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Aysha Abraibesh leads a chant while pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators block traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge on February 14, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
August 24, 2026, 9:00 am
Protesters sentenced for blocking Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 over Gaza war
7 defendants given 30 days, with time served, as California judge says that civil disobedience should be respected, but offenders must be ‘prepared to accept the consequences’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Jan Reicher (left) and Debbie Findling, former Wexner Heritage Program fellows who are giving the amount the program spent on them and encouraging former fellows to pay similar amounts to organizations supporting victims of sexual assault and human trafficking, pose for a photograph in Findling’s home, May 14, 2026. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. The Jewish News of Northern California)
July 1, 2026, 1:21 pm
US Jewish alumni of Wexner fellowship demand reckoning over philanthropist’s Epstein ties
Graduates of an elite leadership program sponsored by the billionaire businessman are donating the equivalent of its value to charity and urging others to do the same
By Emma Goss
California State Senator Scott Wiener, right, smiles before taking photos with supporters at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, February 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
June 3, 2026, 5:40 pm
‘Lefty Jew’ who accused Israel of genocide advances in San Francisco congressional primary
Scott Wiener to face off against Connie Chan, who was endorsed by current seat holder Nancy Pelosi, after a former AOC aide backed by anti-Israel streamer Hasan Piker falls short
By Andrew Lapin
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie delivers his State of the City Address at Rossi Field in San Francisco, January 15, 2026. (AP/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
February 27, 2026, 6:02 am
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie denounces ‘Tax the Jews’ chant heard during protest
Chant appears to be shouted by woman who also calls to ‘tax Israel’; Democrat Socialists of America, which was leading ‘tax the rich’ demonstration, says she isn’t a party member
By Jackie Hajdenberg
US President Donald Trump turns to House speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., as he delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as US Vice President Mike Pence watches, February 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik File)
November 6, 2025, 6:15 pm
Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi says she won’t seek reelection next year
First elected to Congress in 1987, groundbreaking Democratic lawmaker, now 85, represented San Francisco, passed Obama’s legislative agenda, and led both of Trump’s impeachments
By Agencies
Demonstrators shut down the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge in conjunction with the APEC Summit taking place Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
December 24, 2024, 4:29 am
Bay Area plaintiffs allege reps’ votes for Israel aid caused them emotional distress
Lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court claims Reps. Thompson and Huffman’s support for legislation led to ‘uncontrollable weeping, inability to sleep, distractions from work’
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
US Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise a US flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 23, 1945. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal, File)
December 13, 2024, 10:09 pm
San Francisco names street for Joe Rosenthal, who took iconic Iwo Jima photograph
Image became centerpiece of war bonds poster that helped raise $26 billion in 1945; when complimented, Rosenthal said: ‘Sure, I took the photo. But the Marines took Iwo Jima’
By Janie Har and TERRY CHEA
The building housing San Francisco Hillel graffitied with the word "Khaybar," which refers to an ancient battle between Arabs and Jews on the Arabian peninsula, alongside communist and anarchist symbols, December 2024. (Courtesy via JTA)
December 11, 2024, 5:18 am
SF Hillel graffitied with slogan about battle that ended in Muslim slaughter of Jews
Head of local Jewish group says assailants tried to break into Jewish center at San Francisco State University after spraying ‘Khaybar’ and ‘death to Western imperialism!’ graffiti
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
A view of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. (Gary Sexton Photography via JTA)
November 15, 2024, 7:58 am
San Francisco’s Jewish museum to take ‘sabbatical’ amid financial struggles
Hit by fall in visits and donations, museum says it will lay off two-thirds of its staff and attempt a rethink and revamp
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie smiles while campaigning in San Francisco, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
November 8, 2024, 8:42 pm
Daniel Lurie, political neophyte and Levi Strauss heir, wins San Francisco mayoral race
Son of president of San Francisco’s Jewish federation will become mayor of city that has seen a groundswell of pro-Palestinian activism that left many Bay Area Jews feeling unsafe
By Andrew Lapin
Aysha Abraibesh leads a chant while pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators block traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge on February 14, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
August 14, 2024, 8:37 am
San Francisco indicts 26 anti-Israel protesters who blocked Golden Gate Bridge
US prosecutors charge protesters with series of offenses after people were stuck on bridge for hours in April, some missing key medical appointments
By AP and ToI Staff
An anti-Israel protester shouts as she is detained in a police vehicle in San Francisco, California, June 3, 2024, after being arrested in the lobby of a building housing the Israeli Consulate. (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu)
June 4, 2024, 12:46 am
70 arrested in anti-Israel protest at San Francisco building housing Israeli consulate
SFPD says officers issued several warnings before beginning to detain people; consul-general says demonstrators did not enter the consulate’s offices
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after shutting down the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in conjunction with the APEC Summit taking place, November 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP/Noah Berger)
March 15, 2024, 6:57 am
Protesters who shut San Francisco bridge over Gaza war handed community service
Group of 78 activists who snarled Bay Area traffic in November to protest Israel’s campaign against Hamas celebrate court order as victory
By AP
Pro-Palestinian protesters call for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, at San Francisco International Airport, March 13, 2024. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
March 13, 2024, 11:15 pm
Hundreds block San Francisco airport terminal calling for permanent Gaza ceasefire
Over 300 demonstrators demand US halt military aid to Israel; airport remains functional, passengers re-routed around rally
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Yoav Harlev and hundreds of others demonstrate on behalf of the Hamas-held hostages on the El Curtola highway overpass on the 100th day of the Israel-Hamas war, January 14, 2024. (Thomas Smith/Bay Area Telegraph)
March 3, 2024, 4:23 am
Bay Area Jews come together with grassroots effort to fight post-Oct. 7 anti-Israel bias
Stepping up against antisemitism on the streets and in schools, Jewish Californians and Israeli expats discover a dormant community that was waiting to be galvanized
By Natan Galula
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