Man robbed, fatally shot in attempt to sell gaming system
by Bay City News San Francisco police say a man in his mid-twenties was robbed and killed this afternoon after arranging online to sell an electronic gaming device. The fatal shooting occurred today...
View ArticleBART unions explore potential lawsuit in contract debate
by Jessica Kwong BART’s two major unions are “actively pursuing” possible legal action against the transit agency and could file a lawsuit as early as this week, sources say. Service Employees...
View ArticleMan fatally shot while trying to sell PlayStation 4 identified
by Bay City News A man who was fatally shot in San Francisco on Sunday after arranging online to sell a PlayStation 4 has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 22-year-old Ikenna Uwakah....
View ArticleBarry Bonds pays $4,100 stemming from conviction
by The Associated Press Barry Bonds has paid $4,100 in penalties stemming from his obstruction of justice conviction two years ago. A filing Monday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco says Bonds...
View ArticleMan robbed then shot in the hand in Japantown
by Rob Nagle A man was robbed and then shot in the hand in Japantown on Sunday night, police Sgt. Danielle Newman said. The 30-year-old victim had just left a restaurant when he was accosted by two...
View ArticleMan wounded in Mid-Market area shooting
by Rob Nagle A man was wounded during a shooting in the Mid-Market area Monday afternoon, police Sgt. Danielle Newman said. The shooting occurred in the unit block of Jones Street near McAllister and...
View ArticleFormer San Francisco police sergeant and spokesman passes away
by Rob Nagle A former longtime San Francisco police officer and department spokesman has passed away, Sgt. Danielle Newman said Monday. Neville Gittens died Sunday morning in Oakland.…[ Read more ][...
View ArticleSFMTA board to consider traffic calming measures for Dewey Boulevard area
by Jessica Kwong A main residential corridor in the Forest Hill neighborhood awaits approval Tuesday by The City’s transit agency board for its share of Proposition K funds intended for traffic...
View ArticleMan killed while trying to sell PlayStation 4 was visiting home from college
by Bay City News A 22-year-old man who police said was slain in San Francisco on Sunday over a PlayStation 4 gaming console he was trying to sell was back home in the Bay Area for the Thanksgiving...
View ArticleDepartment of Education asks CCSF accrediting commission to make fixes to...
by Jonah Owen Lamb The federal government again chastised the commission that revoked City College of San Francisco’s accreditation, but also gave a mixed response to complaints by the commission’s...
View ArticleDaly City approves contract for Mussel Rock Landfill improvements
by Brendan P. Bartholomew Daly City has chosen a Half Moon Bay-based contractor to maintain and improve its environmentally sensitive Mussel Rock Landfill, beginning by the end of this year. Adjacent...
View ArticleSF planners propose zoning changes, street reconfigurations for central SoMa
by Jessica Kwong Heavy industry is no longer the lifeblood of The City’s South of Market – but the neighborhood’s zoning regulations and transportation infrastructure still seem tailored toward the...
View ArticleInmates learn tech sector from Silicon Valley pros
by Wire Report The budding entrepreneurs wear blue sweat pants labeled “prisoner” and huge, flapping blue shirts. Their doors are triple locked, and lunch is a stale peanut butter and jelly...
View ArticlePedestrian, 58, fatally struck by cars in San Mateo
by Bay City News A pedestrian who was killed when he was hit by two cars in San Mateo on Monday morning has been identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office as 58-year-old Scott Van Dyke. Van...
View ArticleS.F. floats ban on releasing bred butterflies
by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco could become the first major city to outlaw the release of commercially bred butterflies as the practice that took off nationwide in the mid-1990s persists at...
View ArticleFederal appeals court to live stream proceedings
by The Associated Press A federal appeals court that meets in San Francisco and other Western cities will soon stream some hearings live over the Internet, the court announced Monday. The 9th U.S....
View ArticleEight SF groups expected to receive $233,000 from carbon fund
by Joshua Sabatini Eight organizations in The City are expected to receive a combined $233,000 from a so-called carbon fund created from surcharges on local government employees’ air travel since...
View ArticleBART unions to file lawsuit against Board of Directors
by Rob Nagle BART's largest unions announced Tuesday that they will be filing a lawsuit against the transit agency's Board of Directors, according to a union representative. The unions, Service...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Lower Haight identified as HGTV show host
by Bay City News A motorcyclist who was killed in a collision with another vehicle in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood on Monday night has been identified by the medical examiner's office as...
View ArticleMan killed in Portola district shooting this morning
by Bay City News A man was killed in a shooting in San Francisco's Portola neighborhood this morning, a police spokesman said. The shooting was reported at 10:44 a.m. near Burrows and Holyoke...
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