Mosquito fogging planned in San Mateo County
by Bay City News A truck spraying mosquito-killing insecticide will be driving around parts of the San Mateo and Hillsborough communities Monday evening in an effort to combat the spread of West Nile...
View ArticleEast Palo Alto shooting kills man, injures 2 women
by Bay City News Gunfire in East Palo Alto has killed a 31-year-old man and sent two women to the hospital, police said. Officers and San Mateo County Gang Task Force members were called regarding...
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Man accused of kidnapping immigrants while posing as cop back in court
by Rob Nagle A San Francisco man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping with the intent to commit sexual assaults while impersonating a police officer will be in court today to set a preliminary hearing,...
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Northern California wildfire destroys 10 homes
by The Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Calif. — Firefighters in Northern California on Sunday battled a wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes and forced hundreds of evacuations in the Sierra Nevada...
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New serial street-art tag popping up across SF renews debate over graffiti
by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco appears to have another prolific graffiti artist on its hands who is leaving a mysterious, eye-catching image on public and private property everywhere from Golden...
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SF faces shortage of skilled nursing care beds as demand rises
by Chris Roberts San Francisco is running out of hospital beds for inpatients requiring skilled nursing care, a shortage exacerbated by one of The City’s major healthcare provider’s hospital upgrades....
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Rebecca Katz out as head of SF Animal Care and Control
by Joshua Sabatini To the surprise and disappointment of some, Rebecca Katz, who has served as director of San Francisco’s Animal Care and Control since 2008, has been relieved of her duties. The news...
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Lawmaker calls for criminal probe of work on Bay Bridge span
by The Associated PressSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A state lawmaker is calling for a criminal investigation into construction problems on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge.State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier,...
View ArticleWoman who died in Parkmerced apartment fire Friday identified
by Bay City News A woman who died early Friday morning in a fire in a cluttered apartment at San Francisco's Parkmerced complex has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 61-year-old Ava...
View ArticlePair held at knifepoint in Chinatown home invasion robbery
by Bay City News Two women were robbed at knifepoint inside their home in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood early this morning, police said. The home invasion robbery was reported at 1:05 a.m. in...
View ArticleSouth SF police search for owner of Japanese pistols recovered from felon
by Kate CongerSouth San Francisco police are searching for the owner of three collectable Japanese pistols recovered last week from a transient felon. On July 20 police responded to a report of a man...
View ArticleOakland, EBMUD, other East Bay agencies reach clean water pact
by Bay City News The city of Oakland, the East Bay Municipal Utility District and six other East Bay cities have reached an agreement with federal environmental regulators to prevent sewage overflows...
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San Bruno alleges misconduct, seeks removal of CPUC president
by The Associated PressTop California regulators communicated often and enthusiastically with executives at PG&E, even offering unsolicited advice on handling the media while they presided over a...
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New app Fleet hopes to fill Caltrain gaps, launches with no permits or insurance
by Jessica KwongUber, Lyft, Sidecar and other app-based ride services several years ago zoomed into the taxi industry at a time when the market was underserved, and now that could be happening with...
View ArticleRedwood City man pleads no contest to torturing, killing puppy
by Bay City News A man accused of torturing a puppy to death in front of his 4-year-old daughter pleaded no contest to child endangerment charges in Redwood City on Friday in exchange for no more than...
View ArticleApproved residential addition in San Mateo stirs debate on preservation of...
by S. Parker Yesko A proposed home renovation in the hills of San Mateo has stirred up tensions between young families hoping to expand their dwellings and longtime residents fighting to preserve...
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CCSF chancellor confirms school will seek restoration status
by Laura DudnickCity College of San Francisco has applied for restoration status, despite having "serious reservations" about the move, CCSF Chancellor Art Tyler said Monday.The policy allowing this...
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Repair requests increase at San Francisco Housing Authority sites
by Chris RobertsThe Housing Authority is falling behind on maintenance.Backlogged requests for repairs are on the rise again in The City's public-housing complexes, according to agency records, at a...
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SFPUC: City meeting requested 10 percent water-use reduction
by Chris RobertsThe City is doing its part to beat the California drought.Water customers in San Francisco and surrounding areas served by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission have cut their...
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SF set to relax restrictions on arcade machines
by Joshua SabatiniPinball enthusiasts have apparently scored in a push to revise San Francisco's arcade gaming laws dating back to the 1980s that have deterred some business owners from installing the...
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