Police announce second arrest in homicide of Joe Hernandez
by Rob Nagle Police have made another arrest in the homicide of former UC San Francisco student Joe Hernandez, who was beaten to death Jan. 9, 2011, in a South of Market area nightclub, police said...
View ArticleReport: Many flaws in fire department recruitment, hiring processes
An overtime budget that doubled in four years, an unorthodox testing method used by no other large fire department in America, and a promotion system that overlooks the people who do most of the Fire...
View ArticleGag order hearing for assistant DA postponed
by Rob Nagle A hearing to decide whether to impose a gag order on a prosecutor in the District Attorney’s Office has been moved to Wednesday. The motion was filed by the Public Defender’s Office in...
View ArticleGas leak capped by PG&E in Half Moon Bay
by Bay City News PG&E crews capped a gas leak in Half Moon Bay on Monday that began when someone doing digging apparently ruptured a 2-inch gas line, a utility spokesman said. The break was...
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SF makes plan to plant more trees, take responsibility of existing ones
by Jonah Owen Lamb For a city that prides itself on being green, San Francisco is well behind places such as New York and Los Angeles when it comes to the very real greenery that is a tree. Now there...
View ArticleExtra flu vaccines ordered in Bay Area as death toll rises to 14
by Bay City News With flu season in full swing and more than a dozen flu-related deaths reported in the Bay Area as of Monday, many residents are getting vaccinated and flu shot providers are ordering...
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AT&T utility boxes receive heat from some SF residents
by Joshua Sabatini While the installation of hundreds of AT&T utility boxes on sidewalks throughout San Francisco has been a source of frustration for some residents, a majority of projects have...
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Redwood City port sees increase in cargo shipments thanks to regional...
by Max A. Cherney A construction boom in Silicon Valley in recent years has been a primary factor toward a substantial increase in cargo received at the Port of Redwood City, a port official said. The...
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Bike share program sees more than 100,000 trips, new data show
by Jessica Kwong Bay Area Bike Share ridership numbers have steadily increased to more than 100,000 trips within four months of the regional pilot program’s launch, according to the Bay Area Air...
View ArticleWarmer temperatures returning to Bay Area this week
by Bay City News After a few sprinkles of rain dropped around the Bay Area over the weekend, the region is set to enjoy another dry, warm and mild week of weather, a National Weather Service...
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CCSF to hold public forums on education master plan
by Jonah Owen Lamb A series of public strategy sessions and open forums will be held at City College of San Francisco campuses in coming weeks to offer input about the school’s education master plan....
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Man shot after allegedly punching off-duty sergeant in scuffle
by Bay City News A man who was shot at by an off-duty San Francisco police sergeant following a fender-bender had allegedly punched the female officer in the face, police said Monday. The sergeant was...
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SFUSD to consider agreement with police to limit arrests in disciplinary cases
by Jessica Kwong Offenses by students in San Francisco and elsewhere that used to lead to a trip to the principal’s office now get a call to the police, according to the nation’s largest pro bono law...
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Pastor, 49ers fan, fakes abbreviated service
by The Associated Press For Pastor Tim Christensen, San Francisco 49ers football trumps church -- but only temporarily. Christensen and his son John pulled a little prank on their parishioners at Gold...
View ArticleNaked man walks into girls’ locker room at South San Francisco High
by Bay City News Police are trying to locate a man who walked naked into a high school girls' locker room in South San Francisco on Monday evening. At about 5:30 p.m., a man wearing no clothes went...
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Police, fire department investigating possible arson of Zipcar
by Rob Nagle San Francisco police and fire officials are investigating a possible arson of a Zipcar in the Mission district on Monday night. About 8:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Dolores Street near...
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Man accused of torturing, killing terrier puppy in front of 4-year-old girl...
by Rob Nagle A man accused in the heinous torture and death of a 4-month-old puppy, much of it reportedly done in front of his 4-year-old daughter, plead not guilty to felony animal cruelty and child...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by car, critically wounded in Oceanview
by Bay City News A man was critically injured when a vehicle struck him in San Francisco's Oceanview neighborhood on Monday night, a police spokesman said today. The collision was reported at 9:12...
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Pair arrested for 2011 fatal nightclub beating plead not guilty
by Bay City News Two suspects arrested in connection with a fatal beating that occurred during a San Francisco nightclub brawl in 2011 pleaded not guilty on Monday to involuntary manslaughter charges,...
View ArticleMan accused in 2012 Mission district murder acquitted
by Rob Nagle A man accused of a 2012 murder in the Mission district was acquitted of all charges Monday after a jury decided his "confession" was contradicted by physical evidence and witness...
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