San Francisco, CA
Intimate and with a breathtaking view, this San Francisco residence makes the most of the geological features of its unique location – Global Design News
San Francisco, California, USA
Located on a hilltop parcel in the heart of San Francisco, Cole Valley Residence by Jensen Architects is designed as a composition of shifting volumes holding a series of spaces.
This way the house offers a combination of sweeping view and peaceful solitaire and becomes deeply personal, creating spaces that serve the owner’s need for privacy.
Cole Valley Residence has been awarded a 2023 Future House Award by Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum for Architecture and Design with distinction for the Best Renovation of 2023.
The heavy board-formed concrete base of the site is carved into the hill, closely following the footprint of the original house on the lot while embracing and defying its complicated nature.
As a counterpoint, the upper volumes, detailed in plaster and glass, float above and reach outward, daringly, toward the bay.
Hidden beneath a landscape of native plantings are robust earth shoring, concrete and steel foundations, and drainage systems.
A bridge connecting the living level and garden terrace fulfills a code-required second exit and acts as an unexpected feature reminiscent of the client’s childhood dreams.
The full intent of these structural feats is revealed within the main living floor.
Taking advantage of the home’s unusually wide parcel, this open floor with wrapping windows cantilevers outward, immersing the space in sweeping views.
The home’s shifting levels play off this horizontal expression, creating spacious decks and heightening the sense of privacy within the bedrooms.
This strategy also provides shading which tempers direct sun without imposing on views. High-performance glazing and insulation and a solar energy system contribute to the home’s LEED Silver rating.
Project: Cole Valley Residence
Architects: Jensen Architects
Lead Architect: Mark Jensen, FAIA
Design Team: Emily Gosack, Margarita Urquiza, and Kim Cinco
Client: Geoffrey Weber and Priscilla Hung
Photographers: Joe Fletcher
San Francisco, CA
Crash on freeway in Millbrae leaves driver dead after reportedly overturning multiple times, CHP says
A driver died Thursday evening after reportedly overturning multiple times and being ejected from the vehicle in Millbrae, authorities said.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 7 p.m. on southbound Highway 101 at Millbrae Avenue.
Officers said they received a report that a vehicle had overturned multiple times and that an occupant was possibly ejected.
At the scene, officers found a man, who was determined to be the driver of a white Toyota Camry, lying in the road with major injuries. He was taken to a hospital where he later died, officers said.
It was determined that a second vehicle was involved in the crash and no one was injured in the second vehicle.
The CHP said the driver of the Camry was not wearing a seatbelt.
Three lanes of southbound Highway 101 were closed for an extended period.
A jury in San Francisco returned to a packed courtroom Thursday morning to tell a judge that it was deadlocked on two counts in the case against seven pro-Palestinian protesters who shut down traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 to denounce U.S. aid to Israel in the Israel-Hamas war.
The jury indicated that it could likely reach a decision on one of the deadlocked counts, but the other it could not. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Teresa Caffese asked the jury to resume deliberations on one of the two deadlocked counts.
“Why don’t I send you back, and then we’ll go from there,” Caffese said.
Six of the protesters who chained themselves together on vehicles on the bridge and a protester who was designated to communicate with authorities are each facing eight to nine charges of felony conspiracy and false imprisonment.
The seven defendants sat in the courtroom with anticipation for a verdict, wearing keffiyehs around their necks. Dozens of their supporters packed the courtroom to the brim.
The jury reached unanimous decisions on the rest of the counts. It did not indicate which two counts it was deadlocked on.
Supporters of the seven protesters said that a verdict on the rest of the counts is expected to be read out sometime Thursday.
San Francisco, CA
Discovery Bay driver arrested for San Francisco fatal vehicle collision | Contra Costa Herald
Killed pedestrian, struck 3 more people
By San Francisco Police Department
On May 25, 2026, at approximately 12:13 am, San Francisco Police officers responded to the area of 16th and Mission Streets regarding a vehicle collision.
Officers were advised that a collision occurred between a vehicle and a pedestrian.
Officers arrived on scene and located a pedestrian victim being treated by paramedics for life threatening injuries. Paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital.
Despite lifesaving efforts of medical staff, the victim was later declared deceased at the hospital.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a vehicle collided with a pedestrian and struck three additional victims.
The three victims were medically assessed on scene for non-life-threatening injuries.
Through the course of the investigation, officers located the suspect vehicle and detained the occupant of the vehicle.
The Traffic Collision Investigations Unit (TCIU) responded to scene and conducted their investigation.
Through the course of the investigation, TCIU investigators developed probable cause to arrest the driver identified as 57-year-old Samuel Powell of Discovery Bay on June 30, 2026.
Powell was arrested and charged for vehicular Manslaughter 192(c)(2) PC and the driver’s responsibility to exercise due care for the safety of any pedestrian within the roadway 21955(b)(3) CVC.
Although an arrest has been made, this remains an open and active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD.
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