The following is a list of notable Bay Area restaurants that closed in February 2026. Click here for restaurants that closed in January. We Be Sushi, a 39-year-old restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission District that served sushi rolls and nigiri, has quietly closed. Chef-owner Andy Tonozuka, 76, decided to retire, according to Mission Local. The…
A flurry of temperature records were broken across the Bay Area on Friday and Saturday amid an early arrival of springlike weather. High temperatures climbed well into the 70s, and a few cities even reached the low 80s, 10 to 20 degrees above normal for late February. A humid air mass kept temperatures elevated at night,…
By the time the California Legislature opened its doors in Sacramento in early 2026, electric bicycles had already evolved far beyond novelty gadgets for weekend riders. In towns from San Francisco to San Diego, e‑bikes had become a lifeline for commuters, errands, delivery workers and students. Their quiet motors and nimble frames promised a cleaner…
With the ink barely dry on a $183 million agreement that ended the historic San Francisco teachers strike this month, the district will ask the school board to approve preliminary layoff notices for 42 educators and other staff. The pink slips, which, by law, must be issued by March 15 each year, give the teachers advance…
Barbara Offenhartz lived her 89 years on Earth with an itinerant spirit, taking her family around the world on “budget adventures” – from tent camping in African national parks to living in Japan for a year – simply because they could. Her last adventure ended in San Francisco, where, last month, a box of her…
Thousands of protesters gathered at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Saturday in order to spell out a clear message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “We have eyes,” the message reads from above. “No more lies.” Politics: Economic Blackout Planned To Protest ICE’s ‘Complete Disaster’ In Minnesota Demonstrators then clustered to form letters that said…
A mountain lion spotted in Lafayette Park late Monday night has been captured in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood on Tuesday morning after being surrounded by personnel from the San Francisco Zoo and the San Francisco Animal Care and Control. The young adult lion was first caught on video Monday night near the park. At…
From Paris, Miami, Washington and all places in between, they came, ready to celebrate a friend’s landmark marathon in Hong Kong and continue a partnership 25 years in the making. The “Running Babes” reunited at the Road Scholars China Coast Marathon (CCM) on Sunday, taking to the roads around High Island Reservoir in Sai Kung…
Hong Kong’s innovation and technology minister has cancelled his trip to the United States, just four hours after the government announced his three-day itinerary for the visit. In a statement issued at 4.20pm on Tuesday, the government said that Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong had cancelled his visit to the US, without…
Air China has sold part of its stake in Cathay Pacific Airways for HK$1.32 billion (US$167 million), but the Hong Kong carrier’s CEO has said the move will not affect the mainland airline’s role as a strategic shareholder. Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam Siu-por said on Tuesday that the sale of a 1.6 per cent…