SF coloring lanes red to indicate transit-only
by Jessica Kwong San Francisco has been taking more steps toward improving Muni's on-time performance by making sure drivers know when they are in transit-only lanes. Since last year, the San...
View ArticleProposed Assembly bill seeks to create planning database for sea level rise
by Brendan P. Bartholomew Arguing that state agencies have not done enough planning to respond to rising sea levels, Assemblyman Richard Gordon, D-Menlo Park, has introduced legislation that would...
View ArticleGolden Gate recreation area to receive improvements for people with...
by Jessica Kwong A settlement agreement has been approved to increase accessibility at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for people with disabilities, marking the first time a national park...
View ArticleCCSF assesses fallout from protest that resulted in arrests
by Jonah Owen Lamb Hundreds of aggressive student protesters -- and warnings that they intended to take over the administration building -- prompted City College of San Francisco's leaders to lock...
View ArticleResiliency officer works to make SF ready to restore operations following...
by Chris Roberts When the Big One hits and San Francisco is ravaged by a major earthquake, the real damage The City suffers may not be from fire or famine. If capital investments take a dive and...
View ArticleSF police union raising funds for indicted officers
by Jonah Owen Lamb A $20 raffle ticket could win you two round-trip tickets to Dublin, Ireland. Second-prize winners receive a 60-inch TV, and third place gets an iPad.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleCaltrain releases video of man nearly struck by train
by Rob Nagle Caltrain has released video of a man nearly being struck by a speeding train in Redwood City. The video shows the barriers down and sirens blasting as a group of people race across the...
View ArticleSuspected human trafficker arrested as officials pledge crackdown on cases at...
by Bay City News A Citrus Heights man was arrested for trafficking teenage girls in South San Francisco over the weekend, one day before local officials announced a special protocol to crack down on...
View ArticleMan arrested after SWAT standoff faces possible life sentence
by Rob Nagle The man arrested in connection with a shooting after a five-hour standoff with a SWAT team in the Outer Mission last week faces a possible life sentence after being charged with numerous...
View ArticleSarah Slocum of Google Glass fame reportedly caught up in previous privacy fight
by Staff Report The woman who claims she was attacked in a San Francisco bar over her Google Glass device was the subject of a restraining order in Santa Cruz County two years ago over recording her...
View ArticleMan robbed of bike in Mid-Market area Monday morning
by Rob Nagle View Larger Map A man was bike-jacked while riding his bike in the Mid-Market area early Monday morning, police said. The 56-year-old victim was riding his bike in the 1100 block of...
View ArticleSF takes aim at graffiti vandals, tries to lessen burden on victims
San Francisco’s $20-million-a-year graffiti problem has seemingly caused more problems for victimized property owners and public agencies than for the vandals. But now the City Attorney’s Office could...
View ArticleSuspect linked to SF police shooting pleads not guilty
by Jonah Owen Lamb The main suspect in a March 8 incident in which a San Francisco police officer was shot pleaded not guilty to several charges Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court. Jeffrey Ruano,...
View ArticleSan Mateo makes city manager appointment official
by Brendan P. Bartholomew The San Mateo City Council has officially appointed Larry Patterson as the new city manager after he served on an interim basis for the past four months. Patterson, who...
View ArticleSuspected human trafficker arrested in South City
by Bay City News A Citrus Heights man was arrested on suspicion of trafficking teenage girls in South San Francisco over the weekend, one day before local officials announced a special protocol to...
View ArticleWoman who attempted to sneak aboard flights to Hawaii arrested at airport again
by Bay City News A San Francisco woman placed on probation last month after she was arrested trying to sneak on board flights to Hawaii from San Francisco International Airport three different times...
View ArticleSupervisors adopt plan to end pedestrian deaths in SF within 10 years
San Francisco supervisors adopted a Vision Zero plan Tuesday that sets a goal of achieving zero pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities by 2024. The effort was modeled after similar efforts in other major...
View ArticleSF health officials recommend support of Vision Zero safety plan
by Jessica Kwong On the heels of the Board of Supervisors adopting a Vision Zero plan Tuesday to eliminate pedestrian fatalities within a decade, Department of Public Health staff recommended the...
View ArticleMan jumped, choked with chain in Tenderloin assault
by Rob Nagle View Larger Map A man was jumped by three thugs in the Tenderloin on Tuesday, police said. The 28-year-old victim was in the 200 block of Jones Street about 11:45 p.m. when he was...
View ArticleMan accused in commercial burglaries in five Peninsula cities pleads no contest
by Rob Nagle A Belmont man accused of going on a month and a half long crime spree pleaded no contest to the charges on Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office. Pablo...
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