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  • Steve Kerr’s mom isn’t the only Warriors parent upset by fiery behavior

    SAN FRANCISCO – Draymond Green did not have to look very far – in both a space or time sense – to recall the last time his mother was disappointed in the way he had acted during a game. 

    Holding his phone in his right hand during Wednesday’s press conference after a 120-113 Warriors win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Green read off, rapid-fire, a number of recent texts from his mother, Mary Babers.

    “Remember what you love, and stop abusing it,” one text read, while another, written after a recent ejection, was simply: “What happened?”

    Basketball is an emotional game, with its players and coaches sometimes prone to losing their cool. And if there was one thing to be learned from the press conference before and after Golden State’s victory, it was this:

    Age and basketball accomplishments cannot diminish a man’s fear or respect for his mother. 

    A few days earlier, Steve Kerr, 60, had drawn the ire of official Brian Forte when the Warriors coach had to be restrained while directing a stream of profanities in his direction after the Warriors were on the wrong end of several controversial calls. 

    Kerr, who was ejected in the loss to the Clippers, was not worried about how the league or his players would react to his outburst. Instead, his biggest critic after the ejection was his mother, Ann Kerr, who lives in Southern California and made the short trip to Inglewood. 

    Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gestures to his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) 

    Ms. Kerr was not pleased with her son’s behavior. 

    “She looked horrified afterwards, and she asked me if I was going to hit the referee,” Kerr said. “I said, ‘Mom, I’ve never hit anybody in my life …. She said, ‘Why were all of those men holding you back?’ Well, that’s all part of the theatrics.”

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  • Candidates vying to represent San Francisco in Congress face off in a forum

    Things heated up Wednesday night in the race for the U.S. Congressional seat that former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will leave behind when she retires.

    At the UC Law San Francisco facilities near Civic Center, three candidates for that office faced off in the first major debate of that race. The public forum was hosted by the California Working Families Party, the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, and the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club.

    The three candidates highlighted at this forum were San Francisco District 1 Supervisor and Budget Chair Connie Chan, former tech worker and former Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and California State Senator and former San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener.

    The California Working Families Party said that more than 2,000 people RSVPed to this event, and that so many people attended that they used overflow space to have a separate viewing.

    The forum lasted for two hours and was moderated by Bay Area Reporter news editor Cynthia Laird and Mission Local Managing Editor Joe Eskenazi.

    Chan emphasized her experience balancing San Francisco’s budget and her focus on the needs of working people.

    “That is what we have done together, to make sure that the most vulnerable have the resources that they need, so that they can thrive in San Francisco, without selling San Francisco,” Chan said

    Chakrabarti highlighted his work on the Green New Deal and also framed himself as part of the progressive movement kicked off by New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

    “We’re going to have to take on not just MAGA republicans, but corporate money, and the failed democratic establishment. We need to completely change the direction and leadership of the Democratic party,” Chakrabarti said.

    Wiener touted his track record of getting state laws passed and his focus on housing policy.

    “We are at a moment in time, where we need Democrats, who don’t just talk, who don’t just grandstand, Democrats who know how to build the diverse coalitions to turn progressive ideas into progressive laws,” Wiener said.

    All three candidates spoke out against President Donald Trump (all said the president has committed multiple impeachable offenses), corporate money, and billionaires.

    All three of the candidates also alluded to San Francisco’s track record of producing politicians who influence progressive politics nationally and made the case for why they should be next to take on the role.

    “There weren’t [any] surprises, kind of expected to hear what we’re hearing, but it’s still good to come and let them articulate and see the responses to what they’re saying,” said Julie Fisher of San Francisco.

    Fisher said she lives in San Francisco’s Richmond District, where she has liked Chan’s leadership locally and plans to support Chan in the election.

    Others left the event still weighing their options.

    “I really have to do more research. I think I’m really undecided right now, but this is a good first taste,” said David Chen of San Francisco.

    The candidates will be racing to differentiate themselves and win over voters in the months leading up to the primary election in June.

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  • Warriors instant analysis: Steve Kerr ejected, Steph Curry fouls out in loss to Clippers

    INGLEWOOD – Steve Kerr had finally had enough. After watching Steph Curry’s shot not count as an and-1, and then Gary Payton II’s blocked layup by John Collins not ruled as a goaltend early in the fourth quarter, the longtime Warriors coach lost it once there was a stoppage on a Curry foul.

    He berated the referees to such a degree that the usually mild-mannered coach had to be restrained by members of his staff at Intuit Dome on Monday. The officials gave him technical fouls in rapid succession, and Kerr had to make the long walk back to the locker room with 7:57 left in the game after being ejected for the fifth time in his career, and first time since Mar. 28, 2022.

    Terry Stotts, who coached Portland for nine seasons between 2012-21, took over as the Warriors’ acting coach. He oversaw a spirited effort that ultimately fell short as the Warriors lost 103-102 to a Clippers team missing James Harden.

    Golden State shot just 3 of 24 in the third quarter, but somehow remained in the game, thanks to 10-2 run to start the fourth, a run fueled by the energy of Payton and Gui Santos. And after Kerr’s ejection, the Warriors remained competitive and trailed 94-90 with 3:06 left after Jimmy Butler made two free throws.

