Delivering the Bay Area’s best journalism every day.https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubsyh7sn52fThe Valkyries and the WNBA have been one of sports’ best success stories. As the league interrupts its season for the FIBA World Cup one last time, it remains unbroken by its critics. https://bit.ly/3SDqYSj30 Aug 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubsyh7sn52fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubogqopwv2sThe San Francisco Giants promoted pitcher Yunior Marte from Double-A Richmond and the right-hander showed promise with 4⅔ innings of work in a win over the Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on Saturday. https://bit.ly/3T2FuTW30 Aug 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubogqopwv2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubmc7bylg27Before the banana matcha and drink craze was everywhere in the Bay Area, there was the humble banana milkshake. These are the three best ones in the region. https://bit.ly/3V3eSCM30 Aug 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubmc7bylg27https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubjyedat72bA 66-year-old driver died in the hospital after crashing into two parked cars in an Antioch neighborhood, police said. https://bit.ly/4i2C6CS30 Aug 2026 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubjyedat72bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubix4566n24A 35-year-old woman died after she was struck in a hit-and-run collision at an apartment complex in Milpitas — and police arrested a 32-year-old woman in connection with the crash. https://bit.ly/4gFv84f30 Aug 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubix4566n24https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubhdmj35k2hJeff Kent, now a Hall of Famer, added another honor Saturday as the San Francisco Giants retired his No. 21 jersey in an Oracle Park ceremony. Among those he thanked: former teammate Barry Bonds. https://bit.ly/3T2CbMw30 Aug 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubhdmj35k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubfl7yw552wA group of Fillmore district residents, stung by the loss of two major supermarkets, banded together Saturday with the goal of developing a community-led approach to grocers. https://bit.ly/4qJ7Grx30 Aug 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubfl7yw552whttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubdvlmylk2hFamilies and friends formed fleeting works of art at Drakes Beach during the 44th annual Point Reyes Sand Sculpture Contest. https://bit.ly/4h0YxqQ30 Aug 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubdvlmylk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubcrtg4ic2bUsing only their imaginations and materials found on Drakes Beach, families and friends formed fleeting works of art Saturday at the 44th annual Point Reyes Sand Sculpture Contest. See more photos → https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sand-sculpture-contest-point-reyes-22405455.php 📸: Florence Shen/S.F. Chronicle30 Aug 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubcrtg4ic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubcb464tz27ICE has arrested at least 2,440 people in San Francisco since President Trump’s second term began, according to new data. That was the fourth-highest number of arrests for any city in the state. https://bit.ly/4i2QzhY30 Aug 2026 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubcb464tz27https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubbp3vhg42vPower has been restored for more than 8,800 PG&E customers in San Francisco after a pair of unplanned outages Saturday. https://bit.ly/4cRducB30 Aug 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubbp3vhg42vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mubbggol2k25Beachgoers competed Saturday in the 44th annual Point Reyes Sand Sculpture Contest, where entries must’ve been made of materials found on Drakes Beach. 📽️: Florence Shen/S.F. Chronicle30 Aug 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubbggol2k25https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mub7ujbzmr24Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of homicide after another woman died from stab wounds in San Jose. The deadly stabbing was the city’s 17th homicide of the year. https://bit.ly/4qU4QzV30 Aug 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub7ujbzmr24https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mub6v2tuzh2aAbout 2,825 customers in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights area lost power Saturday evening, according to PG&E’s outage map. https://bit.ly/46wYmgU30 Aug 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub6v2tuzh2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mub6uubhjw27California lawmakers have proposed setting aside $125 million in state funds to help transform the former Golden Gate Fields racetrack, which closed in 2024 after 83 years, into a regional waterfront park near Berkeley. https://bit.ly/46u2VbP30 Aug 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub6uubhjw27https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mub66roisj2fThe Timber Fire and Plaskett Fire, two wildfires near the Big Sur coast, continued to push north as warm conditions and winds elevated burning — triggering new evacuation orders and warnings. https://bit.ly/4h0AiZT30 Aug 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub66roisj2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mub572625x2zA jury acquitted a 25-year-old man of murder and involuntary manslaughter in the fentanyl-related death of a 17-year-old high school student in Napa but convicted him of six felony drug charges. https://bit.ly/4gMTMjE30 Aug 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub572625x2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mub3mfpepi2wLaura Owens, the daughter of KGO radio host Ronn Owens, pleaded guilty to four felonies stemming from false pregnancy claims involving former “Bachelor” star Clayton Echard and another man. https://bit.ly/4cm5VKW30 Aug 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub3mfpepi2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mub32g42h224A couple from Pleasanton said they thought they would die when a towering wall of water and mud rushed toward their tour bus in Nepal: “The fact that we survived is nothing short of a miracle.” https://bit.ly/4qNbs3d29 Aug 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub32g42h224https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3mub253rssk2hHere are the cities in California and the U.S. with the highest share of total population of every race or ethnicity. https://bit.ly/4zJV9YP29 Aug 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mub253rssk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muazkzfzla24The San Francisco Giants, upset by manager Tony Vitello’s ejection on Friday, carried their frustration into their doubleheader Saturday as coach Ron Wotus was ejected before a Game 1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. https://bit.ly/4gqe6rY29 Aug 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muazkzfzla24https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muaywpyurc2fU.S. transportation officials are investigating a plane crash off the Alaska coast that killed three passengers — ages 20, 65 and 82 — from the Bay Area as well as the 68-year-old pilot. https://bit.ly/4iCtcMk29 Aug 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaywpyurc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muay65tu7y2uA fatal motorcycle crash on Interstate 680 in San Jose prompted a motorcycle group in the Bay Area to cancel its midnight rides. The group said two riders had been killed. https://bit.ly/4gYJiyB29 Aug 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muay65tu7y2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muawdxcssh2wMapQuest, the free online navigation platform, has issued a simple response to President Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America during his trade dispute with Canada: “We’re not changing it.” https://bit.ly/4d9BtDX29 Aug 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muawdxcssh2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muautri5pg27I wasn’t hunting for a quiet place, but I might have found the quietest place at a small lake tucked in a granite wilderness in the Sierra, travel and outdoors editor Gregory Thomas writes. https://bit.ly/4zJ3vjk29 Aug 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muautri5pg27https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muat5g3vuv2bA woman said she paid $30,000 to rent a home that belonged to a UC Berkeley professor. But he had been killed months before in an alleged murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by his ex-wife. https://bit.ly/4iCmGoU29 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muat5g3vuv2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muari5yspl25A fatal crash near McKee Road prompted the Bay Area Midnight Riders group to suspend its public Friday and Saturday night meets. https://bit.ly/4zMFsAa29 Aug 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muari5yspl25https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muaps4htnb2zThe free online mapping service has rejected President Donald Trump’s order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America during his trade dispute with Canada. https://bit.ly/4wZfeI929 Aug 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaps4htnb2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muao4voakn23Anjana Raja and Pattabiraman Venkatesan were traveling to Mount Kailash when a wall of water and mud rushed toward their bus. https://bit.ly/3Sy2ZEk29 Aug 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muao4voakn23https://bsky.app/profile/sfchronicle.com/post/3muamgv7ahm25September and October are the best months to be outdoors in San Francisco. Here are ways to enjoy it — from a perfect patio to a park that has found its groove. https://bit.ly/46Bb7XL29 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:niws4datih6dforyd7y22km4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muamgv7ahm25