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Bee count intended to help figure out why pollinators are dying off
by Mike Billings Volunteers are being asked to stop and look at the flowers this Saturday — to count bees. The event is part of the nationwide Great Bee Count, now in its sixth year.…[ Read more ][...
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San Francisco expects tens of thousands to remain uninsured after federal law...
by Joshua Sabatini Tens of thousands of San Francisco's uninsured will obtain medical coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act, but at least 35,000 are expected to remain without it, health...
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SF's pricey bike counter on Market Street isn't as reliable as billed
by Jessica Kwong Every biker counts in San Francisco — but some count more than others. A Market Street bicycle counter that lets cyclists see the day's bike traffic total increase by one rider as...
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San Francisco Democratic Party encourages 'no' votes on 8 Washington...
by Chris Roberts San Francisco voters will have the unprecedented chance to weigh in on a development project this fall, and The City's Democratic Party wants them to say no. A proposed 136-foot tall...
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Senator fails to secure extra funding for San Mateo County jail
by Stephen Buel A bill that would have allowed San Mateo County to retroactively secure an $80 million state grant to pay for its new jail in Redwood City failed to emerge Thursday from a legislative...
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Daly City to revisit liquor at new CVS pharmacy
by Brendan P. Bartholomew The Daly City City Council intends to reconsider its decision to prevent the CVS pharmacy chain from selling alcohol at its newest location. When the matter was brought...
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San Francisco cyclist in fatal collision sentenced
by Mike Aldax The 37-year-old bicyclist who struck and killed a pedestrian at a busy Castro district intersection last year was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation and 1,000 hours of...
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PG&E customers will receive refund for state energy crisis
by The Associated Press Customers of Pacific Gas & Electric will receive part of a $750 million refund that a Canadian utility is paying for overcharging California ratepayers during the state's...
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Newspaper posts about gay marriage disappearing from Facebook
by Erin Sherbert Links to stories about gay marriage have been removed from the Facebook pages of several newspapers, including The San Francisco Examiner and SF Weekly. This trend was first spotted...
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'Up Close' bandit arrested in Oakland
by Rob Nagle A San Francisco man suspected of being the "Up Close" bank bandit was arrested in Oakland on Wednesday, a spokesman for the FBI said Thursday. Cleophas Kirksey, 47, was arrested on...
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Where Mayberry Becomes "Gayberry"
by Joel P. Engardio After I knocked on her door in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood last fall, an elderly woman told me, "Oh, I know you. You're that gay candidate."…[ Read more ][ Subscribe...
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If CCSF does close, what becomes of its buildings and debt?
by Andrea Koskey If City College of San Francisco loses its accreditation in July, its classes will end, its programs will be terminated and campus life will cease to exist. But what about the...
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Construction unfinished as students, teachers started school year
by Emilie Mutert Students and teachers were prepared to head back to school last week, but some schools in South San Francisco Unified School District weren't quite ready for their return....
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'Deja vu all over again' at CCSF
by Andrea Koskey As City College of San Francisco wages a last-ditch campaign to remain accredited, officials from a California school that failed the same assignment see eerie similarities and urge...
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Fires on extra-long 38-Geary Muni buses weren't related
by Chris Roberts Unrelated engine trouble caused two 38-Geary buses to catch fire within a week of one another earlier this month, according to Muni, which added that it has taken steps to ensure the...
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Support lacking for BART strike ban
by Jessica Kwong BART remains the busiest public transit system in the U.S. that does not have a worker strike ban in place, and the route to blocking that right could be a long journey. The only four...
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SFUSD students get new crossing guards for new school year
by Jessica Kwong Some San Francisco elementary school students may see new faces on their first day of school today even before they reach the classroom. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation...
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San Francisco's Metro High charter school merges with another campus
by Andrea Koskey A charter school located in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood quietly closed its doors this month and merged with another school 4 miles west to preserve money. Metropolitan Arts...
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After airliner crash, S.F. chief bans helmet cams
by The Associated Press A San Francisco Fire Department ban on video cameras now explicitly includes helmet-mounted devices that film emergency scenes, according to Chief Joanne Hayes-White. The edict...
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Stranger repays man's kindess with brutal robbery
by Mike Aldax A San Francisco man who was kind enough to offer a stranger in need some cash near Hallidie Plaza last weekend was punched, robbed and strangled, police said. But with help from a...
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