SF parking citation officer ‘going rogue’ with unwarranted tickets, neighbors...
by Jessica KwongA few weeks ago, Gary Malec received what he believed was an unwarranted parking citation.Malec has lived on Cayuga Avenue near Glen Park for nearly five years, and said he has long...
View ArticleSF looks to buy 3 sites, including former reservoir, for parks
by Joshua SabatiniSan Francisco plans to spend more than $16 million to purchase space for three new parks, ranging from a 3-acre defunct reservoir in Russian Hill to a former ship building site in...
View ArticleNew publisher named for San Francisco Media Co.
by Laura DudnickGlenn Zuehls, an executive who has worked in print media for more than two decades, has been named the publisher of the San Francisco Media Co., which produces The San Francisco...
View ArticleNo charges filed against three arrested and still in custody after Kink.com...
by Rob Nagle No charges have been filed against the three people arrested after a protest outside Kink.com’s Armory headquarters in San Francisco last weekend, pending further investigation, according...
View ArticleRoss Ulbricht supporters create legal defense fund
by Kate Conger On Monday, supporters of a San Francisco man accused of operating the website Silk Road launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for his legal defense. The campaign offers...
View ArticleFourth of July – the holiday of freedom, fireworks and family!
by Aleksandar Atanasov It’s my first time in the U.S. I arrived in San Francisco less than two weeks ago. And this is my first 4th of July. So, my editors sent me out on the streets of The City to...
View ArticleSFPD ready to ramp up DUI enforcement for Fourth of July weekend
by Rob Nagle Local law enforcement has a message for people getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July: Drive sober or get pulled over. The San Francisco Police Department’s Avoid DUI Task Force...
View ArticleLast three protesters at Kink.com rally released from custody
by Rob Nagle The last three protesters arrested in connection with a Kink.com protest last weekend were released early this morning, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Sarai Robles-Medez, 21, and...
View ArticleFresno man arrested at San Mateo hotel on human trafficking charges
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested in a San Mateo hotel on human trafficking charges Monday, according to police. Shane Joshua Lusalah, 21, of Fresno was booked into San Mateo County Jail on charges of...
View ArticleMan accused of selling illegal fireworks in Chinatown pleads not guilty
by Rob Nagle The man arrested by undercover cops for allegedly selling illegal fireworks pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Eric Au Yeung, 18, of...
View ArticleSFUSD cuts student suspension rate in half
by Laura DudnickStudent suspensions in San Francisco public schools have dropped by nearly 50 percent in the past three school years, largely due to the district's expanded support programs for...
View ArticleWhy did SF have among highest increases in larceny in the state in early 2013?
by Jonah Owen LambLarcenies in San Francisco skyrocketed by 22 percent in the first half of last year, a much higher jump than was reported in any other major city in the state, according to FBI...
View ArticleFormer paratransit manager named interim SF taxi head
by Jessica KwongStill facing a "frustratingly slow" search effort to replace retired taxi head Chris Hayashi, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has chosen Kate Toran to fill the role...
View ArticlePart of I-280 to remain closed for weekend
by Bay City NewsWednesday night marked the start of a planned five-day closure on a stretch of northbound Interstate 280 in San Francisco for a construction project.The highway closure between the...
View ArticleLawyer claims she was fired for investigating alleged City Attorney scam
by Kate CongerA former lawyer in City Attorney Dennis Herrera's office claims she was fired after uncovering widespread corruption in San Francisco's dealings with plumbing companies, according to a...
View ArticleMyRedbook operator pleads not guilty to facilitating prostitution, money...
by Bay City News The alleged operator of MyRedBook.com and SFRedBook.com pleaded not guilty in federal court in San Francisco Wednesday morning to charges of facilitating prostitution and money...
View ArticleBelmont Baskin Robbins manager pleads no contest to marijuana sales
by Rob Nagle The man accused of trying to introduce an illicit new flavor at a Belmont Baskin Robbins pleaded no contest to the charges Wednesday, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe...
View ArticlePolice respond to Potrero Hill shooting
by Rob Nagle San Francisco police are investigating a shooting in Potrero Hill this afternoon. Calls to police started coming in about 3:35 p.m., reporting multiple gunshots in the area of Connecticut...
View ArticlePolice identify suspects arrested in Pride weekend shooting
by Rob Nagle San Francisco police have released the identity of two of the three suspects arrested in connection with a shooting near the Warfield Theater on Sunday. Robert Smith, 20, of Hayward and...
View ArticleTwo men stabbed after confrontation in the Tenderloin
by Rob Nagle Two men were injured in a stabbing, one critically, during a melee in the Tenderloin early Tuesday morning, police Sgt. Danielle Newman said. The two victims, ages 45 and 23, and a third...
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