West Oakland station reopened, more than a dozen arrested after protest
by Bay City News The West Oakland BART station has reopened and trains are running through the Transbay Tube again this afternoon after a protest at the station ended in more than a dozen arrests and...
View ArticleGroups plan protests at Union Square on Ferguson grand jury decision
by Bay City News Citizens protesting a grand jury's decision not to indict a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old man in Ferguson, Mo., are expected to gather at San Francisco's...
View ArticlePier 70 ready to write new chapter, but not before environmental cleanup of...
by Laura DudnickThe nearly 70-acre portion of San Francisco’s waterfront known as Pier 70 is saturated with footnotes of San Francisco history. For more than a century, the site was dedicated to the...
View ArticleA recipe for a SF progressive comeback at the polls
by Nato GreenSan Francisco progressives don’t win elections and it’s our own damn fault. Our vision could be relevant to a majority, so we should act accordingly. Our big yurt includes unions and...
View ArticleSouth City upgrades five crosswalks for pedestrian safety
by Bay City NewsSouth San Francisco has upgraded five pedestrian crosswalks in a continuing effort to enhance pedestrian safety, city officials have announced.Crosswalks along Grandview Drive and DNA...
View ArticleMan injured after argument leads to shooting in Telegraph Hill
by Bay City NewsPolice said an argument led to a shooting that injured a 60-year-old man in Telegraph Hill on Sunday afternoon.Police were called at 2:32 p.m. regarding a report of a shooting at...
View ArticleUnwanted guests - rodents - joining new fresh-food program in some SF schools
by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe San Francisco Unified School District's new fresh-food program has been giving schools a stomachache, as a lack of refrigerators has put the brakes on plans to expand...
View ArticleUCSF doctor returning from Liberia sees improvement in Ebola outbreak, but...
by Laura DudnickThe Ebola crisis appears to be improving in Liberia, but a number of ongoing challenges will likely hinder complete eradication of the deadly virus, at least in the immediate future,...
View ArticleMan killed in Potrero Hill public housing complex on Thanksgiving identified
by Bay City News A 24-year-old man who was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day at the Potrero Hill public housing complex in San Francisco has been identified, according to the Medical Examiner's...
View ArticleMan riding motorcycle in the Bayview injured in a shooting
by Rob Nagle A motorcyclist was injured in a shooting in the Bayview on Saturday, police said Monday. The 23-year-old victim was riding his motorcycle in the area of Fitzgerald Avenue and Hawes Street...
View ArticleNorth Beach shooting victim is well-known local eccentric
by Chris Roberts The man shot in North Beach last weekend is a well-known and well-liked neighborhood eccentric who also has a history of mental health problems. Roy Mottini, who is believed to be in...
View ArticlePolice seek group of crooks who robbed three people in the Excelsior on Friday
by Rob Nagle Police are on the hunt for four to five men in their 20s who terrorized the Excelsior on Friday in a series of armed robberies. The first robbery occurred about 8:20 p.m. near Moscow...
View ArticleDaly City man accused of abusing 3-year-old stepson skips arraignment hearing
by Rob Nagle A 29-year-old Daly City resident accused of inflicting great bodily harm on his 3-year-old stepson did not show up for arraignment last week, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve...
View ArticlePolice: 79 arrested during SF protests prompted by Ferguson decision
by Bay City NewsSeventy-nine people were arrested and five police officers were injured in San Francisco on Friday night during a demonstration held in reaction to the grand jury decision not to...
View ArticlePacifica teachers union contests health care options under proposed contract
by Brendan P. BartholomewOn a recent cold, rainy night, protesters stood at the intersection of state Highway 1 and Reina Del Mar Avenue in Pacifica to send a message in support of local teachers.The...
View ArticleSF eases removal of problematic ficus trees as new storm approaches
by Laura DudnickRemoving at-risk ficus trees in San Francisco just got easier for property owners and The City, as the region braces this week for what could be its largest storm yet this...
View ArticlePolice corruption case comes to a close; fate of two officers now in jury’s...
by Jonah Owen LambThe closing arguments in a federal corruption trial against two police officers Monday brought a nearly three-week case one step closer to its end.Prosecutors characterized the...
View ArticleThe stories behind why Leno won’t run for mayor vs. Lee
by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezMark Leno is out of the mayor's race, at least for now. And with him goes one of the last contenders who could possibly give Mayor Ed Lee a significant challenge in the 2015...
View ArticleLegal problems continue for two Negev tech communes in SF
by Jessica KwongTwo tech communes that are part of The Negev properties are facing more legal problems.The Negev Folsom and The Negev Sixth, both run by Danny Haber, 26, and Alon Gutman, 27, are under...
View ArticleFirst Negev tech commune in SF also faced legal problems
by Jessica KwongEach of the three Negev tech communes in San Francisco has run into problems ranging from code violations to a lawsuit, and it all started at a small property on 12th Street in South...
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