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Early Morning Shooting Leaves Man Critically Injured

2012-05-16T09:38:00Z

A man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting in San Francisco's Ingleside neighborhood shortly after midnight this morning, police said. Police responded to the shooting in the 1700 block of Sunnydale Avenue at 12:05...

Two Arrested After Greenpeace Protest At Apple Headquarters

2012-05-16T06:06:00Z

Two Greenpeace protestors were arrested at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino this morning after sealing themselves in a giant pod to draw attention to claims that the company uses dirty energy to support its...

Sunday's Bay To Breakers Race Seeks To Balance Fun With Neighborhood Concerns

2012-05-16T04:55:00Z

Bay to Breakers, the time-honored footrace that snakes through San Francisco every third Sunday in May, may be widely known for its zaniness and, in recent years, misbehavior. But race organizers are hoping that...

Know Your SF Propositions: Waste Collection Contract, Coit Tower Use Both Up For Vote

2012-05-16T03:13:00Z

A measure on the June ballot in San Francisco would require that the city's waste collection services be put up for competitive bidding, but the proposal's opponents claim it would create an unnecessary bureaucratic...

$195 Million Bond Measure Proposed For SF's Playgrounds And Parks

2012-05-16T01:48:00Z

A $195 million bond measure to improve San Francisco's parks and playgrounds was introduced today by Mayor Ed Lee and the Board of Supervisors, who plan on putting the proposal in front of the...

Mongol Sentenced To Life In Prison In Mission District Hells Angel Murder

2012-05-16T01:02:00Z

A member of the Mongols motorcycle gang was sentenced in federal court in San Francisco today to life in prison without parole for murdering a member of the rival Hells Angels motorcycle club in...

Judge: Video Of Mirkarimi's Wife Displaying Bruise Can Be Shown At Suspension Hearing

2012-05-15T23:25:34Z

A video at the center of the criminal case against suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi can be used in the upcoming administrative hearing on his suspension, a judge ruled today. The video is...

Muni Riders Brace For 11 Days Of N Judah Shutdowns, Bus Reroutes

2012-05-15T19:13:00Z

As we've continuously reported, Muni's soldiering on with their Church and Duboce Street Improvement Project and their Carl Street Rail Replacement Project. The aforementioned projects include new tracks, bulbouts for safety, curb and ramp...

Man Jumped By Suspected Gang Members After Getting Off Muni

2012-05-15T17:43:03Z

A man was followed off of a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus and stabbed by a group of suspected gang members in the city's Mission District early this morning, police said. The stabbing was...

Man Accused Of SOMA Stabbing Pleads Not Guilty

2012-05-15T17:25:16Z

A man accused of fatally stabbing another man in the back outside of a Burger King restaurant in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood last week pleaded not guilty today to murder charges. Prosecutors...

SF Officials Celebrate Reopening Of Rosa Parks Senior Center

2012-05-15T16:30:00Z

San Francisco officials are celebrating the reopening of the Rosa Parks Senior Center today in the city's Western Addition neighborhood. The center, located on the campus of the Rosa Parks Housing Development, a 200-unit...

Appealing Events: The First Ever PlayGround Film Festival

2012-05-15T15:45:00Z

Can live theatre be successfully translated into film? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. We expect we'll see more "yeses" than "nos" at the first ever PlayGround Film Festival. Teams of local filmmakers and writers have...

49ers Tight End Announces Scholarship Award For Lowell Student

2012-05-15T03:13:00Z

San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis announced today the winner of a scholarship award for a local student interested in pursuing a career in the arts. Niyjale Cummings, a student at San Francisco's...

Chief Justice: New Cuts To State Court Funding "Devastating"

2012-05-15T02:36:00Z

California Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye said today that Gov. Brown's planned additional cuts of $544 million in state court funding in the next fiscal year "are both devastating and disheartening." "They will seriously compromise the...

SFPD Asks For Public's Help In Finding Hit-And-Run Suspect

2012-05-15T02:13:49Z

San Francisco police are asking for the public's help in finding an SUV that struck and critically injured a pedestrian in the city's North Beach neighborhood on Saturday night. The hit-and-run was reported at...

