Three residences burglarized early this week in SF
by Rob Nagle Three residences were burglarized in San Francisco on Sunday and Monday, police said Tuesday. The first two burglaries were reported in the Sunset and occurred some time between 11:30...
View ArticleMan looking to buy drugs in the Mission robbed of cash, ATM card
by Rob Nagle A man reportedly looking to buy drugs in the Mission early Tuesday walked away empty-handed -- and lost his cash and ATM card too. The 41-year-old man was in the area of 17th and Mission...
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Supervisor Katy Tang wins interim board president seat
by Joshua SabatiniSupervisor Katy Tang emerged as the Board of Supervisors' interim president Tuesday, beating out at least three other colleagues in serious contention for the influential spot by...
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New law imposes fines on Daly City residents caught having underage drinkers...
by Brendan P. BartholomewDaly City residents who allow minors to consume alcohol in their homes could face stiff fines under a new law recently adopted by the City Council.The fines start at $1,500...
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Uber outrage spurs local fear of retaliation
by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezA local journalist fears she may face personal retaliation from app-based transit company Uber, according to her sources at the tech transit company.The local controversy...
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Former officer questioned about plea agreement during testimony against...
by Jonah Owen LambFor the second day in a row Tuesday, a former police officer testified against two of his ex-colleagues in a federal corruption trial, revealing details about the trio's biggest...
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SF grants another extension to Academy of Art University over code violations
by Jonah Owen LambEarlier this year, it seemed San Francisco code enforcers had finally had enough with longtime noncomplier the Academy of Art University, issuing a directive to clean up its act or...
View ArticleWoman steals diamond ring from Union Square department store
by Rob Nagle A woman managed to swipe a diamond ring from a Union Square department store Tuesday and avoid arrest, police said. The woman entered the store in the 100 block of O’Farrell Street about...
View ArticleThree cars set ablaze in the Castro early this morning
by Rob Nagle Three cars were set ablaze in the Castro early Wednesday morning, police said. Police responded to the 500 block of Noe Street about 2 a.m. while the Fire Department was extinguishing the...
View ArticleMan pepper-sprayed trying to stop shoplifters in Mid-Market area
by Rob Nagle A man was pepper-sprayed after he tried to stop two other men from shoplifting in the Mid-Market Street area Monday, police said. The two suspected crooks, two men who appeared to be in...
View ArticleYank Sing restaurant workers receive $4 million settlement
by Bay City News Employees at a San Francisco dim sum restaurant won big in a $4 million settlement on behalf of workers who had been denied The City's minimum wage and suffered other labor code...
View ArticleUber investigating if exec broke privacy rules
by The Associated PressUber Technologies confirmed Wednesday that it is investigating whether one of its general managers violated the popular car-booking service's privacy policies by snooping on a...
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Hells Angel pleads not guilty to conspiracy to smuggle contraband into jail
by Bay City NewsA Hells Angels member who was in jail for allegedly shooting at a Daly City home in 2011 pleaded not guilty Tuesday to new charges that he conspired with San Mateo County sheriff's...
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City to build $327M, 18-story government office building
by Joshua SabatiniSan Francisco's plan to construct a $327 million, 18-story government office building at Mission Street and Van Ness Avenue would be partly funded through the sale of three public...
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Report: SF is nation’s least affordable home-buying market
by Jonah Owen LambThose in the middle class, that shrinking and ever malleable American identifier, now have one more reason to cringe -- especially if they live in the Bay Area.Homeownership -- a...
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Flywheel names new CEO as company plans heavier promotion of cab industry
by Jessica KwongFlywheel, which allows users to hail taxis with their smartphones, officially announced today that a new CEO came on board in September.Rakesh Mathur, 57, a consumer technology...
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PG&E fined over alleged secret dealings
by The Associated PressState regulators Thursday fined Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and required its shareholders to cover as much as $400 million of a gas rate increase because of backroom...
View ArticleYoung woman knocked unconscious, robbed of smartphone near Civic Center
by Rob Nagle A young woman was knocked unconscious and robbed of her smartphone near the Civic Center area Wednesday, police said. The 19-year-old victim was near Eighth and Market streets about 8:30...
View ArticleSan Francisco considering bid for 2024 Olympic Games
by Bay City News San Francisco business and city leaders are mulling a proposal to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Games to San Francisco in 2024. San Francisco is one of four finalist cities...
View ArticleMan caught allegedly trying to steal iPad from library reportedly assaults...
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer Tuesday at the Main Library after allegedly trying to steal an iPad, multiple sources told The San Francisco Examiner on...
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