    Curry cut the lead to just 101-100 with 1:05 left after his 3-pointer bounced off the rim and in, but he fouled out when he swiped down on Kris Dunn’s arm on the very next possession. Dunn’s two free throws extended the lead back to three points with 43 seconds remaining. Green’s layup made it 103-102  with 33 seconds left on the clock.

    Kawhi Leonard missed a long 3-pointer, and the Warriors had the ball with seven seconds remaining. However, Butler’s fadeaway from the baseline went long and the Clippers held on.

    Curry put up 27 points for the Warriors, while Butler scored 24 and Draymond Green dished out 12 assists. Leonard put up 24 points, and Kobe Sanders had 20 points. The Warriors actually had fewer turnovers than the point guard-less Clippers, winning the margin 20-7.

    The hosts led 31-19 after one quarter, but the Warriors cut the deficit to just 55-51 at halftime. This came despite Golden State being a ghastly 5 of 22 from behind the arc. The team finished 10 of 41 from behind the line. 

    The Warriors (19-18) begin an eight-game homestand against Milwaukee on Wednesday. 

    Draymond Green’s rough night

    Having been ejected from Monday’s game and having not finished three of the past eight games, Draymond Green was under a microscope Wednesday night. 

    After diving into the Warriors bench late in the second quarter, a crash that left his ribs bruised, he left the game but returned after halftime. That lasted all of two minutes, with Green leaving the game again after rolling his left ankle after defending a Leonard drive. He returned after the timeout. 

    Green drew a few groans from the mostly pro-Warriors crowd in SoCal when he took and missed a 3-pointer on three of the first four Golden State possessions, but he was an overwhelming positive overall. 

    Green finished the first half with a plus-11 in the box score, after being in the negative in 9 of his last 11 games. Despite giving up at least five inches and around 50 pounds to Ivica Zubac, Green used his low center of gravity to make it difficult for the Croatian center to get good position. 

    Stopping Kawhi

    Leonard, who entered the game with arguably the hottest hand in the NBA. He won the conference player of the week honor after averaging 41.3 points per game last week, which he supplemented by maintaining his NBA-best 2.17 steals per game. 

    The Warriors initially began the game in single coverage against the two-time Finals MVP, which led to him scoring 10 first-quarter points. But when they began to send doubles his way, usually asking a guard to dig down, that left Nic Batum open for back-to-back corner 3-pointers. 

    The only consistently positive outcomes for Warrior defenders came when they forced the midrange assassin to take a few steps back. Leonard was 0 of 6 from behind the arc in the first half. Leonard took only one 3-point shot in the second half. 

    Snoop Dogg stars

    Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg made his broadcasting debut when he joined the NBA on NBC television production as a commentator. The Long Beach native has plenty of fans among the Warriors, including Kerr and Moses Moody.

    Kerr joked about Snoop’s presence around the Olympic team in 2024 and said he looked forward to his pre-production meeting with the man. Moody, who counted “Gin and Juice” as his favorite Snoop track, saw the rapper’s presence at the regular-season NBA game as a positive.

    “I really like the niche that he’s carved out for himself now in the business space,” Moody said. “I like what he adds, and it’s cool to see it on the NBA stage.”

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  • Storied Bay Area music venue to reopen under new name, ownership

    Get ready for the next chapter in the history of one of the Bay Area music scene’s most storied addresses.

    Best known for hosting Boz Scagg’s legendary Slim’s hotspot for decades, and then a more recent (and much shorter) stint as YOLO Nightclub, the venue located at 333 11th St. in San Francisco will now transform into the home of The Budda.

    The venue’s name references East Bay rapper Budda Mack, who is backing the new club.

    “San Francisco, Bay Area get ready for the opening of my night club in SF,”
    Mack posted on Instagram. “January is about to be different. A new chapter is opening with THE BUDDA night club 333 11th street San Francisco CA — a new club bringing energy, culture, and unforgettable nights to the city.

    “This isn’t just another venue, it’s a movement. Lock in, stay tuned, and prepare yourself… THE BUDDA is coming.”

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  • Acalanes’ Joel Isaac is Bay Area News Group’s prep football coach of year

    Joel Isaac navigated Acalanes through off-season tragedy, led Dons to undefeated regular season and berth in NCS’s top playoff division.


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  • ‘The best place to hear live music in San Francisco’ is closing down

    The Bottom of the Hill — once dubbed as “the best place to hear live music in San Francisco” by Rolling Stone magazine — is set to close its doors at the end of 2026.

    The popular music venue, which booked early-career gigs by Green Day, Oasis, Alanis Morissette, The Strokes and other acts that would go on to headline major arenas and festivals, will host its last gig on New Year’s Eve, according to a post made on the Bottom of the Hill’s Facebook page.

    “We make this announcement with great difficulty,” the post reads. “This legendary business will have lived to the ripe old age of 35, a long stretch in San Francisco for an independent rock ‘n’ roll venue of our size. It has been a wonderful trip, and we are full of stories and memories. We have hosted tens of thousands of musical artists and have been a community partner as well, holding numerous benefits, school recitals, weddings, birthdays, and memorials. Let’s have one more solid year of memories together and bid a fond farewell to a legendary venue.”

