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Seton Medical Center workers seek to preserve jobs, services with sale of...
by Brendan P. BartholomewSome health care workers and patients of the Seton Medical Center in Daly City are pushing forward in a campaign calling for action to protect jobs and preserve services with...
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Despite union approval of Muni contract, some members not fully satisfied
by Jessica KwongAfter a one-week delay to clarify financial impacts, Transport Workers Union Local 250-A members have ratified a new labor contract, but approval was narrow among transit operators,...
View ArticleMayoral appointment power safe after proposed ballot measure fails to gain...
by Joshua SabatiniThe power of the mayor to make appointments for vacancies on the Board of Supervisors will remain intact after a ballot measure proposal to strip the power failed to gain board...
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SF considers joining campaign to lift ban on blood donations by gay men
by Joshua SabatiniCity leaders have joined a growing movement calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to lift the 1983 ban on the donation of blood by gay or bisexual men.Days after the...
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SF opens public sanitation stations to curb street waste
by Laura DudnickCarmen De Los Rios stood in front of a portable bathroom facility on Ellis Street in the Tenderloin on Tuesday afternoon, nearly brought to tears with happiness."We need this," she...
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Attorney: Prostitute had no reason to kill Google exec
by The Associated Press A high-priced prostitute accused of giving a Google executive a fatal dose of heroin aboard his yacht had no reason to kill the man given how much money she was getting from...
View ArticleSmall fire at Chevron Refinery quickly extinguished, no injuries
by Bay City News A small fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond was quickly extinguished by firefighters this morning, a fire chief said. Fire crews responded to a report of a small fire at the...
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Man accused in SF Public Works demolition derby faces attempted murder count
by Rob Nagle The man accused of celebrating the Fourth of July by sneaking into a Department of Public Works yard in a stolen vehicle before using a DPW truck to create his own demolition derby was...
View ArticleTwo plead not guilty in fight outside AT&T Park
by The Associated Press Two Sacramento men have pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with a fight outside AT&T Park in San Francisco that left a woman unconscious. Forty-two-year-old...
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Judge rejects ACCJC attempt to suspend lawsuit in CCSF saga
by Laura Dudnick The trial between The City and the commission that revoked City College of San Francisco’s accreditation will proceed as scheduled, a judge ruled this morning. San Francisco Superior...
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SF literary nonprofit 826 Valencia expanding to Tenderloin
by Laura DudnickA beloved and unique pirate-themed shop that doubles as a literary organization seeking to make writing fun for kids is planning to open a second location in The City after 12 years in...
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Long-envisioned bikeways on The Embarcadero move forward
by Jessica KwongThe Embarcadero on Wednesday morning, like any other day of the week, was a bustling mix of bicyclists, tourists and locals, Muni streetcars and private vehicles. On the promenade, one...
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SF poised to place soda tax on November ballot
by Joshua SabatiniSan Francisco guzzles about 3 billion ounces of soda and other sugary beverages annually, but if a 2-cents-per-ounce tax on those drinks is approved by city voters in November,...
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Rash of slayings over four days shakes city’s southeast
by Jonah Owen LambThe deadly violence started with the brazen assassination-like killing of former gang member Allen Calloway in front of a crowd of children in broad daylight. In the three days...
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Man charged with public drunkenness after impersonating TSA agent at SFO
by Rob Nagle What a creep. A 53-year-old man was arrested for public drunkenness after reportedly posing as a Transportation Security Administration agent at San Francisco International Airport on...
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Man smacked in face with baseball bat in Mid-Market area robbery
by Rob Nagle A man was hit in the face with a baseball bat and robbed in the Mid-Market area on Wednesday, police said. The 58-year-old victim was in the area of 7th and Market streets about 8 p.m....
View ArticleTeenage boy assaulted and robbed of cellphone in Outer Mission
by Rob Nagle A teenage boy was assaulted and robbed by a masked man in the Outer Mission on Wednesday, police said. The 17-year-old victim was walking in the 5800 block of Mission Street about 9:38...
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Richmond's Alexandria Theatre sold, development plans underway
by Kate Conger The Alexandria Theatre, which was once a popular cinema in the Richmond District and has sat vacant and occasionally blighted for over decade, has been sold to new owners who plan to...
View ArticleFedEx charged with assisting illegal pharmacies
by The Associated Press Federal authorities on Thursday charged FedEx with assisting illegal pharmacies by knowingly delivering painkillers and other dangerous drugs to customers without...
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Claim alleging City Attorney scam rejected by independent public counsel
by Kate Conger A claim by a former chief trial deputy in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office that alleged corruption in The City's dealings with plumbing companies was rejected today by...
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