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A look at 'Cuban 5' agents who were jailed in US
by The Associated PressThe "Cuban Five" refers to intelligence agents whose so-called "Wasp Network" operated in Florida in the 1990s. They were arrested in 1998 and later convicted on charges...
View ArticleMan critically injured in Mission area stabbing
by Rob Nagle A man was critically injured in a stabbing in the Mission on Tuesday night, police said. The 36-year-old victim was stabbed in the chest about 11:11 p.m. at 24th Street and Osage Alley,...
View ArticleMan injured in shooting in the Mission
by Rob Nagle A man was injured in a shooting in the Mission on Tuesday, police said. The 32-year-old victim was walking out of his house near York and Bryant streets about 6:27 p.m. when he was...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in crash on Treasure Island after CHP chase identified
by Bay City NewsA motorcyclist killed in a crash on Treasure Island after a chase on the Bay Bridge and San Francisco city streets with California Highway Patrol officers Tuesday afternoon was...
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SF professors, activists see bright future after U.S.-Cuba announcement
by Laura DudnickWhen longtime San Francisco Art Institute professor Tony Labat travels to his native Cuba on Saturday, he expects it to be much the same as the last time he saw it.Wednesday marked a...
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Pope played crucial role in US-Cuba rapprochement
by The Associated PressVATICAN CITY -- The crucial role played by Pope Francis in bringing Cuba and the U.S. together signals that history's first Latin American pope has no qualms about putting the...
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SF District Attorney has ‘mixed feelings’ on improved relations between his...
by Laura DudnickSan Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said Wednesday he is cautiously optimistic after President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announced that the nations will...
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Read final version of failed SF resolution supporting police protests
by Joshua SabatiniLanguage in a San Francisco Board of Supervisors resolution supporting protests in response to the police killings of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island, N.Y.,...
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Some tech communes in SF play by the rules
by Jessica KwongThe Negev tech communes may be among the most violation-filled operations of their kind, but they are not the only ones taking advantage of San Francisco's high-demand housing market...
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Flower Mart developer announces new deal but opponents cry foul
by Jonah Owen LambThe short but contentious fight over the future of the San Francisco Flower Mart, The City's more than five-decade-old flower wholesale market, has pulled into its vortex players big...
View ArticleNew water-storage project coming to San Mateo County
by Bay City NewsThe San Francisco Public Utilities Commission reached an agreement Tuesday night with two San Mateo County cities and a San Jose-based water company that is expected to benefit 2.6...
View ArticleMan robs bank in Financial District
by Rob Nagle A bank in the Financial District was robbed Wednesday, police said. The suspect, a man who appeared to be in his 40s, walked into a bank on the 400 block of Montgomery Street about noon...
View ArticleMan’s Bayview home burglarized while he was out
by Rob Nagle A man’s residence was burglarized in the Bayview on Wednesday, police said. The 26-year-old victim was away from his home, which is in the 3100 block of Jennings Street, between 11:10...
View ArticleWoman robbed of cellphone in the Tenderloin
by Rob Nagle A woman was robbed of her cellphone as she was texting in the Tenderloin on Wednesday, police said. The 39-year-old was in the 200 block of Turk Street about 8:56 p.m. when a 19-year-old...
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Nick Josefowitz officially becomes BART director representing SF
by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezNew BART Director Nick Josefowitz was sworn in to office Thursday during a regular meeting of the agency's board.Josefowitz represents District 8, which includes parts of...
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Customs and Border Patrol agent found guilty of child porn possession in SF
by Rob Nagle A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent with the Department of Homeland Security was found guilty of possession of child pornography Thursday, according to the District Attorney’s Office....
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Public defenders gather at Hall of Justice to call for racial equality
by Bay City News Standing on the steps outside the San Francisco Hall of Justice this afternoon, dozens of attorneys, many from the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, gathered together to call...
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Peevey defends record in final meeting
by The Associated PressCalifornia's chief utility regulator ended the last scheduled public hearing of his increasingly embattled 12-year term Thursday with no explicit reference to the alleged...
View ArticleCandlelight vigil, memorial held for homeless lives lost
by Bay City NewsAn interfaith memorial and candlelit vigil was held at San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza Thursday evening to commemorate homeless individuals who have died or been killed on The...
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Judge sets June date for federal corruption trial of Yee, Jackson
by Bay City NewsSuspended state Sen. Leland Yee and political consultant Keith Jackson were given a June 1 date in federal court in San Francisco Thursday for the start of their corruption trial.U.S....
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