CCSF remains optimistic for coming school year despite enrollment drop
by Laura DudnickMore than 100 faculty, staff and students at City College of San Francisco had a message for the school Monday.About 3,000 pieces of red paper representing bricks to build a school...
View ArticleSheriff’s deputy linked to 'Shrimp Boy' gang under investigation
by Jonah Owen LambWhen FBI raids across the Bay Area arrested more than 20 people in March, including state Sen. Leland Yee and Chinatown alleged reformed crime boss Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, the...
View ArticleBike share program has had to revamp after first year on the road
by Jessica KwongThe future expansion of Bay Area Bike Share remains at a standstill.The bike-share system, which celebrates its one-year anniversary Friday, spans San Francisco, Redwood City, Mountain...
View Article3.0-magnitude aftershock felt near Napa, fourth within two hours
by Bay City News The U.S. Geological Survey this morning reported a 3.0-magnitude aftershock about four miles southwest of Napa, the fourth this morning in the same area where a 6.0-magnitude...
View ArticleThree-alarm structure fire controlled this morning
by Bay City News Firefighters contained a three-alarm structure fire in San Francisco this morning, fire officials said. The fire was initially called in at 12:34 a.m. in the 300 block of Ocean...
View ArticleNapa earthquake hastens calls for warning system
by The Associated Press The earthquake that jolted California's wine capital may have caused at least $1 billion in property damage, but it also added impetus to the state's effort to develop an early...
View ArticleTwo photographers on Lombard Street robbed of equipment at gunpoint
by Rob Nagle Two tourists from the Netherlands taking pictures of Lombard Street were robbed at gunpoint by two men more crooked than the street they were photographing late Sunday night, police said...
View ArticleMan arrested after six-hour standoff with police in San Mateo
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested on numerous charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, after about a six-hour standoff in San Mateo starting on Monday, police said. Shabo Atasuntsev, 27, of San...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with scam for free room in South City hotel pleads...
by Rob Nagle A man arrested on burglary, grand theft and false identification charges after allegedly falsely claiming he was a recipient of aid from the Red Cross to stay at a South City hotel...
View ArticlePolice investigating suspicious death in Bernal Heights
by Rob Nagle Police are investigating what they say is a suspicious death in the Bernal Heights neighborhood, Sgt. Danielle Newman said. About 9:30 a.m. this morning, San Francisco firefighters...
View ArticleShelter-in-place order issued within mile of Hayward hazmat incident
by Bay City News Residents and businesses have been ordered to shelter in place within a one-mile radius of a hazardous materials incident in Hayward this afternoon, Alameda County fire officials...
View ArticleMan found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Buena Vista Park choking death
by Rob Nagle The man accused of murder in the choking death of Freddy Roberto Canul-Arguello in Buena Vista Park in 2011 was instead found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and three other charges,...
View ArticleNew CA kill switch law stirs free speech debate
by Kate Conger State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, Monday celebrated the potential for wide-reaching impacts of his kill switch bill for mobile devices, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown. In a...
View ArticleHalf Moon Bay community active in plans for new library
by Yasmine MahmoudHalf Moon Bay is continuing the planning process for its new public library by incorporating feedback gathered from residents at recent meetings.The city has included input from more...
View ArticleCCSF decision defended by accrediting commission
by Laura DudnickThe commission that voted to strip City College of San Francisco of its accreditation last summer is defending its decision to exceed an evaluation team's recommendation in 2012 to...
View ArticleFamily mourns death of young man killed in Bayview violence
by Jonah Owen LambHis young face appeared on white sweatshirts and long dresses. His name was scrawled in curved lettering on the back of white coats. And the matter-of-fact dates of his short life...
View ArticleNew General Hospital trauma center to have key feature for seismic safety
by Laura DudnickSan Francisco General Hospital is poised to become the first hospital in The City to have a base-isolated foundation -- the most earthquake-resistant design known today -- when...
View ArticleHighway accidents tie up traffic in SF Wednesday
by Jessica KwongA no injury collision occurred at I-280 northbound at Ocean Avenue at 8:57 a.m. Wednesday, affecting the center divider. An accident on I-80 westbound before the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza...
View ArticleArrest made in Bernal Heights suspicious death
by Rob Nagle The suspicious death police were investigating in Bernal Heights on Tuesday is now being investigated as a homicide and an arrest has been made in the case, Officer Albie Esparza said...
View ArticleFour suspects arrested in connection with shooting near Powell Street BART...
by Bay City News Four suspects were arrested in connection with a shooting that critically injured a man near the Powell BART station in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday night, a police spokesman...
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