    The closing will mark the end of one of the Bay Area’s marquee independent music venues — one of the very few that aren’t booked by a major concert promoter. Yet, thankfully, the club owners are giving people plenty of advance notice so that music fans from all around the Bay Area will have12 months to visit and bid farewell to the club, which has also hosted such great bands as the Throwing Muses, the Donnas, Queens of the Stone Age, Neutral Milk Hotel, the White Stripes and the Dandy Warhols since originally opening its doors at the corner of 17th and Missouri streets in the Potrero Hill district in 1991.

    “We will curate one more year of great shows, enticing bands that make up our history to come back for one final play on our stage,” the Facebook post reads. “Let’s celebrate, for one more spin, how far we came, how many bands we hosted, how many amazing people we worked with.

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  • Northern California, Bay Area leaders react to strikes on Venezuela, Maduro’s capture

    Leaders across Northern California and the Bay Area are reacting after President Trump’s announcement that the United States carried out strikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.

    Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, arrived Saturday evening at Stewart Air National Guard Base, located just north of New York City, to face federal drug trafficking and weapons charges after the U.S. carried out an operation in Venezuela that targeted military facilities in the country. 

    Saturday’s operations come after the U.S. carried out boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and seized two oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela. 

    Mr. Trump said the U.S. would “run the country” of Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition.” 

    Maduro is expected to be arraigned next week in New York, according to CBS News. 

    Northern California leaders react

    Gov. Gavin Newsom provided a statement to CBS Sacramento on Sunday.

    “Maduro is a thug and a criminal,” Newsom said. “But Donald Trump proposing to ‘run’ Venezuela without a coherent long-term plan beyond an oil grab is dangerous for America. The path forward must be democracy, human rights, and stability.”

    Democratic Congresswoman Doris Matsui said “military conflict should be a last resort” and that “acting without congressional authorization is illegal, reckless. and risks entangling the United States in a broader conflict that doesn’t make America or the world safer.” 

    “Sending U.S. forces into another country without congressional authorization or notification to remove its government constitutes an unauthorized act of war by the President. This action demands accountability,” Matsui said in a statement. “Military conflict should be a last resort, not an impulsive tool of foreign policy. Acting without congressional authorization is illegal, reckless, and risks entangling the United States in a broader conflict that doesn’t make America or the world safer. After repeatedly denying any intent to pursue regime change through military action, the Trump administration has now done exactly that-without approval and without a plan.”

    Democratic Congressman John Garamendi also said Mr. Trump “illegally attacked Venezuela’s capital and seized Nicolás Maduro.”

    “The removal of Maduro through an unconstitutional military action raises two serious concerns,” Garamendi said. “First, it represents a unilateral and unconstitutional act by President Trump, who has repeatedly ignored the Constitution. Second, it raises a fundamental question: what is the plan to establish a secure, democratic government in Venezuela? Trump is now talking about governing Venezuela. How can this be done without American boots on the ground and without bloodshed?”

    Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley thanked the service members who carried out the operation and said the U.S. and Venezuela are “immeasurably better off.” 

    “The United States, Venezuela, and the entire Western Hemisphere and international order are immeasurably better off with Nicolás Maduro removed from power,” Kiley said. “Today marks the end of Maduro’s illegitimate rule and narco terrorist reign, and the beginning of a legal process for bringing him to justice. It is also a chance at a new beginning for the people of Venezuela – one where dictatorship, socialism, and poverty are replaced by democracy, freedom, and prosperity. The role of the United States in helping usher in that future must integrally involve Congress moving forward. Thank you to our incredible service members who carried out this operation with unmatched skill and courage.”

    Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa called the operation an “amazing display of American military power and precision.”

    “Today’s actions send a clear message to the world and those who seek to challenge America, that we aren’t going to make the mistakes of the past,” LaMalfa said. “We are putting the best and most lethal in charge- not those who would call our adversaries to ‘give them a heads up’. I look forward to further briefings on the raid and what the President’s plans are for the next steps for securing the western hemisphere from further crimes against freedom loving people.”

    Bay Area leaders react

    Bay Area leaders such as Democratic Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and state Democratic Senator Scott Wiener spoke out against the U.S.’ actions in Venezuela.

    Simon slammed the move as “unconstitutional” and criticized what she says are the motives behind the U.S. action.

    “This is illegal under the Constitution,” Simon said. “The administration claims this is about drugs. On December 17, the President said on camera that he wants Venezuela’s oil back. His words: ‘They took our oil rights. We want it back.’ This is a war being sold to the American people under false pretenses.”

    She also criticized the Trump administration’s domestic policy amid the foreign intervention.

    “This administration tells Americans there is no money for housing. No money for health care. No money to feed hungry children. But there is always money for war. Congress must reassert its Constitutional power to declare war and reign in this Administration. We must use every tool to hold this President accountable and to defend the principle that in the U.S., we do not let one man choose war,” Simon said.

    In his statement, Weiner also condemned the move and said it was grounds for impeachment.

    “Trump has no legal authority to invade Venezuela, given the lack of authorization by Congress. This lawless act is yet another impeachable offense by this thug President,” Wiener said.

    Like Simon, Wiener criticized what he believes are Mr. Trump’s motives for the capture of Maduro.

