SF Reopens Some Parking Lots At Popular Beaches

SAN FRANCISCO—Another heat wave is expected to hit the city as some parking lots at  beaches begin to reopen. Baker Beach, China Beach, and...

DA’s Want To Ban Police Union Contributions In Public Prosecutor Elections

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, June 1, four California district attorneys, including San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, signed a letter to the State Bar of...

Hanging Planters Need Extra Attention

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UNITED STATES—With few exceptions, plants dislike confinement of their roots. They prefer to be in the ground where they can disperse roots freely. Houseplants...

Grocery Service GrubMarket Acquires Seattle Food Supplier

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, June 2, GrubMarket, a San Francisco-based farm-to-table food delivery service, officially acquired Hung San Foods, a family-owned food supplier for supermarkets,...

SF’s Zynga Buys Turkish Company For $1.8 Billion

SAN FRANCISCO—On the morning of Monday, June 1, Zynga Inc. announced on their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts that they have entered into a...

SF Might Extend Eviction Protections Indefinitely

SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, May 28, Supervisor Dean Preston announced on the social media site, Twitter, that he would be proposing new legislation regarding eviction...

California Orders State Buildings To Close Amid Protests

SAN FRANCISCO—On the morning of June 1, the state Department of Human Resources announced a directive to close all California state buildings. The directive...

Vitalant To Begin Testing All Blood Donations For Coronavirus Antibodies

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, June 1, Vitalant, a national nonprofit blood bank that supplies blood for hospitals in the Bay Area and beyond, announced that...

SF-Based Digital Library Faces Copyright Infringement Charges

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, June 1, the San Francisco-based digital library Internet Archive (IA) was sued by four major U.S. publishing companies for copyright infringement. The...

Woman Attacked On Video In Rochester, NY

UNITED STATES—On Saturday, May 30, in Rochester, New York, a woman and her husband were attacked by a group of looters outside of their...