Second Person Dies On BART Tracks Tuesday Afternoon
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Second Person Dies On BART Tracks Tuesday Afternoon

A second tragedy has struck BART in less than a day, as another person has died on BART tracks Tuesday afternoon. A person, as yet…

Seven Construction Workers, One Firefighter Injured In SF General Construction Site Blaze
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Seven Construction Workers, One Firefighter Injured In SF General Construction Site Blaze

Seven construction workers and one firefighter suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at a building under construction at San Francisco General Hospital this…

East Bay Equipment Problems, Death On Colma Tracks Disrupt BART Service Across System
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East Bay Equipment Problems, Death On Colma Tracks Disrupt BART Service Across System

BART is reporting major delays on its Pittsburg-Bay Point and Richmond lines this morning because of an equipment problem. In addition, a death on the…

SF Giants Open Social Media Cafe At AT&T Park
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SF Giants Open Social Media Cafe At AT&T Park

The San Francisco Giants, one of the most active sports teams on social media, today unveiled a new cafe at their ballpark dedicated to all…

Coroner: “Night Stalker” Died From Combination Of Substance Abuse, Lymphoma, Hepatitis C
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Coroner: “Night Stalker” Died From Combination Of Substance Abuse, Lymphoma, Hepatitis C

Condemned San Quentin State Prison inmate Richard Ramirez, known as the “Night Stalker,” has been determined to have died from complications from B-cell lymphoma, according…

Water Wars: Six Lawsuits Filed Against Delta Stewardship Council
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Water Wars: Six Lawsuits Filed Against Delta Stewardship Council

Groups from all sides of California water wars filed at least six lawsuits by today’s deadline to challenge a state agency’s plan for protecting the…

Muni Driver Honored For Quick Thinking During Bus Shooting
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Muni Driver Honored For Quick Thinking During Bus Shooting

A San Francisco Municipal Railway bus driver was honored today by Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials for her quick thinking in driving a…

Alleged Naked BART Acrobat Expected In Court Today, Faces Sexual Battery Charge
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Alleged Naked BART Acrobat Expected In Court Today, Faces Sexual Battery Charge

The man suspected of being the nude man caught on film harassing passengers and employees at a San Francisco BART station last month was arrested…

Caltrain Service Disrupted As SFPD Talks Armed Man Off Ledge
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Caltrain Service Disrupted As SFPD Talks Armed Man Off Ledge

6:16 PM: Caltrain service was shut down this evening as police talked a man with a knife down from a ledge near Caltrain’s 22nd Street…

Brand New Muni Bus Malfunctions At Press Conference
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Brand New Muni Bus Malfunctions At Press Conference

2:43 PM: An event intended to unveil dozens of new San Francisco Municipal Railway buses hit a snag today when one of the buses malfunctioned…

Dispute Over SOMA Parking Ends In Purse Snatching And Fight
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Dispute Over SOMA Parking Ends In Purse Snatching And Fight

A dispute over a parking spot in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood early Sunday morning led to a fight and a purse snatching, police…

SFPD Seeking Cab Driver Who Choked And Robbed Passenger
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SFPD Seeking Cab Driver Who Choked And Robbed Passenger

A taxi driver choked and robbed a passenger in a dispute over a tip near San Francisco’s Buena Vista Park early Sunday morning, a police…

Bullets Fired Into Western Addition Home
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Bullets Fired Into Western Addition Home

San Francisco police are trying to identify a person who fired several shots in the city’s Western Addition neighborhood on Sunday night, including one in…

Appealing TV: Storage Wars, Hannibal, Veep, and Whodunnit?
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Appealing TV: Storage Wars, Hannibal, Veep, and Whodunnit?

E3 was this past week. That’s the Electronic Entertainment Expo, to those who don’t give a crap about video games. Besides games, the event showcased…

90-Year-Old Woman Robbed On Mission Street
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90-Year-Old Woman Robbed On Mission Street

A 90-year-old woman had her purse snatched outside her home in San Francisco’s Mission District on Friday morning, police said today. The robbery was reported…

Lottery Ticket Worth $187,960 Sold In SF
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Lottery Ticket Worth $187,960 Sold In SF

Four tickets matched all five numbers in Saturday night’s Fantasy 5 draw, including one sold in San Francisco, California Lottery officials said today. The tickets,…

Gas Leak Capped, SOMA Evacuation Ends
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Gas Leak Capped, SOMA Evacuation Ends

4:31 PM: A gas main break that caused part of San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood to be evacuated this afternoon has been capped, officials…

2013 SF Marathon Winners: Berkeley Woman, Parisian Man
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2013 SF Marathon Winners: Berkeley Woman, Parisian Man

A Berkeley woman and a Parisian man were the first to cross the finish line in the Wipro San Francisco Marathon this morning, a race…

Family Of Missing Teen Continues Search Weeks After Disappearance
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Family Of Missing Teen Continues Search Weeks After Disappearance

The family of a missing teenager who recently suffered a traumatic brain injury continued their search for him today in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park,…

BART’s $1.5 Billion Budget: Upgraded Seats, Floors, And Air Conditioning
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BART’s $1.5 Billion Budget: Upgraded Seats, Floors, And Air Conditioning

BART directors have approved a $1.5 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that includes spending for new rail cars, cleaner stations and…

WordPress Founder Covers Bay Lights $1.5 Million Shortfall
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WordPress Founder Covers Bay Lights $1.5 Million Shortfall

The final portion of funding for “The Bay Lights” art installation on the Bay Bridge has come in, along with news of a fix to…

Bayview Drive-By Sends Three To SF General
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Bayview Drive-By Sends Three To SF General

Three people were injured in a shooting in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Thursday evening, police said Friday. The shooting was reported at about 7:40…

Two Arrested In Follow-Up Demonstration Over Hayes Valley Farm Occupation
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Two Arrested In Follow-Up Demonstration Over Hayes Valley Farm Occupation

Scuffles between police and protesters outside of the former site of Hayes Valley Farm in San Francisco has led to the arrest of two protesters…

Mayors Of SF, NY Announce Plans For Tech Summit
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Mayors Of SF, NY Announce Plans For Tech Summit

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg jointly announced this afternoon that the bi-coastal city leaders will co-host a technology…

Only Two Left: Winnie Hook, Survivor Of 1906 Earthquake, Dies At Age 107
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Only Two Left: Winnie Hook, Survivor Of 1906 Earthquake, Dies At Age 107

One of the three remaining known survivors of the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco passed away earlier this week. Winnie Hook, 107, died…