Man was hanging on to back of truck before death, SF police say
by Bay City NewsThe driver of a fuel tanker truck may not have realize that a man hanging on to the back of the truck was run over and killed in the Tenderloin late Tuesday night, police said. Police...
View ArticleNorth Beach stabbing victim expected to survive
by Bay City NewsA man stabbed in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood Tuesday evening is expected to survive his injuries, police said Wednesday.The stabbing occurred at Columbus Avenue and...
View ArticleMan shot in back in Tenderloin
by Bay City NewsA 54-year-old man was shot in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood on Tuesday night, police said.Officers responded to a report of a shooting at Eddy and Larkin streets shortly...
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Campos, Chiu wait in suspense: more than 22K votes uncounted in D-17 race
by Joshua SabatiniThe election is over but the suspense remains over whether David Campos or David Chiu will become the successor to Tom Ammiano's state Assembly seat, as more than 22,000 ballots in...
View ArticleSan Mateo County voters favor incumbents, school measures
by Bay City NewsIncumbents were re-elected Tuesday to a majority of seats in eight city council races across San Mateo County, according to complete unofficial election results.Incumbents were also...
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Sea otter pup rescued in San Mateo County now living in Chicago
by Bay City NewsAn orphaned baby otter found stranded at a San Mateo County beach in September is now living at a Chicago aquarium where it is receiving round-the-clock care and learning how to be an...
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Josefowitz celebrates upset victory, vows to clean up BART
by Jessica KwongThe day after his more than 7-point win in the BART board of directors race over 24-year incumbent James Fang, clean-energy entrepreneur Nick Josefowitz, who considered himself the...
View ArticleTwo incumbents and one newcomer appear to win SFUSD Board of Education race,...
by Laura DudnickIt's a tight vote total, but it's likely the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education will retain two incumbents and have one fresh face after Tuesday's election. And...
View ArticleCCSF board gains four new trustees who want to work ‘cohesively’
by Laura DudnickThree newcomers and incumbent John Rizzo appear to have been elected to the City College of San Francisco board of trustees, beating out another incumbent, Anita Grier.Rizzo appeared...
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Ping Yuen residents fear crime in Chinatown housing project
by Jonah Owen LambChang Jok Lee has lived in a ground-floor apartment in Chinatown's Ping Yuen housing project since 1952.As president of the Ping Yuen Residents Improvement Association, she has faced...
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Unique program helps SF kindergarteners learn the value of college savings
by Laura DudnickThe 4,400 kindergarteners enrolled in San Francisco public schools have already started saving for college.Upon graduation in 2027, each student enrolled in kindergarten this year will...
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Traffic collisions on streets, highways Thursday morning
by Jessica KwongA no-injury hit-and-run occurred on the westbound Bay Bridge at the Yerba Buena Island offramp at 7:19 a.m. Thursday, but the vehicles then stopped at Mission and Fifth streets,...
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Six injured in two shootings in SF
by Rob Nagle Six people were injured in separate shootings in the Mission on Wednesday night, police Officer Gordon Shyy said. The first shooting happened in the 1100 block of Alabama Street about...
View ArticleJogger fatally struck by Golden Gate Transit bus in SF
by Bay City News and Jessica Kwong A jogger was struck and killed by a Golden Gate Transit bus on Van Ness Avenue on Thursday morning, police said. The collision was reported about 6:15 a.m. at Van...
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Facebook launches Ebola charity donation button
by The Associated PressFacebook is stepping up its efforts to fight Ebola by adding a button designed to make it easier for its users to donate to charities battling the disease.The social media...
View ArticleMan, woman attacked by man and dog near AT&T Park
by Rob Nagle A man and a woman were attacked by a man and his dog near AT&T Park on Wednesday night, police said. The woman was on her cellphone in the 200 block of King Street about 8 p.m. when a...
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San Francisco man who allegedly ran Silk Road-like black market website arrested
by Jonah Owen LambA 26-year-old San Francisco man who allegedly ran a secret website that sold illicit materials online was arrested by FBI on Wednesday and appeared in court Thursday where he...
View ArticleFree training program seeks to help adults respond to youth mental health...
by Emilie MutertEducators and other adults who work with young people in San Mateo County are learning how to better address mental health issues thanks to free training provided by a new...
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Mayor Lee formally announces re-election bid
by Chris RobertsMayor Ed Lee is running next year.Twice: Once in February, for a celebratory lap when renovations to the Kezar Stadium track are scheduled to be completed, and then again in November,...
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Beach Chalet construction irks anti-turf activists
by Laura DudnickOpponents of a plan to install artificial turf and new lighting at the Beach Chalet athletic fields in Golden Gate Park were alarmed when construction began a day after voters appeared...
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