Strange saga of Visitacion Valley center leaves community in the dark
by Chris RobertsMost every day, Mary Chow is at the Visitacion Valley Senior Center on Raymond Avenue playing mahjong with other Cantonese-speaking locals.The smack of the game tiles is as regular as...
View ArticleSeveral collisions, public transit delays on wet, slippery morning
by Jessica KwongMotorists are advised to use extra caution and time traveling to and around San Francisco due to wet roads from an early morning drizzle Thursday. A traffic hazard was reported on...
View ArticleMan shot during attempted robbery in Bayview
by Rob Nagle A man was injured in a shooting during an attempted robbery in the Bayview district Wednesday, police said. The 22-year-old victim was approached by two men in their 20s in the 1200 block...
View ArticleSF Supervisor Scott Wiener reveals his use of HIV-prevention drug Truvada
by Max DeNike San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener on Wednesday revealed that he has been taking the HIV-prevention medication Truvada."I recently decided to be public about my use of PrEP in order...
View ArticleWoman robbed, found unconscious in Mission
by Rob Nagle A 30-year-old woman was discovered unconscious in the Mission district Wednesday and police later determined that she was the victim of a robbery, Officer Gordon Shyy said. Officers...
View ArticleSan Bruno residence ransacked and burglarized
by Rob Nagle A San Bruno residence was burglarized Monday, police reported. A witness told police that they saw a neighbor’s door forced open in the 100 block of Cypress Avenue about 4:52 p.m. and...
View ArticleProtest planned in SF against state’s ‘broken’ judicial system
by Jonah Owen LambCritics of the state's courts plan to march to the California Judicial Council on Friday to protests lax oversight of a system they say is broken.Organizers argue that many...
View ArticleGovernor approves bill increasing transparency for California community...
by Laura DudnickGov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill unanimously supported by both the Senate and Assembly that seeks to make the accreditation system for California's 112 community colleges...
View ArticleLarry Ellison gives up Oracle CEO role, becomes chairman
by The Associated Press Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is ending his 37-year reign as CEO of the business software maker that he co-founded and is handing over the job to his two top lieutenants,...
View ArticlePG&E emails may have violated rules, judge says
by The Associated PressPG&E, California's largest utility, may have violated state rules by negotiating with state regulators this year to have a judge that PG&E preferred appointed to decide...
View ArticleThousands to take to shores for Coastal Cleanup Day
by Brendan P. BartholomewTens of thousands of volunteers around the state and on the Peninsula will descend upon local beaches, San Francisco Bay shorelines and inland waterways on Saturday morning to...
View ArticleFinding SF’s faces of the fallen from Vietnam War
by Laura DudnickMemories and condolences from those who knew Richard Bloom fill the space beneath Bloom's picture on the Vietnam Veterans Virtual Memorial Wall online. Saturday marks 48 years since...
View ArticleSF to consider funding to improve access to HIV drug
by Joshua SabatiniSan Francisco is poised to strengthen its efforts to eliminate new HIV cases by helping to subsidize people's use of a daily pill that can reduce their chances of being infected by...
View ArticleWith recycling centers dwindling in SF, one operator plans to bring the...
by Joshua SabatiniAs San Francisco evicts recycling centers and blocks new ones from opening, the owner of a Bayview facility is about to take his redemption show on the road."If we cannot go closer...
View ArticleNo major delays in traffic Friday morning
by Jessica KwongNo major traffic delays were reported Friday morning in and around San Francisco. Muni lines 1BX-California B Express, 5-Fulton, 8X-Bayshore Express, 9-San Bruno, 10-Townsend,...
View ArticleTwo arrests made in Bayview homicide from earlier this month
by Rob Nagle Two arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Latrell Shaw in the Bayview district earlier this month, police said today. Fotu Paopao Jr., 19, and a juvenile were arrested...
View ArticleHundreds show up at Apple store to buy new iPhones
by Bay City News Hundreds of people are lining up this morning at the Apple store on Stockton Street in San Francisco for a chance to buy Apple's new iPhones. The highly anticipated iPhone 6 and...
View ArticleArrest made in fatal bar bell beating in South City gym
by Bay City News A South San Francisco man was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly beat another man to death at a gym where they were both members, according to police. Police were called to...
View ArticleStolen vehicle ran stop sign, hit three cars in Mission district injury crash
by Bay City News The alleged driver of a stolen vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and struck another vehicle and two parked vehicles in San Francisco's Mission district Thursday evening, according...
View ArticleWoman injured in home invasion, suspect carjacks neighbor in escape
by Rob Nagle A woman was injured in a home invasion Thursday that later turned into a carjacking as the suspect made his escape, police said today. The 56-year-old victim was watering plants outside...
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