SF firefighter pleads not guilty to felony DUI charges
by Rob NagleThe San Francisco fire fighter accused of felony drunken driving charges pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday, according to the District Attorney's Office.Michael Quinn, 43, was...
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SF police make arrest in fatal hit-and-run that killed Daly City man
by Rob NaglePolice made an arrest Wednesday in the deadly hit-and-run in the Mission last Saturday, Sgt. Danielle Newman said is a statement.Jamie Linares, 25, of San Francisco, turned himself into...
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SFPD arrests 19-year-old for false bomb threat that shut down Market Street
by Kate Conger The San Francisco Police Department has arrested Jesus Ivan Yerena, 19, for allegedly making the bomb threat that shut down Market Street for several hours on Wednesday. Yerena, a San...
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Nonprofit SF bike project, Bike to Work Day gaining momentum
by Jessica KwongThe San Francisco Yellow Bike project got rolling a few years ago when longtime bicyclists Mary Kay Chin and Nathan Woody followed in the path of the color-coded bike programs of 1960s...
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Safe schools initiative to continue work to address county schools’ needs
by S. Parker Yesko A government initiative to improve school safety in San Mateo County in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy will move ahead as a permanent interagency collaboration...
View ArticleCostumed bank robber sentenced to probation, drug treatment
by Bay City News A transient man who donned a costume wig, hat and sunglasses to rob a Wells Fargo bank in San Mateo last year was sentenced Wednesday to three years’ probation and time in a drug...
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Country’s oldest black bookstore evicted
by Jonah Owen LambFor more than half a century, Marcus Books has been a center of black San Francisco's intellectual and cultural life.From its beginnings as a print shop, bookstore and organizing...
View ArticleStudents to share ideas on improving communities at Civics Day
by Laura DudnickFor the first time in San Francisco, the national nonprofit Generation Citizen is hosting its biannual Civics Day, in which middle and high school students team up with college...
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Watchdog: Pipeline safety oversight inadequate
by The Associated PressThe federal agency responsible for making sure states effectively oversee the safety of natural gas and other pipelines is failing to do its job, a government watchdog said in a...
View ArticleCalifornia beach access trial underway
by The Associated PressA judge required a billionaire technology mogul to testify at a trial underway over public access to a popular Northern California beach.Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla...
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Jasmine Mitchell arrested at Tiburon hotel
by Bay City NewsSonoma County sheriff's detectives arrested Jasmine Mitchell, a suspect in an identity theft crime spree, at a hotel in Tiburon Thursday evening.Two other suspects, Roy Kim, 34, and...
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At Wal-Mart, Obama praises steps on solar power
by The Associated PressFlanked by bargain-priced displays of women's wear and patio lighting, President Barack Obama came to a Wal-Mart store in Silicon Valley on Friday to praise new steps by...
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How to resurrect a public school in SF
by Joel P. Engardio Elementary school graduations are cute, yet they hardly match the hat tossing euphoria of the U.S. Naval Academy or the pomp of an Ivy League procession. But don’t tell that to the...
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SF State students create award-winning mobile apps
by Laura DudnickAs world-renowned and startup technology companies create mobile applications throughout the Bay Area, a little-known source in a corner of The City is quietly creating its own...
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Battle rages on in Pacifica over proposed Highway 1 widening
by Brendan P. BartholomewPacifica residents are feuding over the question of whether a short section of Highway 1 should be widened in order to alleviate traffic congestion.On one side of the debate...
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Tech commuter shuttles riding wave of controversy
by Jessica KwongOn weekday mornings, San Francisco residents, mostly in their 20s and 30s, many in jeans and hoodies, a few in khakis and tucked-in dress shirts, form a single-file line against a...
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Mayor Ed Lee announces 'Yes on A' campaign
Mayor Ed Lee launched a campaign for Proposition A in Chinatown on Saturday, calling on voters to approve the bond measure that would aid The City in earthquake safety and other emergency response...
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After brush with death, SF man determined to give back to SF General Hospital
by Will Reisman It’s a curious physiological trait that allows human beings to experience brief moments of calm lucidity during otherwise intense bouts of duress. The examples range from the...
View ArticleSouth City police issue 67 tickets for seatbelt violations in enforcement effort
by Bay City News Police in South San Francisco on Friday cited 67 motorists for failing to wear seatbelts while driving, a police lieutenant said. Officers of the police department’s traffic unit...
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Man who murdered Fisherman’s Wharf rivals to be sentenced
by Rob Nagle Hong Ri Wu, the man convicted of murdering two rival Fisherman’s Wharf merchants in 2011, will be in court Friday for sentencing, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Wu, 59,...
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