Golden Gate Bridge employees vote to strike, but date unknown
by Jessica Kwong All 13 unions within the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition voted Monday night to strike, which would shut down ferry and bus service, but no date for the labor action was announced...
View ArticleEight of nine defendants arrested in San Mateo panga boat pot bust arraigned
by Rob NagleEight of nine people arrested Friday in connection with an international marijuana smuggling attempt were arraigned Monday on charges of possession for sale and transportation of marijuana...
View ArticleWoman opens front door, loses purse in Western Addition robbery
by Rob Nagle A woman was robbed of her purse early Tuesday morning just as she stepped out of her Western Addition home, police said. The 27-year-old victim was opening the door to her home in the...
View ArticleWoman robbed of tablet in lobby of Union Square building
by Rob Nagle A woman was robbed at gunpoint in the lobby of a Union Square building Monday, police said. The 23-year-old victim was sitting in the lobby of a building in the first block of Maiden Lane...
View ArticleFisherman missing from grounded boat has outstanding warrant
by Bay City News A fisherman believed to have abandoned his grounded boat at San Francisco's Ocean Beach early Monday has an outstanding warrant out of Santa Clara County, a sheriff's spokesman said...
View ArticleCommunity advocates concerned short-term rentals are edging low-income...
by Jessica Kwong Cramped single-room-occupancy hotel units in Chinatown, traditionally living quarters for immigrant families, have recently caught the attention of community housing advocates because...
View ArticleUCSF researchers hoping to study current Ebola outbreak
by Laura DudnickUC San Francisco researchers who are studying strains from five previous Ebola virus outbreaks in central Africa are hoping to receive samples from the current strain to better...
View ArticleSan Mateo works with residents to develop emissions-reduction plan
by Emilie MutertSan Mateo is currently developing its first Climate Action Plan, a comprehensive set of guidelines and goals intended to address state-required emissions reductions, sustainability...
View ArticleFire at former Renoir Hotel causes $1.2M in damage
by Bay City NewsA fire at a former hotel under renovation in San Francisco's mid-Market neighborhood Monday caused more than $1 million in damage, a fire spokeswoman said Tuesday.The three-alarm fire...
View ArticleStowaway from San Jose arrested at LA airport
by The Associated Press Authorities say a woman arrested three times trying to sneak onto flights at San Francisco International Airport managed to fly from nearby San Jose to Los Angeles without a...
View ArticleCalifornia Lt. Gov. Newsom pledges to campaign for marijuana legalization
by Chris Roberts If California legalizes marijuana use for adults in 2016, one of the biggest champions of the cause will be Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Speaking at an event in Marin County on Tuesday, the...
View ArticleMan found not guilty of stabbing at SF homeless shelter
by Rob NagleA San Francisco man was acquitted Tuesday of assault with a deadly weapon and battery in connection with a homeless shelter incident in January, announced the Public Defender's...
View ArticleWoman knocked down, robbed and shot with BB gun in Visitacion Valley
by Rob Nagle Three obviously heartless teenage boys assaulted, robbed and shot a woman with a BB gun in Visitacion Valley early Tuesday morning, police said. The 28-year-old victim was in the area of...
View ArticleMan shot in arm in Visitacion Valley
by Rob Nagle A young man was shot in Visitacion Valley early this morning, police said. Police responded to the 100 block of Leland Avenue about 12:41 a.m. after gunfire detector ShotSpotter was...
View ArticleCal/OSHA looking into welding work before 3-alarm fire at Renoir Hotel
by Bay City News The California Division of Occupational Health and Safety has opened an investigation into two construction companies working on renovations at a former hotel in San Francisco's...
View ArticleCrews remove 35 gallons of fuel from grounded boat at Ocean Beach
by Bay City News U.S. Coast Guard and National Park Service crews are continuing efforts to remove a grounded fishing boat from San Francisco's Ocean Beach today, a Coast Guard lieutenant said. The...
View ArticleSF commuter-benefit program offenders can expect crackdown
by Joshua SabatiniThousands of large businesses in San Francisco are about to find out whether they are in violation of a commuter-benefit law and could face hundreds of dollars in fines.Staff from...
View ArticleProposal for violence task force to address Bayview shootings an empty gesture
by Jonah Owen LambSupervisor Malia Cohen stood on City Hall's steps last week calling for a "cease-fire" in District 10 and said she aims to form a task force to deal with the spike in violence.The...
View ArticleSupervisor candidate campaigns against nudity ban in Times Square
by The Associated PressNew York City's Naked Cowboy may have met his match.San Francisco Board of Supervisors candidate George Davis stripped buck naked in Times Square on Wednesday to campaign for...
View ArticleBike riders continue to break BART rules, but agency is working on kinks
by Jessica KwongBicyclists on BART continue violating rules after they were given more access to trains, but it's partly the transit agency's own fault.Among the 11 rules is that bikes are not...
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