Happy Pride Month! Here's a brief roundup of recent changes to Castro area businesses. In this edition, a Progress Pride Flag mural gets repainted, a flower shop moves, and a hair removal salon closes.

A police pursuit in Bayview ended in a shootout that left an SFPD officer and a passenger with life‑threatening injuries; a suspect was arrested and two guns recovered.

A fight at Aragon High reignited debate in San Mateo over restoring school resource officer coverage. City leaders say they’ll reopen talks with districts while the high‑school district declines to increase funding now.

Sunny inland highs near 72°F today, but the NWS warns sneaker waves and strong rip currents at Pacific beaches through Tuesday morning.

A new MFA analysis finds private credit funds lent nearly $560 billion to U.S. businesses since 2023, supporting jobs and drawing regulator attention.

A late-night crash tore through two popular Castro Street parklets and slammed into a restaurant wall. Surveillance footage captured what happened next, and neighbors say the driver may already be known to police.

Napa sculptor Mario Chiodo says he supports pausing the Chavez statue installation at Puertas Abiertas after national reporting raised abuse allegations.

SB 68 will require chain restaurants to disclose nine major allergens on menus by July 1, 2026; advocates celebrated at the Capitol while industry warned of costs.

A wildfire named the Gold Fire was reported in El Dorado County on May 30; containment is unknown and the cause remains under investigation.

SFFD backed new legislation to raise penalties and curb illegal fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July.

A suspect was arrested within hours of a fatal shooting on West Nevin Avenue after police used license‑plate readers to track a vehicle into Concord.

An 18-year-old was killed after a Camaro vaulted off the I‑80 Seventh Street off‑ramp into the SFPD impound lot in SoMa. Multiple people were injured and CHP is investigating.

Redfin's April analysis shows San Francisco bucked a national easing in homebuying costs — buyers now need about $444K to afford a mid-priced local home.