Shocked by In-N-Out Burger’s anti-vaccine mandate stance?
You shouldn’t be. The LGBTQ community has long been wary of the company, and with good reason. trib.al/R6yB3fT
LGBTQ consumers have had to be vigilant about where they spend their money:
"Many of us don’t like patronizing businesses that might turn around and support political parties or organizations that have worked to strip us of our rights."
Call columnist Tony Bravo quirky, but it’s a personal peculiarity of his that "I can’t enjoy food sold to me by a restaurant company that financially supports a political party whose platform asserts that my marriage is detrimental to families."
As COVID-19 continues to subside in California, a part of the world that had charted a similar course for much of the pandemic is seeing a very worrisome new surge.
The U.K. had seemed like it was recovering from a delta wave in July, with its case rates converging with California’s once more. But since the beginning of September, cases have diverged dramatically, spiking in the U.K. and diving here. sfchronicle.com/health/article…
What's causing cases to surge in the U.K., but not yet in California?
A young family and their dog found dead on a remote hiking trail in August died as a result of heat and dehydration, Mariposa County authorities reveal. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
Investigators believe the family traveled most of the Hites Cove Trail loop before succumbing on a steep switchback about 1 1/2 miles from where they parked their vehicle.
Details about how and why the injuries at the Phish concert occurred are still under investigation.
The SFPD said there is no evidence of foul play and that the death may have occurred after a man intentionally jumped from a balcony. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…
“We heard a large thump, a big bang,” said one concert attendee. “We thought someone fell from a few rows behind us. We were all looking around. Then we look and there is a body in front of us.”
“He fell on seats that were’ thank god, unoccupied. He covered at least two of them and one was broken. I’m struggling to get the image out of my head.”
Chronicle Covers: Today marks the 30-year anniversary of the start of the Oakland hills fire. The Chronicle’s front page from Oct. 21, 1991, covers the inferno that killed 25 people, burned more than 3,000 homes and caused $1.5 billion in damage.
30 years after the Oakland hills fire: The Chronicle’s front page from Oct. 22, 1991, covers the aftermath of the fire, the most devastating Bay Area blaze in generations.
Memories from the Oakland hills fire, 30 years ago: "As I walked down on my way to the field, I saw that every fan sitting in those lower seats had a dark dusting of ash on his or her shoulders, like some hellish outbreak of communicable dandruff."
Belcampo, once a darling of the sustainable meat world with locations in California and New York, is shutting down all of its restaurants. The sudden announcement follows controversy earlier this year when Belcampo admitted to mislabeling meat products.
Belcampo’s public backlash started in May, when a former employee took to Instagram to claim that the Santa Monica store was selling non-organic, corn-fed beef and chicken and turkey from other companies as Belcampo products.
In interviews with The Chronicle this summer, several former Belcampo employees described a demanding work culture that intensified as Belcampo grew rapidly.