E/F line extension to Fort Mason and Aquatic Park

The Marina Community Association is hosting a discussion about a possible extension of the E and F line all the way to Fort Mason. The meeting takes place Dec. 4, 6:30-8 p.m., at t... Read More

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Matching grant for Francisco Park

By John Zipperer

As we reported last month, the Francisco Park Conservancy is seeking to raise an additional $4.5 million by the end of this month to meet a $6 million matching gift challenge from ... Read More

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November facts and figures

By John Zipperer

1,000: number of new shelter beds for homeless people Mayor London Breed announced would be opened by 2020 . . . 1045: the number of the state senate bill that Gov. Jerry Brown sig... Read More

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Losing number

By John Zipperer

The San Francisco area has the worst roads in the entire country, according to “Bumpy Road Ahead,” a new report on roadways by TRIP, a transportation research group based in Wa... Read More

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Winning number

By John Zipperer

An unidentified young employee of the Marina Safeway store won $1.9 million in the Mega Millions lottery in late October. When he learned about his good fortune, the bakery departm... Read More

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Lyft, Uber dominate

By John Zipperer

So-called “transportation network companies” (TNCs) such as Lyft and Uber account for about 50 percent of the increase in San Francisco street congestion between 2010 and 2016,... Read More

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The crime beat

By John Zipperer

Burglaries were up in 2018, according to SFPD’s Northern Station. Year-to-date through Oct. 8, there were 638 burglaries, up from 537 for the same time in 2017. Robberies jumped ... Read More

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Campus for Change applicants winnowed

By John Zipperer

In late September, the Presidio Trust announced its board of directors had chosen four of the nine proposals for its new Campus for Change to advance to the second round of the sel... Read More

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October facts and figures

By John Zipperer

24.73: percent increase in burglaries year-to-date in 2018, according to Northern Station . . . 2100: the block on Lombard Street that was the scene of a shooting on Sept. 7; an em... Read More

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Breed pushes housing

By John Zipperer

In September, Mayor London Breed took a number of housing-related actions, particularly regarding affordable units. Early in the month, on Sept. 6, she participated in the unveilin... Read More

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Lombard changes

By John Zipperer

The start of construction on Lombard shifted from September — as reported in last month’s News Briefs — to Oct. 1. According to San Francisco Public Works, the work on Lombar... Read More

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A time in crime

By John Zipperer

As the city continues to struggle with auto burglaries, Northern station reports there were 58 auto burglaries in one recent week in mid-September. Year-to-date, the Northside had ... Read More

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Francisco Park challenge grant

By John Zipperer

There’s big news for the effort to build a new park on the site of the old Francisco Reservoir on Russian Hill. The Francisco Park Conservancy, the group behind raising the money... Read More

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September facts and figures

By John Zipperer

$184,219: Annual salary (about $71,760) plus benefits (about $112,918) for employees of San Francisco’s project to clean up feces on city streets (the so-called “poop patrol”... Read More

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Auto burglary arrests

By John Zipperer

If there’s one thing San Franciscans hate more than scooters or the word “Frisco,” it’s auto burglaries. San Francisco police had good news: Plainclothes officers made arre... Read More

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