Man looking for love loses cellphone in North Beach robbery
by Rob NagleView Larger MapA man who may have been looking for a good time was robbed instead in North Beach early Tuesday morning, police said.The 31-year-old victim told police he was picked up by...
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56 passengers, 13 crew on cruise that docked in SF believed to have...
by Laura DudnickDozens of people on a cruise ship that docked in San Francisco on Monday were quarantined aboard the vessel after contracting a gastrointestinal illness believed to be norovirus, a...
View ArticleSan Bruno police seek crooks armed with kitchen knife, hammer
by Rob NagleView Larger MapSan Bruno police are on the hunt for two men wanted in connection with three robberies at knifepoint this week.On Monday, a man was robbed in the 1000 block of Cherry Avenue...
View ArticleLaws to legalize in-law units, construct new units in Castro approved by...
Tens of thousands of existing in-law units could become legal in San Francisco and new secondary units could be constructed in the Castro neighborhood with the approval of two laws by supervisors...
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SF boosts compensation for Ellis Act evictees
San Francisco lawmakers took another step Tuesday toward blunting the impacts of evictions by making it much more expensive to oust tenants under a state law. While San Francisco has become a hotbed...
View ArticleProminent SF tech investor becoming Ellis Act reform supporter
Ron Conway, who as an angel investor has helped facilitate The City’s recent tech boom, is pointing fingers. But he’s not chastising Google bus protesters or tech firms and their employees who aren’t...
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Woman at center of North Beach church scandal busted in Sonoma
by Chris RobertsThe woman at the center of a sex and theft scandal at a prominent North Beach church was one of the five Bay Area residents arrested in Sonoma County over the weekend for using...
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Batkid swoops in on Giants home opener
by Jessica Kwong Back at AT&T Park with perfect weather for their home opener, the Giants on Tuesday delivered a welcomed victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks and a first pitch that hit close to...
View ArticleSF tech mogul Marc Benioff donates $100 million to children’s hospitals
by Laura Dudnick Patients and staff at UC San Francisco children’s hospitals in Oakland and The City are “incredibly grateful” for a second $100 million donation announced Tuesday from San Francisco...
View ArticleLineup announced for Outside Lands
by Bay City News Organizers of the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival announced Tuesday that Kanye West, The Killers, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will headline this year’s annual three-day...
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New dean appointed for S.F. State Graduate College of Education
by Laura Dudnick San Francisco State University has named Judith Munter its new dean of the Graduate College of Education. Munter has served as an associate dean of the College of Education at the...
View ArticleSan Carlos maid service fined nearly $400K for unpaid wages
by Bay City News California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement has fined San Carlos-based Sunflowers Maid Service nearly $400,000 in unpaid wages and break periods to be paid back to its...
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Major BART delays after medical emergency briefly closes Montgomery station
by Laura Dudnick The Montgomery BART station has reopened after a person became stuck under a train earlier this evening, but riders should still expect major delays. The incident was reported at...
View ArticlePedestrian fatally struck by vehicle identified as Redwood City man
by Bay City News A 62-year-old Redwood City man was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing a Redwood City street early Monday morning, police said. The man, identified by the San Mateo County...
View ArticleCollision injuries not an inhibitor for police in enforcing traffic violations
by Jessica Kwong San Francisco police say they are not holding back in enforcement of traffic violations, even in incidents that result in injury. In one such case, an elderly man hit by a car while...
View ArticlePedestrian cited for jaywalking after being struck by car
by Jessica Kwong An elderly man hit by a car while walking away from St. Mary’s Cathedral on Geary Boulevard Sunday afternoon got his jaywalking ticket issued shortly after at San Francisco General...
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SFMTA begins moving on Vision Zero projects
by Jessica KwongSan Francisco's Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic deaths within a decade is moving beyond the vision stage toward concrete projects.During The City's second annual Walk to Work Day...
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Family of man killed by SF police prepares to sue The City, claims the...
by Jonah Owen Lamb The family of the man who was fatally shot by officers March 21 took the first steps Monday to filing a lawsuit against The City, as some are calling the Police Department’s...
View ArticleSan Bruno police make arrests in Commodore Park area armed robberies
by Rob NagleSan Bruno police announced Monday two arrests in connection with a series of armed robberies around Commodore Park last week.Three people were robbed near the park last Monday and Tuesday....
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Redwood City mayor points to local forces of change in economy, education
by S. Parker Yesko Residents of Redwood City can expect to see a busier downtown, an improved El Camino Real and an extension of Stanford University coming their way in the years ahead, Mayor Jeffrey...
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