Police announce arrest in Sunday killing of Berkeley man in the Mission
by Rob Nagle Police made an arrest in connection with the Sunday stabbing death of 25-year-old Berkeley resident Casey Bissell. Andres Novelo, 26, and Josue Chan-Perez, 31, were arrested and charged...
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Late-night transit service to expand from SF to East Bay
by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezStranded late-night workers and partygoers seeking to return to the East Bay from San Francisco will soon have reason to celebrate.A new bus line will expand late night...
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Uber hit with complaint and lawsuit over $4 SFO surcharge; Lyft settles legal...
by Chris RobertsThe District Attorney's Office on Tuesday announced that it was filing a complaint against Uber for alleged unlawful business practices, including charging customers a $4 airport fee...
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Longtime Daly City legislator Carol Klatt retires
by Brendan P. BartholomewCarol Klatt, a longtime public servant and former Daly City mayor, has retired after serving 21 years on the City Council.During a recent council meeting and government...
View ArticleRe-evaluation of CCSF pitched during trial’s closing arguments
by Laura DudnickCity College of San Francisco may know as early as next month whether it will qualify for restoration status or be re-evaluated by the commission that voted to revoke the school's...
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SF approves 50 percent reduction in tobacco-selling stores
by Joshua SabatiniHundreds of businesses currently hold city permits to sell tobacco in San Francisco's poorest neighborhoods, but only a handful are in more affluent areas.Faced with this disparity,...
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American Ebola survivor recounts illness in SF
by Laura DudnickUntil this week, Dr. Ian Crozier, an infectious disease specialist and Ebola survivor, was known to the world simply as Patient No. 3.Patient No. 3, who in August was deployed by the...
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After 25 years, homeless newspaper Street Sheet to unveil redesign and new...
by Joshua SabatiniLonny Butler, 62, is a regular at the cable car turnaround where Powell Street ends at Market Street. There, he can sell upward of 70 Street Sheet newspapers each weekday morning to...
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Warriors unveil new SF arena design
by Examiner StaffThe Golden State Warriors on Wednesday presented a new concept to the public for their sports and entertainment complex proposal just off the waterfront in Mission Bay. Highlights...
View ArticleMan jumped and robbed in Mission, then loses car
by Rob Nagle A man was jumped by two crooks in the Mission early Tuesday, police said. The 55-year-old victim was in the area of 14th and Valencia streets about 4 a.m. when the two crooks came up...
View ArticleWoman robbed of cellphone in Union Square area
by Rob Nagle A woman was robbed of her cellphone in Union Square on Tuesday, police said. The 47-year-old victim was holding her phone while walking in the 300 block of Geary Street about 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleLakeside business robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday
by Rob Nagle A business was robbed at gunpoint in the Lakeside neighborhood Tuesday, police said. A man approached the cash register at the business in the 2500 block of Ocean Avenue about 7:09 p.m....
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Uber driver in accident that killed 6-year-old girl appears in court
by Bay City News A former Uber driver who is alleged to have fatally struck a 6-year-old girl in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood on New Year's Eve made his initial court appearance today after...
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Images released of S.S. City of Rio de Janeiro that sunk at Golden Gate
by Jessica KwongThree-dimensional sonar images and maps of a shipwreck near the Golden Gate Bridge that many consider the worst maritime disaster in San Francisco history were released Wednesday by...
View ArticlePair arraigned in Mission district fatal stabbing
by Bay City NewsTwo men arrested on suspicion of stabbing another man to death in San Francisco's Mission District over the weekend made their initial court appearance today to face murder...
View ArticleSF public schools to close Thursday due to storm
by Laura DudnickSan Francisco's public schools will be closed today due to a major storm anticipated to soak the Bay Area until Friday.The San Francisco Unified School District announced the...
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On the front lines of police protests in the East Bay
by Jonah Owen LambDeontre Martin scrambled through a fence and up an embankment, emerging on state Highway 24 in Oakland. The traffic was at a standstill. A jubilant scene awaited on the roadway as he...
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SF asks public for help in directing homeless to shelters during storm
by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe City is reaching out to its citizens to help the homeless find their way to shelters to escape from the anticipated large oncoming storm.Bevan Dufty, The City's homeless...
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UCSF researchers developing potential test to detect Ebola faster
by Laura DudnickFor years, UC San Francisco researcher Dr. Charles Chiu has focused on finding a way to detect Ebola and other pathogens causing hemorrhagic fevers through a single test, as well as a...
View ArticlePolice investigating a series of car fires in the Castro
by Rob Nagle Police are investigating four vehicle fires in the Castro early Wednesday, all within blocks of each other over a two-hour span, Sgt. Monica Macdonald said. The first incident occurred...
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