25 years later, could Bay Area take another quake?
by The Associated PressIt's been 25 years since a massive quake rocked the Bay Area just before a World Series game, killing dozens, injuring thousands and causing billions of dollars' worth of damage...
View ArticleSan Francisco police warn of scam
by The Associated Press San Francisco police are warning members of the Chinese community about a scam that cost one woman $120,000 in cash and jewelry. Police say the victim was approached this month...
View ArticleSFUSD is ready to be a digital district but it needs money
by Laura DudnickLast school year, Grey Todd, a math and sciences teacher at Presidio Middle School, finally had enough computers in his classroom for each student. However, after spending nearly a...
View ArticleCandidates seek seats on CCSF board despite trustees’ lack of power
by Laura DudnickNovember marks a first-of-its-kind election for City College of San Francisco's board of trustees in more ways than one.The 10 candidates, including two incumbents, competing for four...
View ArticleNine candidates compete for three seats on SFUSD Board of Education
by Laura DudnickNovember's election is an important one for the San Francisco Unified School District.Among the long list of measures that will go before voters is the widely supported Proposition C,...
View ArticleCounty transportation authority encourages public feedback for five-year plan
by Brendan P. BartholomewThe San Mateo County Transportation Authority is crafting its new five-year strategic plan and wants to hear from Peninsula residents about the transit and infrastructure...
View ArticleThree in-custody death cases this year in SF remain in the dark
by Jonah Owen LambThree people have died this year while in police or sheriff's custody -- two of them in recent months.Forty-four-year-old Brette Robinson died Aug. 23 in one of The City's smaller...
View ArticleGunshot detection system to expand for SF police; body camera program makes...
by Joshua SabatiniAmid mounting pressure for police to wear body-mounted cameras, a deputy chief said last week that a two-year pilot program outfitting officers with the devices can launch as soon...
View ArticleSF medical marijuana industry expansion on hold
by Chris RobertsSan Francisco is saying no to a medical marijuana green-light district.Cannabis, whether legally sold for medicinal purposes or illegally sold for recreational use, is California's...
View ArticleNew rules bar domestic violence offenders from SF police ranks
by Jonah Owen LambThe Police Department has made it clear, under new policies, that anyone convicted of domestic violence may not apply to be an officer and that officers responding to domestic...
View ArticleHighway and Muni delays Monday morning
by Jessica KwongAn animal caused an obstruction on northbound Interstate 280 just south of the Westborough Boulevard onramp at 6:29 a.m. Monday. A traffic hazard occurred on westbound Interstate 80...
View ArticleMan struck and killed by car near San Francisco Zoo
by Rob Nagle A man was struck and killed by a car near the San Francisco Zoo early this morning, police Sgt. Monica Macdonald said. Just before 7 a.m., officers arrived to the scene of 43rd Avenue and...
View ArticleMan shot in wrist in Bernal Heights
by Rob Nagle A man was injured in a shooting in Bernal Heights on Saturday, police said Monday. The 39-year-old victim was on the 900 block of Ellsworth Street about 11:38 p.m. when and unknown...
View ArticleMan robbed of hotel key, room is later burglarized
by Rob Nagle A man who was robbed in the Union Square area early this morning was later burglarized, police said. The 33-year-old victim was robbed by a woman about 12:45 a.m., police said. During the...
View ArticleMan robbed of gym bag, tablet near Portola neighborhood
by Rob Nagle A man was robbed of his gym bag and a tablet near the Portola district Friday, police said. The 43-year-old victim was moving his property in his vehicle in the first block of Stoneybrook...
View ArticleSuspect arrested after woman assaulted, robbed in Mission
by Rob Nagle A woman was assaulted and robbed of her belongings in the Mission district Friday, Officer Albie Esparza said Monday, but the alleged thief was later apprehended and her property was...
View ArticlePolice arrest two brothers in Mission district stabbing death
by Rob Nagle Police have made two arrests in the Sept. 9 stabbing death of 20-year-old Ronnie Goodman, Officer Albie Esparza said. Luis Gutierrez, 21, and his brother Javier Gutierrez, 26, both of San...
View ArticleLyft, Uber secure SFO deal
by Jessica KwongUber and Lyft have signed deals to operate legally at San Francisco International Airport, officials announced Monday. The news comes after competing app-based ride service Sidecar...
View ArticleFamily of slain SF boy wants juvenile suspect charged as adult
by Jonah Owen LambThe family of Rashawn Williams, a 14-year-old who was allegedly stabbed to death in the Mission in September by a former classmate, met with the District Attorney's Office Monday to...
View ArticleConference promotes biotech as career path for local students
by Brendan P. BartholomewSouth San Francisco City Councilman Pradeep Gupta has a vision that his town will one day be home to a children's discovery museum similar to San Francisco's Exploratorium --...
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