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PG&E helicopters continue utility work near San Mateo
by Bay City News PG&E workers suspended from helicopters will likely be visible from San Mateo this week as work continues on a $10 million upgrade to transmission lines that cross San Francisco...
View ArticlePublic memorial this evening for Cheng Jin Lai, bicyclist killed in SoMa
by Bay City News A public memorial service will be held this evening for a 78-year-old man who was killed while riding his bicycle in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood last month. Cheng Jin...
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Nurses departing from SFO for Philippines to help Typhoon Haiyan victims
by Bay City News A group of nurses from the Registered Nurse Response Network will be departing from San Francisco International Airport tonight for the Philippines to help provide relief to victims...
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Settlement returns Nob Hill Masonic Temple to concert venue
by Jonah Owen Lamb The gray, stone-faced Masonic Memorial Temple atop Nob Hill has been the Masons of California’s headquarters and, since 1958, a concert hall; musicians Van Morrison and Sinead...
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‘Error’ could halt BART agreement
by Chris Roberts BART management made an “error” in signing off on the agreement between the transit agency and its unions that ended last month’s strike, according to an agency official, a foul-up...
View ArticleCoit Tower to close for renovations beginning November 18
by Jessica Kwong A “start of construction” sign for the temporary closure of Coit Tower was posted by The City’s Recreation and Park Department on Thursday, four days before renovations will begin....
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Slowing SF evictions could be about supply and demand
by Jessica Kwong A recent uptick in evictions across San Francisco has tenant advocates claiming “crisis levels” and local politicians introducing protective legislation, but whether the numbers reach...
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Fish & Wildlife Service announces $1.24 billion plan for Bay Area wetlands
by The Associated Press A 50-year plan for the restoration of San Francisco Bay and other coastal wetlands was released Thursday by federal wildlife officials who call it the biggest effort to save...
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7-Eleven clerk tied up during midnight heist
by S. Parker Yesko An employee of a 7-Eleven in the Financial District had the scare of his life early Thursday when thieving thugs tied him up and looted the store, police said. Just after midnight,...
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Batkid saves San Francisco from villains for Make-a-Wish dream
by The Associated Press Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled his wish...
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BART focuses on problem with labor contract
by The Associated Press BART officials say board members will not be taking a vote on a tentative agreement during a special meeting to discuss a problem regarding a labor deal that settled a second...
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Batkid in San Francisco draws large crowds, wins over city
by Mike Aldax Exhausted from a full day of crime-fighting, a modest, gum-chewing Miles Scott had few words for the thousands of people who had gathered in front of City Hall on Friday to thank him for...
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BART calls for contract negotiations to start again
by The Associated Press BART's contract with its two largest unions appears to be facing uncertainty as the agency called late Friday for a return to the bargaining table, just weeks after the...
View ArticleUC San Francisco workers to strike
by Jonah Owen Lamb A strike by some workers at UC San Francisco, one of The City’s largest employers, could disrupt business at the hospital and university. More than 3,000 unionized patient-care and...
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Pacifica police dog sniffs out fleeing SF parolee
by Mike Aldax Police won’t stop dogging this guy. A wanted parolee who led police on a chase in Pacifica last weekend could not run from a K-9 named Janyk, police said.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Bay Area to get another spritz before clear weather returns
by Bay City News Rain hit the Bay Area on Tuesday and was expected to carry into Wednesday, with a wet-weather system bringing much-needed moisture to the region for the first time in two months,...
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Community member aids evicted Lee family in finding new home
by Jessica Kwong After months of a fruitless housing hunt, it wasn’t the Mayor’s Office of Housing or the Chinatown Community Development Center that found a new home in The City for the Ellis...
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NRA sues SF over high-capacity ammunition ban
by Jonah Owen Lamb The National Rifle Association has sued San Francisco again over one of The City’s tough gun ordinances. This time the group is trying to overturn a ban passed by the Board of...
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Tour buses banned from Alamo Square
by Jessica Kwong In an impassioned debate over transit around Alamo Square Park — famous for its view of the Painted Ladies Victorian homes — The City has favored the interests of residents over...
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Two men force their way into grow house, steal bag of marijuana
by Rob Nagle Two thugs forced their way into a legal grow house in the Mission on Tuesday and stole a garbage bag full of marijuana clippings, police Officer Gordon Shyy said. The incident occurred on...
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