San Francisco’s visitor spending rose to $14.2 billion in 2025 even as international dollars fell by $1 billion, according to Visit California and Dean Runyan analysis. The recovery is uneven and still driven by domestic demand.

A wildfire named the Loop Fire was reported Monday in Mono County on U.S. Forest Service land. Containment and cause remain unknown.

A FAA ground stop at SFO on April 20 created multi-hour delays as storms and reduced arrival capacity left a backlog across Bay Area flights.

Peak Energy is reportedly weighing Sacramento for a battery manufacturing line and could seek up to $10.5M in state tax credits tied to a $71M investment. The move would deepen Sacramento’s budding battery cluster.

Rideshare Drivers United sued Uber, saying deactivated drivers aren’t given a real appeals process under Prop 22 and asking courts to order reactivations and back pay.

Carlos Altamirano will open Casa Sofia in May at 701 2nd St, a Latin American–meets–California restaurant set to serve fans and neighbors near Oracle Park.

Showers and a chance of thunderstorms linger across San Francisco through Tuesday. Expect slick roads, gusty south winds and small craft advisories.

Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant — a SF Chinatown institution since 1998 with a 7.8 from The Infatuation — has been closed after an April 7 inspection found cockroaches along the ceiling conduit, a cockroach egg on the dish shelf, Raid under the counter, and what appeared to be rodent poison on the floor under the dish machine. The ware washing machine was also producing no sanitizer.

Ambrose Hicks, 39, was identified as the pedestrian killed April 16 in an East Oakland hit-and-run. Police recovered the vehicle but have not announced arrests.

The Playground Café returns May 1 to St. Stephen’s with a weekend-first menu, grab-and-go bowls and a kids’ play area. The relaunch emphasizes family-friendly outdoor dining.

Apple announced a planned leadership handoff: John Ternus will become CEO on Sept. 1, 2026, while Tim Cook moves to executive chairman and stays through the summer. The board approved the transition unanimously.

Onigilly will open at Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton later in 2026, joining a matcha tea shop and Hollister as the mall boosts its dining lineup.

Related California and McCourt Partners formed a JV to develop The Jackson, a 41‑story office and hotel at 530 Sansome that will replace Fire Station 13. The deal aims to move the entitled project toward financing and leasing.