Couch blocks traffic on I-280 Monday morning
by Jessica KwongA couch blocked the middle lane of southbound Interstate 280 just south of Ocean Avenue at 8:11 a.m. Monday. A no-injury collision occurred on westbound Interstate 80 on the Fremont...
View ArticleYoung man grazed in hip by gunfire in Bayview shooting
by Rob Nagle A young man was injured in a shooting in the Bayview on Friday, police said Monday. The 18-year-old victim was reportedly grazed in the hip by gunfire in the 1600 block of Quesada Street...
View ArticleMan shot in leg in Tenderloin over gambling debt
by Rob Nagle A man was injured in a shooting in the Tenderloin on Saturday that was reportedly over a gambling debt, police said. The 26-year-old victim was in an argument with another man over a...
View ArticleMan, 22, fatally shot in Western Addition identified
by Bay City News A San Francisco man who was fatally shot in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood on Friday night has been identified as 22-year-old Paris Anderson, according to the medical...
View ArticleOpening arguments start federal corruption trial against SF police
by Jonah Owen LambA trio of undercover San Francisco police officers were involved in "corruption with a badge" by using their positions to steal drugs and money from criminals and crime scenes, a...
View ArticleZoo hires prominent animal psychologist to investigate gorilla death
by Chris RobertsIn the wake of the tragic death of its youngest gorilla Friday, the San Francisco Zoo is turning to a familiar face in its search for answers.The zoo announced Monday that it has hired...
View ArticlePotrero Hill residents say cops acted poorly in latest SF officer-involved...
by Rob NaglePotrero Hill residents expressed their frustration to police about their relationship with law enforcement at a town hall meeting Monday night following last week's shooting of 30-year-old...
View ArticleMenlo Park burglary suspect shot and killed by police
by Bay City NewsPolice shot and killed a burglary suspect who allegedly pulled a gun as he fled from officers in Menlo Park on Tuesday, police said.Officers received a report at 12:33 p.m. of a...
View ArticleBody found near Golden Gate Bridge
by Bay City NewsA body was found in San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge Tuesday morning, fire officials said.Reports of a body floating in the Bay came in around 7:30 a.m., a fire dispatcher...
View ArticleEmergency system goes off regularly without incident
by Bay City NewsFollowing two unscheduled activations of San Francisco's outdoor emergency siren system last weekend, the regularly scheduled emergency system test that occurs at noon each Tuesday...
View ArticlePeninsula legislators seek to lift ban on utilities owning electric-car...
by Brendan P. BartholomewTwo California utility companies are requesting permission to enter the electric-vehicle charging station business, and a group of legislators including state Assemblyman...
View ArticleThursday marks 20 years since SF rampage that killed Officer James Guelff
by Jonah Owen LambTwenty years ago, a section of Pine Street near the Franklin Street intersection was the scene of a bloody shootout that pockmarked the neighborhood with bullet holes and left a...
View ArticleBay Area Bike Share ready to expand with better equipment
by Jessica KwongBay Area Bike Share has been waiting nearly a year to expand, and not only is the wait over, but the regional system stands to benefit from the delay.In December, the Bay Area Air...
View ArticleReport: SF library unruliness occurs most during midweek afternoons
by Joshua SabatiniMonths after the San Francisco Public Library tightened up rules for patrons, a new report has highlighted the areas where the library has been falling short in addressing security....
View ArticleUCSF clinician returning from Sierra Leone hopeful Ebola will be eradicated
by Laura DudnickDr. Dan Kelly, the UC San Francisco clinician who has traveled to Sierra Leone nearly a half-dozen times since the worst Ebola outbreak in history began in West Africa earlier this...
View ArticleKaiser SF nurses strike over patient-safety standards, Ebola preparedness
by Laura DudnickHundreds of nurses and nurse practitioners picketed in front of Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center on Tuesday as part of a two-day strike at nearly 90 Northern California...
View ArticleHighway, Muni delays reported Wednesday
by Jessica KwongA no-injury collision occurred on northbound stage Highway 1 at the Serramonte Boulevard offramp at 7:44 a.m. Wednesday. The eastbound N-Judah line was delayed at Carl and Cole streets...
View ArticleMan arrested for alleged assault on woman with cellphone charger
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested on assault and pandering charges after he reportedly attacked a woman with a cellphone charger in the Mission on Tuesday, police said. The 24-year-old victim and...
View ArticleWoman robbed of purse, thrown to ground in Mid-Market area
by Rob Nagle A woman was robbed of her purse and thrown to the ground in the Mid-Market Street area Tuesday night, police said. The 36-year-old victim was walking in the 900 block of Market Street...
View ArticleUnknown arsonist sets clothing donation bin on fire in Potrero Hill
by Rob Nagle An unknown arsonist set a clothing donation bin on fire in Potrero Hill on Tuesday night, police said. A witness driving in the 1100 block of Potrero Avenue saw the bin on fire around...
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