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District Attorney's Office seeks clothing donations for kids
by Rob Nagle The District Attorney’s Office is asking for the public’s help in contributing to a clothing drive for the children of Hamilton Family Center, Assistant District Attorney Alex Bastian...
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Supervisors to consider law targeting tenant harassment
by Joshua Sabatini Rents are through the roof in The City, and evictions have soared. But something less publicized and more difficult to measure — tenant harassment — is also on the rise.…[ Read more...
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Federal judge dismisses Monster Beverage lawsuit against SF
by The Associated Press A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by Monster Beverage Corp. that sought to block City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s investigation into the company’s marketing...
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National Park Service tells Presidio Trust to hold off for years on project
by Staff Report Any decisions about the proposals for the former commissary site in the Presidio, including a plan by filmmaker George Lucas to build a museum, already have been delayed for months,...
View ArticleFree Wi-Fi open to anyone with mobile device, laptop along Market Street
by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco’s free Market Street Wi-Fi service officially debuted Monday, allowing anyone along the thoroughfare between the Castro district and The Embarcadero to log on simply...
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Haight center for homeless youth explores options as closure looms
by Jessica Kwong Monday for the Homeless Youth Alliance drop-in center was business as usual, apart from a film crew making a fundraising video about the clean needle exchange, psychiatry and other...
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San Mateo County communities to see solid waste collection rate hikes in 2014
by Max A. Cherney Rates for solid waste collection in Belmont, Foster City and the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County are scheduled to increase in the new year, according to the Recology waste...
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Study: SF, Oakland among cities driving less
by Jessica Kwong A national study released earlier this month indicates that Americans’ transportation habits since the mid-2000s have veered toward less driving, and San Francisco and Oakland are...
View ArticleSouth San Francisco police arrest 5 on DUI charges during checkpoint
by Bay City News South San Francisco police arrested five people on drunken driving charges at a busy sobriety checkpoint Saturday night that included a near miss involving a fleeing red-light runner...
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Harold Camping, evangelist who incorrectly predicted end of world, dies
by Bay City News An Oakland evangelist who incorrectly predicted the end of the world in 2011 has died, according to an announcement from his organization. Harold Camping, founder of the Christian...
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UCSF chancellor stepping down
by The Associated Press The chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco is stepping down after four years to become chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation....
View ArticleCollapsed Twin Peaks home is owned by SF Port Commission member
by Bay City News A house being remodeled in San Francisco's Twin Peaks neighborhood that collapsed Monday night is owned by a city port commissioner and may be a total loss, neighbors said Tuesday....
View ArticleBART has major delays due to a person on the tracks
by Bay City News BART trains were stopped in Oakland on Tuesday morning because of an unauthorized person on the tracks between the 12th Street Oakland City Center and West Oakland stations, a BART...
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Woman snatches other woman's glasses in Union Square scuffle
by Rob Nagle A woman made quite a spectacle just to steal some spectacles. A woman was robbed of her glasses during a scuffle in Union Square on Monday, police Officer Albie Esparza said.…[ Read more...
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Man robbed at gunpoint as he leaves Mission district bank
by Rob Nagle A man who just had conducted business in a bank in the Mission district was robbed at gunpoint Monday as he left the establishment, police Officer Albie Esparza said. The 29-year-old...
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Man robs bank near San Francisco's Civic Center
by Rob Nagle A man robbed a bank near San Francisco's Civic Center on Monday, police Officer Albie Esparza said. The suspect walked into the bank in the 500 block of Van Ness Avenue about 1:40 p.m....
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Mayor Lee concerned by dog restriction plan impacts
by Joshua Sabatini Proposed dog restrictions at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area could lead to impacts on other city resources, Mayor Ed Lee told the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. “I am...
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Generations of memories for staff as Candlestick Park prepares to close
by Jessica Kwong In the 49ers’ locker room at Candlestick Park on Tuesday, Michael Gay reminisced that when he first took a job there 35 years ago, the then-tenant Giants were contemplating building...
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Alleged animal sacrifice discovered at Lake Merced
by Rob Nagle San Francisco police and Animal Care and Control were called out to Lake Merced on Tuesday morning to clean up the scene of what appeared to be an animal sacrifice, officials said. Police...
View ArticleLegislation could give help to manufacturers
by Joshua Sabatini As San Francisco’s rebounding manufacturing industry feels the commercial rent squeeze partly spurred by the flourishing technology sector, a series of planning code amendments were...
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