State PUC general counsel to step down for private sector
by Bay City News The San Francisco-based California Public Utilities Commission announced Monday that its general counsel, Frank Lindh, is resigning to go into private law practice. Lindh became the...
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Visitors to Golden Gate National Parks led to $471 million in local spending
by Staff Report The estimated 17 million visitors to Golden Gate National Parks in 2012 contributed approximately $471 million in spending in surrounding communities, according to a National Park...
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CleanPowerSF supporters make push to maintain program despite budget challenges
by Joshua Sabatini Supporters of the proposed renewable-energy alternative to PG&E are pushing San Francisco utility officials to give the program another chance despite their recently announced...
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Driver arrested following chase across Bay Bridge
by Wire Report The driver of a box truck was taken into custody on U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco on Monday morning after a low-speed pursuit across the Bay Bridge, a California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleSF's plastic water bottle ban vote scheduled at board
by Joshua Sabatini As the Board of Supervisors is poised today to approve legislation that would ban plastic water bottles on public property in San Francisco, the author of the proposal, board...
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Samaritan House empowerment program helps clients get back on track financially
by Brendan P. Bartholomew The nonprofit Samaritan House has launched an initiative to help low-income San Mateo County residents become more financially healthy and less dependent upon social safety...
View ArticleScholarships offered to local students for cloud computing academy
by Jonah Owen Lamb Twenty scholarships are being offered to local community members in a program aimed at teaching San Franciscans cloud-computing and programming skills. Twenty local students will be...
View ArticleTwitter installing log cabins at headquarters
by The Associated Press Employees at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco will soon get to take their lunch break in 19th century relics. The Marin Independent Journal reports the high-tech giant...
View ArticlePolice investigate assault of transgender teen
by The Associated Press Police on Tuesday were investigating reports of a brutal assault of a transgender teen who was using a high school bathroom in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb. The 15-year-old...
View ArticleMurder-suicide at Cathedral Hill nursing home was daughter, mother
by Rob Nagle View Larger Map Police are investigating the two deaths discovered Monday night at the Central Gardens Nursing Facility near Cathedral Hill in San Francisco as an apparent murder-suicide....
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U.S. labor secretary visiting Mission Street facility today
by Bay City News U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez is visiting San Francisco today and plans to stop by a local electrical construction training facility. Perez will tour a facility at 4056 Mission...
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Pleasanton man accused of sledge hammer attack, auto theft arrested
by Rob Nagle With acquaintances like this, who needs enemies? A man accused of striking an acquaintance with a sledge hammer before stealing his car was arrested Sunday by San Mateo police.…[ Read...
View ArticleMan slashed with letter opener in Western Addition during pot purchase
by Rob Nagle A man was slashed with a letter opener in the Western Addition early Monday morning, police said. The 30-year-old victim was in the vicinity of Eddy and Steiner streets about 8:55 a.m....
View ArticleMan accused of attempted robbery of San Carlos Shell gas station turns...
by Rob Nagle A man accused of trying to rob a Shell gas station in San Carlos last week turned himself in on Monday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Shane Connolly, 31, of Redwood...
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Anti-soda tax mailing warns about impacts to SF’s affordability
As expected, the American Beverage Association’s opposition to the proposed November tax on sugary beverages, like soda, is trying to capitalize upon San Francisco’s affordability crisis. An...
View ArticleRon Conway talks about helping to solve SF's affordability issues
Angel tech investor and Mayor Ed Lee ally Ron Conway told Bloomberg Businessweek on Monday that America is increasingly a country of haves and have nots, and that San Francisco is doing something to...
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SF becomes first major city to ban sale of plastic water bottles
San Francisco became the first major city Tuesday to ban the sale of plastic water bottles on public property, building on a nationwide effort to curb the billion-dollar industry. The nine-month in...
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Three SFPD officers will be back in court in April for federal case
by Bay City News Three San Francisco police officers will be back in court in April after a brief appearance before a federal judge Tuesday. Officers Arshad Razzak, 41, and Richard Yick, 37, both of...
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Spalding family to announce claim against SF
by Staff Report The family of a woman who was found dead in a San Franciso General Hospital stairwell last year plans to announce today a formal claim against the city and county of San…[ Read more ][...
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Muni wants new hybrid buses on the road this summer
by Jessica Kwong Muni is aiming to have its newest hybrid buses on the road this summer as it moves to replace the remainder of its aging fleet, including coaches that have surpassed their useful...
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