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S.F., rest of state prepares for possible return of same-sex marriage
by The Associated Press Planning a party for thousands of people would be a challenge under the best of circumstances. Now imagine trying to pull off such a gathering without knowing what day it...
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S.F. approves condo conversion deal despite objections
by Joshua Sabatini Thousands of tenancy-in-common owners will be able to convert their units into condominiums by paying a fee under legislation approved Tuesday that ended a bitter political debate...
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East Bay lawmaker introduces limo safety bill after deadly fire
by Bay City News In response to a deadly limousine fire on the San Mateo Bridge last month, Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro, has introduced legislation that would add safety...
View ArticleS.F. gun club, city water agency must clean up pollution, state agency orders
by Andrea Koskey The Pacific Rod and Gun Club at Lake Merced has until 2016 to clean up pollutants, according to an order by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The order, which is scheduled to...
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Man stabs roommate during Sunset squabble
by Rob Nagle A man slashed his roommate after an argument in their Sunset district home early Wednesday morning, police said. Thomas Mischel, 53, of San Francisco, was arrested on assault charges...
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Muni crash injures 15
by Bay City News Fifteen people were taken to hospitals -- including a number of children -- when a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus and a streetcar collided this morning on Market Street. The...
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Woman arrested in stabbing of 2 Muni passengers, 2 S.F. police officers
by Rob Nagle A San Francisco woman stabbed two Muni bus passengers in the head and then cut two officers who tried to restrain her Tuesday, police Officer Gordon Shyy said. Zsa Zsa Roundtree, 49, was...
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Faced with hike in union dues, S.F. airport screeners petition for open shop
by Rachel Swan Tensions recently flared up between San Francisco International Airport security workers and their representatives at Local 1877 of the Service Employees International Union. Claiming...
View ArticleBART labor seeking more money for not laboring
by Melissa Griffin Today, BART's board of directors will vote on a $1.53 billion budget that includes $673 million in operating expenses. Some 57 percent of those expenses, or $382 billion, is for...
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Alcoholism increasing among San Franciscans
by Andrea Koskey The rate of alcoholism in San Francisco has increased since 2006, according to new statistics released Wednesday during a meeting about ways to improve overall health in The City. The...
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Pet food outlet proposal renews fight over chains
by Joshua Sabatini Four years ago, a pack of pet food store owners mobilized to defeat a Pet Food Express store that was trying to open in a vacant building on Lombard Street. Now, after years of the...
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Indoor miniature golf course, restaurant headed for Mission district
by Chris Roberts San Franciscans may soon have a place to putt around while enjoying some food and drinks. Plans for an 18-hole putt-putt course at South Van Ness Avenue and 24th Street — which would...
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Uber unveils new pricing model aimed at competing with cabs, newer rivals
by Will Reisman Uber, the transportation service provider that ignited the trend of unregulated drivers competing with cab services, will unveil a new pricing model that it claims is cheaper than...
View ArticleCreepy Casanova is guilty on child porn charges
by Mike Aldax His idea of kinky was downright criminal. In September, 36-year-old Jason Neil Judkins of Dublin reportedly began a "sexting" relationship with a police dispatcher he met at the Colma...
View ArticleEast Palo Alto puts end to crime alert
by Bay City News East Palo Alto Police Chief Ron Davis called an end Monday to a three-week crime emergency he declared in response to a sudden increase in gang violence. Since the emergency went into...
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Victim tells cops transgender women among Rainbow Girls gang who robbed S.F....
by Mike Aldax A gang of high-fashion thieves that reportedly included three transgender suspects robbed the Burberry clothing store in Union Square on Tuesday in a manner that has become frustratingly...
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Seven arrested in raid on former Hayes Valley Farm site
by Mike Aldax Seven protesters were arrested early this morning during a raid at a former urban farm site in Hayes Valley that is slated to become a housing development. Police showed up at the former...
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Double homicide in Sunnydale neighborhood
by Mike Aldax Two people were shot dead early this morning in San Francisco's Sunnydale neighborhood, police said. About 12:50 a.m., officers responded to the area of Santos Street and Blythedale...
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TMZ says shocking video shows 2 Chainz being robbed in SF
by Mike Aldax TMZ has posted video surveillance footage claiming to have captured Sunday's wild gunpoint robbery in San Francisco of Atlanta-based rapper 2 Chainz. 2 Chainz, also known as Tauheed Epps...
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S.F. police seek public’s help in arrest of assault suspect
by Rob Nagle Police are seeking the public's assistance in apprehending a man believed to have seriously injured a man in an assault in the Castro on June 8. According to police, the victim saw the...
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