Advocates say two protesters were pepper-sprayed, and two others pulled into the building during the protest. "Two people were sprayed directly in the face. There's one on the ground, both of them still can't see," said one protester. Friday's protest comes ahead of a national day of protest Saturday with organizations across the country gearing up to push back against ICE enforcement.
Join San Francisco Main Public Library with talented poets for a poetry jam. The Main Library's monthly Poem Jam poetry reading series, moderated by Kim Shuck, takes place on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Main Library. Thursday Night Poem Jam Every 2nd Thursday | 6 pm San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco FREE - Updated 6/26/19 - Event info last checked via website
Clutch The Pearls is a curious cabaret of sorts. It's vaudeville. It's drag. It's burlesque. It's a special time in the Mission, and you are wanted there. Hosted by Churro Nomi. Clutch The Pearls: Drag Cabaret Night Every first Sunday | 7 pm to 10 pm Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St & Mission, San Francisco $5-$10 sliding scale donation
A former high-ranking San Francisco city employee was sentenced on Monday to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony counts tied to a yearslong public corruption scheme that siphoned more than $627,000 from the city's workers' compensation system. Stanley Ellicott, 40, was sentenced by San Francisco Superior Court Judge Bruce Chan following convictions on seven felony counts, according to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.
When reporter Ethan Brooks met Evan, he was in bad shape. Rosin: Years of addiction had left him with a leg that was so swollen and infected that he was at risk of losing it. On top of that, he couldn't keep food down. And he didn't know why. His best friend, Joe, was worried. Rosin: Evan ended up in the hospital.
You might think that if you're lactose intolerant or otherwise milk-averse that this dessert might be out of reach, but San Francisco's oldest ice cream parlor offers a vegan variety that will surely satisfy. St. Francis Fountain has been a staple of San Francisco since 1918, serving up diner foods with plenty of options to suit a number of different diets.
The Warfield opened on May 13, 1922, as Loew's Warfield - a " grand dame of a theatre" dedicated to film and vaudeville with a capacity of over 2,650 and a 33-foot-deep stage. The venue was the 300th theater commissioned by Marcus Loew and the 26th opened by his company within 18 months. The Warfield was built by local architect Gustave Albert Lansburgh; the early '20s were a boom time for Lansburgh, who simultaneously designed the neighboring Golden Gate Theatre (which also opened in 1922).