the Dead & Company shows; Gov. Gavin Newsom is hosting some Texas lawmakers who are trying to thwart redistricting back home; and a car fire in Castro Valley…

Many SF hotels were all full thanks to the Dead & Company shows; Gov. Gavin Newsom is hosting some Texas lawmakers who are trying to thwart redistricting back home; and a car fire in Castro Valley led to a serious vegetation fire. buff.ly/CSwm8Zc

49ers Radio Announcer Greg Papa Diagnosed With Cancer, Is ‘Stepping Away’ From Broadcasts for Now The voice of the 49ers and former longtime voice of the Raiders Greg Papa announced Friday that he’s being treated for cancer, and will not be calling 49ers games anytime soon, but hopes to return to…

The voice of the 49ers and former longtime voice of the Raiders Greg Papa announced Friday that he’s being treated for cancer, and will not be calling 49ers games anytime soon, but hopes to return to the booth. sfist.com/2025/08/01/4...

Philz Coffee Being Sold to Private Equity Firm for $145 Million, Employees Reportedly Getting Screwed Out of Their Stock The once-trendy, San Francisco-born coffeeshop chain Philz Coffee has struck a deal to be sold off to a private equity firm for $145 million, but any employees who bought stock are getting the shaft,…

The once-trendy, San Francisco-born coffeeshop chain Philz Coffee has struck a deal to be sold off to a private equity firm for $145 million, but any employees who bought stock are getting the shaft. buff.ly/VX9J9PT

This Week In Food: Farewell to Boulette's Larder One of the Ferry Building's OG restaurant operations has given up the ghost, Trick Dog has won a prestigious prize, and a new Korean cafe is coming to Dogpatch, all in This Week in Food.

One of the Ferry Building's OG restaurant operations has given up the ghost, Trick Dog has won a prestigious prize, and a new Korean cafe is coming to Dogpatch, all in This Week in Food. buff.ly/X6djRUX

‘Jerry Garcia Street’ Officially Unveiled in Excelsior to Kick Off Grateful Dead Anniversary Bash The Excelsior District street Jerry Garcia grew up on has been honorarily renamed Jerry Garcia Street, on what would have been Jerry’s 83rd birthday, and just hours before Dead & Company kick off…

The Excelsior District street Jerry Garcia grew up on has been honorarily renamed Jerry Garcia Street, on what would have been Jerry’s 83rd birthday, and just hours before Dead & Company kick off those 60th anniversary shows across town. buff.ly/PpKTaQj

Apartment Sadness: A Toilet of One's Own San Francisco friends, we bring you Apartment Sadness, an SFist column that was once a more frequent feature on the site, back in the heady days of the early to mid-2010s, when it seemed like rents…

San Francisco friends, we bring you Apartment Sadness, an SFist column that was once a more frequent feature on the site, back in the heady days of the early to mid-2010s, when it seemed like rents would never stop spiking. Lo and behold, what is this beauty? buff.ly/Vq87Agy

San Ramon School District Pays $7 Million to Alleged Sex Abuse Victims Who Accuse the District of a Cover-Up Two women who say that a San Ramon Valley High teacher sexually abused them when they were high school students were just awarded a nearly $7 million settlement, though oddly, that teacher is…

Two women who say that a San Ramon Valley High teacher sexually abused them when they were high school students were just awarded a nearly $7 million settlement, though oddly, that teacher is still credentialed in California. buff.ly/JhqkvPC

Nvidia May Be Opening SF Office at New Mission Rock Complex The multi-building development at Mission Rock that's co-owned by the San Francisco Giants may be getting another high-profile tenant: chip-maker Nvidia.

The multi-building development at Mission Rock that's co-owned by the San Francisco Giants may be getting another high-profile tenant: chip-maker Nvidia. buff.ly/Ztb7Dkd

Ghislaine Maxwell Has Been Moved to the Same Minimum-Security Prison Where Elizabeth Holmes Is Serving Time You can see the shitstorm clouds forming, can't you? Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate slash girlfriend slash procurer slash co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell is looking for a pardon, and Donald…

You can see the shitstorm clouds forming, can't you? Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell is looking for a pardon, and Trump would love nothing more than for her to exonerate him. And now she's been moved to the same cushy women's prison where Elizabeth Holmes is. buff.ly/nMawo5d

Bombs Found in Petaluma Home of Arson Suspect (Who Happens to Be a Former Cop) A strange story out of Petaluma, where a former police officer suspected of arson had his home searched in an investigation, and sheriff’s deputies found bombs, meth, and drug paraphernalia.