    “Trump cares nothing for the human or economic cost of conquering another country – he cares only about enriching his billionaire donors. Trump is making clear yet again that, under this regime, there are no rules, there are no laws, there are no norms – there is only whatever Trump thinks is best for himself and his cronies at a given moment in time,” Wiener said.

    Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also criticized the Trump administration. 

    “Venezuela is ruled by an illegitimate regime, but the Administration has not made the case that an urgent threat to America’s national security existed to justify the use of U.S. military force,” Pelosi said in a statement on X. “President Trump has made no secret of his intentions to effectively abolish the Congress, and that pattern continues today with his flagrant disregard for the Article One war powers of Congress which is essential to our constitutional system of checks and balances.”

    Democratic Congressman Mike Thompson called Mr. Trump’s operation “illegal military actions.”

    “President Trump has launched what legal experts say is an illegal military action against Venezuela,” Thompson said. “Decisions regarding military force when there is no immediate danger to the United States must involve Congress. That’s why I voted in support of the NDAA, which reins in the president’s ability to make unilateral military decisions. Congress must be convened immediately to hear the legal justification for this attack, its objectives, a detailed timeline for military action, the costs to U.S. taxpayers, and a plan to prevent further chaos in the region.” 

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  • Venezuelans in San Francisco hopeful for their country after U.S. military operation

    Venezuelan natives came together at Arepas Latin Cuisine in San Francisco Saturday afternoon. 

    Just hours after President Trump launched a large-scale military operation in Venezuela, with air strikes and capturing President Nicolas Maduro, Alexis Gomez was back at work at Arepas Latin Cuisine.

    “News like this, it shakes you,” said Gomez. 

    Gomez was born and raised in Venezuela. He only moved to the U.S. in 2019 to pursue his career as a painter. It was something he couldn’t imagine doing in Venezuela at that time.

    “What is going to be my future if I stay in a country like this?” Gomez questioned before moving. “The situation was very difficult.”

    He says in recent years, especially under Hugo Chavez and Maduro, he felt his home country was increasingly losing democratic freedoms. 

    On Saturday morning, when he woke up to the news that the U.S. had intervened and Maduro had been captured, he almost didn’t believe it and his feelings about it are complex. 

    “All of us, we were waiting so much for this moment that something actually important happened,” said Gomez. “Starting the year with all of this is kind of difficult for us, but at the same time it’s a joy for all of us that we are pursuing that democracy and freedom for our country.”

    Johanna Rodriguez stopped by the restaurant in a Venezuelan hat and jersey. She’s originally from the country and says she came out to celebrate the news with her people.

    “Venezuela is going to be a free country,” Rodriguez exclaimed. “We can have our people and our families that are living there, they can have a better life.”

    She hasn’t visited in years because she doesn’t feel comfortable or safe there, but she’s hopeful this is the first step in change.

    “I’m feeling so happy,” said Rodriguez. “We were waiting for this time, this day, for a long, long time and I’m just happy. I have too many feelings right now because the people in Venezuela, what is going to be next? But so happy.”

    Gomez is also asking what’s next. He believes this is just the beginning, and things may get more difficult before they get better.

    He has faith his community can weather the storm and elect new leadership.

    “We are resilient and we like to do good things, and I believe as a life philosophy of humankind that we do good things together,” said Gomez. 

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  • Storm triggers power outage for thousands in San Francisco neighborhoods

    Friday night was another soggy evening in San Francisco, and for thousands of neighbors, that meant another power outage.

    “No, it’s not our first time,” Jamal Dangi, who works at Richmond Market, told CBS News Bay Area. 

    The market lies along Balboa Street, and Dangi said this is their third power outage in the last few weeks. 

    “Just got blacked out and from nowhere, and I was surprised like what to do,” he said. 

    He bought a flashlight after he and other small businesses experienced a three-day-long outage on December 20. 

    “When there is a power outage, no camera is working, and something could be happening, you know? Nobody knows. So, it’s just about safety,” Dangi said. 

    Zachary Makowsky, who lives a few blocks away, was happy to be able to buy some beverages for his family amidst the outage. 

    “When will the outages stop? Not this outage, but the outages in general?” he said. 

    He added that he hopes the city can find alternative solutions to PG&E. 

    “I generally don’t like monopolies and would love to have another option because they don’t seem to care that much. I know that they’ve got bigger problems across the state of California, with wildfires and whatnot. And I know they’re not doing great financially, but the local businesses are suffering a lot more than we are. We can just light some candles and get on with our day,” he said. 

    The power in the SF-Seacliff and Richmond District area came back on shortly before 5:15 pm. About 3,400 customers were without power for about 90 minutes, according to PG&E. 

    Officials said the outage was related to maintenance work being performed in the area, and confirmed that the circuit has returned to normal operations. 

    Just a block down, Michael de Lucca, the owner of DD Cycles, was not affected by Friday’s outage. 

    But last month, he wasn’t so lucky, as he was part of the 130,000 San Francisco customers without power for multiple days. 

    “Just before Christmas, so that kind of tanked business and everything,” he told CBS News Bay Area. 

    He said the outage caused a ripple effect for multiple nearby businesses and restaurants. 

