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San Francisco cellphone thieves going pro
by Mike Aldax There's apparently enough teamwork among cellphone crooks in San Francisco these days that they could probably start a league. With thefts of these increasingly valuable devices becoming...
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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison
by The Associated Press Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison for giving hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks in one of the...
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Lusty Lady, world's only unionized gentleman's club, closing San Francisco...
by Erin Sherbert The venerable San Francisco gentleman's club the Lusty Lady Theatre announced Tuesday that it is closing its doors in two weeks. The North Beach venue, which calls itself the only...
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12-year-old robbed in Portola
by Mike Aldax A 12-year-old boy was robbed of a cellphone and cash in the Portola neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, police said. The boy said he was walking a few blocks from his home in the area of...
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Serious fire threat on Mount Sutro prompts brush clearing work
by Mike Billings A growing fire danger on Mount Sutro has left hundreds of students and other residents, along with a 600-bed medical center, at risk. On Monday, UC San Francisco plans to begin...
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As CCSF appeals death sentence, City Hall protesters are arrested
by Andrea Koskey Emotions are heating up as activist supporters of City College of San Francisco seek new ways to keep the institution open and stave off the changes imposed upon it by the Accrediting...
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San Francisco bike advocates urge safety upgrades for Folsom Street after death
by Bay City News Bicyclists heading down Folsom Street on Wednesday morning stopped to sign letters to Mayor Ed Lee asking for The City to improve safety for cyclists in South of Market. The San...
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UC Riverside student to serve prison time for Foster City sex offenses
by Mike Aldax The creepy UC Riverside college student who reportedly snuck into a 17-year-old neighbor's bedroom in Foster City last year and masturbated over her as she was sleeping was sentenced to...
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Facebook-led project seeks Internet access across globe
by Reuters Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has enlisted Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Qualcomm Inc. and four other companies for a project aimed at bringing Internet access to...
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PG&E could face fines after wrongly calling 2 pipes safe
by The Associated Press PG&E could be fined for improperly declaring two natural gas pipelines safe and using misleading filings to minimize the problem, state utilities regulators said. Two...
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San Mateo County to study high fees for residential building permits and...
by Max A. Cherney The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has chosen to postpone a proposed fee increase for already costly residential building permits and inspections. In response to growing...
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Pedestrian-focused Castro Street block widening set for next year
by Jessica Kwong Two blocks of cramped sidewalk along San Francisco's iconic Castro Street will be swapping widths with the ampler roadway they run alongside. The project was for years believed to be...
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San Francisco government infrastructure operating on 100% renewable energy
by Joshua Sabatini City departments collectively failed to reduce greenhouse gases by their 2012 target, yet the shortcoming had nothing to do with electricity usage. The San Francisco Public...
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Despite request, governor unlikely to step further into BART labor negotiations
by Chris Roberts Influential San Francisco business leaders on Wednesday called on Gov. Jerry Brown to personally get involved in BART labor negotiations, a prospect that appears unlikely....
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Cops investigating alleged robbery of home run ball during Giants' loss to...
by Mike Aldax A teenager was assaulted and robbed of the home run ball he claims he retrieved Wednesday during the Giants' loss to the Boston Red Sox at AT&T Park, police said. The 16-year-old was...
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Man arrested for second time in two months for damaging Golden Gate Park trees
by Rob Nagle A man who seems to have a problem with new trees in Golden Gate Park was arrested again on Sunday after vandalizing saplings for the second time in two months, police said Thursday. Ken...
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San Francisco water supply safe for now despite massive wildfire burning near...
by Chris Roberts The massive, out-of-control wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park has torched some of the infrastructure that delivers water and power to San Francisco and is currently...
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City Attorney Dennis Herrera sues to block closure of City College
by Andrea Koskey City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed dual legal challenges Thursday designed to block the closure of City College of San Francisco while blaming state education officials for failing to...
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Arrest made in Chinatown attack as thefts, violence persist
by Mike Aldax Chinatown merchants are cheering the arrest last weekend of one of several people who they say relentlessly steal from area merchants and street musicians. Price Wheeler, 41, a...
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Former SFPD Assistant Chief Morris Tabak found dead of apparent suicide
by Staff Report Former San Francisco Assistant Police Chief Morris Tabak reportedly died by suicide Wednesday evening outside a Sonoma County Sheriff's Office substation, a sheriff's lieutenant said...
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