Last game at Candlestick ends with 30 arrests, SF police say
by Bay City News As the curtain closed on Candlestick Park on Monday night in a dramatic victory for the 49ers over the visiting Atlanta Falcons, 30 people were arrested, mostly for public drunkenness...
View ArticleWarm, dry weather for Christmas Day in San Francisco
by Jonah Owen Lamb It will not be a white Christmas in The City, but that probably doesn't come as much of a surprise. It rarely is.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleMasked man robs Duboce Triangle area bank
by Rob Nagle A masked man robbed a bank in the Duboce Triangle area on Monday, police said. The suspect reportedly entered the bank in the 2100 block of Market Street about 3:51 p.m. wearing a mask.…[...
View ArticleMan arrested for arson, assault with boulder
by Rob Nagle He went from holding a rock to a hard place: jail. A man was arrested for arson and assault with a deadly weapon in the Design District area on Monday after he allegedly lit a mattress on...
View ArticleMan convicted in 1991 rape, murder of Richmond district woman
by Bay City News An East Bay man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a woman in San Francisco's Richmond district more than two decades ago was convicted Monday of murder and rape charges, a...
View ArticleTeen ordered off life support; family can appeal
by The Associated Press A judge on Tuesday ordered that a 13-year-old Northern California girl declared brain dead after suffering complications following a tonsillectomy be taken off life support....
View ArticleDonated trees brighten holidays for S.F. public housing residents
by Chris Roberts Denice Delema's apartment at Holly Courts is small and dark, with windows that make it "look like we're in jail." But for the noble fir standing proudly near the front door, the...
View ArticleTech startups create virtual farmers markets
by The Associated Press Sara Pasquinelli doesn't shop at the grocery store much anymore. The busy mother of two young boys buys nearly all her food from a new online service that delivers to her front...
View ArticleNew Tenderloin mural spotlights problem of veteran suicides
by Bay City News A new mural highlighting the problem of suicide among former soldiers has been dedicated in a San Francisco alleyway that is home to an ongoing art project for veterans. The mural in...
View ArticleHaight-Ashbury center serving homeless youths still set to close on Christmas
by Jessica Kwong As it has on many Christmases, the Homeless Youth Alliance in the Haight-Ashbury today will serve more than 150 meals of turkey, ham, potatoes, stuffing, green beans and other foods....
View ArticleNew Daly City mayor's focus: the economy
by Brendan P. Bartholomew"Economy, economy, economy!" That's the first thing David Canepa said when summarizing his priorities as Daly City's new mayor.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
View ArticleS.F. looking to public lands to accelerate housing developments
by Joshua Sabatini In an effort to ease the housing crisis, Mayor Ed Lee is calling on city departments to take inventory of their vacant and underdeveloped sites to determine which ones are ripe for...
View ArticleQuentin Kopp keeps on truckin’ through the SF political scene
by Joel P. Engardio Few people live to see a section of interstate freeway named after them, so Quentin Kopp doesn't need to be reminded that he's a San Francisco legend. Yet rehashing his...
View Article2nd opinion ordered for teen declared brain dead
by The Associated Press A California judge has ordered a second medical evaluation to determine whether a girl on life support following tonsil surgery is brain dead. The order by Alameda County...
View ArticleChristmas comes with season’s 18th wood-burning alert
by Jessica Kwong This Christmas, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is again requesting that residents give the gift of clean air and refrain from burning wood, manufactured logs and other...
View ArticlePatrons of North Beach restaurant Comstock Saloon possibly exposed to...
by Bay City News A food handler in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A, a city public health department spokeswoman said. Anyone who ate at Comstock Saloon,...
View ArticleTwo residents critically injured in 3-alarm NoPa fire
by Bay City News A three-alarm fire at an apartment building in San Francisco's North of Panhandle neighborhood on Wednesday night sent two residents to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, a...
View ArticleMan arrested in assault of 61-year-old woman in Tenderloin
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested on Christmas in the assault of a 61-year-old woman in the Tenderloin, police Sgt. Danielle Newman said. The victim and the 45-year-old suspect reportedly got involved...
View ArticleWoman arrested in Mission district stabbing
by Rob Nagle A San Francisco woman was arrested in an assault on Christmas morning in the Mission, police Sgt. Danielle Newman said. The 28-year-old victim was in a tent in the 200 block of 13th...
View ArticleMan arrested in baseball bat assault in Portsmouth Square
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested after he reportedly assaulted a man sleeping in Portsmouth Square, police Sgt. Danielle Newman said. The 63-year-old victim was asleep in the park in the 700 block of...
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