    “Some people tried to eat by candlelight and that’s kind of hard,” De Lucca said. 

    He added that he and his staff were experiencing payment problems, amongst other issues, due to the outage. 

    “The credit card machine goes down. That’s the biggie, in the old days, it wouldn’t have been too bad because people paid with check and cash. 99.9% people no longer pay with check or cash,” he said. 

    While Friday’s brief blackout was restored much quicker than before, Dangi and thousands of San Franciscans are hoping they just won’t be left in the dark again any time soon. 

    “No, no, no, I don’t want to deal with that again,” Dangi said. 

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  • Warriors instant analysis: With Curry, stars out, Thunder roll

    SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors coach Steve Kerr tried just about everything. Pat Spencer-centric high screen and rolls. Post ups with Quinten Post. A pressing defensive scheme that looked to feature Will Richard. 

    But in front of a national television audience that expected to see the Warriors’ aging cast of legends face the defending champion Thunder at Chase Center on Friday, the viewing public saw a skeleton crew Golden State squad — for all of their creativity — fall 131-94. 

    Brandin Podziemski scored 12 points and had four assists, while Richard and Al Horford each scored 13. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander paced the Thunder with 30 points in just 28 minutes, while Chet Holmgren put up 15 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks as the Thunder improved to 3-0 against the Warriors and 30-5 on the season.

    “Yeah I mean it was a tough night,” Kerr said. “Obviously we’re short-handed but I don’t think that is an excuse for the way we played.”

    Coming off two consecutive road wins, the Warriors’ thee Hall of Famers – Steph Curry (ankle), Jimmy Butler (illness), Draymond Green (rest) – were ruled out before tipoff. 

    On top of that, combo guard De’Anthony Melton had the night off as the team remained cautious with his workload as the guard worked his way back from a torn ACL. 

    And Jonathan Kuminga, who has been benched for weeks as his trade date of Jan. 15 approaches but was in line to receive big minutes, was scratched with a lower back injury. 

    Thus, the Warriors resorted to a ragtag starting five of Podziemski, Will Richard, Moody, Gui Santos and Quinten Post. 

    Spurred by some inspired defense, the Warriors were able to hang around and even cut the Thunder lead to just 38-36 when Richard canned a 3-pointer with 7:19 left in the second quarter. 

    “There’s definitely look at some stuff you can learn from, but you got to have a short memory when it comes to games like this,” Richard said.

    The Thunder responded with a 19-0 run to take command of the game, and the visitors cruised from there, leading by as many as 41 in the fourth quarter that was played exclusively between deep reserves. The Thunder, though no longer on pace to win a record-breaking 74 games in the regular season, have now won four in a row. 

    The Warriors (18-17) will take on the Jazz on Saturday.

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  • Victoria Jones, daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, found dead in San Francisco hotel, officials confirm


    A woman who was found dead in San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel on New Year’s Day has been identified as Victoria Jones, daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones, officials said.

    Around 3:15 a.m. Thursday, police were called to the hotel on Mason Street on reports of a person who was deceased. At the scene, officers met with medics who declared an adult woman dead at the scene.

    The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to CBS News Bay Area Friday that the woman has been identified as the 34-year-old and that her legal next of kin have been notified.

    Tommy Lee Jones and Victoria Jones attend the red carpet of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival at Roppongi Hills on October 25, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.

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    Authorities did not release additional information about her death. CBS News Bay Area has reached out to Jones’ representatives for comment.

    Victoria was the daughter of Jones and his second wife, Kimberlea Cloughley. She had made several appearances in films as a child, including a role in “Men In Black II”, which also starred her father.

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  • Rain doesn’t dampen New Year’s block party in downtown San Francisco

    San Francisco welcomed the New Year with a block party, and the rain didn’t keep too many people away.

    The 2nd Street from Market to Howard was packed with people celebrating the start of 2026.

    It was a slow and soggy start to Downtown First Thursdays on New Year’s Day, but as the music started filling the streets, more people arrived to enjoy the party.

    “I mean, I will support our friends rain or shine,” said Joni from San Francisco. “I actually think there are a lot more people here than I thought there would be here, given the rain.”

    Joni and her friends got all decked out to start 2026 in style. They weren’t about to let a little rain keep them home.

    “I feel like San Francisco people are down to have a good time and not going to be kept down by rain usually,” said Melanie from San Francisco. “So, it’s mostly just a question of people pacing all the fun they’ve been having.”

    For Joni, though, this year’s event may pale in comparison to last year.

    “He got down on a knee to a Taylor Swift song,” she said. “The one where it like got down on a knee. (Love Story) Everyone was there. Everybody was in hot chocolate-themed outfits, and he got down on a knee and proposed. It was the best day of my life.”

    Organizers say for this New Year’s Day block party, they focused on bringing live music to the event. There was also a wishing forest for people to leave their wishes. For many, it’s to make 2026 better than last year.

    “I think for a lot of people 2025 was kind of a rough year, but it’s also a year where I feel like the city was gaining momentum at the same time,” said Maro Guevara with Into the Streets.

    Joni says she’s noticed the changes in San Francisco. For 2026, her goal is to get to know the city she calls home.

