24-year-old man killed Saturday night in Tenderloin shooting identified
by Bay City News A San Francisco man who was killed Saturday night in a shooting in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood has been identified as 24-year-old Melsar Godoy, according to the medical...
View ArticleReport: Limo driver on phone before fatal fire
by The Associated Press REDWOOD CITY — The estranged wife of the Northern California limousine driver who was behind the wheel when a fire in the vehicle killed five women celebrating a wedding said...
View ArticleSan Francisco woman charged with DUI while having sex in car
by Mike Aldax Talk about sex drive! A 20-year-old San Francisco woman who was reportedly caught having sex in the driver's seat of her car was charged with a DUI after she drove forward about 20 feet...
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Excelsior program to help with ADA compliance struggles to stay afloat
by Joe Fitzgerald San Francisco has made strides to help the hundreds of small businesses that have been hit with lawsuits for Americans with Disabilities Act violations, but now a budding effort to...
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Height of building that would house Mexican Museum still at issue
by Mike Billings Appeals and ballot fights hang over hearings this week for a project at 706 Mission St. that would construct new condos and retail, along with a permanent home for the Mexican Museum....
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S.F.'s well-known leather festival takes exclusionary approach in effort to...
by Oscar Raymundo If you don't already know about the Up Your Alley leather and kink street festival happening Sunday, then you should probably stop reading. At least that's what the event's board of...
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S.F. district attorney pleased with Apple, Samsung progress on anti-theft...
by Mike Aldax"Clear improvements" have been made in future technologies aimed at deterring thieves from stealing smartphones, District Attorney George Gascón said Friday. Last week, representatives...
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Bayview man stabbed during battle with burglars
by Mike Aldax A Bayview man was stabbed after three people broke into his home early this morning, police said, but 911 calls from neighbors reportedly led to an arrest in the case. Officers responded...
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State court urged to deny challenge to gay marriage
by Staff Report California Attorney General Kamala Harris urged the state Supreme Court on Monday to turn down the latest bid to stop same-sex marriages, saying, "The federal injunction overrides...
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San Mateo County disputes state audit for special education
by Rachel Swan A preliminary audit by the state Controller's Office rattled administrators at the San Mateo County Health System in May, accusing them of filing more than $9 million in "disallowed"...
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Twin Peaks development killed over open-space concerns
by Andrea Koskey A four-unit building proposed in a small wedge of open space in the Twin Peaks development of Vista Francisco will not be built after the Board of Appeals denied its permit. The...
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S.F. officials want city to stop detaining people on federal immigration holds
by Joshua Sabatini A San Francisco lawmaker wants to prohibit local law enforcement from holding undocumented immigrants at the request of federal authorities who then pick them up for deportation...
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No jail for cyclist Chris Bucchere in fatal Castro collision
by Mike Aldax The 37-year-old bicyclist who struck and killed a pedestrian at a busy Castro District intersection last year has pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter but will not serve any...
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Transit unions blast BART negotiator as agency defends hire
by Bay City News OAKLAND — Less than two weeks before BART workers could resume their strike, union leaders alleged Monday that management's chief negotiator has a long history of engaging in hardball...
View ArticleS.F. tour bus driver suspected of DUI was reportedly 'struggling to steer the...
by Mike Aldax A San Francisco tour bus driver who's facing DUI charges was reportedly pulled over earlier this month after police saw him "struggling to steer the bus while holding the microphone."...
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4 people hospitalized after open-air tour bus hits wire
by Bay City News Four people were hospitalized, one with serious injuries, after the double-decker, open-air tour bus they were on struck a low-hanging telephone line in the Richmond district Friday,...
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Supervisor Scott Wiener seeks to close parks at night
by The Associated Press A San Francisco lawmaker's proposal to close city parks overnight is drawing criticism from homeless advocates. Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation on Tuesday that —...
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Free Wi-Fi at city parks part of fully wired goal
by Joshua Sabatini Bringing free wireless data service to city parks could be a launchpad for the long-sought goal of blanketing the entire city with Wi-Fi. San Francisco is expected to officially...
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Millbrae high school graduates protest AP test score invalidation
by Emilie Mutert Hundreds of recent Mills High School graduates and their parents gathered at the Millbrae school's auditorium Monday night to hear what they already knew: The students will either...
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Avalos seeks review of 2005 San Francisco medical marijuana controls
by Joshua Sabatini Medical marijuana dispensaries could soon open in more than just a few San Francisco neighborhoods after the clustering of these businesses stoked political tensions and prompted...
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