Nov 13 What is the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, and how does it work? By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Leaders from the 21-member APEC group are gathering San Francisco to talk about how to better spur trade and economic growth across the Pacific region. But the main event will actually play out on the sidelines as President Joe Biden… Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Memorial honors Sen. Dianne Feinstein with tributes from Biden, Harris and Schumer By Janie Har, Associated Press President Joe Biden praised the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Thursday as a dear friend and a woman of deep integrity who fought to protect what was important to America: freedom, civil liberties, security and the U.S. Constitution. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Visitors pay respects as Sen. Dianne Feinstein lies in state at San Francisco City Hall By Janie Har, Associated Press Feinstein's casket was carried into the City Hall rotunda, where it was draped with an American flag, with San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Feinstein's daughter and granddaughter following behind. Continue reading
Jul 29 San Francisco investigates permit violation after ‘X’ logo installed on Twitter building By Janie Har, Haven Daley, Associated Press The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters as owner Elon Musk continues his rebrand of the… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:42 A conversation with San Francisco drag laureate D’Arcy Drollinger By Ali Rogin, Solveig Rennan This Pride Month is D’Arcy Drollinger’s first year as San Francisco’s official drag laureate. She takes the new post, which was created by the mayor and believed to be the first of its kind, in a year that has seen… Continue watching
May 16 San Francisco DA releases video of Walgreens security guard fatally shooting alleged shoplifter By Janie Har, Associated Press DA Brooke Jenkins released the video and other evidence Monday, saying again that she will not file charges against the guard. She said there is no evidence to rebut his claim of self-defense. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 3:06 A Brief But Spectacular take on restoring dignity Del Seymour works to secure long-term employment for underserved communities in San Francisco, particularly in the troubled Tenderloin neighborhood. He’s lived there for more than 30 years and is also co-chair of San Francisco's local homeless coordinating board. Seymour shares… Continue watching
Apr 05 Bob Lee, Cash App founder and MobileCoin executive, fatally stabbed By Associated Press Bob Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, has been fatally stabbed in San Francisco. Continue reading
Mar 16 What are the next steps for Black reparations in San Francisco? By Janie Har, Associated Press San Francisco leaders have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people to atone for slavery and the systemic discrimination that followed. But exactly what those reparations will look like remains up in the air. Continue reading
Mar 14 San Francisco proposes reparations, includes $5 million for eligible Black people Tuesday's meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will include a presentation by San Francisco’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee, which released its draft report in December. Continue reading