Second Suspect In Golden Gate Park Death Appears In Court

2012-05-15T00:29:53Z

A second suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the robbery and fatal beating of a man with a skateboard in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park last month, police and prosecutors said...

Hayward Man Identified As Suspected Mugger Shot At By SFPD

2012-05-15T00:29:51Z

A man arrested after a police officer shot at him during an apparent robbery attempt in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood Sunday night was identified by police today as 39-year-old Hayward resident Derryck...

SFPD Seeks Suspects In Fatal Dog Shooting

2012-05-15T00:22:46Z

A pit bull was killed in a shooting in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood on Friday afternoon, police and animal control officials said today. Police officers responded around 4:30 p.m. Friday to a report...

SFPD Makes Second Arrest In Golden Gate Park Death

2012-05-14T20:03:49Z

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the robbery and killing of a man in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park last month and is scheduled to make his initial appearance in court...

Man Fights For Life After Tenderloin Stabbing

2012-05-14T18:51:11Z

A man was critically injured in a stabbing in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood Friday afternoon, police said today. The stabbing was reported at 4:29 p.m. in the 300 block of Ellis Street, which is...

Judge: Man Accused Of 24th Street Sexual Assaults Must Face 24 Charges

2012-05-14T18:27:10Z

A man accused of sexually assaulting three women in separate incidents along San Francisco's 24th Street corridor in 2011 was ordered by a judge today to stand trial on two dozen felony charges. Frederick...

Tandem Bank Robbers Commit Marina Heist

2012-05-14T18:18:48Z

Two men robbed a bank in San Francisco's Marina District on Saturday afternoon, police said today. The robbery was reported around 3:15 p.m. Saturday in the 2000 block of Chestnut Street, which is near...

SFPD Seeks White SUV From North Beach Hit And Run

2012-05-14T18:18:46Z

A pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood late Saturday night, police said. The 62-year-old man was crossing the street at Columbus Avenue and Stockton Street around 11:30...

Assemblyman Hill To Discuss PG&E Executive Bonuses Outside Shareholder Meeting

2012-05-14T17:25:26Z

Assemblyman Jerry Hill plans to hold a news conference this morning outside PG&E's annual shareholders' meeting in San Francisco to discuss legislation that could change the way the utility's executives are paid bonuses. Hill--whose...

Appealing TV: Your Day-To-Day List Of Season Finales

2012-05-14T16:45:00Z

Season finales are what it's all about this week, so I'm making it easy, with a day-by-day breakdown of this week's batch of endings, with some bonus offerings thrown in here and there... Monday...

Tour of California Cycling Race Hits San Francisco Monday

2012-05-14T16:30:20Z

Cyclist Peter Sagan is in the lead as the Amgen Tour of California moves to San Francisco today for its second stage. The Slovakian-born Sagan, riding for the team Liquigas-Cannondale, finished first in the...

Men Killed In Friday Night Shootings Identified

2012-05-14T15:08:22Z

View SF Appeal Homicide Map 2012 in a larger map The two men killed in San Francisco after two separate shootings Friday night have been identified. At around 7:30 Friday night, 24-year-old San Francisco...

United Airlines Begins Non-Stop Flights From SF To DC

2012-05-14T09:32:00Z

United Airlines is set to launch daily non-stop service today between San Francisco International Airport and Reagan Washington-National Airport. The inaugural flight is scheduled to depart SFO at 1 p.m. and arrive in Washington,...

SFPD Officer Shoots At Mugging Suspect During Arrest

2012-05-14T08:52:00Z

A man was arrested in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood Sunday night after police shot at him during an apparent robbery attempt, police said this morning. Two San Francisco police officers were driving...

Bad Friday For BART

2012-05-12T14:42:35Z

BART service in San Francisco was plagued with delays Friday, after a train broke down in one station, and another station lost power. In the first incident, BART trains are experienced major delays for...