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Accused cat killer pleads not guilty
by Rob Nagle The man accused of killing a homeless woman’s two cats by callously throwing them into San Francisco Bay has pleaded not guilty, prosecutors said Tuesday. Eric Leroy Patterson, 33, faces...
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With no rent control, tenants losing grip on single-family homes
by Chris Roberts The housing market’s ebbs and flows sent Charles and Christine Byers bouncing around the Bay Area, from San Francisco to the East Bay and then back again. But after living with their...
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Man charged for allegedly trying to throw wife off San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
by Bay City News A Mill Valley man who fell into the San Francisco Bay on Friday was allegedly trying to throw his wife off the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge during an argument, San Mateo County’s district...
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Soot City: Bay Area enters 11th straight Spare the Air day
by Jonah Owen Lamb The hazy, soot-filled air that has sullied the San Francisco skyline for more than a week, while enhancing the beauty of sunsets over the Pacific Ocean, has also set a record. For...
View ArticleFire controlled at Redwood City metal recycling plant
by Bay City News Firefighters controlled a two-alarm fire that broke out early Tuesday morning at the Sims Metal Management plant — the second fire in as many months to burn at the Redwood City...
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Police recover ATM machine stolen from Pacific Heights
by Rob Nagle A couple thieves made a big ATM withdrawal in Pacific Heights early Wednesday morning, but they didn't get a chance to cash in. San Francisco police have recovered an ATM that was ripped...
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BART, unions resume talks over paid family medical leave
by Bay City News BART and its two biggest labor unions returned to the bargaining table today to make another attempt to resolve a dispute over a contract provision that calls for employees to receive...
View ArticleDozens of care workers earn back $800K in unpaid wages
by Bay City News Dozens of San Francisco care home workers were presented with an $800,000 check for unpaid wages this morning. The wage settlement came from two recent cases that the San Francisco...
View ArticleVictim shot in hand
by S. Parker Yesko A man walking near Alamo Square Park was shot in the hand early Wednesday morning. About 1:30 a.m., the 25-year-old victim was near the corner of Fulton and Steiner streets when an...
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First youth offender resentenced under SF lawmaker’s bill
by S. Parker Yesko A California man is now eligible for parole under a state law that allows inmates serving life sentences without parole for crimes committed as minors to be re-sentenced. Edel...
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Mayor pushes to accelerate housing creation throughout SF
by Joshua Sabatini Following a string of well-publicized reports about San Francisco’s affordability crisis, Mayor Ed Lee stood at a new 60-unit below-market-rate development Wednesday to announce his...
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Thief makes cameo at commercial film shoot
by S. Parker Yesko A film shoot included an unexpected crime scene Tuesday afternoon in North Beach, police said. About 1:45 p.m., an open business in the 900 block of Battery Street was recording a...
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100 years after Raker Act was signed, the fight over Hetch Hetchy dam continues
by Jonah Owen Lamb It is perhaps the mother of all California water wars, and it’s been raging for more than a century. The most decisive defeat in the fight over damming the Tuolumne River in Hetch...
View ArticleSF law library relocates near Civic Center neighborhood
by Bay City News San Francisco’s oldest public law library has moved to a new location near Civic Center and into a facility that offers more features for patrons. Founded in 1870, the library is...
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Husband of Patty Hearst dies at 68
by The Associated Press Bernard L. Shaw, who was Patty Hearst Shaw's husband and Hearst Corp.'s vice president for corporate security, has died at the age of 68. Shaw's death Tuesday in Garrison,...
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80 percent of iPhone users in SF deploy Activation Lock, survey says
by Chris Roberts As smartphones become more and more prevalent, more users are taking measures to keep the popular — and pricey — mobile computers safe from thieves. Almost 80 percent of iPhone users...
View ArticleOne-eyed owl released in Glen Canyon Park after treatment at Peninsula...
by Bay City News A one-eyed owl that was nursed back to health at the Peninsula Humane Society has been released into the habitat where it was found injured two months ago, Glen Canyon Park in San...
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Chinatown alleyways renamed in honor of community members
by Jessica Kwong Three Chinatown alleyways will receive honorary renaming as a tribute to some community members whose contributions are deeply rooted in the past. While the official postal addresses...
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Recreation and Park contest giving 2 tickets away for 49ers’ last home game
by Staff Report Still hoping to get some tickets to see the 49ers’ last regular-season home game at Candlestick Park? Now you may have a chance.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Caltrans: Bay Bridge bolt problem fixed
by Bay City News Workers have finished a permanent fix for problem bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge, a Caltrans spokesman said today. Spokesman Andrew Gordon said the work was completed...
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