Transportation2
24th St. Mission station fire leads to major delays across San Francisco BART
A plastic debris fire on the trackway at the 24th Street Mission BART station disrupted trains across the system during Thursday's commute. BART reported major delays in all directions while crews cleared the track.
Reminder: Highway 101 Through SF Is Closed (Again) This Weekend
More than a mile of northbound Highway 101 at the Hospital Curve near Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital will close from Friday night, Sept. 18, until early Monday, Sept. 21. The work is part of a Caltrans project that also covers Interstate 280, the Central Freeway and 19th Avenue.
Public Safety4
Lawsuit Accuses SFPD of Storming Apartments Co-Owned by Black Panther Leader
A civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court alleges that San Francisco police raided a West Oakland apartment building without producing a required warrant, shattering the glass entrance door and handcuffing a security guard who tried to intervene. Attorney Adante Pointer, who represents the building's owners and two staffers, says the search tied to a San Francisco robbery investigation recovered only a pair of tennis shoes and a jacket.
Fishing boat hits rocks near Golden Gate Bridge; one dead, two hurt
A 25-foot fishing boat struck rocks on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge early Thursday morning, and one of the three people aboard died at a hospital, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The other two were taken to Marin County for medical treatment.
Six months in, Tenderloin’s new anti-violence program has a lot to show for it
The Tenderloin's first youth violence prevention center has been open for six months. The program's staff describe what it has done in that time.
Even the billionaire funding Flock cameras in San Francisco has concerns
Crypto founder Chris Larsen, who has put more than $12 million toward police surveillance technology, says the data gathered by Flock cameras should be wiped more often.
Housing & Land Use3
Accused Sea Cliff squatters skip court as judge issues restraining order
A judge issued a restraining order after two defendants accused of filing eight forged deeds to seize a Sea Cliff property failed to appear in court. The city attorney says the two filed the deeds to claim ownership of the property.
Applications open for 34 affordable studios in Bernal Heights
A new affordable building at 3300 Mission St. in Bernal Heights is taking applications for 34 studio apartments for one- and two-person households, with rents from $554 to $838 a month set by income. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Oct. 6, and the lottery is set for Oct. 20.
Even in a Hot Rental Market, What Renters Shouldn’t Settle on When Looking for a New Home
Rents in San Francisco have risen faster this year than anywhere else in the country, driven in part by the AI boom, and renters are weighing what to give up to stay. A policy researcher with a few days left to find a home, after his landlord sold the Mission District apartment he shares with two friends, describes the search.