    “I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions, but I would love to see and explore more of San Francisco,” she said. “I’ve been here for 8 or 9 years, and there’s so much to see. I think being down here made me realize all these vendors. There’s so much more in the city I don’t know about.”

    Organizers say over the last 21 consecutive Downtown First Thursdays, the event has brought roughly 300,000 people to the area and generated $28 million for local businesses and vendors.

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  • Rain puts a damper on New Year’s Eve crowds at the Embarcadero in San Francisco

    The Embarcadero isn’t seeing the crowds that it’s used to early Wednesday night.

    The rain seems to have swayed some people to switch up their plans for New Year’s Eve, but lots of other people remained positive, hoping the rain won’t signal a soggy start to the New Year.

    Crews put up barricades along the Embarcadero for the guests that were expected to arrive for the fireworks show. While the streets were pretty empty, nothing was going to stop one pair from partying the night away.

    “We’re living it up,” said Kim Alcaro & Mai Tai. “It’s New Year’s Eve. It’s my birthday, and we’re just hanging out. We’re going to bar hop around neighborhoods. We’re just winging it.”

    It’s not just the streets that were empty. Some of the businesses were also light on customers. At High Dive Bar, they had a few empty tables earlier in the night.

    “We’re definitely expecting it to be busier later,” employee Megan Casella said. “It’s been a little bit of a more quiet start, but I think that people are just starting to get out for the night. We started to see a few groups come out. Everyone is in their sequins, their new year stuff. It’s starting to pick up, definitely.”

    New Year’s Eve is one of the nights throughout the year some businesses along the Embarcadero bank on having lively crowds. Employees at High Dive are staying positive that more people will come in as it gets closer to midnight.

    “It’s definitely something we look forward to,” said Casella. “We’re prepared for it to be super busy. If it’s not, that’s OK.”

    Michael Palma was out for an early nightcap, but he said, rain or shine, there’s no way he’s sticking around for the fireworks.

    “Two years ago, we were down here celebrating fireworks, but couldn’t get a ride out of here, so we’re going to go home,” Palma said.

    For Kim and Mai, the night is still young, and they plan on welcoming 2026 with hopefully thousands of others tonight.

    “The rain never stopped me, and it’s not going to stop me now,” they said. “We’re just going to keep going. We’re just going to keep going.”

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  • Wind-battered Lick Observatory rushes to shield historic telescope after dome damage

    Winds exceeding 110 mph that tore across the top of Mount Hamilton early Christmas morning blasted a massive steel protective door off the iconic white dome at Lick Observatory.

    Now, with back-to-back rainstorms bearing down on the Bay Area, officials this week are racing to seal the gaping hole and protect the historic Great Lick Refractor telescope beneath it.

    “I’ve never seen or even heard of damage like this to a dome,” said Lick Observatory site superintendent Jamey Eriksen.

    The Christmas Day storm that brought winds of 110 mph to the top of Mt Hamilton where the James Lick Observatory sits brought down the 60-foot crescent steel door that once covered half the dome’s vertical opening. The door landed onto an adjoining building where it broke windows and splintered attic beams. (Photo by Jamey Eriksen/UCSC Lick Observatory) 

    The damage threatens one of the Bay Area’s most significant scientific landmarks — a telescope that helped shape modern astronomy and still draws thousands of visitors each year to the mountaintop east of San Jose.

    From the Bay Area below, the dome sheltering the Great Refractor still appears intact. Up close, the damage is stark: a multi-ton, 60-foot crescent of steel that once covered half the dome’s vertical opening is gone. It was one of two giant doors that slid open to reveal the night sky, then closed again to protect the telescope from the elements. Now it lies on the pavement beside the dome.

    Inside, an all-hands scramble by a skeleton holiday-season crew helped avert worse damage. Beneath the dome, the 57-foot-long Great Refractor telescope is wrapped in black plastic tarps from eyepiece to lens assembly. Above it, the fallen door has left a gap in the steel dome roughly 4 feet wide and 10 feet tall, with a larger opening below it covered only by a fabric windscreen.

    The Christmas Day storm that brought winds of 110 mph to the top of Mt Hamilton where the James Lick Observatory sits brought down the 60-foot crescent steel door that once covered half the dome's vertical opening. The door landed onto an adjoining building where it broke windows and splintered attic beams. (Photo by Jamey Eriksen/UCSC Lick Observatory)
    The Christmas Day storm that brought winds of 110 mph to the top of Mt Hamilton where the James Lick Observatory sits brought down the 60-foot crescent steel door that once covered half the dome’s vertical opening. The door landed onto an adjoining building where it broke windows and splintered attic beams. (Photo by Jamey Eriksen/UCSC Lick Observatory) 

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  • Why Steph Curry is primed for New Year’s eve explosion against hometown Hornets

    CHARLOTTE – It is a scene witnessed in almost every NBA city the Warriors visit: fans arriving hours before tipoff and congregating in the lower bowl to gawk at Steph Curry’s legendary shooting routine before begging him for a signature or picture. 

    Curry almost always obliges, but it may be difficult for him to accommodate all requests at the final stop of the Warriors’ last road trip of 2025, an early game that will tip off at 10 A.M PST. 

