At a surprise show at the Punch Line on Thursday night, Dave Chappelle crossed plenty of lines — doing cringey Chinese accents, leaning into Jewish stereotypes and gleefully yelling LGBTQ slurs. But midway through the set, he checked himself and stopped a joke short, pivoting to how hard it is to be a celebrity because … Read more
FILE: A Cathay Pacific aircraft taxis toward the runway at San Francisco International Airport. Robert Alexander/Getty Images Cathay Pacific 870 underwent multiple diversions before ultimately arriving at another California airport over 300 miles from its intended destination. Article continues below this ad However, when up against a bomb cyclone that smashed the Bay Area, any flight … Read more
San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema agreed to pay over $220,000 in restitution to workers, along with fines, for failing to meet the city’s expenditure requirement on health care. Blair Heagerty / SFGATE Popular San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema has agreed to pay over $220,000 in restitution to workers, along with fines, over allegations that it failed to … Read more
Shota Imanaga of Team Japan pitches during the 2023 World Baseball Classic Championship game between Team USA and Team Japan at loanDepot Park on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Miami, Fla. Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The recent rumors surrounding 30-year-old Japanese pitching prospect Shota Imanaga have been enough to give any San Francisco Giants fan … Read more
A San Francisco karaoke joint has been accused of unfair business practices, including keeping staff tips and adjusting staff time sheets, according to two lawsuits first reported by the San Francisco Business Times. Attorneys representing two former employees at Pandora Karaoke & Bar filed separate lawsuits against Pandora Karaoke Inc. and its owner Timmy Choy … Read more
FILE: The radio and podcast giant that owns Bay Area radio stations KCBS, 102.1 Jams and 95.7 The Game filed for bankruptcy. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images The radio and podcast giant that owns Bay Area radio stations KCBS, 102.1 Jams and 95.7 The Game has filed for bankruptcy. Philadelphia-based Audacy announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection … Read more
National Guard troops, sheriff’s office personnel and firefighters search for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, near San Miguel, Calif. AP It’s been a year of nonstops for the Doan family of Paso Robles. Nonstop disbelief. Nonstop searching. Nonstop second guessing. Nonstop grieving. And now a nonstop legal battle. It’s been a year … Read more
A body and items of clothing have been found on the rocky shoreline of Mendocino County, close to where a woman went missing while camping Friday, authorities say. Due to high surf and stormy conditions, the body has not yet been recovered or officially identified. Rebecca Jones, 48, was camping with a friend in an … Read more
In-N-Out got a very special guest dinner after the Golden Globe ceremony Sunday night. Farley Elliott After winning a Golden Globe award for best actor in “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti was spotted dining at a Los Angeles In-N-Out. Giamatti was photographed dining at the In-N-Out location at 922 Gayley Ave., in Westwood, according to @ElSergioMunoz, who … Read more
Philz Coffee has closed its San Francisco Dogpatch headquarters and moved to Oakland, Calif. Smith Collection/Gado/Gado via Getty Images Philz Coffee has closed its headquarters in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood and moved to Oakland, as first reported by the San Francisco Examiner. Both the popular coffee chain’s corporate offices and cafe at the 1258 Minnesota St. … Read more
