A long-stalled plan to transform four blocks of the Western Addition into a dense, highrise residential neighborhood is moving ahead, as the co-op that owns the land secures funding for an initial phase of affordable housing. buff.ly/ZUbHDbx

SF supervisors and immigrant advocacy groups are holding a rally at City Hall today after ICE agents detained a man in SoMa and were spotted in the Excelsior, as cuts to immigrant services threaten hotline staffing and legal assistance. buff.ly/L2rx6za

SF has a deadline today to bid for PG&E assets in the city to build a city-owned power grid; a Moraga man has been arrested for assaulting a child in Rohnert Park; and there's a nationwide "AI walkout" today. buff.ly/mfJEfBb

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to review the case brought by six descendants of Serranus Hastings and a group of alumni of the UC law school arguing that the state violated its own law in stripping the Hastings name from the school. buff.ly/k0IG0Ez

A former political consultant testified in the Sheng Thao trial today; the elderly couple accused of murdering their son-in-law in Dublin pleaded not guilty; and charges may still be pending in LA against Eric Swalwell. buff.ly/0jQrRFl

Twenty-eight California immigrants are facing federal charges as the Trump administration targets alleged noncitizen voting ahead of the November election, while state officials say the cases offer little support for claims of widespread voter fraud. buff.ly/v8CaykI

SF’s latest guerrilla ad campaign is fighting AI propaganda with a dose of profane satire, as two local social media accounts join forces to mock the city’s relentless barrage of AI billboards while taking aim at billionaire-backed politics. buff.ly/CVY4Eg5

The defense attorney now representing the 77-year-old woman who's accused, along with her husband, of fatally shooting their son-in-law last month at a Dublin park, says that her son-in-law repeatedly threatened her life. buff.ly/LduxHOx

A lawsuit over the 2025 murder-suicide of a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office employee alleges that her estranged partner, a sheriff’s deputy, abused and supplied steroids to coworkers while displaying increasingly violent behavior that authorities failed to address. buff.ly/hIwfvXv

On Sunday, around 15,000 people participated in this year's SF edition of Diplo's Run Club, a now roving run-and-party event that the DJ and producer launched in San Francisco two years ago. buff.ly/NShN3L3

A Hollister woman reportedly went on some sort of rampage Saturday morning that began with the stabbing of her spouse, and ended on a freeway in San Jose. buff.ly/8fXMlJS

In what may be the least surprising SF real estate development of the year, someone inquired in June about permits for an AI data center at the former Bloomingdale’s site at Westfield Centre mall, a month after a local parody blog imagined a similar fate. buff.ly/BSMLLIG

A cell phone caught fire and led to a house fire Monday in Ingleside Terraces; one person died in a suspected DUI crash Sunday in Oakland; and a man was stabbed during Pumpkin Festival festivities in Half Moon Bay. buff.ly/6uTb4KU

On the heels of new legislation aimed at helping Californians switch from gas to electric-powered homes, a Silicon Valley-based agency is bringing its “Clean Energy Dream Home” showroom to communities around the Bay Area. buff.ly/f88yAHk

Shinka debuts downtown, New York's popular Bar Oliver is opening an SF outpost in Pac Heights, Julius' Castle may finally open in early November, and a cocktail bar called Olde Fashioned has taken the place of Zhuzh on Nob Hill, all in This Week in Food. buff.ly/8rT9w96

In response to local art school closures and shrinking support for emerging artists, nonprofits are developing alternative education programs and grassroots coalitions to help artists connect, collaborate, and sustain their work. buff.ly/bugQSzo

Even though it was written to be a queer, campy, ahistorical comedy vehicle for Cole Escola, 'Oh, Mary! 'has, against the odds, become a successfully bawdy romp in the hands of a range of performers, including, here in SF, Alaska Thunderfuck. buff.ly/jlc8Lo3

After 16 years of bouncing, dodgeball games, and birthday parties inside a former military airplane hangar in the Presidio, House of Air will close on February 15, with the owners citing the expiration of the building’s lease. buff.ly/q7c3PU3

There is at least one dramatic design element being considered for the new Embarcadero Park, as SF Rec & Parks moves ahead on the major renovation set to take place over the next year. buff.ly/xchEGTm

A Singapore Airlines flight landed back at SFO nine hours after takeoff, cutting short what was supposed to be a 16-hour flight after a passenger became “unruly,” with witnesses claiming he screamed, kicked seats, and tried to open an emergency exit. buff.ly/DfnhaAL