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Bay Bridge span to be named for Willie Brown
by The Associated Press The state Legislature on Thursday approved naming the iconic western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie...
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Three injured in two separate stabbings in San Francisco
by Mike Aldax Three people were injured, including one critically, in two separate stabbings in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, according to police. A man suffered life-threatening injuries after...
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San Francisco libraries net huge donations of Chinese-language texts
by Jessica Kwong The San Francisco Public Library's Chinese-language collection — historically the most extensive of its 60-some foreign languages — is getting 1,000 books larger thanks to an overseas...
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Mobile-advertising revenues lift Facebook stock to IPO level
by Reuters Shares of Facebook rose more than 3 percent to a new high Wednesday, bringing them back to a level not seen since May 18, 2012, the day of Facebook's initial public offering. The stock's...
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Twitter says it has filed IPO documents
by The Associated Press Twitter is going public. The short messaging service says it has filed confidential documents for an initial public offering of stock.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments...
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Catholic Diocese enters Mission gentrification debate -- as landlord
by Chris Roberts A pair of small businesses on 24th Street catering to The City's Spanish-speaking population may be on the way out in favor of another high-end restaurant. But this gentrification...
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Family mourns 49ers fan killed in Candlestick fall
by The Associated Press The devastated parents of a 32-year-old football fan who fell to his death from a pedestrian overpass outside Candlestick Park said Wednesday that their son had a "few" beers...
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Supervisor David Chiu announces his candidacy for California assembly
by Bay City News San Francisco Board of Supervisors president David Chiu today announced his candidacy for a state Assembly seat. Chiu is seeking to replace Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, who is being...
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San Francisco supervisor says Fresh & Easy could have done better in her...
by Staff Report The day after it was revealed that the Fresh & Easy on Third Street in the Bayview district would shutter with the sale of the grocery chain, Supervisor Malia Cohen said the...
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San Francisco's high-value housing market likely rise at slower pace
by Mike Billings The cost of housing in San Francisco is expected to continue rising, but at a slower clip than in the past year, according to an economist. The cost to purchase a house or rent an...
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Passengers facing 1-hour flight delays at SFO
by Bay City News Passengers flying to and from San Francisco International Airport can expect some delays until early this afternoon, an airport duty manager said. A weather-related ground delay...
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Man arrested on assault charges in bloody attack at San Francisco Main Library
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested in connection with a bloody assault Wednesday after he allegedly struck a library patron in the head with a chair. Clifton W. Moore, 25, of San Francisco is facing two...
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Scaffolding dangling from highrise in Financial District, streets closed
by Bay City News A window-washing rig is hanging unsafely from a high-rise in San Francisco's Financial District this morning, prompting street closures below while crews try to secure it, a fire...
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New police labor contract would provide raises while cutting pay of new officers
by Joshua Sabatini A proposed labor agreement for San Francisco Police Department employees that contains reduced pay for new recruits, a multiyear 5 percent pay raise and continued ability to cash...
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Arrest made in vicious Cow Hollow slashing
by Mike Aldax Joseph Huelbig, 22, of Belmont was arrested last weekend in connection with a vicious and unprovoked stabbing in Cow Hollow on Aug. 4, police said. Huelbig is facing attempted murder...
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San Carlos burglar uses dog door to get keys to BMW
by Mike Aldax A burglar made off with a fancy car after ransacking a San Carlos home Wednesday, but the method of entry apparently was not so glamorous. The intruder apparently used the dog door to...
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Ground is broken on Chinatown affordable housing project
by Jessica Kwong At the groundbreaking of one of the largest affordable-housing developments in the northeast quadrant of San Francisco on Thursday, the executive director of the Chinatown Community...
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Police effort to clean up Redwood City shopping center paying off
by Bay City News It's been just over a month since the Redwood City Police Department rolled out its Project SAFE effort to increase safety at the Sequoia Station Shopping Center, and the department...
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Final component of San Francisco's bag ban to take effect October 1
by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco restaurants will soon have to use more environmentally friendly bags for takeout and delivery orders while charging a 10-cent surcharge for one provided as part of a...
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Suspect allegedly found wearing victim's clothes after San Francisco robbery
by Mike Aldax This robbery suspect apparently disguised himself as his victim. Police officers responding to an armed robbery in the Bayview district early Wednesday morning had little trouble...
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