California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Thursday that he will endorse Scott Wiener, a prominent state lawmaker, to succeed Nancy Pelosi as San Francisco’s representative in the House. “He takes on big, tough issues. He’s very thoughtful,” Bonta told POLITICO. “He could be and will be an incredible congressperson.” Pelosi, the first female speaker of…
San Francisco named its first Inspector General this week, after voters created the position tasked with citywide accountability in 2024’s general election. Alexandra “Alex” Shepard, an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, was selected for the role and will start in January, according to the city Controller’s Office. The position will be…
San Francisco’s ongoing rent wars have entered a new phase. As artificial intelligence startups continue pouring into the city, competition for apartments has exploded, pushing rents higher than almost anywhere else in the country. Roy Lee, founder and CEO of AI startup Cluely, made headlines after leasing eight luxury apartments for his employees near the…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump was geared up for a show of federal force in San Francisco, a city he’s blasted as everything wrong with liberal governance. Then conversations with some of the Bay Area’s most prominent tech leaders and the mayor changed his mind. “I got a great call from some incredible…
The Women’s Professional Baseball League has chosen New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco as the cities that will represent the four teams that will compete in the inaugural season, the league announced Tuesday. The upstart league co-founded by Justine Siegal, the first woman to coach for an MLB team with the Oakland Athletics…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking at the CNBC Invest In America Forum in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 15, 2025. Aaron Clamage | CNBC This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Tariff troubles As the…
President Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said the cuts appeared to be politically motivated and were being carried out without much thought. “It’s very much ready, fire, aim on most of these programs, and…
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco city leaders are working to bring Chinese visitors back to the city. Luring visitors from China What we know: On the mayor’s balcony at San Francisco’s City Hall, Mayor Daniel Lurie and China’s Consul General to San Francisco, Zhang Jianmin raised the Chinese flag to honor Chinese National Day, honoring…
A viral app that helped San Franciscans avoid parking tickets was killed by the city within just four hours of going live. Riley Walz, the 22-year-old creator of the app, said that the city moved at “lightning speed” to kill it. An app to dodge parking tickets was shut down in just four hours (Representational…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » United Airlines Cancels 12 Flights Across US and Asia, Impacting Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Newark Amid Major Travel Disruptions Published on September 24, 2025 United Airlines has had to scrap dozens of flights for the week of September 23, 2025, leaving many travelers in the lurch and…