Jerry Hill's bill to improve safety after fatal limo fire heads to key hearing
by Staff Report Legislation introduced by state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, in response to a fatal limo fire on the San Mateo Bridge in May faces a key vote today in the Assembly Appropriations...
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Driver in fatal collision with cyclist in San Francisco might face charges
by Chris Roberts The driver of the big-rig that struck and killed a young bicyclist earlier this month may face criminal charges, Police Chief Greg Suhr said Thursday. Amelie Le Moullac, 24, was...
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Menlo Park renews red-light cameras
by Max A. Cherney One of the state's least safe cities in terms of traffic safety — Menlo Park — has decided to continue its red-light camera program for an additional five years and add a new...
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Demolition of Bay Bridge's old eastern span to be as involved as original...
by Jessica Kwong The Bay Bridge's original east span was so state-of-the-art 80 years ago that dismantling it will be as difficult as constructing the replacement, officials said. "Demolishing is 12...
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Gateway High is latest school to be scolded for sharing standardized tests
by Andrea Koskey San Francisco's Gateway High School was flagged for review because students may have posted standardized test materials on social-media websites. According to the California...
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Daly City bank teller, boyfriend accused of swiping money from deceased customer
by Mike Aldax A Daly City bank teller and her boyfriend are being accused of going on a spending spree with a recently deceased 91-year-old customer's money. Priscilla Banh, 24, and Jabriel Scott, 23,...
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Daly City fitness events seek to motivate workers
by Brendan P. Bartholomew Daly City officials traded in their business attire for workout clothes recently during one of the new fitness events the city is holding to encourage its workforce to...
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Bay Area man envisions environmentally conscious home built from old Bay...
by Jessica Kwong David Grieshaber drove across the idea last year. As he crossed the Bay Bridge with his wife, brainstorming unique ways to build an environmentally conscious house using recycled...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with thefts from church donation box
by Mike Aldax A 44-year-old man accused of robbing the donation box at an Inner Richmond district church at least a dozen times was arrested last week, police said. Officers were called to the Star of...
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Crews make overnight gains on Yosemite wildfire
by The Associated Press Crews working to corral the massive wildfire searing the edge of Yosemite National Park made major gains on the blaze overnight and were anticipating additional advances on...
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BART unions file complaints to governor, attorney general over negotiations
by Chris Roberts BART is deliberately "stalling" the negotiations with its unions over a new contract in a way that could "force" a second traffic-paralyzing strike on the Bay Area, labor leaders told...
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Robbery suspect allegedly wears victim's shoes to school
by Mike Aldax A high school student who was robbed at gunpoint in the Silver Terrace neighborhood last week had very little trouble identifying the suspects, police said, as one of them showed up to...
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New dating apps pleasurable only for straight men
by Oscar Raymundo Straight people crave casual sex too, or so the thinking goes. So there are now a handful of apps for that.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Former SF Opera General Manager Lotfi Mansouri dies at 84
by Janos Gereben There are few stories in opera as colorful and improbable as the life of Lotfi Mansouri, who died Friday of pancreatic cancer. He was 84.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Golden Gate Park plan puts Lee, Wiener at odds
by Joshua Sabatini Homeless people living in Golden Gate Park "sadly" persist, Mayor Ed Lee said, but he suggested that a proposal to close parks after midnight could help the issue where previous...
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Melinda Haag: New marijuana guidelines won’t affect local cases
by Chris Roberts The “new” guidelines from the U.S. Attorney General’s office on how to enforce the federal ban on marijuana won’t change the local federal prosecutor’s approach to the drug, according...
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CSU colleges adding online courses for students
by Andrea Koskey California State University students enrolling in fall courses were offered a new option this year to help them complete course work and degrees on time: online classes. The college...
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Wildlife Service explains plan to eradicate invasive mice on Farallon Islands
by Mike Billings Using poison to exterminate animals is sure to rankle some San Franciscans, especially when the plan includes dropping it from a helicopter onto a wildlife refuge. So when the U.S....
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74-year-old woman knocked off her walker in Tenderloin robbery
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested in the Tenderloin on Friday for allegedly knocking an 74-year-old woman off her walker and stealing her clothes and shoes, police said Tuesday. Transient Richard...
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Spirit of victory prevails at opening of new Bay Bridge
by Jessica Kwong Finally Monday, the Bay Area got its bridge. The $6.4 billion eastern span of the Bay Bridge, which took 11½ years to complete and features the world's largest self-anchored...
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