Traffic signals failed in large portions of the California city while Waymo robotaxis stopped in streets and intersections A widespread power failure plunged San Francisco into darkness on Saturday night, disrupting traffic citywide and forcing numerous self-driving Waymo taxis to stop abruptly in the middle of streets and intersections. As electricity went out across large … Read more
Claude, the de facto mascot for a local museum, was the subject of a children’s book and regularly received fan mail Claude, the beloved albino alligator who called the California Academy of Sciences home for the better part of two decades, has died at age 30. The San Francisco museum announced his death on Tuesday … Read more
City argues corporations profit while communities bear the cost of diseases linked to ultra-processed foods San Francisco filed the nation’s first government lawsuit against food manufacturers over ultra-processed foods (UPFs) on Tuesday, arguing that local governments have been shouldering the costs of treating diseases that stem from public consumption of the companies’ products. The city’s … Read more
Administration has reportedly sent more than 100 federal agents to US Coast Guard base near the California region The San Francisco Bay Area is bracing for a major federal immigration enforcement operation that could start as early as Thursday. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday that the Trump administration has sent more than 100 … Read more
Salesforce CEO faced intensifying backlash after saying national guard will make California city safer Marc Benioff, the billionaire CEO of Salesforce and owner of Time magazine, apologized on Friday for saying he supported Donald Trump sending national guard troops to San Francisco. Benioff, who has been facing intensifying backlash in California, said in a post … Read more
President pushes hyperbolic claims of out-of-control crime as city leaders say no need for ‘Trump’s personal army’ Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that San Francisco could be the next city he targets with federal troops, threatening a deployment that local and state officials have said is unnecessary and unwelcome. Speaking at the White House to FBI … Read more