San Francisco, CA
Street closures in San Francisco to affect Muni routes during NBA All-Star Weekend events
SAN FRANCISCO — There are several road closures and rerouted bus lines planned in San Francisco ahead of NBA All-Star Weekend.
The events will be hosted at Chase Center, Moscone Center and Pier 48 in San Francisco and Oakland Arena in Oakland from Feb. 14 to Feb. 16. For those planning on visiting either city, public transportation options like BART and Caltrain are available, but certain Muni connections from their train stations to the arena in San Francisco may be impacted by the street closures.
“Our city is expecting a record number of visitors, spectators and participants attending these events,” San Francisco Police Department spokesman Evan Sernoffsky said in an email. “This is an exciting time for the City of San Francisco, which is ready to shine in the national spotlight.”
According to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority, the street closures will be in place from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. over the event-filled weekend. The main routes affected are the S Shuttle, T Third Street, 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express, 22 Fillmore, and 78X 16th Street Arena Express.
Several streets around Moscone Center will be closed from 6 a.m. Feb. 14 to 9 p.m. Feb. 16. Howard Street between Third and Fourth streets will be fully closed. The westernmost lane of Third Street between Howard and Folsom, the easternmost lane of Fourth Street between Howard and Folsom, and the northernmost travel and parking lane of Folsom between Third and Fourth streets will be closed. Between 6 a.m. on Friday and noon on Sunday, Minna Street between new Montgomery and Third streets will be closed.
Around Chase Center, several streets were closed in the weeks leading up to All-Star Weekend, all of which remain closed until Feb. 17. The closures include16th Street between Third Street and Terry A. Francois Boulevard and Warriors Way between Third Street and Bridgeview Way.
From 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 through Sunday, Feb. 14, Illinois Street between 16th and Mariposa street will be closed.
Three streets around Pier 48 will be closed from 6 a.m. on Feb. 13 until 2 a.m. on Feb. 17: Mission Rock between Third Street and Terry A. Francois Boulevard, Toni Stone Crossing between Third Street and Terry A. Francois Boulevard and Terry A. Francois Boulevard between Mission Rock and Toni Stone Crossing.
To account for the closures, Muni will be skipping some stops and providing alternate routes. Additional shuttle train service on the T Third Street Line between Chinatown-Rose Pak Station and Chase Center/Mission Bay will be running to accommodate increased ridership.
The agency will also be rerouting buses in the area, specifically the 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express, 22 Fillmore and 78X 16th Street Arena Express. These routes will be operating from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. each day between Friday and Sunday. More information about the street closures and alternate bus routes can be found at sfmta.com.
The San Francisco Police Department said that they will be fully staffed and have cancelled days off to have enough officers on hand. They will also be working with the San Francisco Fire Department and the Department of Emergency Management throughout All-Star Weekend and the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade.
“We are prepared to respond to any emergency in and around the event venues and parade route as well as the other districts throughout the city,” the department said.
SFPD also said that they do not have any information of any credible threats to San Francisco at this time.
Oakland police said there are no planned street closures around Oakland Arena next weekend.
“We anticipate there will be an uptick in traffic around the area similar to that of any event that takes place at the arena,” the police department said in an email.
California Highway Patrol also said that there aren’t any planned road closures within their jurisdiction for the events, but they acknowledged that these kinds of events “are fluid and may require unplanned closures along the way,” CHP Sgt. Andrew Barclay said.
San Francisco, CA
Man convicted in the deadly 2021 assault of a Thai grandfather in San Francisco avoids prison
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man convicted in the fatal 2021 attack of an older Thai man in San Francisco, which galvanized a movement against anti-Asian hate, will be able to avoid prison time, a judge ruled Thursday.
Antoine Watson, 25, was sentenced to eight years for manslaughter in the death of Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84. But, having already spent five years in jail awaiting trial, Watson received credit for time served, and San Francisco Superior Court Judge Linda Colfax said he could have the remaining three years suspended if he follows the rules of his probation.
