Bay Area/ San Francisco/ Community & Society
Published on August 21, 2019
Top SF news: FogCam to go dark after 25 years; plastic water bottle ban takes effect at SFO; morePhoto: Ian Simmonds/Unsplash

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in San Francisco, right now.

San Francisco's 'FogCam' will be switched off after 25 years

Two students at San Francisco State University created the FogCam in 1994.

Read the full story on NewsyVideos.

New Chinatown station to be named for Rose Pak, but opponents vow to keep fighting 

The debate over the power broker’s legacy has exposed deep rifts in San Francisco's Chinese community.

Read the full story on SF Examiner.

Juul spending money like a drunken sailor to overturn e-cigarette ban 

In terrible timing for the electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul, lung illnesses believed to be related to e-cigarette use have just been reported in 14 states.

Read the full story on SF Weekly.

Free speech groups sue city over raids on journalist 

Free speech advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to force the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor London Breed to hand over information on the May 10 raids on the home and office of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody.

Read the full story on San Francisco Examiner.

Plastic water bottle ban takes effect at SFO

Starting on Tuesday, retailers at San Francisco International Airport are prohibited from selling customers water in plastic bottles.

Read the full story on San Mateo Daily Journal.


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