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Taraval community helps keep beloved police station captain in neighborhood
by Joe Fitzgerald Police Commission meetings tend to be tense and loud, but Wednesday's took a decidedly happy turn during the public comment session. A crowd of 30 people came out to support Capt....
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New vehicle-dwelling ban might push homeless into southern San Mateo
by Rachel Swan Chuck Jagoda hasn't had a roof over his head in six years, unless you count church roofs, or the one at the armory in Sunnyvale. The 70-year-old Long Island, N.Y., native hit hard times...
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Fight brews over mandates under HealthySF law
by Joshua Sabatini Business leaders are raising concerns about possible conflicts between San Francisco's landmark health care law and President Barack Obama's federal Affordable Care Act, pressuring...
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Bay Bridge closes due to suspicious device
by Bay City News A suspicious device found on the Treasure Island offramp of the Bay Bridge this afternoon has been moved, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman. The suspicious device was...
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SF man nearly threw away winning lottery ticket worth $2.6 million
by Bay City News A San Francisco hotel security worker said he had nearly thrown away a Powerball ticket before learning it was more than $2.6 million, according to California Lottery officials....
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Prominent hacker Barnaby Jack dies in SF
by The Associated Press A prominent hacker who discovered a way to have ATM machines spit out cash and was set to deliver a talk about hacking pacemakers and other wireless implantable medical devices...
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San Carlos Airport fuel facility makes county an unlikely posterchild for air...
by Rachel Swan San Mateo County supervisors opened Pandora's box when they decided to refresh the bidding process for a fuel facility and office suite outside the San Carlos Airport — a move made...
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Property crime hike puts San Mateo County on alert
by Brendan P. Bartholomew If you notice strangers knocking on doors in your neighborhood, call the police. Be on guard against smartphone thieves, and don't leave valuables in your car.…[ Read more ][...
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FEMA-funded fire boat to boost crisis response
by Max A. Cherney In the coming weeks, a new Redwood City Fire Department boat will hit the water, improving the city's Bayshore emergency response capability. The 36-foot, custom-built MetalCraft...
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CCSF closure would mean loss of vital programs for underserved, vulnerable...
by Joe Fitzgerald David Holly realized after spending 19 months in jail that he'd had enough of the hard life he had led for 15 years. The 37-year-old didn't want any more drugs, check fraud or living...
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Man must stand trial in taquito, candy case
by Mike Aldax A 29-year-old man accused of robbing a South San Francisco 7-Eleven store of candy at gunpoint before forcing the clerk to let him purchase taquitos has been found competent to stand...
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Temporary fix for Bay Bridge bolts being done in tandem with long-term repairs
by The Associated Press Crews will install a temporary fix for broken seismic safety bolts on the new eastern section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge while long-term repairs are being...
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San Francisco provides healthy meals to County Jail inmates
by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco's penchant for healthy diets and locally grown foods apparently even extends to its incarcerated residents. Inmates in the County Jail system are eating low-sodium...
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Gay men stop drinking Stoli, start drinking Kool Aid
by Oscar Raymundo Oscar Wilde once wrote that true friends stab you in the front, so it would make sense to call the gays and Stoli the truest of friends. The deepest stab took place last week when...
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S.F. officials reach out to banks to help stanch Chinese blessing scam
by Mike Aldax San Francisco prosecutors are tutoring local banks on how to recognize victims of the widespread Chinese blessing scams. Foreign con artists who work in teams have duped dozens of...
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S.F. church's plans to house animal remains sparks debate over souls, money
by Joe Fitzgerald Does Fido have a soul? That's the question dividing the congregation of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, a North Beach church that is building a resting place for the...
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S.F. expanding access to drinking water at schools
by Andrea Koskey Students at 17 San Francisco schools will have a new form of water to use when they return to classes this fall. The schools are in the area of Visitacion Valley to West Portal and...
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Ex-probation chief must register as sex offender
by Bay City News The former San Mateo County probation chief who claimed he bought child pornography to do research for his job will have to register as a sex offender after he is sentenced in...
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SamTrans up for a share of proceeds from San Mateo County tax measure
by Rachel Swan Whether San Mateo County really does have the nation's highest concentration of Teslas per capita is a point of contention. SamTrans Citizens Advisory Committee Chairman Peter Ratto...
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S.F. looks to ban sex in effort to further crack down on illegal massage parlors
by Joshua Sabatini Sexual activity at massage parlors could be explicitly prohibited and other new regulations enforced under a new effort targeting such businesses in The City. Supervisor Katy Tang,...
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