SFPD Responding To Officer Involved Shooting Near Airport
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SFPD Responding To Officer Involved Shooting Near Airport

The San Francisco Police Department says they’re responding to an officer involved shooting near San Francisco International Airport this morning. Further details were not immediately…

Wrong-Way Driver Tased And Arrested After High-Speed Crash
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Wrong-Way Driver Tased And Arrested After High-Speed Crash

A wrong-way driver was arrested in Millbrae early this morning after crashing his car while exiting U.S. Highway 101 at a high rate of speed…

Chinese Consulate Welcomes its 12th Consul General
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Chinese Consulate Welcomes its 12th Consul General

The Chinese consulate in San Francisco welcomed its 12th consul general Friday. Luo Linquan started his new tour of duty after arriving at San Francisco…

Fruitvale Station Closes in Response to March
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Fruitvale Station Closes in Response to March

The Fruitvale BART station has been closed due to an ongoing protest in Oakland this evening, according BART officials. Protestors marched in both Oakland and…

Firefighters Put Out Small Blaze at Home Near Alamo Square
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Firefighters Put Out Small Blaze at Home Near Alamo Square

San Francisco firefighters put out a small fire at a home near Alamo Square this morning, a fire department spokeswoman said. The blaze was reported…

One Injured In Hunters Point Warehouse Blaze

A woman suffered smoke inhalation in a one-alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse in San Francisco’s Hunters Point neighborhood this morning, a fire dispatcher said….

SFPD Investigating Fatal Shooting
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SFPD Investigating Fatal Shooting

San Francisco police this morning are investigating a fatal shooting in the area of Henry and Noe streets. Dennis Culver, Bay City News

Tunnel Fire Delays Caltrain Over the Weekend
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Tunnel Fire Delays Caltrain Over the Weekend

Several trains operated by Caltrain were delayed by more than 20 minutes today after crews doused a minor fire in a tunnel at 18th Street…

Construction Crew Ruptures Gas Line Near Alamo Square

PG&E stopped a gas leak near San Francisco’s Alamo Square this morning, according to the fire department. The gas leak was reported at 10:31 a.m….

Scheduled Emergency Siren Test Sounds Following Unscheduled Activity
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Scheduled Emergency Siren Test Sounds Following Unscheduled Activity

Following two unscheduled activations of San Francisco’s outdoor emergency siren system over the weekend, the regularly scheduled emergency system test that occurs at noon each…

PG&E Equipment Failure Leads to Power Outage
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PG&E Equipment Failure Leads to Power Outage

Nearly 1,000 PG&E customers in a northern portion of San Francisco were briefly without power this afternoon because of an underground equipment failure, a utility…

Two Taken to Hospital as a Precaution in Hazmat Incident
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Two Taken to Hospital as a Precaution in Hazmat Incident

A hazardous materials team left an area in San Francisco’s Sunset District this evening after taking two people to a hospital, a fire dispatcher said….

Firefighters Respond to One Alarm Blaze at Abandoned Glen Park Building
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Firefighters Respond to One Alarm Blaze at Abandoned Glen Park Building

Firefighters responded to a fire late this morning at an abandoned building in San Francisco’s Glen Park neighborhood, a fire department spokeswoman said. The one-alarm…

Bernal Heights Gas Leak Capped
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Bernal Heights Gas Leak Capped

Crews have capped a gas leak at a construction site in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood this afternoon, according to a PG&E spokesman. Fire crews…

BART Resumes Normal Service After Morning Of Delays

BART service between Concord and Pittsburg/Bay Point is running on time this morning following delays caused by an equipment problem on the tracks, officials said….

Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of Lowell High School
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Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of Lowell High School

4:47 PM: Students and staff were allowed back into Lowell High School in San Francisco this afternoon after police searched for a reported bomb, police…

SFFD Controls Two-Alarm Fire In Twin Peaks
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SFFD Controls Two-Alarm Fire In Twin Peaks

7:52 AM: Fire crews controlled a two-alarm structure fire in San Francisco Twin Peaks neighborhood this morning, fire officials said. A second alarm was called…

Firefighters En Route to Cliff Rescue at Fort Funston
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Firefighters En Route to Cliff Rescue at Fort Funston

Firefighters are on their way to help a man who is stuck with his dog down a cliff in San Francisco this afternoon, a fire…

SF Power Outage Hits More Than 3,000 Last Night
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SF Power Outage Hits More Than 3,000 Last Night

A power outage affected more than 3000 customers in San Francisco Monday night, according to a Pacific Gas and Electric spokesperson. The outage was first…

Crews Working to Repair Water Main Break in Noe Valley
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Crews Working to Repair Water Main Break in Noe Valley

10:31pm: San Francisco Public Utilities Commission crews have restored service to a water main from the 1920s that broke in the city’s Noe Valley neighborhood…

