Police investigate Peninsula home burglaries
by Bay City News Hillsborough police on Thursday were investigating three separate residential burglaries that happened in the span of more than eight hours Tuesday. The first burglary was reported in...
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Police release the names of nearly all officers involved in shootings since 1990
by Jonah Owen LambIn the past 24 years, 375 San Francisco police officers have fired their weapons in shooting incidents, according to documents obtained by The San Francisco Examiner that publicly...
View ArticleBrisbane approves regulations on massage businesses
by S. Parker Yesko Brisbane city leaders have passed a new ordinance that will for the first time regulate massage businesses in the city. Under the new law, approved by the City Council in a 4-1...
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Public perception of Golden Gate Bridge suicides shifting as barrier funding...
by Jessica KwongGolden Gate Bridge directors can approve a $76 million funding plan today that would add a significant new feature to the iconic span -- which happens to be the world's most popular...
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MonkeyParking claims it is not in violation of SF law, will continue operating
by Jessica Kwong The mobile app MonkeyParking that has come under scrutiny by local law enforcement said on Thursday it plans to continue business as usual. Contrary to the San Francisco City...
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Mayor: building supportive housing key to ending homelessness
by Chris RobertsSan Francisco is working to build its way out of the homelessness problem.A total of 19,000 "chronically homeless people" have been moved off of the streets and into housing or sent...
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MyRedbook shutdown could compromise sex worker safety, law enforcement resource
by Kate CongerTwo people suspected of running Bay Area-based escort site MyRedbook were arrested yesterday in a Mountain View FBI raid, the latest in a series of federal law enforcement investigations...
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SF to examine reducing speed limits as part of pedestrian safety campaign
by Joshua SabatiniFollowing the lead of other major cities such as Paris and New York, San Francisco is examining lowering speed limits by as much as 10 miles per hour as part of its effort to achieve...
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Muni union, SFMTA reach contract agreement
by Jessica KwongA labor contract agreement between the Muni operators' union and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency was reached Thursday afternoon, according to a source close to the...
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SF schools cook up a new approach to the cafeteria experience
by Laura DudnickA recipe for a whole new cafeteria experience is being served up in San Francisco public schools, consisting of a pinch of progress, a dash of technology and a sprinkle of student...
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Issues persist two years after audit of SF police data collection system
by Jonah Owen LambHow many people were robbed or assaulted in San Francisco last month? How many burglaries and shootings occurred in, say, February?Answers to such questions can be found on the...
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Reroutes planned for Pride parade, celebration
by Bay City News The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is advising Muni riders of several reroutes due to today's Pride celebration and parade. Muni officials said the 5, 19 and 21 routes...
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SFPD: 75 arrests, shooting during first day of Pride
by Kate Conger The San Francisco Police Department announced a total of 75 arrests during Saturday's Pride celebration. In the Mission, police arrested 30 people for public intoxication. Police also...
View ArticleMan killed in Visitacion Valley shooting Friday
by Bay City News Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley on Friday afternoon, a police spokesman said today. The shooting occurred in the 1700...
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Man, juvenile busted selling illegal fireworks in Chinatown
by Rob Nagle These two won’t be celebrating their independence this Fourth of July. A young man and a boy were arrested on suspicion of selling illegal fireworks in Chinatown on Monday night, Sgt....
View ArticleJury finds in favor of Mehserle in lawsuit filed by Oscar Grant's father
by Bay City News A jury today found in favor of former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle in a federal civil trial filed by the father of a 22-year-old man fatally shot by Mehserle at an Oakland...
View ArticleMan robbed in parking lot of hotel Monday
by Bay City News A Michigan man traveling in the Bay Area on business was robbed in the parking lot of a South San Francisco hotel Monday afternoon, police said today. According to South San Francisco...
View ArticleEast Palo Alto appoints new interim police chief
by Bay City News For the second time in 10 years, the city of East Palo Alto has appointed Steve Belcher as its interim police chief. According to City Manager Magda Gonzalez, Belcher will replace the...
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Burger King sells 'Proud Whopper' in San Francisco
by The Associated Press Burger King is celebrating gay pride with a message on its Whopper wrappers. The fast-food chain says it will post a video online Wednesday that shows scenes from a San...
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SF mayor’s car busted for parking in bus zone
by Laura Dudnick The vehicle that shuttles Mayor Ed Lee about town was recently spotted parked in a Muni bus zone, according to a report on Streetsblog. Pictures were posted online Friday of Lee’s...
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