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Marina gas station owner believes Sept. 11 arson attempt was no coincidence
by Mike Aldax The owner of a Marina district boat-fuel dock that was targeted in a failed arson attempt last week believes it was no coincidence that the incident occurred Sept. 11. Just before 7 a.m....
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Police trying to talk man off ledge in Financial District
by Bay City News Police are trying to talk a man off a ledge in San Francisco's Financial District who has been there since this afternoon. The man was reported on a ledge between the Hyatt Regency...
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Four riders suffer minor injuries when Muni bus stops short to avoid collision
by Bay City News At least four people were injured Monday afternoon when a Muni bus driver stopped suddenly to avoid hitting a car that made a U-turn in front of the vehicle, Muni and fire officials...
View ArticlePacifica: two displaced from 2-story home in early morning fire
by Bay City News Two Pacifica residents were displaced from their home after a fire this morning, North County Fire Authority officials said. The blaze was reported at 2:54 a.m. at two-story home on...
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Expensive cameras swiped from America's Cup media tent
by Chloe Johnson Two cameras with a combined value of $182,000 were stolen from a closet in the media room at America’s Cup, police said. The theft was reported at Pier 27 about 3:30 p.m.…[ Read more...
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Rim Fire still smoldering in Yosemite, but Hetch Hetchy water remains clean
by Chris Roberts YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Cloudy, with a near-100 percent chance of clear water. Evidence of the Rim Fire is all around the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Two mountain lion sightings in one day
by Bay City News Two reports were issued Tuesday for mountain lion sightings in Woodside, just four miles apart from one another, the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services reported. The first...
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Central Station police growing weary of shirtless man's violent tirades
by Mike Aldax Central Station police Capt. Garret Tom hopes the knife-wielding man who was arrested following a 9-hour standoff with police on Monday will not be released from custody "for some time...
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San Francisco supervisors decry feet-dragging on CleanPowerSF rates
by Joshua Sabatini The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission was reprimanded Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors for failing to adopt power rates to launch The City's renewable energy program....
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Pimping case tossed after girl’s credibility questioned
by Mike Aldax The case against a San Francisco man who was accused of brutally pimping a 16-year-old girl was thrown out Tuesday by a San Mateo County judge who didn’t believe the victim was credible,...
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UPS Store brings 3-D printing to Menlo Park store
by Max A. Cherney Printing 3-D objects has been around for decades, but in recent years the technology has become more widely used by entrepreneurs and small businesses. Beginning this week, a 3-D...
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Campos vs. Chiu for state seat is a battle on many fronts
by Jessica Kwong Last week, a long-rumored political race became official — the Davids of the Board of Supervisors are running against each other in California's 17th Assembly District for what will...
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Victim gets burned by her own pepper spray
by S. Parker Yesko A woman fended off a thief on a Muni bus in the Bayview district Tuesday night only to have her cellphone snatched in a flurry of chemical spray, Officer Gordon Shyy said. The...
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Court deciding if gay juror can be taken off case
by The Associated Press An appeals court gave little indication Wednesday whether a potential juror can be booted from a trial solely because of sexual orientation. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
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CCSF closure would bruise San Francisco's economy
by Joshua Sabatini If City College of San Francisco is shuttered, at least $300 million in economic activity would be lost annually, earning power would be jeopardized and education costs for those...
View ArticleUC turns to social media to raise student aid
by The Associated Press Putting a technological spin on the adage that it takes a village to raise a child, the University of California launched a campaign on Wednesday to harness the power of social...
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'Whale Spotting' app seeks to reduce ship strikes
by The Associated Press Marine scientists looking for new ways to reduce the number of whales struck and killed off California's coast by massive commercial ships have turned to a familiar tool:...
View ArticleLady turns boys into bandits, gets 8 years
by Chloe Johnson A San Francisco woman who took two teen boys on a burglary spree in the Bay Area last year was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison, prosecutors said. Nyzeina Eberhart, 27,...
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CPUC sets regulations and rules for ride services
by Jessica Kwong A local debate charged with emotions and name-calling and centered on app-based ride services crossed a pivotal mark Thursday when the California Public Utilities Commission adopted...
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Woman killed cycling in Woodside was Joy Covey, former Amazon.com CFO
by Bay City News A woman killed while riding her bicycle near Woodside on Wednesday afternoon has been identified by the San Mateo County coroner’s office as 50-year-old Joy Dianne Covey, the former...
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