Man assaulted with stun gun, knife in Mission district nightclub
by Rob Nagle A man was assaulted with a stun gun and slashed in the face with a knife in a Mission district nightclub early this morning, police said. The 28-year-old victim was in a nightclub in the...
View ArticleMan stabbed near 16th and Bryant streets, third such incident this week in...
by Rob Nagle A man was stabbed for an unknown reason by a miscreant in the Mission early this morning, police said. The 48-year-old victim was walking up the stairs toward Franklin Square at 16th and...
View ArticlePolice: Man shot woman in S.F. apartment before killing himself
by Bay City NewsPolice said a man who died this morning in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood shot himself after shooting a woman following a series of overnight domestic incidents. The man...
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Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon wants same-sex marriage in Korea as first in Asia
by Joel P. EngardioA gay pride parade in Seoul, South Korea, last summer was blocked by hundreds of Christian protesters laying in the street. Nearly one-third of South Korea's population belongs to a...
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Soda tax: SF seeks to prevail where others have failed
by Joshua SabatiniSan Francisco would be the first major city in the nation to tax the purchase of soda and other sugary drinks if voters approve Proposition E on Nov. 4.The tax, a 2-cents-per-ounce...
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Prop. G would slow down quick property turnover
by Joshua SabatiniAs rents and evictions have increased in San Francisco, housing has become the top political issue of the year. And voters have a chance to weigh in on measures to address the...
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Some Pacifica residents scoff at development of pricey homes
by Brendan P. BartholomewAn emerging development promising homes priced at $4.3 million and up is creating a stir for some in Pacifica, where many residents have historically opposed developers and...
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Bay Bridge collision causes Monday commute delays
by Jessica KwongA collision occurred on westbound Interstate 80 inside the Yerba Buena Tunnel on the Bay Bridge between a blue sedan, a blue Audi and a San Francisco taxicab at 6:55 a.m. Monday. The...
View ArticleCoast Guard investigating ferry crash in SF
by Bay City NewsThe Coast Guard is looking into what caused a ferry to crash into a piling at Pier 41 in San Francisco on Sunday. Officials said the Peralta, operated by Blue and Gold Fleet, struck a...
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Review site Yelp battles extortion claims
by The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO -- First the chefs of a small Italian restaurant got mad at online review site Yelp. Instead of trying to get better reviews, they decided to take a different...
View ArticleMan who shot woman in SoMa before killing himself identified
by Bay City News A man with a history of domestic violence who shot and killed himself after shooting a woman he lived with in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood early Friday has been...
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Plumpest pumpkin: 2,058-pound gourd sets record
by The Associated Press A pumpkin weighing 2,058 pounds has taken first prize and set a tournament record at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California. Fifty-six-year-old John Hawkley...
View ArticlePlane with cabin pressurization problem makes emergency landing at SFO
by Bay City News An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport this afternoon because of a cabin pressurization problem, flight officials said. A Boeing...
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Conservationists explore open-space trust as Sign Hill private parcel put on...
by Brendan P. BartholomewSome local conservationists have taken on an effort to protect a portion of South San Francisco's Sign Hill from potential development as they explore forming an open-space...
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SF to explore registry program to assist longtime businesses with rising rents
by Joshua SabatiniIn San Francisco, where evictions are up, rents have soared and longtime residents are moving out, compounding such forces of change is a rising rate in the closure of neighborhood...
View ArticleSFUSD recruiting students for new middle school
by Laura DudnickThe San Francisco Unified School District is hoping to recruit students at an enrollment fair this month for its new Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School, which in August will become the...
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SF hospitals step up Ebola preparedness training for health care workers
by Laura DudnickSan Francisco hospitals are among those accelerating their efforts this week to train health care workers on how to treat patients infected with Ebola as federal health officials on...
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Embattled SF fire chief’s future rests with Mayor Lee
by Chris RobertsFire Department Chief Joanne Hayes-White may have lost the confidence of much of her department, but as long as she retains the support of one person -- Mayor Ed Lee -- The City's...
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Highway, Muni delays Tuesday morning
by Jessica KwongMetal debris caused a traffic hazard on northbound U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Oyster Point Boulevard offramp in South San Francisco at 7:04 a.m. today. Due to police activity,...
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Experts: Broken wall panels on plane departing SFO only cosmetic
by The Associated PressAn American Airlines flight heading from San Francisco to Dallas made an emergency landing when the cabin's wall panels cracked loose, but aviation experts said the plane does...
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