Following the 49ers’ 55-10 win over Denver to close out 1989, which came on the heels of beating Cincinnati 20-16 the previous year, the three-peat chatter began on the sideline and moved into the raucous postgame locker room as a chant.

Jayden Willey, 8, of Fresno who plays baseball as a third basemen and catcher, gets an autograph from the San Francisco Giants’ Willy Adames during the 2025 Giants & KNBR FanFest Tour – San Jose at San Pedro Square Market in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)

A retail theft operation by San Francisco police officers from Ingleside Station resulted in six arrests on Monday, San Francisco PD said. The planned enforcement targeted a business in the 3300 block of Mission Street, a location with a high number of shoplifting incidents, a news release issued Friday noted.

Lion dances can be seen during special occasions, like weddings, birthdays and store openings, and symbolize good luck and fortune. They are also an integral part of ushering in the new year, according to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, and honoring a new Chinese Zodiac sign.

Award-winning San Francisco chef Charles Phan, a trailblazer whose modern interpretations of Vietnamese cuisine at the Slanted Door captivated the Bay Area and influenced restaurants around the United States, died Monday of cardiac arrest. He was 62.

SAN FRANCISCO — In the dazzling matchup between the two greatest players of a generation, LeBron James got the better of Steph Curry. Curry went scoreless in the second half and finished with 13 points on 4-for-17. James, playing off Anthony Davis, registered 25 points, 12 assists and five rebounds.

Tommy O’Hare, a former U.S. Olympian and most recently the general manager of ClipperVision, is San Jose’s new sports and events director.

Mr. Jarman appeared in 11 films, including “Intruder in the Dust,” “Rio Grande” and “The Great Locomotive Chase.”

Protesters are voicing their opposition to incoming President-election Donald Trump, but in smaller numbers than his first term

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — A 24-year-old unhoused ... of an arson around 10:35 p.m., the South San Francisco Police Department said in a news release. The suspect was identified and detained in ...

The Chinese New Year Parade winds its way through Chinatown in San Francisco, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Oakland Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade ...

While the White House sits more than 2,000 miles from the Golden State, the commander-in-chief’s actions stand to affect plenty of Californians. About 250,000 federal workers live in California, including tens of thousands in the Bay Area.