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Suspect evades police after officer-involved shooting
by Bay City News Police are continuing to search for a suspect who was shot at by an officer after a car chase in an incident that prompted many hourslong street closures in the Potrero Hill...
View ArticleNot surprisingly, SF rent market expected to keep sizzling
by Jonah Owen Lamb The bombastic talk in San Francisco of “surging” rents and “skyrocketing” demand looks like it will be sticking around in 2014. “The high-tech boom is supercharging San Francisco...
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Supervisors nix ex-felon identifications
San Francisco has banned the box. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved legislation Tuesday that prohibits employers and housing providers from initially asking applicants if they were ever...
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SF renews long-range plans to help people living on the streets
by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco officials today are expected to begin what will likely be an ongoing public debate during the coming months about how to reduce the number of homeless people living on...
View ArticleSFMTA officials announce promising budget outlook
by Jessica Kwong For the first time in at least half a dozen years, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is anticipating a budget in the next two years that is not in the red, officials...
View ArticleMuni improves light-rail performance, cuts delay times, SFMTA says
by Jessica Kwong Muni has improved its overall light-rail service as a result of initiatives aimed at enhancing performance and reducing travel times for riders, San Francisco Municipal Transportation...
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San Bruno files suit against CPUC to acquire documents related to 2010...
by Kate Conger The city of San Bruno filed a lawsuit against the California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday in an attempt to obtain documentation on the relationship between the utility...
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SF group's housing agenda calls for more below-market-rate units, protections
by Jonah Owen Lamb Another ambitious blueprint to address housing in San Francisco has come through the pipeline, this time courtesy of the San Francisco Council of Community Housing Organizations....
View Article2 walkers hurt in street collisions
by Bay City News A pedestrian was seriously injured early Wednesday morning in a collision after which the driver fled the scene, San Francisco police said Emergency personnel responded to the crash...
View ArticleGet ready for rain, as two storms line up to hit the Bay Area
by Bay City News Drivers should plan for a wet commute on Thursday morning, as another dose of much-needed rain is expected to hit the Bay Area beginning Wednesday night, a National Weather Service...
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Driver arrested after fatal pedestrian collision in SF's Sunset district
by Bay City News A 71-year-old woman has been arrested for a gruesome collision that killed a pedestrian in San Francisco's Sunset District on Tuesday, police said Wednesday. San Francisco resident...
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Many wanted to call SF home amid Great Recession, survey shows
by Jonah Owen Lamb Amid the Great Recession, long before Google bus blockades and the housing crisis, precursors of today’s big population shifts were afoot in San Francisco — and in some predictable...
View ArticleSan Mateo County lands grant to study sea-level rise impacts around SFO
by Staff Report The potential impacts of sea-level rise in several areas of San Mateo County will be studied under a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy. “San Mateo County has more property...
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‘One Billion Rising’ to promote justice for domestic violence victims
by Jessica Kwong Prior to a domestic violence homicide in January, none had occurred in San Francisco for more than three and a half years —“unprecedented for any place,” according to The City’s...
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SF considering wide-ranging measures to reduce homeless population
by Joshua Sabatini From credit counseling to placing at the Transbay Transit Terminal someone who can offer a free bus ticket out of San Francisco, city officials are suggesting new ways to try and...
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Fundraising goal reached for restoration of Doggie Diner heads
by Vince Echavaria The Doggie Diner heads have had their day. Once at risk of extinction, the three symbols of the long-defunct Bay Area fast-food chain have been spared.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to...
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2 suspects held in San Mateo burglaries
by Bay City News San Mateo police announced Tuesday the arrests of two suspects in connection with a number of recent burglaries in the city. In the most recent case, a 48-year-old man was arrested...
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Former SF teacher arrested after allegedly soliciting minor for sex
by Bay City News Mountain View police have arrested a former San Francisco teacher after he allegedly attempted to arrange to meet with a minor for sex. Harlan Edelman, a 52-year-old San Francisco...
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Twitter stock sinks on user growth worries
by The Associated Press Twitter's stock is sinking on worries that the short online messaging service is not popular enough. Twitter Inc. had reported stronger-than-expected revenue and adjusted...
View ArticleSuspected DUI driver crashes in front of Cliff House restaurant
by Bay City News A suspected drunken driver was hospitalized after crashing into a concrete planter in front of the Cliff House restaurant in San Francisco early Thursday morning, a police spokesman...
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