Ratanapakdee’s daughter, Monthanus, expressed her family’s disappointment in a statement shared by Justice For Vicha, the foundation named for her father.
“We respect the court process. However, this is not about revenge — it is about accountability,” she said. “When consequences do not reflect the seriousness of the harm, it raises concerns about how we protect our seniors and public safety.”
Vicha Ratanapakdee was out for his usual morning walk in the quiet neighborhood he lived in with his wife, daughter and her family when Watson charged at him and knocked him to the ground. Ratanapakdee never regained consciousness and died two days later.
Watson testified on the stand that he was in a haze of confusion and anger at the time of the unprovoked attack, according to KRON-TV. He said he lashed out and didn’t know that Ratanapakdee was Asian or older.
San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju, whose office defended Watson, also said at his trial that the defendant is “fully remorseful for his mistake.”
The Office of the San Francisco Public Defender did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment on Watson’s sentencing.
Footage of the attack was captured on a neighbor’s security camera and spread across social media, prompting a surge in activism over a rise in anti-Asian crimes driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of people across several U.S. cities commemorated the anniversary of Ratanapakdee’s death in 2022, seeking justice for Asian Americans who have been harassed, assaulted and even killed in alarming numbers.
Asians in America have long been subject to prejudice and discrimination, but the attacks escalated sharply after COVID-19 first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. More than 10,000 hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders were reported to the Stop AAPI Hate coalition from March 2020 through September 2021.
While the Ratanapakdee family asserts he was attacked because of his race, hate crime charges were not filed and the argument was not raised in trial. Prosecutors have said hate crimes are difficult to prove absent statements by the suspect.
San Francisco, CA
Authors gathering in San Francisco to raise awareness and money for the National Kidney Foundation
A number of notable authors are set to take part in a special event in San Francisco this Sunday, celebrating a shared love of reading while shining a light on an often overlooked health issue. The National Kidney Foundation Authors Luncheon brings together writers and community members to support kidney health awareness and raise funds for critical programs.
Aaron Judge went hitless on opening day for the first time and struck out four times for the first time since September 2024, but the New York Yankees still produced plenty of offense and beat San Francisco 7-0 Wednesday night in the debut of Giants manager Tony Vitello as the major league season began.
José Caballero drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in a five-run second and also lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball’s so-called robot umpire, unsuccessfully appealing a strike by Logan Webb in the fourth.
Max Fried (1-0) allowed two hits in 6 1/3 innings to became just the fifth Yankees pitcher since 1969 with at least 6 1/3 shutout innings on opening day, joining Catfish Hunter (1977), Ron Guidry (1980), Rick Rhoden (1988) and David Cone (1996). New York won an opener with a shutout on the road for the first time since 1967.
Webb (0-1) started the fourth inning with a 90.7 mph sinker on the upper, inner corner that was called a strike by Bill Miller, a major league umpire since 1997. Caballero tapped his helmet, and the 12 Hawk-Eye cameras of the Automated Ball-Strike System upheld Miller’s decision in a graphic shown on the Oracle Park scoreboard.
Caballero singled in the second and Ryan McMahon followed with a two-run single before Austin Wells’ single prompted a mound visit for Webb. Trent Grisham hit a two-run triple and was checked by medical staff after a hard slide into third.
Judge was booed before the game and during each at-bat as he began his 11th big league season. The California native had been pursued by the Giants during free agency in 2022 but he ultimately chose the Yankees’ $360 million, nine-year contract offer.
Webb, a 15-game winner last season making his fifth start on opening day, was tagged for six earned runs — seven in all — and nine hits over five innings.
The 47-year-old Vitello made the big jump from coaching the University of Tennessee.
The teams resum3 the series Friday afternoon, with RHP Cam Schlittler starting for New York opposite lefty Robbie Ray.
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