Jay Barmann

In addition to Morella and Kayah by Burma Love opening in San Francisco this week, we have news of a splashy new, Michelin-hopeful prix-fixe spot opening around the corner from Sonoma Square in early December, all in This Week In Food.

San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum announced Wednesday that it is shutting down next month for "at least one year," saying that it is facing a severe budget shortfall and declining revenue.

The former Dorian space is coming alive again, and after a significant remodel, it reopened over the weekend as Morella, and Italian restaurant with Argentinian influences.

Amazon-owned robotaxi concern Zoox, which is the only autonomous vehicle company to date that has put purpose-built taxis on the road that don't have steering wheels or driver's seats, is rolling out more test vehicles on the streets of SF.

Theobald "Mylo" Lengyel was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in Santa Cruz Superior Court for the December 2023 murder of Alice “Alyx” Herrmann at her home in Capitola.

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2023, Kimberly Akimbo, is already on tour. And in an opening night performance at San Francisco's Curran Theater on Thursday, star Carolee Carmello brought down the house in the hard-to-pull-off lead role.

Daniel Lurie continued to have a comfortable lead in the ranked-choice tally for San Francisco mayor, and while incumbent Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin made some small gains, Breed announced she has already conceded the race.

Daniel Lurie, the billionaire heir to a Levi's jeans fortune who, with the help of his mother's wealth, launched a campaign to become mayor of San Francisco, is well ahead of incumbent London Breed in ranked-choice votes.

As a counterpoint to liberals' frequent refrains about leaving the country if Donald Trump gets reelected, we have a story about one older couple who decamped to France last year and haven't really been loving it.

The crown of Salesforce Tower had a special message for everyone on Election Eve — what will it say tonight?

Verjus returns tonight after a long closure, Jo's Modern Thai has lost its chef, and a new bar and restaurant — with a brewery — is coming in January to the former Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company space, all in This Week in Food.

The US Navy may want to pony up some funds and could be looking at a lawsuit after a Fleet Week incident in which a parachutist crash-landed on a mother and daughter on Marina Green.

There are a number of revelations in an extensive new profile of billionaire philanthropist and political activist Michael Moritz by Mission Local's Joe Eskenazi, including what he sees as the trajectory of his political group, Together SF Action.

Could it be the beginning of more Bay Area empire building for chef and restaurateur Stephanie Izard?

The SFPD shared videos of arrests made with drone assistance; a bicyclist died in a solo crash in Oakland; and the Strava running app is giving away the location of Biden, Harris, and Trump via their security staffs.

The man who attacked Paul Pelosi in his home two years ago this week, in an apparent politically motivated delusion, was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday in state court, but his case may still see an appeal.

New Contemporary Art Museum Now Open In Downtown SF, and It's Free

Pro-Palestinian protesters targeted a kids' pumpkin-carving event in Noe Valley hosted by Scott Wiener; an Ebony Alert was issued this morning for a missing San Leandro girl; and fans packed the Chase Center Sunday for the Warriors' home opener.

Using surveillance footage, the CHP ID'd and seized 16 cars connected to a September Bay Bridge sideshow; the mummified body found on a toilet in Union City has been ID'd; and Rep. Eric Swalwell's war of words with Pamela Price is escalating.

A pedestrian was struck and died from their injuries Friday morning after a collision on Geary Boulevard near Divisadero in San Francisco.