Michael McLaughlin
@McLaughlinnews
Inspired by true events. Now with @sfstandard. Formerly: @ktvu, @kcbsradio, @huffpost, @nydailynews
Fun in SF is about to get more expensive. Under a plan approved last week, playing tennis, having a picnic, and even parking in Golden Gate Park will now cost you. 📝: @McLaughlinnews and @allaboutgeorge sfstandard.com/2025/07/22/sf-…
Nancy Pelosi slams plans to reopen Alcatraz, calling it “the Trump Administration’s stupidest initiative yet,” as Attorney General Pam Bondi is rumored to make a Thursday announcement in SF. 📝: @RyFons, @McLaughlinnews, and @allaboutgeorge sfstandard.com/2025/07/17/pel…
It was a great morning to be a commuter, as a systemwide glitch forced Muni, BART, and other transit agencies to let passengers ride for free. 📝: @allaboutgeorge and @McLaughlinnews sfstandard.com/2025/07/01/cli…
The son of a San Francisco coffee dynasty chased a Tesla security guard through a parking lot, rammed into a car, and lead Fremont police on a wild chase in the wee hours of Thursday morning. 📝: @allaboutgeorge, @tomoki_chien, @leahygarrett, @McLaughlinnews…
More anti-ICE demonstrations are planned around the city on Monday, a day after 155 protesters were cited and released. Keep up with our live coverage. 📝: @McLaughlinnews, @low___impact, @tomoki_chien sfstandard.com/2025/06/09/san…
A woman and her children, ages 5 and 10, were not given food and had to sleep on the floor after ICE took them into custody yesterday in San Francisco, the woman's sister said today. sfstandard.com/2025/06/05/san…
Breaking: The immigrants taken into custody have been marked for immediate deportation as soon as Thursday, according to Supervisor Jackie Fielder. 📝: @allaboutgeorge, @tomoki_chien, and @McLaughlinnews sfstandard.com/2025/06/05/san…
Considering that this council member said "they shouldn't have as much stuff on me. This, I mean, because I didn't do nothing," it's hardly surprising that he faces charges.
THIS JUST IN -- Two months after San Leandro City Council Member Bryan Azevedo told me he was worried about being arrested in the Sheng Thao corruption scandal, the Department of Justice has sent him a letter outlining the three charges he now faces: - Conspiracy to commit…
My latest on the guy at the end of the Warriors' bench you didn't know, but should. He's the 39 y/o chairman of one of the most powerful San Francisco real estate dynasties ever now on the brink: The Shorensteins. 👇 sfstandard.com/2025/05/27/bra…
Notice how they don't say the fire started by the dog was accidental?
Man accidentally lights dog on fire, dog lights Bay Area apartment building on fire trib.al/pBx7m6t
Video from the fire that shut down BART in the East Bay south of West Oakland. @KCBSAMFMTraffic has you covered for the latest service updates.
BREAKING: dramatic electrical fire on the BART tracks at the San Leandro station has shut down service on multiple lines in the East Bay. Listen to @KCBSRadio for the latest. (Thanks to Amy Brown for this footage around 4:50am)
The driver in a crash that killed a family of four in West Portal last year is now accused of trying to hide her SF property from the victims' relatives. 📝: @McLaughlinnews sfstandard.com/2025/05/15/wes…
All the afterschool, early morning and summer programs in the Oakland Unified School District could be cut by up to 80% when school starts next year. ktvu.com/news/ousd-afte…
The tech industry is rallying behind prominent OpenAI researcher Kai Chen, who was denied a green card despite living and working in the U.S. for over a decade. 📝: @allaboutgeorge and @McLaughlinnews sfstandard.com/2025/04/25/key…
Marco Diaz of Modesto was caught on camera throwing Nazi salutes from his Tesla Cybertruck in San Francisco. He has since apologized, claiming he was intoxicated and didn't mean it. 📝: @McLaughlinnews and @allaboutgeorge sfstandard.com/2025/04/24/cyb…
If I understand this correctly, the US president has launched a trade war against the world, believes he can force the EU and China to meet his terms, is determined to annex Canada and Greenland, but is powerless before the sovereign might of El Salvador. Is that it?
Bogotá and Paris? The attendance record of CA’s #insurance commissioner questioned after a series of #internationaltrips at 5-star hotels. State is unable to identify the ‘business purpose’ for the most expensive #taxpayerfunded trips. abc7ne.ws/4c4bhci