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Bon Appetit's 'Best New Restaurants 2026' includes two SF spots

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Two new Bay Area restaurants have received a distinct honor. The restaurants, both of which are in San Francisco, have been included on Bon Appetit's "Best New Restaurants 2026" list. Jules The first of the two SF restaurants that landed on the prestigious...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 25, 2026

Trump administration to target asylum seekers

The Trump administration is taking aim at foreigners who entered the country legally as tourists or business travelers, but later applied for asylum. The State Department says those visas were issued with the expectation that visitors would return home and now the administration ...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 25, 2026

Eventually, every restaurant finds its way to a burger

JouJou added the $27 Royale to its new bar menu. The move is part of an effort to make the French restaurant more casual, accessible, and worth walking into....

The San Francisco StandardAug 25, 2026

Beloved Lafayette bike store closes up shop after 101 years

(KRON)-- After 101 years in business, Hank & Frank Bicycles is closing its doors. The shop was founded in 1925 on East 14th Street in Oakland. Through the years, the shop moved a couple of times, until ultimately landing in Lafayette, where it served the Contra Costa County commu...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 25, 2026

Santa Cruz Guitar Company marks half-century of guitar making

In the lexicon of legendary guitar brands, alongside old stalwarts Gibson and Martin, you could easily slide in the name of boutique guitar maker Santa Cruz Guitar Company and its famous founder Richard Hoover. The high-end guitars, handcrafted in an industrial area in the namesa...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 24, 2026

Union Square was written off. Is it finally back?

San Francisco’s famous shopping district became synonymous with closures and dysfunction. Now the conditions are in place for it to thrive again.

The San Francisco StandardAug 24, 2026

Ski-guide company involved in deadly Sierra avalanche fined

Cal-OSHA is hitting the ski guide company, involved in a deadly Sierra avalanche with more than $151,000 in fines. Nine people were killed, including three guides and four women from the Bay Area at Castle Peak in February....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 22, 2026

California officials warn against invasive species

If not managed properly, invasive species in California could further harm local ecology, damage infrastructure and impact economic activity, state officials and experts said during a virtual briefing Thursday. The golden mussel and the glassy-winged sharpshooter were among invas...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 21, 2026

Longtime sports memorabilia shop closing in dying Peninsula mall

(KRON) -- The Tanforan mall in San Bruno is dwindling to its last tenants. It is set to lose another store, one that has been there for decades. Shirtique Pro Shop is closing at the end of September, the business announced on Instagram Thursday. The sports memorabilia store is pe...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 21, 2026

President Trump threatens countries who help Iran

President Trump threatened countries who help Iran with "economic D-day." Trump says any country that provides any type of lifeline to Iran will face consequences. Iran's foreign minister claims this is a diversion from America's own economic crisis of soaring debt and interest r...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 21, 2026

The Excelsior’s Central Drug store building has sold

New owners, who have run a plumbing business for 15 years, say they haven’t decided what to do with the vacant former pharmacy. The Excelsior’s Central Drug store building has sold...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Aug 20, 2026

Restaurant review: Chang’s Kitchen in the Sunset

The free-range chicken wings came beautifully hot and crispy, and stayed so until the very last finger-licking nibble. Restaurant review: Chang’s Kitchen in the Sunset...

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Aug 20, 2026

Neutrogena addresses backlash over its past brand deal with Hayden Panettiere

Neutrogena responded Thursday to mounting backlash over its alleged treatment of its former ambassador Hayden Panettiere, saying on an Instagram post that the company understands it “made her feel unsupported during a very difficult time.” Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive S...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 20, 2026

Ice Cube returns to Bay Area for major concert

Legendary entertainer and business entrepreneur, Ice Cube appeared on 'Mornings on 2' to talk about his big concert at SAP Center in San Jose. He will take the stage with Snoop Dogg, E-40 and Too $hort....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 19, 2026

Robot house cleaners

A Bay Area-based company has begun offering robot house cleaning service. Video credit: Tau Robotics

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 18, 2026

Los Gatos' Breaking Dawn Brunch and Firstborn food spots

What do you get when a mother turns her children’s favorite foods into a business? Two restaurant concepts built around family, food and memories. Breaking Dawn Brunch and Firstborn are bringing that story and some creative Asian-inspired dishes to Los Gatos. Liz Truong and her f...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 18, 2026

Would you take a Waymo to Sea Ranch?

California approves the company’s expanded service area, which includes the East Bay and Sonoma County.

The San Francisco StandardAug 17, 2026

Filipino restaurant closes after more than 30 years in South San Francisco

(KRON) -- A longtime Filipino restaurant on the Peninsula has officially shut down after 32 years. Ongpin in South San Francisco held its final day of business on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to signage on the front door. The restaurant, located at 73 Camaritas Ave., had operated s...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Aug 17, 2026

Hawaii: No electricity after Lala

Brandon Lee, owner of Napaua restaurant in Hilo, talks about what happened after the powerful storm named Lala.

KTVU FOX 2 NewsAug 16, 2026

Terra restaurant inside San Jose's Eataly reopens, authorities say

The Terra restaurant on the third floor of Eataly in San Jose reopened after the facility completed a “throughout remediation in coordination with the health department”, authorities said on Sunday. The restaurant closed following an inspection from the Department of Environmenta...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Aug 16, 2026