Mountain lion struck, killed by car on highway in San Bruno
by Bay City NewsA mountain lion was struck and killed by a car on Interstate Highway 280 in San Bruno on Friday morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. Officers responded to a report of a...
View ArticlePassengers complain of 12-hour wait on tarmac
by The Associated PressHundreds of air travelers landed in San Francisco safe but irritated after a 28-hour overseas flight they say included 12 hours on a tarmac in the Middle East without food or...
View ArticleBART station parking fees to increase
by Bay City NewsParking fees at multiple BART stations are expected to go up by 50 cents later this month, transit agency officials said.The increase comes after an assessment of parking lot usage...
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SF police fatally shoot suspect who confronted officers in restricted area
by Laura DudnickSan Francisco police shot and fatally wounded a suspect who had entered a restricted area of the Mission Station and, after refusing to leave, drew what appeared to be a firearm Sunday...
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Mid-Market tech companies reach new tax-break community agreements
by Joshua SabatiniSix technology companies taking the mid-Market Street tax break have received approval for required community benefits agreements, with some for as long as four years.In 2011, The...
View ArticleMan hit by car in mental health breakdown suing city for negligence
by Jonah Owen LambIn the waning hours of New Year's Day 2012, Gary Richard Lawman found himself on Interstate 80 near where it hurtles toward the western span of the Bay Bridge.The San Jose resident...
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Ingleside church seeks to preserve inspirational symbols as area demographics...
by Jessica KwongStep inside Ingleside Presbyterian Church and thousands, perhaps millions of faces, some of the same person, greet you.It started 35 years ago, when Roland Gordon, then a seminary...
View ArticleMan counting cash in the Tenderloin is robbed
by Rob Nagle You never count your money when you’re standing in the Tenderloin. A man was robbed of his cash and gift cards in the Tenderloin on Sunday, police said. The 29-year-old victim was...
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Safeway to pay nearly $10m for improper disposal of hazardous waste
by Bay City News Safeway Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $10 million in civil penalties to settle a environmental protection lawsuit filed in Oakland alleging that the grocery store chain failed to...
View ArticleWomen staying in Holiday Inn awakened by burglar who tries to steal cellphone
by Rob Nagle Three women staying at the Holiday Inn on Van Ness Avenue were woken up in the middle of the night by a creepy burglar who attempted to steal a cellphone, police said. The women, two 24...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with stabbing of transgender woman on Muni
by Rob Nagle A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a transgender woman after an incident on a Muni bus on Saturday. Brodes Wayne Joynes, 54, of San Francisco was identified as the...
View ArticleMan accused of gunfight with police on New Year's Day charged with 5 felonies
by Bay City News A man who allegedly started a gunfight with police in South San Francisco early on New Year's Day is set for arraignment this afternoon on five felony charges, according to San Mateo...
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Man arrested in connection with burglary of SoMa pet-boarding business
by Rob Nagle Who let the dogs out? A South of Market area pet-boarding business had a “ruff” start to the weekend after being burglarized early Friday morning, police said. Police have made an arrest...
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Revised San Carlos transit village set for development
by Brendan P. BartholomewThe long-debated San Carlos transit village project has cleared the last of its regulatory hurdles and could begin construction in 2015.Located between El Camino Real and the...
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Man accused of gunfight with police charged with 5 felonies
by Bay City NewsA man who allegedly started a gunfight with police in South San Francisco early on New Year's Day is set to be arraigned on five felony charges, according to San Mateo County District...
View ArticleDancer-choreographer Chitresh Das dies at 70
by Staff ReportDancer, choreographer, composer and educator Chitresh Das died Sunday of acute aortic dissection, a tear in the inner wall of the aorta. The San Rafael resident was 70.The founder and...
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CCSF not among California community colleges seeking four-year degree programs
by Laura DudnickNearly three dozen California community colleges have applied for a pilot program that would allow them to offer four-year degrees for the first time, but City College of San Francisco...
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Youths seek to lower voting age to 16 in SF
by Laura DudnickSan Francisco teenager Joshua Cardenas really wanted to vote in the Nov. 4 election. It was packed with local measures, such as raising The City's minimum wage and extending funding...
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On Guard: Early battles in race for Senate
by Joe Fitzgerald RodriguezThe first skirmish in San Francisco's state Senate race is slated for Saturday. It's a heated contest for a small patch of political ground that few San Franciscans have...
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Man allegedly beaten by police sues city over 2013 incident
by Jonah Owen LambA man arrested by plainclothes officers in the Mission in 2013, and whose suspected rough treatment sparked a brawl between officers and bystanders that was captured on camera, has...
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