Peninsula massage therapist pleads no contest in groping case
by Mike Aldax A massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting a customer at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center earlier this year faces up to a year in County Jail after accepting a plea bargain...
View ArticleLarry Ellison says Google's Larry Page acted 'evil'
by Reuters Google's informal motto is "don't be evil," but outspoken Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison has accused the Internet company's CEO, Larry Page, of acting "absolutely evil." Ellison,...
View ArticleBicyclist, 30, killed in SoMa big-rig collision
by Mike Aldax A 30-year-old female bicyclist was killed during a collision with a big-rig this morning in the South of Market district, police said. The incident occurred at Sixth and Folsom streets...
View ArticleAsiana offers $10,000 to survivors of July crash at SFO
by The Associated Press Asiana Airlines has offered $10,000 to each of the 288 surviving passengers of the flight that crash landed in at San Francisco International Airport last month. Asiana...
View ArticleCCSF's critics get a dose of their own medicine
by Andrea Koskey The Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges turns out to have some explaining of its own to do. In response to a complaint filed by teachers, the agency that...
View ArticleCalifornia shark fin ban heads to appeals court with federal backing for...
by Jessica Kwong Chinese community representatives and advocates trying to reverse a culturally controversial California law banning shark fin possession and sales are diving into a hearing today with...
View ArticleSuspect sought in 'vicious' Cow Hollow stabbing
by Mike Aldax San Francisco police have released video surveillance images of the suspect in a brutal stabbing in Cow Hollow earlier this month. A 20-year-old man suffered severe lacerations on his...
View ArticleFeds OK temporary fix for Bay Bridge
by The Associated Press Plans to open the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge as scheduled on Labor Day got a boost when federal officials signed off on a temporary fix for cracked seismic safety bolts...
View ArticleLanguage barriers could deter minorities from benefiting from healthcare reform
by Jessica Kwong With California at the forefront of the most comprehensive nationwide health care reform effort in half a century, it isn't affordability but language barriers that providers and...
View ArticleNew Redwood City jail could cost more than projected
by Rachel Swan A new jail in Redwood City designed to supply more than 500 beds and a constellation of social services to San Mateo County might end up costing the county a lot more than expected,...
View ArticleAccreditation commission says it complies with federal policy
by Andrea Koskey The commission that recently threatened to remove City College of San Francisco's accreditation says it will respond to a U.S. Department of Education letter reprimanding its...
View ArticleSquare ready to occupy serendipitous new headquarters in San Francisco
by Mike Billings When the mobile payment company Square moves into its new Market Street headquarters this fall, the several hundred employees will have much more room — and so will Jack Dorsey, who...
View ArticleAs clock ticks, little movement in BART talks
by Chris Roberts A date for a settlement in BART's labor dispute remains unclear, as both sides are "tens of millions of dollars apart" and no negotiation sessions are currently scheduled. Since a...
View ArticleCrime went down in San Carlos after its residents got organized
by Bay City News Home burglaries in San Carlos have decreased dramatically in the past three months thanks to vigilant residents and newly formed neighborhood watch groups, the San Mateo County...
View ArticleSlaughter wants to plead guilty to fatal stabbing
by Mike Aldax The East Palo Alto man who reportedly told authorities where they could find the body of his girlfriend Monday informed a judge two days later that he "just wanted to plead guilty to...
View ArticleSquatter raid in Potrero Hill turns up stolen goods
by Mike Aldax A police raid Tuesday on a Potrero Hill home inhabited by squatters reportedly turned up several stolen items. Bayview Station Capt. Robert O'Sullivan has released images of some of the...
View ArticleFirst day at CCSF a bit less busy
by Andrea Koskey When Keith Kimber heard about the accreditation crisis at City College of San Francisco, he decided to help out the only way he knew how: by enrolling in classes. As a result, the...
View ArticleBay Bridge set to open after Labor Day
by The Associated Press Despite broken earthquake-safety bolts that threatened months of delays, California transportation officials approved a plan Thursday to open the new eastern span of the San...
View ArticleDoes buying back guns deter crime?
by Joshua Sabatini A parking lot in quasineutral gang territory in the Mission district was recently transformed into the staging ground for a no-questions-asked gun-buyback event. A line of vehicles...
View ArticleAmelie Le Moullac, 24, identified as bicyclist killed in SoMa crash
by Mike Aldax Amelie Le Moullac, 24, of San Francisco has been identified as the bicyclist killed during a collision with a big-rig Wednesday morning in the South of Market district, police said. The...
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