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Supervisors to vote on plan for nonprofits to oversee public plazas
by Joshua SabatiniA select number of San Francisco's open spaces could soon start bustling with music, farmers markets and various cultural events under a new public-plaza program being voted on...
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Monday is first Spare the Air Day of 2014
by Kate Conger The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its first Spare the Air alert of 2014, stating that the combination of high heat and low wind in Monday's forecast is a recipe...
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Decision remains up in air for Planning Commission nominations
by Jonah Owen LambCome June 30, the terms of four seats on the seven-member Planning Commission will expire.Mayor Ed Lee will decide the fate of the seats held by Commissioners Gwyneth Borden and...
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Excessive heat watch issued for most of SF Bay Area for Tuesday, Wednesday
by Bay City News The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for most of the San Francisco Bay Area for Tuesday and Wednesday, with temperatures in the big cities of particular...
View ArticleSix people injured after vehicle runs red light in SoMa
by Bay City NewsSix people, including a pedestrian, were transported to the hospital with injuries Sunday afternoon after a driver ran a red light in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, a...
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Boat busted with marijuana at Pescadero State Beach
by Kate Conger A boat has been caught with what appears to be a large quantity of marijuana at Pescadero State Beach, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Around 8:07 a.m., the...
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Billionaire to testify in California beach dispute
by The Associated Press A billionaire technology mogul at the center of a lawsuit over public access to a Northern California beach is set to testify in the case. Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod...
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3 feet of sand shuts down both directions of Great Highway
by Bay City News San Francisco's Great Highway is shut down in both directions this morning as crews work to remove sand blown onto the roadway, a city Department of Public Works spokeswoman said. The...
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Man critically injured in Bayview stabbing
by Rob NagleA man was critically injured in a stabbing in the Bayview on Saturday, police said.The 21-year-old victim was discovered by police at the intersection of Third Street and Newcomb Avenue...
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Two men injured in Tenderloin shooting
by Rob NagleTwo men were injured in a shooting in the Tenderloin on Sunday, police said.The two 19-year-old victims were standing on a corner near the 100 block of Hyde Street about 12:53 a.m. when a...
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Two men sleeping in cars robbed at gunpoint in separate incidents
by Rob NagleTwo men who were sleeping in their respective vehicles were robbed at gunpoint in two separate incidents Sunday, police said.The first incident occurred in the Bayview near Third Street...
View ArticleChechen man who assaulted boy, stole mail in Portola Valley sentenced
by Rob NagleA Palo Alto man who assaulted a 13-year-old boy with a baseball bat after stealing mail and smashing mailboxes in Portola Valley last year was sentenced to a year in jail on Friday,...
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SF sues SRO hotel owners for housing violations
The San Francisco City Attorney's Office filed a lawsuit today against the owners of 15 single room occupancy hotels for housing violations. The defendants are relatives Balvantsinh, Kiransinh,...
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Bay Area braces for soaring temperatures as heat wave approaches
by Kate Conger Public health officials in San Francisco are offering residents tips about how to prepare for the coming heat wave. The San Francisco Department of Public Health says residents should...
View ArticleSan Francisco’s pension fund could shift toward local real estate investment;...
The executive director of San Francisco’s pension fund supports a proposal to use investment dollars to purchase a building for the retirement agency’s office space, according to a memo to the...
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David Chiu hosts Reddit AMA about his Assembly campaign
Board of Supervisors President and State Assembly hopeful David Chiu will answer questions about his campaign in a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything thread starting at 2:15 p.m. Monday. AMAs allow Reddit users...
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New computer system going haywire for 911 dispatchers
by Jonah Owen LambAny given day, a room full of dispatchers in front of computer bays in Hayes Valley act as the brains, the communication center and the backup for every police officer, firefighter...
View ArticleNew data highlights household income disparity in SF
by Laura DudnickSan Francisco has the highest household income inequality and is experiencing the greatest increase of income disparity among the major California counties, according to recently...
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Supervisors committee continues debate on proper widths of streets
by Joshua SabatiniContentious debates in San Francisco politics have recently been centered not only on political appointments or development along the waterfront, but the width of streets.That may...
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SF nonprofits hopeful city fund will help stave off evictions
by Joshua SabatiniAn arts organization is struggling to remain in its San Francisco location amid a hot commercial real estate market, highlighting a reality many other nonprofits are facing as they...
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