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Art startup seeks funding help for art project on BART
by Jessica Kwong A local art startup is seeking the public’s help to make its plan for a mini moving galleries experience on BART a reality. WanderArt organizers hope to bring art to advertisement...
View ArticleSan Mateo County supervisors seek to tighten massage parlor rules
by Bay City News San Mateo County supervisors voted Tuesday to tighten rules related to local massage parlors, including providing specifics on what the businesses should look like from the outside...
View ArticlePolice arrest two in chase to South City, two suspects still at large
by Rob Nagle Police have arrested two men and are seeking two others that led them on a pursuit into South San Francisco on Tuesday night, Officer Gordon Shyy said. One of the outstanding suspects is...
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Man arrested in fatal pedestrian collision
by Rob Nagle A man was arrested and booked on felony charges of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run after he allegedly struck a pedestrian with his car early Wednesday morning at Van Ness Avenue...
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French president meets tech execs in San Francisco
by The Associated Press France’s president arrived in San Francisco Wednesday for meetings with Silicon Valley and government leaders, just days after a French regulator hit Google with an...
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Police name person of interest in case that prompted Amber Alert Tuesday
by Bay City News Oakland police announced today that they have identified a person of interest in what was initially reported as a carjacking and kidnapping at the Lincoln Square Shopping Center on...
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SF joins global campaign calling for end to violence against women
by Jessica Kwong On Valentine's Day organizers of the worldwide "One Billion Rising for Justice" campaign are hoping to set a record call for action to end violence against women and girls. San...
View ArticleIncreased tax revenues could drop SF budget deficit by $30 million
San Francisco’s soaring tax revenues could shrink next fiscal year’s projected budget deficit by about $30 million, city officials say. The largest factors behind the revenue jump are an increase in...
View ArticleGoogle, ferry agency to meet about future of tech company’s programs
by Bay City News Ferry agency officials are scheduled to meet with Google Thursday in order to figure out if the tech company plans to continue either of its ferry programs, which on a trial basis...
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SF bike registry launching as police ramp up anti-theft efforts
by Jessica Kwong As bicycling in San Francisco continues to rise in popularity, so too do thefts of the two-wheelers. To help tackle the problem, a voluntary bike registration program is launching...
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Leveling SF housing field could take 100,000 new units
by Jonah Owen Lamb Since the 1920s, The City’s housing stock has grown by about 100,000 units. That number also could be the benchmark for tempering the housing crisis.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
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Amber Alert canceled in CA carjacking, kidnapping
by The Associated Press Authorities in Northern California have canceled a statewide Amber Alert issued after an apparent carjacking and kidnapping of a driver and teenage girl outside a supermarket....
View ArticleUber to expand background checks for drivers
by Jessica Kwong Uber, which has been accused of having insufficient background checks, announced on its blog Wednesday that all new drivers in the U.S. will now be required to undergo county and...
View ArticleDog saved from burning Pacifica house
by Bay City News Firefighters rescued a dog from a burning home in Pacifica on Tuesday afternoon, North County Fire Authority officials said. Crews responded to a report of a fire in the 100 block of...
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What a yarn: Sisters capture Winter Olympics in San Mateo store window display
by Laura Dudnick If the Olympics awarded medals for themed knitted window displays, Nine Rubies Knitting yarn shop in San Mateo would be competing for the gold. Dangling in the front window of the...
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Peninsula sea-level study to focus on flood threats surrounding SFO
by Brendan P. Bartholomew Neighborhoods, infrastructure and endangered-species habitats adjacent to the San Francisco International Airport are threatened by flooding connected to sea-level rise, and...
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Workers in midst of contract negotiations protest Twitter tax break
by Joshua Sabatini San Francisco’s largest city employee labor union rallied outside of Twitter’s Market Street headquarters Wednesday, calling on the technology company to stop taking a tax break as...
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Man at center of North Beach church scandal welcomed despite checkered past
by Chris Roberts In a Roman Catholic Church routinely accused of sexual wrongdoing, the San Francisco archdiocese has a distinction: it has been dragged into scandal not by a priest, but by a lay...
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Muni pilot programs floated to improve transit along the waterfront
by Jessica Kwong The Warriors’ arena, the Giants’ Mission Rock redevelopment and Pier 70 mixed-use development are far from concrete proposals, but The City is not waiting to get transportation...
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Aquatic crews dive into Crystal Springs earthquake-safety work
by S. Parker Yesko Amid a severe statewide drought, divers at a San Mateo County reservoir are doing underwater construction to ensure that another potential threat to the local drinking water supply...
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