In the fight against COVID-19, wastewater may be one of the best tools we have to predict infection surges. Nearly 10 months into the pandemic, the U.S. is finally launching a program to support sewage testing for the virus. Swab tests are only effective if people voluntarily get tested, but

The Senate is in a showdown Tuesday over key pieces of legislation to support struggling Americans and the nation’s defense. The clock is ticking as Congress itches to go on recess and the current session nears its end — newly elected representatives will be sworn in Sunday, less the two

A Prius drove off the cliffs at Fort Funston on Christmas morning.  The car plunged 120 feet and landed on the beach bellow, these photos of the wreck were taken on Sunday. SF Firefighters rescued the woman driver, who survived and was taken to the hospital in serious condition. According

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s regional stay-at-home order for Southern California was scheduled to expire today (Monday), but with regional intensive care unit capacity officially considered to be ‘zero’, he announced the order will almost assuredly be extended. California recently topped 2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on Christmas Eve, and the worst

Everyone knows that Star Wars Holiday Special is a very, very terrible Christmas show. But what other incredibly bad ideas were made into holiday specials? And are they equally as bad as the Star Wars Holiday Special? We watched about 20 hours of truly awful holiday programming to determine which

You feel lucky, punk? If so, proceed directly to the Arco ampm station at 5898 Mission Street, about 1,000 feet from the SF/Daly City border out in Crocker-Amazon. That Arco just sold a winning $10 million lottery ticket to a lucky Bay Area player, so plan your holiday Lotto Scratcher

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla has been tapped to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by now Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Padilla will be the first Latino to represent the Golden State at the Senate level. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the appointment Tuesday in a statement issued by

Michaela Joy Garecht was 9 years old and just four blocks away from home when she was abducted in broad daylight from outside Hayward’s Rainbow Market on Mission Boulevard.  It was late morning on Nov. 19, 1988 when Michaela and her best friend rode their scooters together down to the