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'7x7' laser art exhibit debuts in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza this weekend

A new large-scale light installation is set to transform Civic Center Plaza this weekend, offering a preview of what organizers say will become a major visual attraction in the Bay Area. The installation will open to the public on Sunday at 9 p.m. and will continue until July 4....

ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC)Jun 20, 2026

San Francisco celebrates Juneteenth with annual parade

San Francisco held its fourth annual Juneteenth Parade and celebration on Saturday. The parade moved down Market Street, with people walking, riding on floats and cruising in classic cars. “I have lived in the Bay Area for about seven years, and I always love to participate...

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

U.S. to play Round of 32 World Cup match in Santa Clara

It’s official! The United States is headed to the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara. Paraguay’s victory over Türkiye on Friday secured the U.S. Men’s National Team’s place in the Round of 32. The result gave the Americans enough points to remain atop Group D and ad...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 19, 2026

Bay Area speech and therapy center sued over alleged sex abuse

(KRON) -- A Fremont-based speech and therapy center was hit with a lawsuit after one of its employees allegedly abused a 2-year-old boy who is nonverbal. A behavioral technician, Benjamin Amlicke of San Mateo, was caught on camera sexually assaulting the toddler during a home-bas...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 19, 2026

Türkiye fans flock to Santa Clara to watch team play in World Cup match

Thousands of Turkish Americans gathered in Santa Clara Friday to cheer on Türkiye in its World Cup match against Paraguay at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. The Turkish American fans who showed up in the South Bay didn’t just come from around the Bay Area. They traveled from a...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 19, 2026

Juneteenth events in the Bay Area 2026

(KRON) -- Juneteenth marks the day Union General Gordon Granger led troops into Galveston, Tx., to announce the end of slavery and the Civil War more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal h...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 19, 2026

DOJ to investigate MLB over Giants Pride Night protest

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The United States Department of Justice said it intends to investigate Major League Baseball over a protest by several San Francisco Giants players at the team's Pride Night last week. Three members of the Giants pitching staff -- Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 19, 2026

Oakland community gathers at museum to celebrate Juneteenth, reflect on freedom

Juneteenth was observed across the Bay Area on Friday, as community members gathered at the Oakland Museum of California for a day filled with music, food, art and culture. June 19 commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. While Junetee...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jun 19, 2026

Just how dangerous are Bay Area beaches right now?

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A beach hazards statement issued earlier this week for the entirety of the Bay Area coastline has now been extended through Sunday morning. According to the National Weather Service, a long-period south-southwest swell will continue to generate hazardous c...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jun 19, 2026

Tell us your most San Francisco love story

Your strangest date, your best sex, your deepest heartbreak — we want it all for our new relationships column.

The San Francisco StandardJun 19, 2026