News Briefs

News Briefs

Van Ness Update

By John Zipperer

Van Ness corridor locals got a brief reprieve from construction disruption during the holidays, but the new year brings a schedule of more work, including night work for several da... Read More
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Reporting Crime

By John Zipperer

All categories of crime in 2019 fell in the city except for a slight uptick in arson, according to Compstat data provided by the San Francisco Police Department. The data, comparin... Read More
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Danger To Dogs

By John Zipperer

A reader contacted the Marina Times to share a frightening story about a walk with her dog. An early December stroll in Crissy Field ended with the dog at the San Francisco SPCA fo... Read More
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Facts and Figures

By John Zipperer

1,000: number of fines issued through August in the UK city of Peterborough for the crime of bicycling in a “wanton or furious manner” . . . June 2020: estimated completion tim... Read More
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Facts and Figures

10 years: local voter turnout in November’s election was the lowest in a decade . . . 35 percent: increase from 2017 to 2018 in the number of complaints about feces on city stree... Read More
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Central Subway Relief

Small businesses impacted by construction of the Central Subway are getting a boost from the city as the result of a package of measures announced in mid-November by Mayor London B... Read More
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Crime Update

On Nov. 15, a phone theft on the Northside resulted in reports of a possible carjacking and led to an extended police chase and an injury to the victim. The incident began when the... Read More
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Detox Center Questioned

The Marina Harbor Detox (289 Marina Blvd.) is a drug addiction treatment center that reportedly opened without proper city certification. Neither a proper Change of Use Permit nor ... Read More
Eleanor Carpenter and Leslie Drapkin in front of Jest Jewels on Union Street. Photo: Naomi Rose
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The end of an era

Union Street fixture Jest Jewels closes shop as its owners retire

COMMUNITY JEWEL After 34 years of selling jewelry, beautiful scarves, and hats, Jest Jewels (1869 Union St.) is closing shop. Co-owners Leslie Drapkin and Eleanor Carpenter are ret... Read More
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Presidio Tunnel Tops

Francisco Park isn’t the only new public green space coming to San Francisco. The Presidio Tunnel Tops park will bridge the Presidio with Crissy Field. It will be a new 14-acre s... Read More
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Public Safety Update

Auto burglaries are up on the Northside. For the week of Oct. 14–20, Northern Station reports that there were 92 auto burglaries, bringing the year-to-date total to 4,643, an inc... Read More
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Historic Cypress Trees to be Removed, Replaced

This month, the National Park Service and the Presidio Trust will begin a three-year effort to remove and replace 25–30 of the 80 Monterey cypress trees on the bluffs at Fort Mas... Read More
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Francisco Park Update

Construction on Francisco Park began in July and visitors to the site can already see major changes to the former Francisco Reservoir. In October, a massive water storage system wa... Read More
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$16.3 Million Jefferson Streetscape Project

In October, Mayor London Breed and District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the Jefferson Streetscape Improvements Project.... Read More
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Facts and Figures

13 of 14: The number of Warriors players who have moved to San Francisco to be closer to the team’s new Chase Center home . . . $15 million: amount Warriors center Kevon Looney w... Read More


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