Captain McEachern Exits Northern Station

Captain Greg McEachern’s tenure as commanding officer of Northern Station came to an end Feb. 13, when he was promoted and given the responsibility for overseeing the Police... Read More

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Presidio and the Ninth Circuit

The Presidio Historical Society and the Sierra Club lost their bid to block a proposed new hotel in the Presidio when the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected their argumen... Read More

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Help Catch The Make-Up Bandit

In mid-January, San Francisco police asked for the public’s help in catching a male suspect who stole various make-up items from a store on the 2100 block of Chestnut Street ... Read More

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Man Arrested In Killing Of North Beach Artist

In early January, police made an arrest in the beating death of 74-year-old North Beach sketch artist Stuart Jackson. Collin White, 38, was arrested after he was identified in surv... Read More

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TOURIST BUS DEATH IN PACIFIC HEIGHTS

In the second tragedy in three months involving tourist buses in the city, 82-year-old Pieter Roell was killed in January when he was hit by a tour bus while he was crossing a stre... Read More

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HEALTHFUL FOOD PUSH

If you’re looking to take a Snickers and Pepsi break, you’ll need to find a vending machine outside of city property if Supervisor Mark Farrell gets his way. He is prop... Read More

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CITY MOVES TO IMPROVE QUAKE READINESS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

In late January, Mayor Ed Lee and Board of Supervisors President London Breed put forth a ballot measure to expand access to mental health services for city residents, including th... Read More

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BACK TO THE BALLOTS FOR HOUSING VOTES

A new mayoral-supervisor disagreement will result in City Hall throwing two competing affordable housing measures on the ballot. One is Supervisor Jane Kim’s plan to increase... Read More

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SUPER BOWL TRANSIT CHANGES

The Super Bowl will be played down in Santa Clara, but the fan gathering for Super Bowl City downtown the week before the Feb. 7 big game will be here in San Francisco at the end o... Read More

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City Lays Out Storm Prep Plans

With expectations (and hopes) that this winter will bring an El Niño-infused deluge of rain to local drought-parched land, San Francisco is making preparations and response plans.... Read More

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Farrell Wants Care Not Cash Changes

District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell is proposing legislative changes to the city’s Care not Cash housing assistance program for homeless people that seek to reduce evictions a... Read More

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More Trees For The Northside

The deadline is rapidly approaching for property owners in the Marina, Pacific Heights, and Cow Hollow to apply to receive a street tree as part of a Friends of the Urban Forest pr... Read More

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Reducing The Pain Of Towing Fees For Stolen Cars

If your car is stolen and abandoned elsewhere in the city, you not only have the frustration of the missing car and any damage it might have incurred, you often also get slapped wi... Read More

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Palace of Fine Arts Tenant?

The search for a new tenant for the Palace of Fine Arts has descended into bickering over whether it should be rented to a commercial tenant such as a hotel or restaurant or if it ... Read More

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New Jail Opponents Want Mental Health Facility

When it comes to building a new $380 million jail in San Francisco, the only thing everyone seems to agree upon is that the existing facilities at the Hall of Justice (known as Cou... Read More

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