New county transportation coordinator focused on promoting active alternatives
by S. Parker Yesko In San Mateo County, a new transportation specialist has begun working to promote alternatives to driving that aim to reduce traffic and improve the health of both residents and the...
View ArticleMenlo Park Seminary employee takes plea deal in embezzlement case
by Bay City NewsOne of two women charged with embezzling funds from a Menlo Park seminary accepted a plea deal in San Mateo County Superior Court on Wednesday, prosecutors said.Evelyn Vallacqua, 44,...
View ArticleAmazon mystery box sparks speculation, confusion
by Chris RobertsWhat's in the box, Amazon?A massive orange storage container owned by the online mega-retailer appeared Thursday in San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza, sparking speculation and wonder...
View ArticleMan stabbed in the Tenderloin by six men
by Rob NagleA man was stabbed by a group of six men in the Tenderloin on Thursday, police said.The 43-year-old victim was walking on the sidewalk near Golden Gate Avenue and Hyde Street about 1:16...
View ArticleMan robbed in UN Plaza bathroom
by Rob NagleA man was robbed in a bathroom at UN Plaza on Wednesday, police said.The 30-year-old victim was approached in the bathroom by two men, one said to be in his 30s and the other in his 20s,...
View ArticleMan arrested in shooting at Daly City medical center pleads not guilty
by Rob NagleThe elderly man arrested in April in connection with a shooting at a Daly City medical center was in court Thursday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.Raymond...
View ArticleStudents don bow ties at Sacred Heart Cathedral today to support tux-wearing...
by Bay City NewsStudents are wearing bow ties at San Francisco's Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory school today to support a senior whose portrait was removed from the yearbook for not wearing attire...
View ArticleCaltrans says Bay Bridge rods need to be adjusted
by Bay City NewsSome of the anchor rods that hold in place strands of the main cable of the Bay Bridge's new eastern span are skewed off-center and will have to be adjusted, a Caltrans spokesman said...
View ArticleJunipero Serra High, SF Archdiocese sued by teacher claiming sexual...
by Bay City NewsPolice reports from last year show an apparent pattern of sexual harassment by students at a Catholic all-boys high school in San Mateo, prompting a teacher to file a lawsuit in San...
View ArticleMan guilty of brutal Pink Saturday assault sentenced to six years
by Rob NagleChristopher Porter-Bailey, the man convicted in the brutal assault and robbery of a woman on Pink Saturday last year, was sentenced to six years in prison today.Porter-Bailey, 23, of...
View ArticleSF officer accused of violating protective order sentenced to 27 days in work...
by Rob NagleA San Francisco police officer who faced domestic violence charges and nine counts of violating a protective order was sentenced today to less than a month in a work program, according to...
View ArticleRiver of runners taking over SF
by Jonah Owen LambSan Francisco will be cut in half this morning by a 40,000-strong footrace that will undoubtedly include the costumes, banners and all sorts of zany gear -- and no gear at all --...
View ArticleSeason of discontent for “Summer of Love”
by Joel P. EngardioFor a town full of original hippies and 1970s liberals, it's amazing how many San Franciscans in their golden years have adopted William F. Buckley Jr.'s conservative mantra to...
View ArticleDaly City could face layoffs to close budget deficit
by Brendan P. BartholomewDaly City officials say they may soon be forced to eliminate or outsource some jobs in order to balance the city's budget.The city has streamlined its staffing in recent years...
View ArticleSF opens doors to public tech incubator expecting no return
by Jonah Owen LambIt's much like other tech incubators in which select entrepreneurs are recruited, and helped along, so they can develop ideas and the investor can get a piece of the profit. But in...
View ArticleGeoffrey Kenisi first male, Diane Johnson first female to finish Bay to Breakers
by Bay City News Geoffrey Kenisi was the first male and Diane Johnson the first female to cross the finish line in the 103rd Bay to Breakers foot race this morning, race officials said. Bay to...
View ArticleNew order forces police to deal with kids of arrested parents differently
by Jonah Owen LambWhen Cheyenne McKenzie's father was arrested at her fifth-grade graduation, in front of her whole school, it was the second time the now-16-year-old had seen police take her father...
View ArticleSome SF housing advocates say more resources needed to reach housing goals
by Jessica KwongSan Francisco would have to build hundreds more below-market-rate housing units per year in order to meet its ambitious goals by 2020, and some outside the Mayor's Office have...
View ArticleState could limit city’s longstanding water rights
by Chris RobertsThe privilege enjoyed by The City for a century -- the ability to draw water from the Tuolumne River, store it in Yosemite National Park and sell it to customers all over the Bay Area...
View ArticleRobbery suspect arrested in Mission after barricading himself inside home
by Rob NagleThe robbery suspect who barricaded himself into a residence in the Mission on Wednesday before being apprehended by police was identified as 25-year-old Candido Rivas of San Francisco,...
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