San Bruno police arrest armed robbery suspect
by Bay City News A suspect in an armed liquor store robbery Friday in San Bruno has been taken into custody in San Mateo County Jail, police said. The robbery happened around 1 p.m. on Friday at San...
View ArticleSF looks to crack down on billboards posing as business signs
by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco is taking issue with business signs – those that are actually billboards. Some billboard companies have been using a loophole in a 40-year-old business sign law to...
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San Francisco’s two-year-old Public Art Trust to produce its first work
by Joshua SabatiniPublic art may play a much larger role in San Francisco as a 2-year-old program is about to bear its first fruit with a more than $1 million project planned for a building facade in...
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Arraignment set for alleged minivan thief who injured six in crash
by Rob Nagle Anthony Wisner, the man accused of stealing a minivan that collided with a taxicab, injuring six others, including himself, will be back in court for arraignment this morning, according...
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Bail fees for some offenses jump in SF; public defender cries foul
by Jonah Owen LambThose charged with a misdemeanor -- for example, battery on a police officer -- in San Francisco in 2013 likely faced a bail of about $10,000. The same would have been for contempt...
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater off of Ocean Beach
by Bay City News U.S. Coast Guard crews this afternoon suspended their search for a missing fisherman whose boat ran aground at San Francisco's Ocean Beach earlier today. A 37-foot fishing boat named...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by car in Portola District Sunday night
by Bay City News A man was hospitalized after being struck by a car in San Francisco's Portola District on Sunday night, police said today. The 48-year-old man was hit at 11:22 p.m. Sunday at Silver...
View ArticleWoman robbed by man and woman in the Tenderloin
by Rob Nagle A woman was brutally robbed by two crooks in the Tenderloin on Saturday evening, police said Monday. The 32-year-old victim was in the area of Ellis and Leavenworth streets about 6:30...
View ArticlePolice investigating possible aggravated assault in man’s critical head injury
by Rob Nagle Police are investigating a possible aggravated assault that occurred in South of Market on Thursday, Sgt. Danielle Newman said Monday. Medics responded to the 500 block of Brannan Street...
View ArticleMan arrested in Marina stabbing
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested in connection with a stabbing in the Marina district Sunday, Sgt. Danielle Newman said. Nathan Bartell, 35, of San Francisco was arrested and booked on charges of...
View ArticleCorte Madera man suspected in child endangerment
by The Associated Press A Northern California man was arrested after police say he accidentally set his apartment on fire making drugs while his two young children slept in the next room. Brian...
View ArticleUber driver suffers seizure, strikes pedestrian in Polk Gulch
by Bay City News An Uber driver suffered an apparent seizure and struck a pedestrian with his car in San Francisco's Polk Gulch neighborhood on Saturday night, police said today. The crash was...
View ArticleDefense in NY case calls Silk Road search illegal
by The Associated Press Lawyers for a San Francisco man charged with operating an online marketplace for illegal drugs are asking a judge to toss out most of the evidence against him, saying the...
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Hayes Valley bookstore Bibliohead gets the boot
by Kate CongerSan Francisco may soon lose yet another bookstore — but the Hayes Valley shop isn't being evicted. Instead, Bibliohead owner Melissa Richmond says her store is being pushed out to make...
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7 construction workers hospitalized for smoke inhalation at Renoir Hotel blaze
by Kate Conger and Jonah Owen LambSeven construction workers were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after the Renoir Hotel caught fire today, according to San Francisco Fire Department Chief Joanne...
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Some SF firefighters could be allowed to record response scenes
by Chris RobertsTrained and authorized San Francisco firefighters might be allowed to wear portable cameras while in the field if an update to department policy is approved.An unknown number of...
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SF high school students put to test as stem cell scientists
by Laura DudnickSpending 10 weeks in a laboratory might not sound like the ideal summer vacation for some high school students.But for 17-year-old Hanan Sinada, who is entering her senior year at...
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Free Wi-Fi in SF public spaces now on track for launch next month
by Joshua SabatiniA year ago, San Francisco received a $600,000 gift from Google to establish free wireless Internet service in at least 31 public parks, plazas and recreation centers. While city...
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AIDS nonprofit files federal suit after city halts relocation
by Jonah Owen LambAn AIDS prevention nonprofit has sued The City in federal court for allegedly violating its civil rights, after it was barred from relocating one of its pharmacies because of San...
View ArticleMan shot in foot in Bayview doesn't go to hospital until two days later
by Bay City News A man was shot in the foot in San Francisco's Bayview District on Saturday but didn't go to the hospital to be treated for his injury until two days later, police said today. The...
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