    The Warriors will visit Curry’s hometown of Charlotte, also located a half-hour away from Davidson College. 

    On the day before New Year, Curry’s admirers will likely outnumber supporters of the lowly Hornets by a considerable margin. Including, for at least one game, in the Hornets broadcast booth, where father Dell Curry will provide television commentary. 

    It is one of the few road games the superstar considers a special occasion.

    “I know when I go to Charlotte and see my family, and I know when I go to Toronto … so I circle those dates at the end of December,” Curry said this summer at his yearly golf tournament.

    Adding to the New Year’s Eve festivities is that his younger brother, Seth – though inactive while dealing with sciatica – will now make the trip with the Warriors. 

    But while this homecoming usually results in a Warriors victory (8-4 record in Charlotte), signature Curry flurries are usually replaced with excellent but unspectacular outings. 

    Curry averages 27.3 points per game in 12 games in North Carolina’s largest city, a number that would be the envy of the vast majority of his NBA peers. But he has also not had a 40-point game in Spectrum Center since dropping exactly that amount during his MVP season in 2015-16.

    But after almost a decade since that night, when he hit eight 3-pointers in a 116-99 victory, Curry is primed to have a huge game against the Hornets. 

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  • Loud generators has some San Francisco residents demanding answers from PG&E

    In the Richmond District, people have been dealing with blackouts and now noisy generators.

    The constant humming sound started to push some residents to the edge.

    “I just keep hearing it, every night since it came up, I’m just hearing this constant buzz,” said Jakub Mosur. “Anywhere I go in the house, I can hear it. It’s non-stop.”

    Mosur lives around the corner, but he can still hear the noise from the large trailer-sized generator that PG&E says temporarily provided power to customers this week. He admits it’s starting to impact his life.

    “It kind of wears you out after a while, and I’m having trouble concentrating and just doing usual tasks,” Mosur explained. “Just not in the best place at the moment.”

    This is just after a massive power outage left Mosur without electricity for nearly two days last week, requiring him to throw away food he bought for the holidays.

    He says it’s even worse for some other people who live closer to the large generators.

    “I’ve talked to some of my neighbors over here and they say they can feel the vibrations through the ground as well,” Mosur said, explaining how the sound travels.

    Annette Carnegie lives right across the street from the generators, which are next to PG&E substation K.

    “We’ve never had problems with the substation,” Carnegie explained. “In fact, it’s been great to live near the substation because when there’s been outages in other parts of the city, we’re usually very good. So I have no understanding of the connection.”

    Carnegie says after all this is done, she hopes for answers from PG&E.

    “PG&E does have a lot of explaining to do about why this happened, why it took so long to communicate and how they can make things so this never happens again,” Carnegie said.

    Mosur agrees, saying he is disappointed by the lack of communication; he feels that they were left in the dark both literally and metaphorically.

    He wants someone take responsibility.

    “If this was a public energy company, we could have our politicians say, ‘Hey, you’re not doing your job, we can impeach you or remove you from office,’ but here I don’t feel like anybody has any responsibility,” said Mosur. “I don’t think anybody is going to get fired for this. It’s very unfortunate.”

    PG&E said it would begin switching customers back to the grid Sunday night and anticipated an outage to last about an hour. 

    “Please note: This is not the final step to fully restore the circuits to normal,” PG&E said in a message to customers. “More outages or generator use may be needed in the future. We’ll share updates as soon as we have more information.”

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  • Warriors instant analysis: Curry’s big game squandered in loss to Toronto

    Despite possessing multiple double-digit leads in the second half, the Warriors found themselves in a familiar spot: stuck in a close game, with turnovers to blame in Toronto on Sunday afternoon.

    Immanuel Quickley’s 3-pointer for the Raptors with under a minute tied the game at 120. Brandin Podziemski gave the Warriors another lead by grabbing an offensive rebound off a rare Steph Curry miss and putting it in with 32.8 remaining. Scottie Barnes answered by putting back a Brandon Ingram miss to tie it at 122.

    Overtime ensued after Curry turned the ball over and the Raptors missed a buzzer-beater.

    The Raptors scored the first 10 points over overtime to doom Golden State to an 141-127 loss, snapping the Warriors’ three-game winning streak.

    “They turned up the pressure, and we didn’t handle it well and they scored 35 points off our turnovers,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters in Toronto. “That was the game. It sucks. We’re on a little bit of a run, have a chance at some momentum and control the whole game, and we let it slip.”

    Curry led the team with 39 points and made 13 of 30 shots, making the Raptors pay for top-locking him on defense and allowing Curry to cut to the basket for layups and foul shots until late, when he went cold. The Warriors fell to 2-6 when Curry scores at least 35.

    Meanwhile, Jimmy Butler scored 19 and Draymond Green put in 21 while making a season-high four 3-pointers. Quickley led the Raptors with 27 points and Ingram put in 26 as seven different Raptors scored in double-figures. Barnes scored 23, grabbed 25 rebounds and had 10 assists.

    “The times we did get stops, we just didn’t come up with the rebound,” Podziemski said.

    After mixing and matching and shuffling for the first two-and-a-half months of the season, Kerr settled upon a first five of Curry, Moses Moody, Butler, Green and Quinten Post for the fifth consecutive game, and that continuity paid off early.