A strange story out of Petaluma, where a former police officer suspected of arson had his home searched in an investigation, and sheriff’s deputies found bombs, meth, and drug paraphernalia. buff.ly/RGQiAkb

Day Around the Bay: Throngs of Deadheads Descend on SF For This Weekend’s Dead & Company Shows A firefighter was injured while battling a squatter blaze in West Oakland; someone threw a sex toy onto the court at a Valkyries game; and SF is bracing itself as legions of Deadheads get ready to…

A firefighter was injured while battling a squatter blaze in West Oakland; someone threw a sex toy onto the court at a Valkyries game; and SF is bracing itself as legions of Deadheads get ready to run amok for the Dead & Company shows. sfist.com/2025/07/31/d...

Victim In Murder Near City College Was Intervening In Harassment of Women; Two Children Witnessed Killing We have a few more details about a grisly homicide that occurred over the weekend in San Francisco's Ingleside District, and we now know that the killing occurred on a Muni platform.

We have a few more details about a grisly homicide that occurred over the weekend in San Francisco's Ingleside District, and we now know that the killing occurred on a Muni platform. buff.ly/gyiT27C

People Are Spotting That OpenAI Movie Being Shot at Locations Around San Francisco A Hollywood comedy about OpenAI’s firing and rehiring of Sam Altman as CEO is now being shot around San Francisco, and people are spotting big stars like Jason Schwartzman and Monica Barbaro in…

A Hollywood comedy about OpenAI’s firing and rehiring of Sam Altman as CEO is now being shot around San Francisco, and people are spotting big stars like Jason Schwartzman and Monica Barbaro in Dolores Park, the Marina, and SoMa. sfist.com/2025/07/31/p...

Prominent Midcentury Building By 101 Freeway In Novato Will Become Museum Dedicated to Charles and Ray Eames The abandoned former Birkenstock factory in Marin County and the 88.5 acres it sits on have been acquired by the heirs of design icons Charles and Ray Eames, who have plans to build a major art and…

The abandoned former Birkenstock factory in Marin County and the 88.5 acres it sits on have been acquired by the heirs of design icons Charles and Ray Eames, who have plans to build a major art and design museum there. buff.ly/pnpONb2

No More Warnings: SF Speed Cameras Will Start Issuing Fines, Starting Tuesday Don’t say you weren’t warned, as those new speed-monitoring cameras up all over San Francisco will stop cutting slack and start hitting speeding drivers with fines of at least $50, beginning this…

Don’t say you weren’t warned, as those new speed-monitoring cameras up all over San Francisco will stop cutting slack and start hitting speeding drivers with fines of at least $50, beginning this Tuesday. buff.ly/ov0Csjv

Sued by Trump Administration for Alleged Anti-Semitism, Oakland Coffee Shop Owner Speaks for First Time North Oakland cafe Jerusalem Coffee House was sued by the Trump administration for allegedly kicking out a customer wearing a Star of David hat. Now two months after that lawsuit was served, the…

North Oakland cafe Jerusalem Coffee House was sued by the Trump administration for allegedly kicking out a customer wearing a Star of David hat. Now two months after that lawsuit was served, the coffee house owner is speaking out. buff.ly/9badL4v

San Jose Tattoo Artist and Activist Who Was Fighting Deportation Gets Arrested for Alleged Attempted Carjacking An immigrants' rights activist who had rallied significant community support in recent weeks as he fought his own potential deportation, was arrested in Berkeley on Sunday for allegedly trying to…

An immigrants' rights activist who had rallied significant community support in recent weeks as he fought his own potential deportation, was arrested in Berkeley on Sunday for allegedly trying to steal several cars. buff.ly/ox6atsi

Tesla Rolls Out Ride-Hail Service In Bay Area, Careful Not to Call It 'Robotaxi' So, it seems that Tesla still doesn't have permits to operate a self-driving taxi service in California. But after launching just such a service for a select few users in Austin, the company appears…

esla still doesn't have permits to operate a self-driving taxi service in California. But after launching just such a service for a select few users in Austin, the company appears to be doing something similar in the Bay Area, but there's no mention of the self-driving part. buff.ly/GK5H0QN

Former Warriors Star Gilbert Arenas Arrested on Charges of Running Illegal High-Stakes Poker Den The strange career of early 2000s Golden State Warrior Gilbert Arenas has just taken an even stranger turn, as the man we called “Agent Zero” was taken into federal custody for allegedly running a…

The strange career of early 2000s Golden State Warrior Gilbert Arenas has just taken an even stranger turn, as the man we called “Agent Zero” was taken into federal custody for allegedly running a high-stakes poker den out of his house. buff.ly/WCbfsK1

Shaboozey to Play Free Concert In San Francisco's Civic Center; Poolside Playing Union Square The last two free concerts being put on by Another Planet Entertainment in SF this summer have just been announced, and they'll be happening the first two weekends in September.

