NTSB gets complaints about air crash attorneys
by The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Officials are looking into whether some attorneys may have violated a U.S. law barring uninvited solicitation of air disaster victims in the first 45 days after...
View ArticleBelmont-Redwood Shores Little League team on historical ride
by Emanuel Lee Rudy Lopez saw the future five years ago. And boy, was it a beautiful sight.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleS.F. Supervisor David Campos announces run for California Assembly
by Bay City News San Francisco Supervisor David Campos announced Thursday that he plans to run for a seat in the California Assembly in 2014. Campos, whose District 9 includes the Mission district, is...
View ArticleCoordinator could be boon for bicycling in San Mateo County
by Rachel Swan While bicycles have become an increasingly mainstream — and necessary — mode of transportation in San Francisco, their presence in San Mateo County remains spotty. A lot of that is due...
View ArticleBank robbery suspect claimed to be Jesus Christ
by Mike Aldax A woman found naked in a South of Market alley and claiming to be Jesus Christ was arrested on suspicion of attempted bank robbery, according to police, after an officer noticed a "666"...
View ArticleGov. Brown steps in to avert another BART strike
by Joe Fitzgerald OAKLAND — Commuters can rest easy this morning knowing there will be BART trains to take them to work. Late Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown finally stepped into the contract negotiations...
View ArticleMarin teens robbed after agreeing to play dice in San Francisco
by Rob Nagle They lost everything and didn't even have a chance to roll the dice. Two teenagers from Marin were robbed on Sunday by a group of hoodlums the teens thought just wanted to play dice,...
View ArticleAt San Francisco convention, gay gamers are diversifying the industry
by Joe Fitzgerald As the $21 billion-a-year video game industry pumps out more realistic looking games, the characters remain one-note virtual heroes: masculine, heterosexual, scruffy white men in...
View ArticleMan critically injured in Cow Hollow stabbing
by Rob Nagle A man was critically injured in a stabbing in San Francisco' Cow Hollow neighborhood early Sunday morning, police said. The 20-year-old victim was stabbed by outside a bar in the 3000...
View ArticleLanes of Interstate 80 to stay closed until 3p.m. after big-rig fire
by Bay City News There was no BART strike today, but a big-rig carrying Asian food supplies caught fire just west of the Bay Bridge early this morning, creating a traffic nightmare for commuters...
View ArticleCar-sharing company under fire from governments here and on Peninsula
by Rachel Swan Airports are the next major fault line for the sharing economy, and their regulators are already putting up a stout offense against the new spate of apps geared to disrupt the car...
View ArticleSan Francisco playground reopens under bond project, more coming
by Andrea Koskey The return of the Outer Richmond's Cabrillo Playground over the weekend is just the beginning of a wave of upgraded parks reopening in neighborhoods citywide. After eight months and...
View ArticleBoard sets hearing to probe BART labor dispute
by Staff Report A board created to investigate BART's ongoing labor fight is calling for a public hearing to investigate the contract dispute between the transit agency's managers and unions. Jacob...
View Article'Jumper Bandits' linked to bank robbery
by Mike Aldax The swift and agile bandits who have been hitting bank branches on the Peninsula and in San Francisco since at least April may have struck again last week, according to the FBI. Three...
View ArticleWoman charged with arson after reportedly lighting Duboce Triangle-area fire
by Rob Nagle A woman was arrested on arson charges in the Duboce Triangle area on Monday, police said. The 33-year-old suspect reportedly removed paper and carboard materials from a recycling bin in...
View ArticleFinal checks distributed in payday lender lawsuit
by Joshua Sabatini The final checks in a $7.7 million settlement for more than 10,000 borrowers statewide are being mailed this week as part of a bad-loan lawsuit filed by San Francisco City Attorney...
View ArticleSuspected crab poachers pinched in Half Moon Bay
by Rob Nagle Two men were cited within an hour of each other in unincorporated Half Moon Bay on Monday for allegedly crabbing out of season, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday....
View ArticleChevron agrees to pay $2M in Richmond refinery fire
by The Associated Press RICHMOND, Calif. — Chevron Corp. on Monday agreed to pay $2 million in fines and restitution and pleaded no contest to six charges in a fire last summer at its refinery in the...
View ArticleBurglary suspect who wore only underwear charged
by Mike Aldax A "briefs" standoff with police last weekend ended in the arrest of a burglary suspect who had reportedly broken into a South San Francisco home wearing only his underwear. Rodney...
View Article15-year-old arrested after Fifth and Market shooting
by Mike Aldax A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a shooting at Fifth and Market streets Monday night that injured a 25-year-old man, according to police. The victim was reportedly shot...
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