    The Warriors embarked on an 11-0 run in the second quarter to take a 54-50 lead midway through the period. The Raptors, led by Ingram, fought back to lead 65-64 at halftime. The Warriors led by as many as 13 in the third thanks to, oddly enough, a flurry of 3-pointers by Green and strong inside work by Curry.

    But the Raptors forced four consecutive turnovers to cut the deficit to just 100-96 going into the fourth quarter. The Warriors bounced back to start the fourth, being aided by Buddy Hield and Moody’s 3-pointers that helped push the lead back to a dozen before a flurry of turnovers helped the Raptors stick around. 

    From there, the Warriors felt the impact of 21 their turnovers — 15 in the second half and overtime while they had trouble with the Raptors’ double-teams all game — and an additional three Raptors offensive rebounds in the first two minutes of overtime to send the Warriors (16-16) back to .500.

    Golden State will play in Brooklyn on Monday (4:30 p.m., NBC Sports Bay Area). 

    “We’ve got to learn from this, and see what we did wrong in this game,” Will Richard said.

    Defensive effort for naught

    Payton cannot soar with the same abandon he once did, but the 32-year-old still has some life in his legs when playing limited minutes. Now strictly relegated to being an energetic defensive specialist, Payton made the most of his spot minutes. 

    He blocked two different Raptors dunks in the first half, on the heels of a spectacular two-handed smother of Cooper Flagg on Christmas. With De’Anthony Melton out of the lineup, his activity against an athletic Toronto squad was much-needed. 

    The Raptors, similar to the super-sized Blazers, are replete with rangy wings who love to attack the paint. RJ Barrett returned to action after missing a month with a knee injury as Toronto scored 70 points in the paint. 

    In the third quarter, the Warriors broke out a 2-3 zone, clogging the paint and attempting to close off driving lanes. The Warriors entered the game ranked third in defensive rating (112.2), and they were bolstered by Al Horford’s presence. For the second consecutive game after returning from sciatica, the center played well. He scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds while playing active defense in 17 minutes. 

    But because of an avalanche of turnovers, the Raptors were able to score 35 off their takeaways, nullifying any halfcourt effort the Warriors showed.

    Melton out, Hield in … sort of

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  • Multi-million-dollar donation saves San Francisco’s Oasis nightclub

    Meesha Jones thought she’d serve her last drink on New Year’s Eve.

    “I’ve had, you know, multiple small breakdowns over the past,” Jones said.

    Oasis nightclub, where she’s worked the past 10 years, announced plans to close six months ago.

    New Year’s Eve was slated for the final performance.

    A last-minute, multi-million-dollar donation turned the final curtain call into an encore performance.

    “It means everything. It means everything,” Jones said. “Like this place has been through so much and provided so much.”

    The club first opened in 2014 as a small drag and cabaret that quickly captured the hearts of San Franciscans. But the club struggled, especially after COVID dealt a rough financial blow.

    No one was more devastated than owner and performer, D’Arcy Drollinger.

    “Sometimes things shine so brightly, but that’s also what makes them unsustainable,” Drollinger said.

    Drollinger had almost given up when they came across Sky Stevens, a fan of the club.

    A quick meeting over lunch changed everything, giving Drollinger the donation of a lifetime.

    “It gives us a little runway time so we can hire a development team to raise money for the nonprofit, so we can be sustainable over time, and that we can underwrite all the programs, and we don’t get in a situation where we were before,” Drollinger said.

    The club will remain a cultural beacon for San Francisco’s LGBTQ community, but now Drollinger hopes to elevate it, turning drag into a widely respected art form, one that loyal patrons, like RJ Singleton, can enjoy — though he never doubted the club would return.

    “It’ll be a place for people that are newly out of the closet, that are trying to find community,” Singleton said. “They’ll have another year and another year and another year to be able to come to a place to find their community and discover themselves.”

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  • The Bay Area’s week of stormy weather is nearly over. Here’s when the skies should fully clear

    The end to a wild week of whipsawing weather across Northern California is at hand.

    Sunny skies, calmer winds and cooler temperatures are forecast to return to the Bay Area on Saturday and linger into early next week, offering a respite from a weeklong parade of storms that felled trees, flooded roadways and caused power outages affecting thousands of people.

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  • 49ers’ George Kittle misses practice again as status for Bears game Sunday remains uncertain

    George Kittle’s injured ankle forced him to miss practice again on Thursday, leaving the 49ers’ Pro Bowl tight end’s status for Sunday night’s game against the Chicago Bears in question.

    Coach Kyle Shanahan said on Wednesday that Kittle still has “a chance” to face the Bears as long as he was able to heal quick enough from his injury during Monday night’s win over Indianapolis.

    San Francisco (11-4) has clinched a playoff spot and can earn the top seed in the NFC by beating the Bears (11-4) and Seattle (12-3) in the final two games of the season.

    But losing Kittle would be a big blow to a San Francisco offense that has been operating at a high level during a five-game winning streak. The Niners have gone back-to-back games without having to punt for the first time in franchise history.
    Kittle is a key part of both the run and pass game for the 49ers. The Niners’ running game has improved since Kittle returned after missing five games early this season with a hamstring injury.

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