San Francisco Led All Large Counties In Employment Growth in 2014

San Francisco Led All Large Counties In Employment Growth in 2014

Among the 50 U.S. counties with the most employees, San Francisco and Travis County, Texas led them all in employment growth in 2014, U.S. Census…

Residents Warned Of Phone, Text Scam From Suspect Impersonating Police Officer

Residents Warned Of Phone, Text Scam From Suspect Impersonating Police Officer

San Francisco residents are being warned about a phone and text message scam in which a person claiming to be a police officer contacts the…

Mayor Announces Second Navigation Center, New Supportive Housing Units

Mayor Announces Second Navigation Center, New Supportive Housing Units

A year after the opening of the Navigation Center in San Francisco’s Mission District, a widely-praised, innovative shelter program designed to move homeless residents into…

Pair Sentenced For 2008 Tourist Robbery, Murder In Bayview

Pair Sentenced For 2008 Tourist Robbery, Murder In Bayview

Two men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms this morning in connection with the 2008 robbery and murder of a Louisiana man who was visiting…

Homeless Man Who Spotted Escaped OC Inmates In SF To Get $100K Reward

Homeless Man Who Spotted Escaped OC Inmates In SF To Get $100K Reward

A homeless man who reported spotting two escaped inmates from Orange County in San Francisco in January will receive a $100,000 reward from Orange County….

Supervisor Calls For Citywide High-Speed Internet Service

Supervisor Calls For Citywide High-Speed Internet Service

San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell today called for the development of a citywide municipal fiber network that could deliver high-speed internet service to every resident…

Legislation Would Make It Harder For Bad Contractors To Win City Contracts

Legislation Would Make It Harder For Bad Contractors To Win City Contracts

Contractors who perform poorly on city projects in San Francisco could soon have a harder time winning future contracts, even if they put in the…

Awning Marks Start Of Final Phase of Transbay Transit Center Construction

Awning Marks Start Of Final Phase of Transbay Transit Center Construction

A carefully designed piece of awning set to grace the future Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco was unveiled today. Democratic Minority Leader Nancy…

Pleas Postponed In Corruption Case Due To legal Maneuvers Over Gag Order

Pleas Postponed In Corruption Case Due To legal Maneuvers Over Gag Order

A corruption case filed against three former San Francisco political insiders remains stalled while prosecutors and defense attorneys wrangle over a gag order that would…

Three Dead After Brief Pursuit Ends in Fiery Collision

Three Dead After Brief Pursuit Ends in Fiery Collision

Three people are dead after a brief pursuit ending in a fiery collision Saturday night closed a busy intersection, according to CHP spokesman Vu Williams….

Legislation Would Protect Educators From Evictions During School Year

Legislation Would Protect Educators From Evictions During School Year

Supervisor David Campos today introduced legislation that would give teachers and families with children new protections from eviction — at least during the school year….

Police Apprehend Orange County Escapees After Witness Spot Stolen Van

Police Apprehend Orange County Escapees After Witness Spot Stolen Van

Hossein Nayeri and Jonathan Tieu, who escaped an Orange County Jail last week, were arrested this morning in San Francisco after a witness reported seeing…

San Francisco To Get Upgrades To Free Wi-Fi System In Time For Super Bowl Events

San Francisco To Get Upgrades To Free Wi-Fi System In Time For Super Bowl Events

San Francisco will be getting upgrades to the city’s free Wi-Fi service in time for the upcoming Super Bowl, the mayor’s office announced today. The…

San Francisco Street Closures Begin For Super Bowl Events

San Francisco Street Closures Begin For Super Bowl Events

The approach of the Super Bowl means traffic headaches for San Francisco residents and visitors since streets have closed in preparation for celebrations of the…

Bank In Sunset District Robbed Wednesday Afternoon

Bank In Sunset District Robbed Wednesday Afternoon

A man armed with a gun robbed a bank in San Francisco’s Sunset District on Wednesday afternoon, according to police. The robbery was reported at…

