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Oscar Grant's dad can sue officer who killed son, court says
by The Associated Press A federal appeals court says Oscar Grant III's father can sue the BART police officer who fatally shot his son on a train platform. On Tuesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
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Package of fireworks caused South of Market explosion
by Mike Aldax An explosion involving a FedEx truck in the South of Market neighborhood Wednesday afternoon was reportedly caused by a package containing fireworks, authorities said. No one was injured...
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Bedbug outbreak forces S.F. Goodwill to toss out donated goods
by Bay City News A bedbug scare has forced Goodwill Industries to shut down two Bay Area warehouses and dispose of loads of donated goods, a spokesman said Tuesday. The infestation, which was...
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Oakland man arrested in vicious Pink Saturday robbery
by Mike Aldax An arrest has been made in connection with an incident in which a woman was kicked in the head in the Castro district after the Pink Saturday event during Pride weekend in June. And the...
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Man shot near Mission district cafe in another pellet gun attack
by Rob Nagle A man said he was shot with a pellet gun Sunday as he was walking into a Mission district cafe in the latest such shooting in The City. The victim, who requested anonymity, said the...
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Two stabbed in Golden Gate Park
by Mike Aldax A man and woman were stabbed early Wednesday morning near the eastern entrance of Golden Gate Park, police said. Officers responded to the area around Alvord Lake, near Stanyan and...
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Cab drivers hold noisy rally at City Hall to protest rideshare companies
by Bay City News With horns blaring, a long line of taxicabs circled San Francisco City Hall this afternoon, with cab drivers demanding that the city ban smartphone-enabled rideshare services. As...
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BART crime in San Francisco increases
by Chris Roberts Crime in and around San Francisco's BART stations is on the rise, a possible side effect of the transit agency's record ridership and an overall trend in the state. Most of BART's...
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Thanks to well-paid millionaires, San Mateo County wages are on fire
by Max A. Cherney Wages in San Mateo County grew faster than in anywhere else in the nation in the fourth quarter of 2012, but it's not clear who is getting rich. The federal Bureau of Labor...
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Social status can affect health of homeless youths, UCSF study says
by Joe Fitzgerald Young homeless girls and women are more susceptible to engaging in risky behavior than their male counterparts because of their different social groups, according to a new study out...
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New S.F. garbage collection rates take effect
by Staff Report Monthly rate increases for San Francisco garbage customers are set to take effect today. The changes approved Tuesday mean households with three 32-gallon bins for trash, compost and...
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Chiu vows to enact flex-time law
by Joshua Sabatini Although Board of Supervisors President David Chiu has abandoned his bid to ask voters to weigh in on making San Francisco businesses offer their employees flexible work schedules,...
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Bay Area transit workers vow to strike in 72 hours
by The Associated Press OAKLAND — Two San Francisco Bay Area transit unions are set to go on strike and shut down one of the region's major train systems if they don't reach agreement on a new...
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Two thugs assault wheelchair-bound man with his own laptop before stealing it
by Rob Nagle A man in a wheelchair was assaulted with his own laptop, which was then stolen from him in the mid-Market Street area Wednesday, police said. The 30-year-old victim was sitting in his...
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San Francisco police arrest nunchaku-wielding suspect
by Rob Nagle Move over Michelangelo, there's a new nunchaku-wielding ninja on the block – and he was not afraid to come out of his shell this week. However, the home-grown martial artist was arrested...
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New regulations for chain stores in S.F. proposed
by Joshua Sabatini Chain store regulations would increase under a citywide proposal submitted by Supervisor Eric Mar on Tuesday. Other proposals with a more narrow focus on certain neighborhoods have...
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S.F. jewelry store slaying suspect pleads not guilty
by Mike Aldax The man accused of the savage slayings of two South of Market jewelry store employees last month pleaded not guilty to 16 felony counts Wednesday. Barry White Jr., 23, of Antioch remains...
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S.F. State, other CSU campuses adopt technology to help combat alcohol...
by Joe Fitzgerald San Francisco State University and the other 22 California State University campuses are rolling out a mobile app this coming semester to help combat alcohol poisoning-related...
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Fewer feet are dragging at CCSF
by Andrea Koskey In the battle to save City College of San Francisco from potential closure, the voices opposing change have been much louder than those supporting efforts to keep the institution...
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Korean War vet from S.F. buried; was identified 60 years after death
by Bay City News After more than six decades of uncertainty, a family today finally was able to bury the remains of a Korean War veteran from San Francisco who was identified recently via DNA...
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