Former hedge fund manager sentenced to 14 months in prison for $6M fraud scheme
by Bay City News A former hedge fund manager has been sentenced in federal court in San Francisco to 14 months in prison for bilking investors out of $6 million and failing to pay promised...
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Daly City man sentenced in Colma drunken driving accident that killed 3
by Rob Nagle The Daly City man who pleaded no contest in June to a fatal DUI hit-and-run was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in state prison, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s...
View ArticleLuxor cab driver accused of defrauding SFMTA’s Paratransit program
by Rob Nagle A Luxor cabdriver was arrested in July on felony charges of defrauding the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority’s Accessible Services, or Paratransit, program, the District...
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Prosecutors: Case against Leland Yee, 'Shrimp Boy' will be divided before trial
by Bay City News The case against 29 defendants including suspended state Sen. Leland Yee and convicted Chinatown gang leader Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow will have to be split into smaller groups before...
View ArticleAIDS Healthcare Foundation files complaint against SF porn company over Las...
by Kate Conger The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is proving itself to be unrelenting in its campaign to shut down condom-less porn shoots. The Los Angeles-based health organization filed a complaint...
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Marilyn Hartman arrested at LAX after pleading no contest to trespassing day...
by Rob Nagle Marilyn Hartman, the serial stowaway who successfully boarded a plane out of San Jose to Los Angeles without a ticket before being arrested and released Wednesday was arrested again on...
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3 decades later, remains of Jonestown bodies found
by The Associated Press More than 35 years after the infamous suicide-murder of some 900 people — many forced to drink a cyanide-laced grape punch — in Jonestown, Guyana, the cremated remains of nine...
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Pacifica conference highlights services for mental health emergencies
by Brendan P. Bartholomew The Pacifica community recently hosted a conference to raise awareness about various mental health services available to county residents facing an emergency. The event came...
View ArticleSmartphones must include 'kill switch' under bill
by The Associated Press California is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require technology that can disable smartphones when they're stolen. Law enforcement and consumer groups support...
View ArticleThree arrested in shooting outside Castro nightclub
by Rob Nagle Three people were arrested in connection with a fight and shooting outside a Castro nightclub early this morning, police said. A verbal altercation started at a nightclub between a...
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New SFO app for blind travelers born out of controversial city program
by Jessica KwongA new smartphone app has put San Francisco International Airport at the cutting edge of navigation options for the legally blind and visually impaired.However, the project was born out...
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Gambling den in Excelsior evades police, city pressure
by Chris RobertsGambling is continuing at an Excelsior storefront, despite pressure from police and political leaders who point out that the computer-based slot machines are illegal and create a...
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SF takes step toward legalizing Airbnb
by Joshua SabatiniSan Francisco continues to struggle like other cities around the world to rein in short-term rental services offered by companies like Airbnb, which has faced criticism for evading...
View ArticleFive-vehicle crash on Richmond-San Rafael Bridge cleared
by Jessica KwongTraffic continued to be backed up on Interstate 580 westbound to Castro Street in Richmond throughout the morning commute hours, following a five-vehicle crash on the Richmond-San...
View ArticlePolice investigating Potrero Hill homicide
by Rob Nagle Police are investigating The City’s 24th homicide this year after a body was discovered in a Potrero Hill apartment Thursday. The victim was identified by the Medical Examiner's Office as...
View ArticleBody found in burned outbuilding near Bayshore Caltrain station
by Bay City News A male victim was found dead and burnt beyond recognition in a destroyed outbuilding on Caltrain property in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley Thursday morning, police and fire...
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Oakland man arrested in Nevada on carjacking warrant
by Bay City News An Oakland man has been arrested in Nevada in connection with a carjacking case out of Half Moon Bay, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said today. Armando Mendoza, 20, was...
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Man arrested twice in less than two months for mail, ID theft and elder abuse
by Bay City News A man was arrested in San Francisco last week for allegedly stealing mail and elder abuse less than two months after he a prior arrest on similar charges, police said today. Giovanni...
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SF police arrest two in marijuana grow near Mt. Davidson
by Rob Nagle Police arrested two people on suspicion of marijuana cultivation, among other charges, in a residence near Mt. Davidson, Sgt. Danielle Newman said in a statement today. Alexander...
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SF schools rolling out new Common Core math curriculum this year
by Laura Dudnick Math is about much more than just a right and wrong answer. And anyone can do it. That’s what the more than 55,000 PreK-12 students at San Francisco’s 121 public schools will learn...
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