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Major delays on Richmond BART line (Update)
by Kate Conger Update 3:24 p.m.:Those BART delays have gotten a bit better; commuters can now expect a 10 to 15-minute minute delay on the Richmond line in the Fremont, Richmond and Millbrae...
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Cops looking for Evelyn Pilarski, missing 91-year-old woman
by Staff Report San Francisco police are looking for 91-year-old Evelyn Pilarski who went missing from her care home more than a week ago. Sgt. Dennis Toomer says that Pilarski walked away from her...
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Gascón to review the latest cellphone anti-theft technology
by Mike Aldax Representatives of Apple and Samsung are scheduled Thursday to show District Attorney George Gascón new anti-theft security features they have installed in models of their respective...
View Article49ers linebacker Brooks won't face assault charges
by The Associated Press The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said Thursday that it won't pursue assault charges against 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks because of insufficient evidence in...
View Article2 men convicted in Richmond high school gang rape
by The Associated Press MARTINEZ, Calif. — Two more men were found guilty Thursday for their roles in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside a Northern California high school. Contra Costa County...
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S.F. bike registry taking shape in effort to curb bike thefts
by Joshua Sabatini More than 4,000 bicycles, valued at $4.6 million, were stolen or targeted last year in The City, a new report estimates, and officials are hoping that launching a bike registry and...
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CCSF trustees aren't optimistic about their replacement's chance to save school
by Andrea Koskey For a year, Robert Agrella helped leaders at City College of San Francisco implement reforms designed to stave off school closure. And once accreditation officials proclaimed those...
View ArticlePacifica cops say yacht theft suspect claimed he inherited boat
by Bay City News A Wyoming man accused of swiping a yacht in Sausalito in March for a joy ride that ended on a Pacifica beach told police he had inherited the boat from his deceased father,...
View ArticleOutside Lands attendee sues event organizer, S.F. over rape allegations
by Mike Aldax A woman who says she was raped and robbed at last year's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park is suing event organizers and The City for lax security. The assault...
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Uber brings back on-demand ice cream trucks
by The Associated Press Don't scream for ice cream — just pick up your smartphone. Uber, the San Francisco startup known for letting people order private drivers in sleek black cars or hybrids using...
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Tuberculosis decline in San Mateo County lags behind state, nation
by Emilie Mutert A shift in the population of San Mateo County has led to tuberculosis rates that outpace the state and national average, according to a county health report. One of the key findings...
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UC confirms Napolitano as new president amid student protests over...
by Andrea Koskey Amid protests from students, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was named the 20th president of the University of California system Thursday afternoon. The...
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Deborah Madden gets probation and home confinement in crime lab cocaine case
by Julia Cheever A former police crime laboratory technician avoided a prison sentence Friday when a federal judge sentenced her to one year of home confinement and five years of probation for...
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Girl at SFO crash scene died from being run over
by Reuters A teenage passenger on the Asiana Airlines jet that crashed at San Francisco International Airport died from injuries sustained after being run over by a motor vehicle, most likely a fire...
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Tainted meatballs probe gets help from Yelp's Jeremy Stoppelman
by Mike Aldax Jeremy Stoppelman, co-founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Yelp, has chipped in $3,000 toward an effort to capture whoever planted hundreds of strychnine-laced meatballs throughout San...
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S.F. nudists to stage another protest, 'body freedom parade' against nudity ban
by Kate Conger You've got to admire their tenacity. In January, a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by San Francisco nudists that claimed their First Amendment right to free speech was violated by...
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Robber in Outer Mission was extra cruel
by Mike Aldax A man walking home in the Outer Mission last weekend got the scare of his life when a robber pointed a gun at him and pulled the trigger twice, though no bullets came out, police said....
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Activists try to thwart county's jail construction in Redwood City
by Rachel Swan Jail construction has long been a hot-button issue in California, where activists have lobbied ardently against the long-term warehousing of an ever-growing inmate population. Jail...
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Daly City to raise sewer rates to pay for needed maintenance
by Brendan P. Bartholomew Daly City is increasing its sewer service rates to pay for needed maintenance, a hike of 9 percent per year for three years that has been decried by some residents. The City...
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Long-lost Playland at the Beach relic resurfaces in Massachusetts
by Chris Roberts Among the lost landmarks of San Francisco, Playland at the Beach tops the list for many. Unlike the Sutro Baths or previous iterations of the Cliff House, many living people still...
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