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UNITED STATES—With the state of California providing the iGaming industry with one of the biggest opportunities for market growth and share, there will be plenty of eyes on when the state could make betting and gambling activities legal within its state’s borders. Indeed, there will be plenty of clamor from those that are already established within over states in the...

SAN FRANCISCO—BART will be making changes to its ride schedules towards the end of the year, expanding its late night ride availability. Ridership on the transit service has seen a decline during the pandemic. Riders are expected to return to public transit as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, said agency officials on Thursday, April 8 per NBC.  From March of 2020,...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding two suspects wanted for an October 3, 2021 assault on Muni that resulted in the victim suffering a serious brain injury. The assault took place on the 14-Mission bus line near the corner of Duboce Avenue and Mission Street.  In a release issued by the San...

SAN FRANCISCO— The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) said they have tentatively negotiated with labor unions on health and safety standards to reopen the schools. The San Francisco News reached out to the SFUSD to ask if a possible date is being determined but did not hear back in time for print. This agreement comes after Dennis Herrera, an attorney...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Commission unanimously voted to repeal its gender-based dress code on Wednesday, December 2. SF Police Chief William “Bill” Scott stated in a November 24 department bulletin that aside from earrings, members cannot wear facial jewelry, but have the option of wearing at least two rings.  Members can also have one wristwatch and “hair clips or...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Kauai authorities in Hawaii indicated in a press statement that they arrested a couple after they flew home from San Francisco, knowing they were sick with COVID-19 on Sunday, November 29. Wesley Moribe, 41, and Courtney Peterson, 46, planned to travel to Hawaii from their home in San Francisco. According to reports, the couple traveled with a 4-year-old...

SAN FRANCISCO— A small airplane trailed by two fighter jets caused a stir on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when seen flying near Navato at 5:25 p.m. The propeller airplane turned in multiple patterns over the San Francisco city skyline before landing near San Carlos at 6:46 p.m. according to the live flight tracker website Flight Aware.  Tail number N4519S was visible...

SAN FRANCISCO— The San Francisco Police Department is asking the public for information about 19-year-old Sydney West, a teenager who went missing since September 30. At about 2:00 p.m. on October 2, Central Police officers prepared a missing person’s report regarding Sydney West, after her family reported they could not find her. She has depression and is expected to be...

SANTA CLARA—Pastor Jack Trieber of North Valley Baptist Church, a South Bay church which defied government shelter-in-place orders by continuing to hold indoor services, announced he would would start holding outdoor services. Trieber announced the decision to move services to the parking lot on September 16, according to ABC7 SF.  In an outdoor sermon on  September 16, Pastor Trieber preached...

SAN FRANCISCO—Business owners from Japan Center mall have struggled to pay their rent on time and full after the pandemic hit. A staff member from Match Cafe Maiko said from an interview that their business has dropped more than 50% since shelter-in-place, and he did not release any information about paying the store’s rent to their landlord. Katelin, a manager of...