Aftershocks Reported Following 6.0 Magnitude Napa Earthquake
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Aftershocks Reported Following 6.0 Magnitude Napa Earthquake

7:17 AM: The U.S. Geological Survey this morning reported a 3.0-magnitude aftershock about four miles southwest of Napa, the fourth this morning in the same…

Protests In Oakland Against Ferguson Police Shooting Briefly Close Freeway Ramps
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Protests In Oakland Against Ferguson Police Shooting Briefly Close Freeway Ramps

Freeway ramps in the downtown Oakland area have reopened this evening after a closure earlier this evening caused by a protest on city streets, according…

Plumbing Issue Closes Main Library Early Wednesday Night
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Plumbing Issue Closes Main Library Early Wednesday Night

A major plumbing problem that closed the San Francisco Public Library’s main branch early today has been resolved and the library will reopen as scheduled…

Marvel’s Ant-Man Begins Filming in SF
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Marvel’s Ant-Man Begins Filming in SF

The next member of Marvel Comics’ comic book characters to get his own movie will spend at least part of it in San Francisco as…

Suspected Explosives Rendered Safe Near Federal Building
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Suspected Explosives Rendered Safe Near Federal Building

Suspected explosives were found and rendered safe outside the Philip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco on Monday night, a police spokesman said today. The…

Power Restored To All But 100 Homes After Equipment Failure Leaves 5,300 in the Dark
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Power Restored To All But 100 Homes After Equipment Failure Leaves 5,300 in the Dark

Power has been restored to all but about 100 PG&E customers in San Francisco tonight after an apparent equipment failure caused an outage that initially…

Caltrain Delayed After Report of Person Struck Turned Up Nothing
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Caltrain Delayed After Report of Person Struck Turned Up Nothing

Caltrain stopped service for about an hour this evening after a report of a person struck by a train near 22nd Street in San Francisco,…

Suspicious Device Found in Outer Richmond Home Deemed Harmless
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Suspicious Device Found in Outer Richmond Home Deemed Harmless

The San Francisco Police Department bomb squad responded to an Outer Richmond home this morning where suspicious devices found by a person cleaning the residence…

Who Is Vandalizing San Francisco’s AIDS Memorial Grove?

Four eight-foot tall, 15-year-old tree ferns and five trees were vandalized last Friday night in Golden Gate Park’s AIDS Memorial Grove, according to the San…

Critical Injuries After Bayview Basement Fire

At least one person was critically injured in a Thursday night fire in San Francisco’s Bayview District, police said. The residential fire broke out around…

Fire in Mission Church’s Attic Contained
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Fire in Mission Church’s Attic Contained

Firefighters contained a two-alarm fire that started in the attic of a church in San Francisco’s Mission District this afternoon, fire officials said. The fire…

Crews Responding to Gas Leak at SFSU
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Crews Responding to Gas Leak at SFSU

Fire crews are responding to a gas leak at San Francisco State University this afternoon, a fire official said. The gas leak was reported at…

Bomb Threat On AC Transit Bus Shuts Down BART Service Through Transbay Tube Tuesday
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Bomb Threat On AC Transit Bus Shuts Down BART Service Through Transbay Tube Tuesday

BART has resumed service tonight after the West Oakland BART station was closed for about two hours due to a bomb threat on an Alameda-Contra…

Crews Working to Repair Blown Service Line in Outer Sunset
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Crews Working to Repair Blown Service Line in Outer Sunset

Repairs on a blown service line in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood is expected to last through the night, a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission…

Broken Down Shuttle Bus Blocks Muni Tracks
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Broken Down Shuttle Bus Blocks Muni Tracks

A private shuttle bus broke down while blocking San Francisco Municipal Railway tracks near Dolores Park this morning, a Muni spokesman said. The bus broke…

SFFD Extinguishes One-Alarm Bayview Fire

Firefighters have extinguished a one-alarm fire at a building in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood this afternoon, a San Francisco Fire Department dispatcher said. The fire…

Downed Lines Knock Out Power To 200 In SoMa

About 200 PG&E customers remain without power in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood this morning after an outage knocked out power to some 3,200…

Downtown SF Hits Record High Temperatures
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Downtown SF Hits Record High Temperatures

Temperatures in downtown San Francisco set a record high today, reaching 85 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The previous high for today was…

Annual AIDS Walk To Close Golden Gate Park Entrances Sunday

The annual AIDS Walk will take place this Sunday in Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said in a statement. The 6.2…

Caltrain Strikes Vehicle Between South SF And Bayshore Stations Friday Night

Caltrain officials report a northbound train struck a vehicle on the tracks between the South San Francisco and Bayshore stations this evening. The vehicle was…