Gov. Brown signs bill opening Martin’s Beach
by Wire ReportSACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation meant to compel public access to a beach near Half Moon Bay controlled by a billionaire businessman.Senate Bill 968 was authored by...
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St. Anthony’s to open new, larger dining room on foundation’s 64th...
by Laura DudnickWhen Father Alfred Boeddeker opened the St. Anthony's Dining Room in the Tenderloin in 1950, he wanted guests receiving assistance to feel dignified. The St. Anthony Foundation's new,...
View ArticleFamily of mother fatally struck at Holly Park to receive $15.1M settlement
by Bay City NewsThe family of a 35-year-old woman who was run over and killed by a city employee driving on the grass in Holly Park last September has been issued a $15.1 million settlement by The...
View ArticleSF man charged with attempted murder after LGBT woman found with her throat cut
by Jonah Owen LambA 30-year-old San Francisco man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly cutting the throat of an LGBT woman with a liquor bottle in Potrero Hill on Friday morning,...
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San Francisco officially launches free wireless service in 32 public spaces
by Joshua SabatiniSan Francisco is officially rolling out free Wi-Fi service in 32 public parks and recreation centers today, in a step toward a larger vision of making Internet service for residents...
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Accidents, traffic hazard on I-280 Wednesday morning
by Jessica KwongA no-injury collision occurred on southbound Interestate 280 just north of the Westborough Boulevard onramp at 7:52 a.m. Two more no-injury collisions were reported shortly thereafter....
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DA's Office announces Muni ad campaign to help domestic violence victims
by Rob Nagle October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office will be joined by domestic violence advocates and community partners to kick off an...
View ArticleMan injured in shooting on Divisadero Street
by Rob Nagle A man was injured in a shooting on Divisadero Street early this morning, police said. The 36-year-old victim was reportedly shot in the hand and leg about 3:13 a.m., police said. He was...
View ArticleSouth City man accused of sexual assault on minor
by Rob Nagle A South San Francisco man was arrested last month on charges of sexual assault on a minor, police said today. Ronald Lauron, 43, is alleged to have sexually assaulted an underage female...
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South City football coach pleads not guilty in lewd-act case
by Rob Nagle The South San Francisco high school football coach arrested on charges of committing a lewd act on a minor pleaded not guilty Tuesday, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. Mark Avery...
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SF man convicted of attempting lewd act with minors sentenced to two years in...
by Rob Nagle The San Francisco man convicted of six felonies related to trying to engage in lewd acts with two teenage girls was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison and will have to register as a...
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Facebook apologizes to SF drag queens for name policy
by Wire ReportFacebook has apologized to drag queens and the transgender community for deleting accounts in which people used alternative names such as Lil Miss Hot Mess rather than their legal...
View ArticleHeat advisory issued in Bay Area
by Bay City NewsForecasted temperatures approaching 100 degrees in the Bay Area Thursday and Friday prompted the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for the region.The advisory for the...
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SF’s Clarendon Elementary named 2014 National Blue Ribbon School
by Laura DudnickClarendon Elementary School is among two dozen in California to be selected as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.The National Blue Ribbon Schools...
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SF considers plan to use eminent domain to lower mortgages
by Joshua SabatiniSan Francisco may become the first city to partner with nearby Richmond on a groundbreaking program that would use eminent domain to lower home mortgages.Richmond was one of the...
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Pro-development activist group BARF agitates for more housing
by Jonah Owen LambSonja Trauss is an energetic 33-year-old math teacher from Philadelphia who moved to the Bay Area three years ago.Like countless others, she found the search for a place to live in...
View ArticleMuni mechanical delays, collision on I-280 Thursday morning
by Jessica KwongA no-injury collision occurred on northbound Interstate 280 just south of the Geneva Avenue offramp at 7:39 a.m., affecting at least one lane of traffic and causing delays. Commuters...
View ArticleMan shot near Candlestick Point in SF
by Rob Nagle A man was injured in a shooting at Candlestick Point on Wednesday, police Officer Gordon Shyy said. Police responded to the 1300 block of Shafter Street in the Bayview about 7:19 p.m.,...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by car near Golden Gate Park in SF
by Bay City NewsA pedestrian was struck and seriously injured by a car near San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this morning, police said. The collision was reported around 8:20 a.m. near Fulton Street...
View ArticleMan who wanted to buy car robbed of cash in the Mission
by Rob Nagle A man who thought he was buying a car literally got ripped off by the so-called seller, police said. The 34-year-old victim intended to buy a car from a man who appeared to be in his 40s,...
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