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Pair convicted in Peninsula pest control district scam set to be sentenced
by S. Parker Yesko The former financial director of a San Mateo County agency and her bookkeeper are expected to be sentenced Friday in connection with a two-year embezzlement scheme. Prosecutors are...
View ArticleSmaller new jail might meet SF’s needs, report finds
by Chris Roberts San Francisco’s criminal justice alternatives — sending offenders to rehab rather than behind bars, for instance — and an inmate population that’s steadily declined over the past...
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Benefit agreements for mid-Market tax break approved for tech companies
by Joshua Sabatini As expected, City Administrator Naomi Kelly signed off on community benefit agreements with Twitter and four other technology companies who applied for The City’s mid-Market tax...
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San Mateo shelter's dyed-pink Chihuahua puppy has been adopted
by Bay City News Peninsula Humane Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals staff have announced they have found a new home for a Chihuahua puppy with dyed pink fur that was found...
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Lease for new Coit Tower vendor approved
by Jessica Kwong The city Recreation and Park Commission gave final approval Thursday on a lease for new vendor operations at the iconic Coit Tower, which is scheduled to reopen in mid-April following...
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Grant Baker wins Mavericks surfing contest in Half Moon Bay
by Bay City News The Body Glove Mavericks Invitational surf competition near Half Moon Bay concluded Friday afternoon with a South African taking first place and a surfer from Santa Cruz taking third....
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SF General makes patient safety, security changes after missing patient's death
by Bay City News Federally ordered changes have been made at San Francisco General Hospital following the death of a patient who was found in a stairwell at the hospital last October. The hospital...
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Bay Bridge mistakes are focus of hearing in Sacramento
by The Associated Press After numerous delays and cost overruns, pressure to complete the new $6.4 billion eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge led to pieces being created with cracked...
View ArticleJerry Brown asks California Supreme Court to take up high-speed rail case
by The Associated Press Gov. Jerry Brown's administration on Friday petitioned the California Supreme Court to overturn two lower-court rulings that have stalled progress on the state's high-speed...
View ArticleWoman struck by car at Muni bus stop; driver arrested on suspicion of DUI
by Bay City News A woman standing at a Muni bus stop in the Mission was struck by a car Friday night and sustained life-threatening injuries, police said. The driver of the car was arrested on...
View ArticleAnti-abortion activists rally in San Francisco
by The Associated Press Thousands of abortion opponents are rallying in downtown San Francisco for the 10th annual "Walk for Life West Coast." The protesters gathered at Civic Center Plaza in front of...
View ArticleNew open space preservation plans slated for Peninsula
by Brendan P. Bartholomew After almost a year and a half of soliciting opinions from interested residents, the multi-county organization that preserves open spaces on the Peninsula and in the South...
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SF home-buying market expected to remain potent
by Jonah Owen Lamb Needing a new roof and siding, along with foundation work, the two-bedroom bungalow at 698 Joost Ave. was not expected to generate much interest when it was put up for sale...
View ArticleSF evictions under Ellis Act often followed property sales
by Chris Roberts The ink was barely dry on the deed when the new owners of 1648 Beach St. decided to do something about the legal one-bedroom apartment on the premises. The stately, two-story...
View ArticleBody found inside vehicle in Inner Mission
by Bay City News The body of a deceased person was found inside a vehicle in the Inner Mission on Saturday afternoon, a police sergeant said. University of California police officers found the body in...
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Predictive policing helps crime fighters in San Mateo County
by S. Parker Yesko In San Mateo County, police are not only responding to crime scenes, but they are trying to anticipate the places that might soon become one. The strategy, called predictive...
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SFMTA expected to lose thousands under fee waiver to address taxi driver...
by Jessica Kwong A fee waiver for new taxi-permit applicants that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency board recently approved to help address a driver shortage will result in an expected...
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Talks underway about next hosting site for America’s Cup
by The Associated Press The next America’s Cup could be sailed off a Hawaiian beach, on San Diego Bay or in some other port instead of returning to a San Francisco Bay course bordered by the Golden...
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Transportation board to vote on funding for Muni Transit Effectiveness Project
by Jessica Kwong A project aimed at increasing Muni’s reliability, reducing travel times, limiting overcrowding and enhancing vehicle and pedestrian safety could receive a big funding boost that would...
View ArticlePerson on tracks beneath BART train in SF causes major delay
by Bay City News A person reported to be on the tracks beneath a BART train at San Francisco’s Embarcadero station led to major delays systemwide Sunday evening, a transit agency spokeswoman said. At...
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