Sarah McGrew

United States

Multimedia Journalist at Hearst

Multimedia Journalist at San Francisco Chronicle

Multimedia Journalist at KCRA-TV (Sacramento, CA)

Multimedia Journalist with Hearst TV (see my reporting primarily on KCRA and the San Francisco Chronicle) USC Annenberg Burqueña dog mama she/her

Articles

Oakland mayoral race focuses in on two candidates

1 week ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

HAS BEEN FLOATING BETWEEN THE WATCH PARTIES TONIGHT. OAKLAND USES RANKED CHOICE VOTING FOR MAYORAL RACES. THERE’S NINE CANDIDATES, BUT THE FOCUS HAS REALLY BEEN ON TWO OF THEM. FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA LEE AND FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LAUREN TAYLOR. THE RACE BETWEEN THOSE TWO LEADERS HAS BEEN CLOSER THAN EXPECTED. LEE REPRESENTED OAKLAND IN CONGRESS FOR 27 YEARS. SHE’S ALSO A FORMER STATE SENATOR AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
Hacked crosswalks in the Bay Area claim to be Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg

1 week ago | wdsu.com | Sarah McGrew

Several Bay Area communities reported hacked crosswalk signals over the weekend. Videos posted to TikTok over the weekend capture the voice recordings walkers were met with shortly after pushing the crosswalk button. The recordings claim to be Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Users in Palo Alto posted videos featuring an audio recording claiming to be Musk. One recording said, "Hi, this is Elon Musk. Welcome to Palo Alto, the home of Tesla Engineering.
Hacked crosswalks in the Bay Area claim to be Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg

1 week ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

MORE FROM SAN FRANCISCO. THE HACKED CROSSWALKS WERE REPORTED IN PALO ALTO, MENLO PARK AND REDWOOD CITY OVER THE WEEKEND. AND, OF COURSE, TIKTOK VIDEOS OF THEM STARTED TO POP UP. TAKE A LISTEN TO THIS ONE. THAT WAS RECORDED NEAR UNIVERSITY IN FLORENCE IN DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO. HI, THIS IS ELON MUSK. WELCOME TO PALO ALTO, THE HOME OF TESLA ENGINEERING. YOU KNOW, THEY SAY MONEY CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS. AND YEAH, OKAY. AND JUST A FEW BLOCKS DOWN UNIVERSITY THIS TIME ON EMERSON WAS ANOTHER ONE. HI, I’M ELLEN.
'R-Evolution': 45-foot tall sculpture of woman unveiled in San Francisco

1 week ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. A NEW EYE CATCHING PIECE OF PUBLIC ART HAS BEEN REVEALED ON SAN FRANCISCO’S EMBARCADERO. THE 45 FOOT STEEL MESH STATUE OF A WOMAN STANDS IN FRONT OF THE ICONIC FERRY BUILDING AND LOOKS DOWN ON MARKET STREET. IT’S TITLED OUR EVOLUTION AND WAS DESIGNED BY PETALUMA ARTIST MARCO COCHRAN. IT FIRST DEBUTED AT BURNING MAN BACK IN 2015, SO IT HAS ALL THE BURNERS EXCITED, TURNING HEADS AND PEOPLE, OF COURSE, REACHING FOR THEIR PHONES TO TAKE A PICTURE.
The best restaurant in the Bay Area according to SF Chronicle

1 week ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

THEY HAVE AN 820 SHOWING TONIGHT. THE CHRONICLE’S TOP 100 RESTAURANTS LIST IS NOW OUT, AND A SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT IN OAKLAND TOPS THE LIST. ITS CHEF GREW UP IN MODESTO, KCRA 3’S. SARAH MCGREW SAT DOWN WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT MAKES THIS RESTAURANT THE BEST IN THE BAY. SO THIS IS THIS IS MY MOM’S. MOM. DEFINITELY, LIKE, YOU KNOW, PAYING HOMAGE TO HER. WHEN CHEF DAVIS PLATES A DISH, IT’S NOT JUST FOOD HE’S SERVING. IT’S MEMORIES AND DREAMS. A TASTE OF HIS PAST AND HIS PRESENT.
SF Chronicle investigation finds rampant underinsurance among wildfire victims

3 weeks ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

AN UNDERINSURANCE CRISIS. WHEN CHRONICLE PHOTOGRAPHER BRONTE WITTPENN FLEW DOWN TO LOS ANGELES TO COVER THE WILDFIRES IN JANUARY, SHE WAS SHOCKED. WHAT I SAW WAS DESTRUCTION THAT I’D NEVER SEEN BEFORE. EVERYTHING WAS GONE. BUT BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT IN 2021, SHE ALSO SAW WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKED LIKE FOR SO MANY OF THOSE HOMEOWNERS. ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS HERE’S GRIZZLY FLATS FOUR YEARS LATER AND A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE STILL LEFT IN LIMBO. THEY’RE UNABLE TO REBUILD.
SF bartender gets creative with the threat of tariffs looming

3 weeks ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

OF THEIR INGREDIENTS. THE MOST POPULAR DRINK HERE IS SOMETHING WITH TEQUILA AND MEZCAL IN IT, WHICH MEANS SOME MARGARITAS. ERIKA OCHOA IS SERVING AT HIS BAR. DALVA ARE FACING A 25% PRICE INCREASE. TEQUILA AND MEZCAL ARE FROM MEXICO. CAN’T MAKE A MARGARITA WITHOUT TEQUILA OR MEZCAL. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IMPOSED A 25% TARIFF ON IMPORTS FROM MEXICO IN EARLY MARCH, ALTHOUGH HE DELAYED THEIR IMPLEMENTATION UNTIL EARLY APRIL.
March madness heads to San Francisco; what to do between games

3 weeks ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

HEADED TO SAN FRANCISCO THIS WEEKEND. AS A CITY BY THE BAY HOST THE SWEET 16 AND ELITE ROUNDS OF THE NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. NOW, FOR THE FANS HEADING THERE. OUR SARAH MCGREW IS SHARING SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO IN BETWEEN GAMES. IF YOU’RE IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR MARCH MADNESS, YOU’RE GOING TO BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME HERE AT THE CHASE CENTER. BUT WHAT ABOUT IN BETWEEN GAMES? WELL, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE CULTURE CRITIC PETER HARTLAUB HAS SOME IDEAS. HEY, PETER. HEY, SARAH.
Check acceptance rates for majors at California's public universities here

1 month ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

A dream school. A dream major. They're the two things that are floating through a high school student's head when applying to colleges. In California, there are plenty of world-class public universities to choose from, including 10 University of California campuses and 23 California State University campuses. But how do you know which is the right fit?
SF Chronicle investigates California's for-profit psychiatric hospitals

1 month ago | kcra.com | Sarah McGrew

WITH THE REPORTERS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY UNCOVERED. YASMEEN PELLEGRINI WAS JUST 15. SHE AND HER FAMILY HAD IMMIGRATED TO THE U.S. FROM HUNGARY, AND SHORTLY AFTER, SHE STARTED EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. GABRIELLE LURIE, A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE CHRONICLE, SPENT TIME WITH YASMIN’S FAMILY AT THE YOUNG GIRL’S FUNERAL.