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At 19th and Lexington streets. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Lux aeterna

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Jul 22, 2026

business

AI designs are taking over city storefronts

Small businesses are turning to AI-generated signs and menus to save money. It’s not going over well with customers.

The San Francisco StandardJul 22, 2026

safety

Bay Area gets relief from hot, muggy weather Wednesday

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Expect a cooler day Wednesday in the Bay Area with some relief from the hot, muggy feel. Highs will mostly stay in the 80s inland with 60s and 70s closer to the bayshore and coast. Smoke from the Little Fire will continue to be noticed in the Tri-Valley bu...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 22, 2026

parks

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival announces initial 2026 lineup

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass free music festival in San Francisco on Wednesday unveiled its initial lineup. Spanning an array of artists across genres, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is a free three-day music festival that takes place annually in Golden Gate Park. This year’s dates a...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

safety

Firefighters work to boost containment on Little Fire near Pleasanton

Firefighters on Wednesday were working to strengthen containment lines on a wildfire that broke out near Pleasanton and triggered evacuations the day before. Crews were able to stop the Little Fire ‘s forward progress and increase containment to 40%, Cal Fire said. Just over 1,00...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

News

Trump attends dignified transfer as 4 U.S. troops killed in Iran war return home

President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the lives of four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East and returned to their families at an air force base in Delaware. The president saluted as four transfer cases were escorted off an airplane during the dignified t...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

News

Clint Reilly was the quintessential San Franciscan. For good and ill.

Reilly, who died over weekend at 79, was a political consultant, real estate baron, media tycoon and a legendarily difficult boss. But he may have been most difficult on himself. Clint Reilly was the quintessential San Franciscan. For good and ill....

Mission Local (SF neighborhood/civic news)Jul 22, 2026

business

OpenAI says AI models acted on their own in ‘unprecedented' hack of another company

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said i...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

Local

Bay Area union members stand in solidarity with striking C&H Sugar workers

Members of several unions across the Bay Area joined the picket lines Tuesday in solidarity with striking C&H Sugar workers. Trucks were backed up outside the Port of Oakland as longshore workers walked off the job to join picket lines at the C&H Sugar refinery in Crockett, stand...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

News

Hundreds of illegitimate donation bins scattered across San Jose

Hundreds of donation bins in San Jose are misleading donors, operating without permission, and taking donations away from charities that serve the community, city leaders and local nonprofits said Tuesday. Goodwill Silicon Valley estimates there are at least 300 illegitimate bins...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

safety

Sausalito's city manager makes first court appearance since arrest

Sausalito’s city manager made her first court appearance Tuesday since her arrest last weekend. Elaine Forbes, the newly-hired city manager for Sausalito and longtime former director of the Port of San Francisco, faces misdemeanor charges of unlawful lodging, petty theft and prow...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

safety

Family speaks out after mother, toddler killed in fiery, high-speed San Jose crash

In every photo on the Balistreri family’s wall, you see a smiling Ivana and her daughter, Lilly, a toddler who hadn’t yet turned 2. Now, the family is speaking out about the fiery December crash on Highway 87 in San Jose that took their lives, hoping to share their grief and serv...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

News

‘Cannot rule out foul play' after independent autopsy for Nolan Wells, attorney says

An independent autopsy could not “rule out foul play” in the mysterious death of Nolan Xavier Wells , an 18-year-old who disappeared after a Fourth of July boating trip with friends before his body was found floating in the water near the Mississippi island they ventured to. The ...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

News

Andrés Cantor's top calls from the 2026 World Cup

The 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered and met all expectations, with 104 games full of energy, emotion, athletic prowess and stadiums full of colorful, intense crowds cheering for their national teams. One big part of the allure of the tournament was the play-by-play performance of l...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

safety

One person dies in San Jose house fire

One person died in a house fire early Wednesday in San Jose, according to the San Jose Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a working structure fire at a single-family home in the 1200 block of Sylvia Drive. The fire was contained to the home and did not spread to neighbori...

NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)Jul 22, 2026

News

Oakland teen brings love of basketball to India

An Oakland teenager is bringing his passion for sports to children thousands of miles away, using basketball to bridge cultural and language divides in India....

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 22, 2026

safety

$13K Pokémon card thief found with 2 firearms: SCPD

(KRON) -- The Santa Clara Police Department said officers responded to a robbery on June 22 involving a Pokémon card valued at about $13,000. SCPD said the incident happened in the 3000 block of Rivermark Plaza. "Following the initial report, detectives conducted a comprehensive ...

KRON4 (KRON-TV)Jul 22, 2026

Local

Midweek temperature tumble

The peak of this week's heatwave is currently hitting its final hours tonight, with a Heat Advisory remaining active until 9:00 PM for the interior Bay Area. A major pattern change arrives at midnight, bringing a rapid cooldown, muggy overnight humidity and a return of thick coas...

KTVU FOX 2 NewsJul 22, 2026