The last two free concerts being put on by Another Planet Entertainment in SF this summer have just been announced, and they'll be happening the first two weekends in September. buff.ly/3YyN0RA

Thursday Morning What's Up: Pelosi Endorses Kounalakis for Governor Someone was shot in Oakland's Northgate neighborhood for the second night in row; Nancy Pelosi appeared to endorse Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis for governor; and SF's sheriff has endorsed a MAGA guy for…

Someone was shot in Oakland's Northgate neighborhood for the second night in a row; Nancy Pelosi appeared to endorse Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis for governor; and SF's sheriff has endorsed a MAGA guy for governor. buff.ly/RFPgPVJ

Start Planning: Outside Lands Set Times, 'Secret' Menu Items Revealed Featuring Mucho Caviar Those heading to Outside Lands next weekend can start strategizing about sets they need to see, and lamenting about the impossible choices that inevitably arise with schedule conflicts. Also, this…

Check out the Outside Lands daily schedules, and the roster of limited edition "secret" food menu items available at the festival, many of them with caviar. buff.ly/bIBJYEX

Yet Another SF Cafe Trying ‘Robot Baristas,’ This Time at the Former Creamery Spot Near SoMa Caltrain “AI slop” may soon be available in liquid form, as yet one more forthcoming SF cafe is trying the robot barista idea, but also adding AI-generated art and music plus “tech-forward coffee” at the…

AI slop” may soon be available in liquid form, as yet one more forthcoming SF cafe is trying the robot barista idea, at the former Creamery space in SoMa. buff.ly/nhOMOiP

Supervisors Reject Appeal of 16th & Mission Housing Project for Formerly Homeless The former "Monster in the Mission” condo project is now slated to be 100% affordable housing, but some residents tried to block the project over housing so many of the formerly homeless. The SF…

The former "Monster in the Mission” condo project is now slated to be 100% affordable housing, but some residents tried to block the project over housing so many of the formerly homeless. And the SF Board of Supervisors has quashed their appeal. buff.ly/bVP5oUM

Chronicle Snubs Horn Barbecue In Latest Best Barbecue List There seems to be no more love for Horn Barbecue at the Chronicle, just a few years after the paper — and multiple national publications — crowned it one of the best restaurants in the Bay Area.

There seems to be no more love for Horn Barbecue at the Chronicle, just a few years after the paper — and multiple national publications — crowned it one of the best restaurants in the Bay Area. buff.ly/JhOac0c

Kamala Harris Says She Won't Run for Governor, Setting Stage For Another Presidential Run Former Vice President and Bay Area native Kamala Harris will not be throwing her hat in the ring for the California governor's race next year, as she had been widely expected to do. But does that…

Former Vice President and Bay Area native Kamala Harris will not be throwing her hat in the ring for the California governor's race next year, as she had been widely expected to do. But does that mean she'll run for president again? buff.ly/i0DIlOW

Castro Restaurant Starbelly Reopens After Closure By Health Department Another Castro restaurant has suffered a temporary closure by the city's health department over a vermin infestation, but it appears to have addressed the problem.

Another Castro restaurant has suffered a temporary closure by the city's health department over a vermin infestation, but it appears to have addressed the problem. buff.ly/9PYjZsp

Supervisor Matt Dorsey Pisses Off LGBTQ Community With Proposal to Revoke Same-Sex Partner Benefits Law We have the puzzling optics of an openly gay SF supervisor wanting to repeal the city’s domestic partner benefits law, but Supervisor Matt Dorsey says he’s just trying to save some money on city…

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Delta Pilot Arraigned In Contra Costa County on 24 Counts of Child Abuse; Mother Also Arrested The Contra Costa County mother who cooperated with authorities in the investigation of her ex-boyfriend, a Delta pilot, has now also been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of her daughter…

The Contra Costa County mother who cooperated with authorities in the investigation of her ex-boyfriend, a Delta pilot, has now also been arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of her daughter. buff.ly/aJUtTuv