San Francisco, CA Other News

Great Highway Park Effort Receives $1 Million Grant

Published   Nov 23, 2024 10:51AM
On Friday, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced the award of a $1 million grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy Board to help protect the proposed park from flooding and construct safe walkways for pedestrians. ... Read more

Lake Tahoe Is Getting An Electric ‘Hydrofoil’ To Speed Y

The first ever electric hydrofoil watercraft in the US is coming to Lake Tahoe, promising to be the fastest craft on the water with "hydrofoil wings” that appear to make it fly. ... Read more

Local Crypto Mogul Buys That Banana Taped to a Wall for $6.2

If you need more evidence that the billionaires are not being taxed enough, SF cryptocurrency mogul Justin Sun just paid $6.2 million for an art piece that is merely a banana duct taped to a wall, and says he is going to eat the banana live on the in ... Read more

Supreme Court Denies Facebook’s Appeal to Halt Cambridge A

A multi-billion lawsuit investors brought against Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica data breach can proceed, as the Supreme Court just shot down Facebook’s appeal in a one-sentence ruling. ... Read more

Bay Area spots rank on OpenTable's top 100 restaurants list. Here's why

Published   Nov 22, 2024 08:35PM


The Bay Area may be known for its iconic landmarks, but the Bay is also getting recognized for its local cuisine.



OpenTable ranked five Bay Area restaurants in its 2024 Top 100 Restaurants ranking, including spots from San Francisco and Palo Alto. Cuisines ranged from Mediterranean to Cantonese to Contemporary American.



While the list was created with no particular order, OpenTable gained insights from diners’ reviews instead of typical restaurant critics.

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Day Around the Bay: Flooding Strikes Across Bay Area

Flooding has hit across the Bay; Berkeley has finally called its mayoral race; and a surprise album from Kendrick Lamar. ... Read more

San Jose boxing instructor arrested for sexually assaulting



A South Bay boxing instructor has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting two customers and trying to extort an employee.



Trastan Arfi, who runs YBX Fitness in downtown San Jose, is facing ... Read more

Flash flood warnings issued in parts of the Bay Area as heav



The National Weather Service on Friday issued several flash flood warnings in parts of the Bay Area as heavy rain saturated the region.



Below is a breakdown of where the warnings were issued and what time ... Read more