Natalia Gurevich

1 week ago | nobhillgazette.com | Natalia Gurevich

Dozens of chefs and wineries from around the Bay Area came together at Fort Mason on April 5 to support Lifehouse, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those with developmental and intellectual disabilities. This year marked the 35th annual Great Chefs & Wineries fundraiser for Lifehouse, which runs group homes, medical care facilities and other services.

1 week ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

San Francisco recorded fewer overdose deaths in the first three months of 2025 than over the same span in 2024, a year in which The City tallied less fatalities than any other since it started publishing monthly reports. Sixty-five people died from accidental overdoses in The City last month, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The 192 deaths in 2025 represents about a 6% decline from 2024, when San Francisco recorded 204 fatalities in the first three months.

1 week ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

Local public health experts and leaders in the HIV/AIDS community say the widespread layoffs within federal public health agencies will have significant ramifications for The City’s thousands of residents living with the virus and the disease. United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid off approximately 10,000 department workers April 1, saying two days later that around 20% of those cuts were mistakes.

1 week ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

The saloons and gambling halls populating San Francisco in its earliest days were filled with beer, whiskey and a cocktail that modern-day mixologists have, for the most part, abandoned. Duncan Nicol invited the Pisco Punch — not to be confused with the Pisco Sour — at the Bank Exchange and Billiard Saloon — where the Transamerica Pyramid now stands — in the latter half of the 19th century. San Franciscans sought after the drink, which was something of a status symbol at the time.

2 weeks ago | sfexaminer.com | Natalia Gurevich

When Yadani’s daughter, Bella, was born premature at just 32 weeks, she faced challenges providing care. “It was hard for me at the beginning because I didn't have experience,” Yadani said, asking to go by her first name for the story for privacy concerns. “It's my first baby.”Originally from Honduras, the first-time mom and Bella’s father broke up when she was pregnant, leaving her without housing and additional support when she gave birth at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.