Death announcements for the week of Nov. 14, 2025, San francisco

Death announcements for the week of Nov. 14, 2025

Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Alfred “Al” Breslauer, Jr. Oct. 7, 1935–Nov. 2, 2025 ...

12 Surprising Firsts That Northern California Can Proudly Claim

Northern California is the birthplace of many significant inventions, including the popsicle, Apple Computer, and the Martini ...

New details in San Francisco Condor Club killing

Three weeks after the body of a man who managed San Francisco’s legendary topless bar, the Condor Club, was found lying in a bike lane on a Santa Rosa street, details on the suspect and possible ...

Firing at San Francisco’s Condor Club may have led to Santa Rosa manager’s killing, police say

The manager of San Francisco’s historic Condor Club had terminated the two people now suspected of killing him near his Santa Rosa home earlier this month, police said Monday. The firing of Richard ...

Manager of famed strip club gunned down in street by former coworkers, police say

Santa Rosa police say two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Mark Calcagni, the general manager of San Francisco’s famous Condor Club, a North Beach landmark that bills ...

Santa Rosa police arrest suspects in Condor Club manager’s killing

Santa Rosa police have arrested a man and woman from Dublin in the shooting death of Mark Calcagni, the longtime San Francisco nightclub manager found dead along Brookwood Avenue earlier this month.

San Francisco strip club employees arrested in connection with bar owner’s death

Two employees of the Condor Club topless bar in San Francisco, California, have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of the establishment's owner, 60-year-old Mark Calcagni. Richard ...

Milan Mandaric, ‘Mr Fixit’ owner of football clubs including Portsmouth FC and Sheffield Wednesday

Milan Mandaric, who has died aged 87, was a serial investor in football clubs on both sides of the Atlantic; in the UK, ...

Famed music club to close North Bay location, eyes San Francisco spot

After nearly a decade of bringing quality music to the wine country, Blue Note Napa is set to close its doors at the end of 2025. The final Blue Note Napa concert is set for Dec. 31, when the club ...

San Francisco leaders push back against Trump's National Guard threat

President Donald Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco next, blasting the California city as crime-ridden and saying its residents are clamoring for federal help.But ...

Climbing San Francisco's endless stairways is a slog - but worth it

Famous for having some of the steepest streets in North America, San Francisco has more of one thing than most cities: steps.

One of the last footholds of an older San Francisco is in trouble

Artists’ Television Access is one of the last footholds of an older iteration of the Mission, where a thriving arts scene took root in the 1990s and 2000s. Now, the blocks of Valencia Street ...

Get ready for more ambassadors at Market Street BART stops

On top of the drop in police and fire department calls for service, a summertime BART survey of riders showed respondents ...

How the Bay Area’s last WWII veterans and their families are keeping history alive

As World War II veterans dwindle, Bay Area families and historians race to preserve their stories before the last voices are ...

Explore iconic houseboat of counterculture visionary for sale in Sausalito CA

Floating at 13 S 40 Dock in Sausalito, California, the “Mirene” has been home to Brand and his entrepreneur wife Ryan Phelan for more than four decades, according to Compass real estate. The ...

Bay Area events calendar for Nov. 14-20 weekly editions

50th Annual Fall PhotoFair: Come and explore the Bay Area’s oldest and largest camera show event. If you’re looking for something to add to your photography collection, then this is the place for you!

San Francisco expands its free public #SFWiFi high-speed internet access across Chinatown

Free public Wi-Fi will be integrated throughout San Francisco’s Chinatown in the next year, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced.

A San Francisco Clinic Shows Promise in Treating Drug-Fueled Public Breakdowns

A former Goodwill thrift store now houses an urgent care clinic for people experiencing mental health breakdowns in public.

To Americans, Pelosi was the House Speaker. To San Francisco, she was mom.

Explore the lasting legacy and influence of Nancy Pelosi on the city of San Francisco, from her advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights to ...

SF: Chinatown To Get Free Public Wi-Fi

Free public Wi-Fi will be integrated throughout San Francisco's Chinatown in the next year, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced ...

Lurie Names 29-Year-Old Isabella 'Beya' Alcaraz as San Francisco Supervisor

Alcaraz, the first Filipina-American on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, fills the District 4 seat after Joel Engardio ...

More than a friend: Jewish leaders praise Pelosi as she announces retirement

Bay Area Jewish leaders praised Nancy Pelosi’s achievements and friendship with the Jewish community as she announced plans ...