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Disability advocates rally for accessibility changes in future BART cars
by Kate Conger When BART debuted its design for future BART cars earlier this month, some of the new features raised ire among disability community advocates. The Disability Organizing Network, which...
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Man struck in head with baseball bat near Ocean Beach
by Rob NagleA man was struck multiple times in the head with a baseball bat out near Ocean Beach on Monday, police said.The 28-year-old victim was apparently arguing with the suspect, a man in his...
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Supervisor Farrell announces hearings on SF homelessness
Supervisor Mark Farrell has announced a series of hearings that will analyze San Francisco's current programs for the homeless. The initial hearings will focus on housing, while later hearings will...
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New RadiumOne CEO hopes Chahal won't hurt company after being fired
by Kate Conger In a blog post published Monday, RadiumOne's former CEO Gurbaksh Chahal claimed his fellow board members pressured him to plead guilty in the domestic violence case against him and...
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‘Rub Me For Luck’ child molester pleads no contest for 5-year prison sentence
by Rob NagleThe man who inappropriately touched two young girls in a San Bruno Target in 2012 has pleaded no contest Monday to two felony counts of child molestation and one felony count of possession...
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DA’s office, community group release separate pedestrian-vehicle safety...
by Rob NagleIn the wake of seven pedestrian deaths this year and April being Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a South of Market area community group wants to remind drivers to slow down, and the...
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Plane collision occurred after passing maneuver, search continues for wreckage
by The Associated Press An underwater camera was used Tuesday as search crews looked for wreckage from a weekend midair collision between two planes that ended with one crashing into the San Francisco...
View ArticleDoor-to-door survey underway in the Mission district to assess needs of...
by Kate CongerIn an effort continuing through the end of May, the Mission Economic Development Agency is going door to door in the Mission, asking low-income residents for their opinions on issues...
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San Jose woman charged with murdering her baby son
by Bay City News A San Jose woman was charged with murder today for the fatal stabbing of her 7-month-old baby boy in a rural area near Livermore on Saturday. Ashley Newton, 23, was scheduled to be...
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Supervisor Wiener requests hearing to study need to widen streets
Acting on a priority to keep San Francisco streets more narrow in the name of pedestrian safety, Supervisor Scott Wiener on Tuesday called for a hearing and other measures to study the proper width of...
View ArticleSan Mateo County counterterrorism officers compete in skills challenge in...
by Brendan P. BartholomewSeveral elite anti-terror officers from San Mateo County have traveled to the Middle East to put their skills to the test at an event described by its organizers as "the...
View ArticleSupervisors approve new appointment on Police Commission
by Joshua SabatiniIncumbent Police Commissioner Angela Chan was replaced Tuesday by applicant Victor Hwang in a 7-4 Board of Supervisors vote amid a backdrop of contentious politics.Chan -- who is...
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Airbnb fight comes out of shadows and into SF’s housing crisis
by Jonah Owen LambFor the past two years, skirmishes over how or if short-term rentals in San Francisco should be regulated have been fought mostly behind the scenes amid a very public housing crisis...
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Professional athletes coach Lafayette Elementary students on importance of...
by Laura DudnickMeeting a Major League Baseball player as a kid helped inspire Giants pitcher Sergio Romo to become a professional ballplayer, despite others telling him he didn't have what it...
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SF building at rate to meet new housing stock goal
by Jessica KwongSan Francisco is in a race to build itself out of a housing crisis, and only by keeping up the dizzying pace of groundbreakings, construction and ribbon-cuttings it's maintained so far...
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Golf coach accused of trying to have teens killed
by The Associated PressA San Francisco Bay Area golf coach who was set to receive an award from the PGA before he was arrested and accused of molesting three boys tried to hire a hit man to have them...
View ArticleNew state bill could provide tax relief for renters
by Bay City News State Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco introduced a new bill alongside state Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, earlier this week urging passage of legislation to restore tax...
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Woman foils attempted purse snatching by man posing as apartment management
by Rob NagleA woman was the victim of an attempted purse snatching in her own Chinatown apartment on Tuesday, police said.The suspect, who knocked on the 59-year-old victim's door in the 800 block of...
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Man injured in Potrero Hill shooting
by Rob NagleA man was injured in a shooting in Potrero Hill early Wednesday morning, police Officer Gordon Shyy said.The 33-year-old victim was standing outside in the 900 block of Connecticut Street...
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Bicyclist hurt in collision, truck driver cited for illegal U-turn
by Rob NagleA commercial truck driver was cited for making an illegal U-turn and striking a bicyclist in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday, police Officer Gordon Shyy said.The truck reportedly made an...
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