Man robbed at gunpoint in the Tenderloin
by Rob Nagle View Larger Map A man was robbed at gunpoint in the Tenderloin on Tuesday, police said. The 22-year-old victim was walking in the 200 block of Turk Street about 11:20 p.m. when an armed...
View ArticleSan Jose prosecutors: Homeless man acted in self defense in stabbing of teen...
by Bay City News Prosecutors in San Jose have declined to file charges against a homeless man in the stabbing death Sunday of a teen boy after concluding the man acted in self defense while being...
View ArticleSF judge allows waterfront measure to stay on ballot
On June 3, it appears San Francisco voters will have the chance to weigh in on protecting existing waterfront building height limits. San Francisco Superior Court Judge Marla Miller ruled Tuesday...
View ArticleSF announces startups for new tech venture
Six startups were announced last week to participate in a 16-week “entrepreneurship-in-residence” program run by The City that aims to help create solutions to “civic challenges.” The program, much...
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SF leaders search for ways to blend car-reliant worshippers with...
by Chris Roberts In a city where promoting alternatives to California’s car culture is the unofficial religion, Sunday can be a day of conflict. The Rev. Malcolm Byrd’s Sunday morning ritual includes...
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Funding secured for planned Loma Prieta Earthquake memorial at Marina Green
by Jessica Kwong In light of the 25th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake this year, Supervisor Mark Farrell has secured funding for a long-awaited quake memorial on Marina Green and is putting...
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Supervisors committee approves increased investment in homeless outreach program
by Joshua Sabatini The number of people living on the streets that San Francisco’s homeless outreach team manages has dropped by nearly 40 percent over six years, a fact that may start to answer why...
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New e-cigarette restrictions will limit sales, permitted sites
by Bay City News The practice of smoking electronic cigarettes without any restrictions may soon end in San Francisco under an ordinance unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday....
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CCSF plans independent review, task force on ‘campus climate’ after violent...
by Jonah Owen Lamb An independent review of the events surrounding last week’s student protest at accreditation-embattled City College of San Francisco, along with the formation of a task force on...
View ArticleBay Area residents offered free counseling services at mortgage relief event
by Jessica Kwong While the foreclosure crisis may be several years in the past, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s largest mortgage relief event is stopping by the Bay Area...
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San Mateo police are looking for a man who was photographed using a woman’s...
by Bay City News A woman who interrupted a midday burglary at her San Mateo home Monday was tied up and held in her home while the suspect used the woman’s ATM card several times to retrieve cash,...
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L.A. public defender accused of drunken outburst at SFO
by Rob Nagle A Los Angeles public defender is accused of causing a drunken ruckus at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office....
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Woman arrested at SFO tells authorities she feels safer at airport
by Rob Nagle Marilyn Hartman, the woman who has snuck past security at San Francisco International Airport at least three times, was back in court Wednesday for violating a condition of her probation...
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Couple ordered to stand trial for burglaries of PetSmart customers’ empty homes
by Bay City News A woman accused of using her job at a San Carlos PetSmart store to help commit multiple residential burglaries in San Mateo County and her accomplice boyfriend have been ordered to...
View ArticlePolice searching for suspect in fatal hit-and-run
by Bay City News View Larger Map Police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a woman walking in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley on Thursday morning, a police spokesman said. The fatal...
View ArticleMan robbed of tablet while trying to buy drugs in the Tenderloin
by Rob Nagle View Larger Map If there's an app for making bad decisions, this victim had it. A 30-year-old man attempting to buy drugs in the Tenderloin early Thursday morning was robbed of his tablet...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly stealing sip of milk in Bayview eatery
by Rob Nagle View Larger Map This guy liked coffee with his milk, apparently. A man was arrested after allegedly stealing some milk from a Bayview restaurant on Wednesday, police said.…[ Read more ][...
View ArticleSFO to close two runways this summer for safety improvements
by Bay City News San Francisco International Airport officials are gearing up for the upcoming four-month closure of two runways to work on federally mandated safety upgrades that are intended to help...
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Public input sought on possible sites for replacement wastewater pipe in...
by S. Parker Yesko Peninsula water authorities are considering several challenging locations for a replacement wastewater pipe beneath the Redwood Shores community and are asking the public for...
View ArticleResidents displaced after Daly City house fire
by Bay City News Residents were displaced following a house fire in Daly City on Wednesday evening, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to a report of a blaze about 6:15 p.m. at a...
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