Bay Area Cook Cheats Death as UCSF Swaps Artificial Heart for the Real Thing
UCSF surgeons moved a patient from a total artificial heart to a human donor organ, giving a Bay Area cook who’d lived months on a mechanical pump a new chance with his family. The case highlights device options — and persistent donor shortages.
When Waymo's Safest Feature Becomes a Trap
A January attack on a San Francisco Waymo — six minutes of death threats while bystanders cheered and the car sat frozen — has put a spotlight on the unresolved tension at the core of robotaxi design: the same software that stops a car to protect a pedestrian can strand a passenger with nowhere to go.
Nippon Curry Was Just Named One of SF's Best Japanese Curry Spots. Inspectors Found Mice.
Less than three weeks after The Infatuation named Nippon Curry one of the best Japanese curry spots in San Francisco, health inspectors found mouse droppings in multiple areas of the Marina District restaurant — and flagged the rodent finding as a repeat violation. Here's what the inspection report shows.












