# City Life: San Francisco

Updated Fri Nov 6, 9:00 AM Pacific. Most important first.

- [UC Berkeley student detained by ICE at SFO, university says](/stories/687e4bbde4.md): Immigration agents detained a UC Berkeley student at San Francisco International Airport, university officials said. KRON reported the 23-year-old Colombian citizen remains in federal custody. (CBS San Francisco, 2026-11-05 12:18 PT)
- [Bay Area food banks report hardship a year after federal SNAP cuts](/stories/7768b769ea.md): Local food banks say families are struggling to afford food one year after federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. (KRON4, 2026-11-02 18:47 PT)
- [Golden State Valkyries hold championship parade on the Embarcadero](/stories/9ff97321d4.md): The Golden State Valkyries celebrated their first WNBA title with an Oakland waterfront event and a parade along San Francisco's Embarcadero on Wednesday. Thousands attended, according to KQED. (NBC Bay Area, 2026-11-05 16:26 PT)
- [Harmeet Dhillon resigns as Justice Department civil rights chief](/stories/5b125d5d80.md): Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday on X that he accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco attorney who led the Civil Rights Division. (KRON4, 2026-11-05 17:00 PT)
- [Warming trend begins Thursday with hazardous beach conditions](/stories/986f35ec17.md): A warming trend is set to begin Thursday, along with hazardous beach conditions, NBC Bay Area reported. (NBC Bay Area, 2026-11-03 20:55 PT)
- [Fireworks over Embarcadero on Election Night were for private party](/stories/3ec204fedf.md): Fireworks went off over the Embarcadero on Election Night for a private party, Mayor Daniel Lurie's office said. The Port said a company rented Pier 27. (SFist, 2026-11-03 22:27 PT)
- [Herbert Blomstedt, who led SF Symphony 1985-95, dies at 99](/stories/05a3b13a12.md): Herbert Blomstedt, who headed the San Francisco Symphony from 1985 to 1995, died Wednesday at his home in Gothenburg, Sweden, his management agency said. (NBC Bay Area, 2026-11-04 23:44 PT)
- [Giants acquire Kaeden Kent from Yankees in trade](/stories/8894778812.md): Kaeden Kent, son of Jeff Kent, discussed his trade from the New York Yankees to the San Francisco Giants before an Arizona Fall League game. (The San Francisco Standard, 2026-11-05 06:00 PT)
- [Boxer Devin Haney to bring world title fight back to San Francisco](/stories/8dea951375.md) [developing]: Boxer Devin Haney is set to bring a world title fight back to San Francisco, KRON4 reported. He fought Regis Prograis at Chase Center three years ago. (KRON4, 2026-11-05 18:45 PT)
- [City Hall hosts its first Diwali celebration Wednesday night](/stories/0e73d69206.md): San Francisco City Hall hosted its first Diwali celebration on Wednesday night, according to KTVU. (KTVU FOX 2, 2026-11-05 06:24 PT)
- [Patti LaBelle to headline Glide Holiday Jam 2026 at the Warfield](/stories/5961e47d76.md): Patti LaBelle is headlining Glide's Holiday Jam 2026 at the Warfield in San Francisco, according to KTVU FOX 2. (KTVU FOX 2, 2026-11-05 09:19 PT)
- [Bawdy Storytelling series may end after 20 years](/stories/a56e1a8117.md): The live Bawdy Storytelling series could end after 20 years, SFist reported, unless enough people buy livestream tickets to Friday's sold-out show or subscribe to its Patreon. (SFist, 2026-11-05 15:07 PT)
- [Bay Area Arab Film Festival runs through Nov. 14 in SF and Oakland](/stories/a129339060.md): The Bay Area Arab Film Festival, marking 30 years, runs through Nov. 14 with screenings in San Francisco and Oakland, KQED reported. KQED described it as the largest of its kind outside the Arab world. (KQED, 2026-11-05 17:24 PT)
- [Heavy Water Collective opens Ocean Beach photo exhibit Nov. 6](/stories/3b2d181188.md): Heavy Water Collective opens an exhibition of 74 images by 25 photographers at the Harvey Milk Photo Center with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 6. It runs through Dec. 5. (Mission Local, 2026-11-05 22:02 PT)
- [San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival runs Nov. 5-8](/stories/00b137733f.md): The San Francisco Leonard Cohen Festival takes place Nov. 5-8, marking the 10th anniversary of the artist's death, Mission Local reported. (Mission Local, 2026-11-03 13:07 PT)
- [Public library exhibits work of costume designer Debra Bauer](/stories/a9ffe052fe.md): The San Francisco Public Library is showing photos, sketches, film and video clips from over five decades of costume designer Debra "Beaver" Bauer's work. (Mission Local, 2026-11-04 09:00 PT)
- [Mission Day of the Dead parade turns 45, honors four organizers](/stories/797a80cd9c.md): At the Day of the Dead parade's 45th anniversary, the Mission District mourned four of the event's key organizers, Mission Local reported. (Mission Local, 2026-11-02 22:57 PT)
- [Mission District holds 34th Festival of Altars for Day of the Dead](/stories/147958ae19.md): The Mission District celebrated its 34th Festival of Altars for Day of the Dead, with altars, marigold petals and sugar skulls, Mission Local reported. (Mission Local, 2026-11-02 21:06 PT)
- [San Francisco holds National Adoption Day celebration](/stories/b387c39d53.md): San Francisco held a celebration on National Adoption Day for the city's newest adoptive families. Parents said they were proud and excited to welcome the children home. (KTVU FOX 2, 2026-11-05 16:23 PT)