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Exposing Ghee Kung Tong, the group caught up in Leland Yee scandal
by Jonah Owen Lamb The circular puncture hole in the red door at 36 Spofford St. in Chinatown is all that mars the building’s exterior. But on the third floor, the aftermath of an FBI raid last week...
View ArticleUniversity of California medical workers approve contract
by Bay City News University of California patient-care technical workers have ratified a new four-year contract with 99 percent approval. The 13,0000 workers represented by the American Federation of...
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Not quite 'Super' man arrested snatching socks from store in the Mission
by Rob Nagle View Larger Map Sock it to me! A man was arrested for allegedly stealing a pair of socks from a store in the Mission on Monday, police said.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Protesters stage Google bus ‘performance’ hours before pilot program could...
by Jessica Kwong In the spirit of April Fools' Day -- and just hours before the Board of Supervisors is scheduled to address an issue related to commuter shuttles -- several dozen Eviction-Free San...
View ArticleMan asking for directions in San Bruno exposes himself to woman walking dog
by Rob Nagle View Larger Map Gross! A woman walking her dog in San Bruno got an unpleasant surprise when a man asking for directions exposed himself to her Sunday, police said.…[ Read more ][...
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FBI searches another of Leland Yee's legislative offices near Capitol
by The Associated Press FBI agents on Tuesday searched a legislative office belonging to state Sen. Leland Yee, a San Francisco Democrat who was arrested and charged last week as part of a wider...
View ArticleSupervisors approve law allowing landlords to legalize some in-law units
In a move that could legalize tens of thousands of in-law units, the Board of Supervisors passed a law Tuesday giving landlords the option to remove their so-called granny units from the shadows. The...
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Supervisors deny appeal of SF commuter shuttle fee program
After more than six hours of debate Tuesday, San Francisco’s commuter shuttle program cleared an environmental challenge intended to address complaints about gentrification, but ultimately a Superior...
View ArticleAer Lingus to launch direct flights between SFO, Dublin
by Staff Report Aer Lingus will mark its return to San Francisco International Airport next month with the launch of direct service between The City and Dublin, Ireland. The new route is part of a...
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FBI raid in SF may have damaged office once used by founding father of modern...
by Jonah Owen Lamb A portrait of Sun Yat-sen, the first president of China, hangs in a small office on the third floor of the Ghee Kung Tong headquarters in Chinatown. Below the portrait is the mess...
View ArticleEx-firefighter accused of DUI in fire truck accident
by Bay City News Charges were filed Monday against a former San Francisco firefighter who was arrested on suspicion of DUI last year after a crash involving a motorcycle and the fire truck he was...
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Yee’s district offices to remain open despite Senate suspension
by Laura Dudnick Constituents of disgraced state Sen. Leland Yee will continue to be represented by his district staff, despite Yee’s suspension from the Senate following his arrest last week on...
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PG&E criminally charged in fatal San Bruno pipeline blast
by Laura Dudnick A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted PG&E on numerous violations in connection with a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people, injured 58 and...
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1 dead, 5 injured when 2 residential buildings catch fire near Cow Palace
by Bay City News One person has died, two people are in critical condition and three others sustained moderate to minor injuries during a fire at two residential buildings near Cow Palace in San...
View ArticleCaltrain opens new elevated station in San Bruno
by Bay City News Caltrain opened the doors of a new station Tuesday in San Bruno after more than three years of construction in the city’s downtown area. The new elevated station at 833 San Mateo Ave....
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Report highlights security recommendations at SF General
by Laura Dudnick San Francisco General Hospital is taking steps toward fulfilling increased security measures highlighted in a review that was ordered after a missing patient’s body was discovered in...
View ArticleFormer S.F. firefighter appears in court on felony DUI charges
by Bay City News A former San Francisco firefighter indicted on DUI charges earlier this week for a 2013 crash between a motorcycle and the fire truck he was driving appeared in San Francisco Superior...
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Judge quashes video evidence in Internet mogul’s domestic violence case
by Rob Nagle The judge in the case of the multimillionaire Internet mogul accused of numerous counts of domestic abuse on Wednesday quashed video surveillance evidence because he ruled that the...
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Man held in killing of rival merchants at Fisherman’s Wharf found guilty of...
by Rob Nagle Hong Ri Wu, the man arrested in the killings of two rival Fisherman's Wharf merchants, was found guilty of two counts of murder in the first degree on Wednesday, according to the District...
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Jackie Speier calls for ban on import of assault weapons in wake of Leland...
Rep. Jackie Speier, a Peninsula Democrat, called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to ban the import of assault weapons following last week’s high-profile arrest of state Sen. Leland Yee on...
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