Filmmakers to release documentary on influential Daly City developer
by Brendan Bartholomew A pair of local, independent filmmakers will soon release “Little Boxes: The Legacy of Henry Doelger,” a short documentary about the architecture of Daly City’s Westlake...
View ArticlePolice investigating shooting that left 1 dead, another injured
by Staff and wire report Police in San Francisco are investigating a shooting that left one male dead late Saturday night. Officers responded to a report of a shooting Alemany Boulevard and Ellsworth...
View ArticleFree Wi-Fi debuts on Market Street today; more projects expected mid-2014
by Joshua Sabatini Free Wi-Fi networks dotting San Francisco are going online soon, with one project even launching today. The estimated 250,000 people who visit San Francisco’s busiest and arguably...
View ArticleNorth Beach fire displaces up to 30 residents
by Bay City News As many as 30 residents were displaced by a one-alarm apartment fire in The City’s North Beach neighborhood Sunday morning, a Fire Department dispatcher said. The fire was reported in...
View ArticleBART fares to increase in January
by Bay City News Starting Jan. 1, BART riders will pay slightly higher train fares to help pay for new train cars and other projects, according to BART officials. BART passengers will pay, on average,...
View ArticleDaly City shuttle service set to launch in early January
by Bay City News Daly City residents will soon have a new shuttle to transport them from the eastern side of the city to the western side for vital community services. Funding for the shuttle was...
View ArticleMayor Ed Lee praises Obama’s disaster declaration for Rim Fire
by Jessica Kwong A disaster declaration by President Barack Obama for this past summer’s Rim Fire has finally granted federal funds to aid state and local relief efforts — highly anticipated news for...
View ArticleVictim in deadly Silver Terrace shooting identified as 16-year-old
by Staff Report A 16-year-old San Francisco boy has been identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as the victim of a fatal shooting in The City’s Silver Terrace neighborhood late Saturday night....
View ArticleWedding of Journey guitarist Neal Schon creates stir in Marina district...
by Jessica Kwong Hours before the purported first-ever pay-per-view wedding featuring Journey guitarist Neal Schon and “Real Housewives of D.C.” star Michaela Salahi at the Palace of Fine Arts Sunday,...
View ArticleSunken tug’s oil spill leads to $970K bill for SF
by Chris Roberts The 2009 sinking of a decrepit World War II-era Navy tugboat — and subsequent oil spill — will cost The City almost $1 million under a proposed settlement with the Coast Guard, which...
View ArticleMayor Ed Lee to lunch with tech leaders on challenges facing SF
by Jonah Owen Lamb Mayor Ed Lee will meet with leaders from the tech sector for an invite-only lunch at noon today at 1 Market St., the headquarters of Salesforce.com. The meeting’s purpose, according...
View ArticleNinth straight Spare the Air Alert issued
by Staff Report The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its ninth consecutive Winter Spare the Air Alert — and 13th overall this season — for today, banning the burning of wood,...
View ArticleOpen mic shines light on diverse LGBT talent
by Oscar Raymundo San Francisco’s own Queer Open Mic will close the year Friday with Sonya Renee Taylor, an Oakland-based queer performance artist and the second woman ever to be declared the...
View ArticleSecond victim in Bernal Heights shooting expected to survive, no new leads on...
by Rob Nagle San Francisco police are continuing their investigation into the homicide of 16-year-old Clifton Chatman in Bernal Heights on Saturday night, police Officer Albie Esparza said Monday....
View ArticleWoman shot in both legs in Bayview
by Rob Nagle A woman was shot in both legs in the Bayview on Saturday, police Officer Albie Esparza said Monday. The 30-year-old victim came out of a store at Third Street and Quesada Avenue about...
View ArticleMan pistol-whipped over spare change in Tenderloin assault and robbery
by Rob Nagle A man was pistol-whipped and robbed in the Tenderloin on Sunday night after he actually offered money to the thugs who assaulted him, police said. The 25-year-old victim was walking east...
View ArticleTwo women robbed on way to gym in downtown San Francisco
by Rob Nagle Two women who were just on their way to work out were robbed and assaulted in broad daylight by three thugs in downtown San Francisco on Saturday, police said. The two 23-year-old victims...
View ArticleMan killed in Mission district stabbing last week identified
by Bay City News A man who was killed in a stabbing in San Francisco's Mission district last Thursday has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 56-year-old John Porter. The stabbing was...
View ArticleSunset district assisted living facility settles lawsuit with SF for $270,000
by Jonah Owen Lamb A Sunset district assisted living facility settled a wage theft lawsuit with The City Thursday for $270,000, bringing The City's total recovery in similar cases this year to $1.5...
View ArticleJennie Zhu charged with vehicular manslaughter in deadly September crash
by Rob Nagle The woman accused of causing a high-speed crash in September that killed a 16-year-old boy who was on his way to school will be charged with felony vehicular manslaughter, among two other...
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