Behind the scenes of making SF into Gotham for Batkid
by Staff Report Batkid stole the hearts of San Franciscans, and now the nonprofit behind the event is sharing more of the day. The Make a Wish Foundation helped turn San Francisco in Gotham for...
View ArticleLabor group formally supports a $15 minimum wage in San Francisco
Mayor Ed Lee has called for a voter-approved increase to San Francisco's minimum wage, and now a large labor group has thrown its support behind the idea. [jump] The San Francisco Labor Council on...
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Lee unveils push for pedestrian safety measures
by Joshua Sabatini As a coalition calls on Mayor Ed Lee to support a plan to end pedestrian deaths in The City within 10 years, he made his own push Wednesday for a driver education campaign, planned...
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SF, Seattle mayors enter ice cream bet over NFC Championship
by Staff Report Mayor Ed Lee has entered another friendly wager on the outcome of the Niners’ playoff run, this time with Seattle Mayor Edward B. Murray over the NFC Championship Game against the host...
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JusticeMobile app development process calls into question sf.citi involvement
by Jonah Owen Lamb About a year and a half ago, city leaders and a prominent tech investor stood before reporters in The City’s police academy building to announce the new Police Department-piloted...
View ArticleSF school board backs new downtown arts center
by Jonah Owen Lamb A proposed new arts center in downtown San Francisco was unanimously supported by The City’s Board of Education on Tuesday. The proposal also would move Ruth Asawa School of the...
View ArticleDrakes Bay Oyster Co. plans to take case to Supreme Court
by Wire Report The owner of a popular oyster farm north of San Francisco says he’ll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case challenging a federal decision not to renew the facility’s lease. Kevin...
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SF launches easier to navigate urban agriculture effort
by Jessica Kwong The several dozen community gardens and various green spaces that have sprouted around San Francisco will finally come under a streamlined management. The Urban Agriculture Program...
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Asiana crash footage shows teen before she was run over by truck
by The Associated Press Video from a firefighter’s helmet camera following the crash landing of an Asiana Airlines flight at San Francisco International Airport shows rescuers were aware there was...
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Clothing, textiles placed in SF retailer bins to be reused for new products
by Jessica Kwong The commonplace trio of waste, recycling and composting bins around San Francisco are getting some company at retailers who have partnered with The City to place bins for unwanted...
View ArticlePolice on lookout for SUV after violent argument reported
by Bay City News Hillsborough police are investigating reports of a violent argument between a man and a woman Tuesday afternoon in which the woman was allegedly punched and forced into an SUV. Police...
View ArticleThree men wounded in shooting in Fillmore neighborhood
by Rob Nagle Three men were wounded in a shooting in the Fillmore neighborhood on Wednesday, police Officer Gordon Shyy said. About 7 p.m., officers arrived at the scene of McAllister and Fillmore...
View ArticleWoman suffers broken leg when hit by car near Telegraph Hill
by Bay City News A 24-year-old woman suffered a broken leg when she was struck by a car near San Francisco's Telegraph Hill on Wednesday evening, a police spokesman said today. The collision occurred...
View ArticleMan steals cameras from Lower Nob Hill store at gunpoint
by Rob Nagle A man stole cameras at gunpoint from a store in the Lower Nob Hill on Wednesday, police said. The suspect, described as a man in his 20s, entered the store in the 800 block of Sutter...
View ArticleTwo San Francisco men indicted by grand jury for fraud in art-backed loan scheme
by Rob Nagle Two San Francisco men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on twelve counts fraud relating to a multimillion dollar art investment scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag....
View ArticleFour San Bruno homes burglarized within hours of each other
by Rob Nagle Four residences were burglarized in San Bruno within six hours of each other on Tuesday, according to San Bruno police Sgt. Dermot Downes. The first incident was reported at 3 p.m. in the...
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US: $28 million bitcoins forfeiture is a record
by The Associated Press Federal prosecutors in New York say a record $28 million of bitcoins were seized from the server of the black market website Silk Road. They announced the seizure Thursday, a...
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Ed Lee to put focus on housing in State of the City address
by Joshua Sabatini Mayor Ed Lee is promising to add 30,000 more housing units to the market within the next six years with at least half accessible to those earning middle incomes or less, as San...
View ArticleFormer San Bruno chief named interim top cop in East Palo Alto
by Staff Report Former San Bruno Police Chief Lee Violett has been appointed as interim chief of the East Palo Alto Police Department. Violett, who will assume the role effective Jan. 21, will replace...
View ArticleMan shot after allegedly punching off-duty officer pleads not guilty
by Bay City News A man accused of attacking an off-duty San Francisco police sergeant early Sunday morning, prompting her to fire a gun at him, pleaded not guilty Thursday to five felony and...
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