Aidin Vaziri

San Francisco

Senior Staff Writer at San Francisco Chronicle

Archive of the San Francisco Chronicle’s music coverage 2009-2022. 🎶

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DoorDash executive among 8 victims killed in Lake Tahoe boat accident

3 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Aidin Vaziri |Jessica Flores |Anna Bauman

Authorities have identified the eight people who died in the Lake Tahoe boat accident on June 21, 2025. The victims were from California and New York. The capsizing occurred during a fast-moving storm. Brooke Hess-Homeier/Associated PressThe sudden storm on Lake Tahoe on Saturday left damage in its wake. Crews were dispatched to clean up oil from overturned boats.
‘Nothing we could do’: 6 dead, scores of boats damaged in Lake Tahoe storm

5 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Jess Lander |Aidin Vaziri |Annie Vainshtein

Emergency personnel gather at Lake Tahoe on Sunday, a day after a deadly capsize during a sudden storm. Hale Irwin/For the S.F. ChronicleLAKE TAHOE — A sudden, violent storm Saturday afternoon churned up 8-foot swells and howling winds on Lake Tahoe, capsizing a powerboat and leaving at least six people dead, two hospitalized and two still missing as of Sunday, officials said.
United flight from SFO to Rome diverted to Iceland due to mechanical issue

5 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Aidin Vaziri

A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Rome was diverted to Iceland after declaring an emergency midflight. Adam Pardee/For the S.F. ChronicleA United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Rome made an emergency landing in Iceland early Sunday due to a mechanical issue over the Atlantic Ocean. Flight UA507, a Boeing 777-200ER registered N76010, declared an emergency roughly eight hours into the flight.
6 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes on Lake Tahoe in storm

5 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Aidin Vaziri

Six people died, two were hospitalized and two were missing after a boat capsized in Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon. U.S. Coast GuardSix people died, two were hospitalized and two were missing after a boat capsized in Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon. U.S. Coast GuardSix people died and two remained missing after a boat capsized Saturday afternoon near D.L. Bliss State Park on Lake Tahoe, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Alicia Silverstone to host 30th anniversary screening of ‘Clueless’ in San Jose

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Aidin Vaziri

Alicia Silverstone is set to return to her Northern California roots this summer to mark the 30th anniversary of the film that catapulted her to stardom. The San Mateo-raised actress will host a special screening of "Clueless" at the San Jose Civic on July 25. The event will feature a live onstage conversation and audience Q&A with Silverstone following the movie.
June 2025 SAT scores are out. Here’s how California students can check theirs

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Aidin Vaziri

The College Board, which oversees the SAT, confirmed that results began rolling out Friday. Students who tested on June 7 can now check their scores through their College Board account, the BigFuture School mobile app - if they provided a phone number on test day - or by contacting their school counselor. Historically, SAT results have become accessible in phases due to high online traffic.
Trump administration orders California to remove ‘disturbing gender ideology’ from sex ed program

1 week ago | modbee.com | Aidin Vaziri

The Trump administration has given California 60 days to strip all references to gender identity from a federally funded sex education program or risk losing its funding. In a letter sent Friday to the California Department of Public Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families called the state's Personal Responsibility Education Program "noncompliant" with federal law.
ICE to convert shuttered California prison into state's largest migrant detention center

1 week ago | lucianne.com | Aidin Vaziri

Original ArticlePosted By: sunset, 6/20/2025 8:57:04 PMA sprawling 2,560-bed facility in the high desert town of California City (Kern County) is poised to become the largest migrant detention center in California under a new agreement between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private prison contractor CoreCivic.
ICE strikes deal to open California’s largest migrant detention center

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Aidin Vaziri

A former state prison in California City (Kern County) is being converted into the state’s largest immigration detention center under a new deal between ICE and CoreCivic. The 2,560-bed facility will expand the state’s detention capacity by 36%. Google Street ViewA U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent looks on during a protest this month outside the federal building in Los Angeles.
Children’s cough syrup recalled nationwide over bacterial risk that ‘can cause death’

1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Aidin Vaziri

Medtech Products issued a nationwide recall of its Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup after discovering a bacterium that can cause serious foodborne illness, according to a Food and Drug Administration advisory. The voluntary recall affects five lots of the syrup, sold in 4-fluid-ounce amber bottles and distributed in stores - including Walgreens, Target, CVS and Safeway - and online between December 14, 2022, and June 4.