Sparks
The WNBA team in Portland, Ore., will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. They paid $125 million for the franchise.
Sept. 18, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Pope Francis is criticized by readers for his attack on Trump’s immigration stance and Harris’ support for abortion rights.
California
San Franciscans have rejected the city’s far-left image in recent years, pulling it toward the center. Aaron Peskin says he wants to be the next “progressive” mayor.
Sept. 17, 2024
Opinion
His music kept the Black community’s spirits lifted in an era when nearly 1 in 7 Americans had plunged into poverty, crack was appearing in major cities and the U.S. divorce rate was at its peak.
Sept. 13, 2024
Business
X, formerly known as Twitter, is closing its headquarters in San Francisco and moving some of its San Francisco employees to San José and Palo Alto. The departure is another blow to a city that has been buffeted by high-profile business departures.
World & Nation
The storm weakened to a tropical depression after slamming into Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane, sending a storm surge rushing into coastal communities.
Sept. 12, 2024
Supporters of Kamala Harris and former staffers from her days as San Francisco district attorney watched her presidential debate against Trump at parties in her hometown.
Sept. 11, 2024
France’s counterterrorism prosecutor says authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Hurricane Francine has made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 storm, with forecasts of a potentially deadly storm surge and flooding.
Music
Frankie Beverly, the lead vocalist and co-founder of the soul-funk band Maze, has died at 77, his family said Wednesday on social media.