Muni rider satisfaction increasing, survey shows
by Jessica KwongRider satisfaction with Muni has increased 12 percent in the past four years, according to the results of a telephone survey of 620 San Francisco residents who had traveled on the...
View ArticleDavid Chiu gains endorsement of Mayor Ed Lee in Assembly race
by Examiner StaffMayor Ed Lee on Tuesday announced his support for David Chiu in the race for California Assembly. Chiu, the president of the Board of Supervisors, is running against David Campos, who...
View ArticleCity attorney to appeal federal judge’s ruling against tenant relocation law
by Staff ReportSan Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Wednesday announced plans to appeal a decision by a federal judge to invalidate a city law requiring increased relocation payouts to...
View ArticlePatterns seen in two cases of unlawful donations to SF mayor’s 2011 campaign
by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezTwo allegations of donors laundering campaign contributions that went to Mayor Ed Lee bear stark similarities.The most recent case involves a rental property firm and its...
View ArticleSF District Attorney’s Office holding reception to honor ‘I Am The Change’...
by Rob NagleThe District Attorney's Office is hosting a reception today recognizing the donors and students who participated in a program intended to prevent truancy called I Am The Change, Assistant...
View ArticleFormer Bay Guardian staff rally across the street from San Francisco Media...
by Rob NagleOn the first Wednesday on which no San Francisco Bay Guardian was published, former staff and a crowd of supporters showed up at the cable car turnaround at Powell and Market streets to...
View ArticleSF hospitals working quickly to obtain gear to battle Ebola
by Laura DudnickSan Francisco hospitals are scrambling to equip themselves with the appropriate gear that must be used when treating a patient with Ebola after new federal guidelines calling for...
View ArticleNewcomer looks to unseat longtime SF BART board member
by Jessica KwongThis year's BART board of directors election to represent District 8 in San Francisco pits the old against the new, with clean-air entrepreneur Nick Josefowitz working to unseat...
View ArticleCompeting ballot measures address controversy over Beach Chalet fields
by Jessica KwongAfter six years of public discussion, approvals and appeals, a renovation of the Beach Chalet athletic fields with artificial turf and new lighting was going to move forward until...
View ArticleHighway and Muni delays Thursday morning
by Jessica KwongA collision occurred on southbound U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Paul Avenue offramp at 7:18 a.m. Thursday. A no-injury collision occurred on northbound Highway 101 near the Cesar...
View ArticleGolden Gate Bridge officials to consider studying pedestrian, bicyclist toll
by Bay City NewsCharging bicyclists and pedestrians for access to the Golden Gate Bridge’s sidewalk is among 45 initiatives the Bridge, Highway and Transportation District’s board of directors will...
View ArticleMan injured in shooting in the Mission over campsite
by Rob Nagle A man was injured in a shooting in the Mission early this morning, police said. The 48-year-old victim was reportedly arguing with the suspect in the shooting near the area of 13th and...
View ArticleFour arrested in Alamo Square area robbery
by Rob Nagle Four men were arrested after a robbery and assault near Alamo Square on Wednesday night, police Officer Albie Esparza said. A 44-year-old man in the 800 block of Scott Street had his...
View ArticleMan smashes counter at Cow Hollow business, takes cash from register
by Rob Nagle A man robbed a store in the Cow Hollow area early this morning, police said. The suspect in the robbery reportedly walked into the business in the 2600 block of Lombard Street about 12:39...
View ArticleWoman hit by tour bus near City Hall critically injured
by Bay City News A woman was critically injured when she was hit by a tour bus near San Francisco City Hall this morning, a police spokesman said. The woman in her 60s was struck by a cable car-style...
View ArticleWoman fatally struck by trolley bus was ‘loyal’ worker at City Controller’s...
by Staff and wire report The woman who was fatally struck by a cable car-style tour vehicle outside of City Hall on Thursday morning was a longtime employee of the City Controller’s Office, Mayor Ed...
View ArticleA Giant forever: Alexis Busch, former bat girl lost at sea, remembered as...
by Laura Dudnick When the Giants play their first home game against the Kansas City Royals of this World Series tonight, a giant fan will be missing from the stands. There is no doubt among those who...
View ArticleMan arrested after six separate burglaries in senior living facility
by Bay City NewsOfficers arrested a San Francisco man Tuesday suspected of secretly burglarizing members of a senior living apartment facility in San Mateo six separate times, police said.Eric Gamboa,...
View ArticleSouth City sanitation collector to begin fueling trucks with converted food...
by Brendan P. BartholomewThe South San Francisco Scavenger Company is taking an innovative approach with its new processing facility that will convert some of the food scraps it collects into fuel for...
View ArticleHealthy S.F. care option extended again
by Chris RobertsThanks to Obamacare, Meizhi Yi can buy health insurance. But the San Francisco resident is not interested - because thanks to Healthy San Francisco, she can afford to see the...
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