Michael Barba

San Francisco firefighters were battling a blaze that spread across multiple floors of a six-story apartment building in the Tenderloin on Sunday afternoon.

Owner Anna Weinberg confirmed the closure of Leo’s Oyster Bar, whose lease ended July 1, after a decade in the Financial District.

Sources identified the officer as Michael Petuya, a third-generation San Francisco police officer who is featured in department campaigns seeking new recruits.

Ilona Yáñez, a deputy public defender, said Adam Mesnick, the owner of Deli Board, falsely accused her of running an anonymous X account that posted “Godspeed to Hamas.”

A San Francisco deli owner and harsh critic of progressive drug enforcement policies said he accused a city public defender of anonymously

A woman who wandered San Francisco during a mental health crisis said a city official coerced her into sex. The episode raises questions about why he remains president of a law enforcement board.

William Palmer, president of the San Francisco Sheriff's Department Oversight Board, stands to be featured prominently in Lurie's campaign to overhaul the City Charter through a series of ballot measures this November.

Staff Writer An audit released Wednesday found that former San Francisco Human Rights Commission Executive Director Sheryl Davis, seen here

Former San Francisco Human Rights Commission Executive Director Sheryl Davis may have coordinated the hiring of her sister to run a city-funded

Several women have accused William Palmer of violence and sexual misconduct. But a city investigation, prompted by Chronicle reporting, focused on alleged misuse of his position.