Police Seek Thieves Who Took Handbags From Fillmore Store

Police Seek Thieves Who Took Handbags From Fillmore Store

Three bandits last month stole more than $1,700 in handbags before running out of a retail store in San Francisco’s Fillmore District, police said. The…

Supervisors Call For City To Seek Reimbursement For Super Bowl Costs

Supervisors Call For City To Seek Reimbursement For Super Bowl Costs

Criticism of San Francisco’s planned Super Bowl celebrations continued to mount today as several supervisors issued a call for the city to seek restitution for…

Victim Punched, Game Console Stolen In Vis Valley Home Invasion

Victim Punched, Game Console Stolen In Vis Valley Home Invasion

San Francisco police report one person was punched and a game console and accessories were stolen in a home invasion robbery in the city’s Visitacion…

Variety Of Events Today To Commemorate MLK

Variety Of Events Today To Commemorate MLK

A variety of free events will be held today in the Bay Area to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Caltrain’s inaugural…

Two Hospitalized After Separate Early Morning Shootings

Two Hospitalized After Separate Early Morning Shootings

Police are investigating two separate shootings that occurred early this morning in San Francisco, leaving two people injured. Around 1:15 a.m., officers responded to a…

Marina District Bank Robbed By Woman Monday

Marina District Bank Robbed By Woman Monday

A Marina District bank was robbed Monday morning by a woman who threatened to shoot the teller, according to San Francisco police. The suspect, a…

Vicki Hennessy To Be Sworn In As First Female Sheriff Friday

Vicki Hennessy To Be Sworn In As First Female Sheriff Friday

Vicki Hennessy, the 35th sheriff of San Francisco and the first woman to be elected to the position, will be sworn into office Friday. Hennessy…

Sinkhole Reported In Bayview District

Sinkhole Reported In Bayview District

The San Francisco Fire Department reports a sinkhole has developed in the city’s Bayview District this morning. The hole, which is approximately 6 inches by…

Christmas Tree Collection Taking Place In First Two Weeks Of January

Christmas Tree Collection Taking Place In First Two Weeks Of January

San Francisco residents looking to dispose of their Christmas trees are being asked to leave them next to their recycling bins on their regular collection…

Two Men Injured In Shooting Outside SOMA Nightclub

Two Men Injured In Shooting Outside SOMA Nightclub

Two men were injured in a shooting outside of a nightclub in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood early this morning, police said. The shooting…

City Attorney Sends Letter To Record Company For Justin Bieber Graffiti

City Attorney Sends Letter To Record Company For Justin Bieber Graffiti

International pop star Justin Bieber and his record label are under fire from San Francisco’s city attorney for their guerilla marketing campaign, which includes illegal…

Woman Arrested In Connection With Robbery Of SF Board Of Supervisor Member

Woman Arrested In Connection With Robbery Of SF Board Of Supervisor Member

A woman was arrested Friday in connection with the extortion and robbery of a San Francisco Board of Supervisor member, police said. Lasonya Wells, 40,…

Man Found Fatally Shot In Southeastern Part Of Golden Gate Park

Man Found Fatally Shot In Southeastern Part Of Golden Gate Park

A man was found fatally shot in a southeastern part of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Monday afternoon, police said. Officers responded at 2:16…

Man Stabbed In The Neck While Sleeping At Mission District Gas Station

Man Stabbed In The Neck While Sleeping At Mission District Gas Station

A man was stabbed in the neck late Tuesday night as he was sleeping by a gas station in San Francisco’s Mission District neighborhood, police…

Gilroy Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After San Francisco Standoff

Gilroy Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After San Francisco Standoff

A 36-year-old man arrested after a standoff with police in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood was wanted for an attempted murder case in Gilroy last…

Man Walks Into Hospital After Being Shot In Foot Nearby

Man Walks Into Hospital After Being Shot In Foot Nearby

A man walked into San Francisco General Hospital early this morning after being shot in the foot just a couple of blocks away, police said….

Man Stabbed In Dolores Park Tuesday Evening

Man Stabbed In Dolores Park Tuesday Evening

A man suffered multiple stab wounds in San Francisco’s Mission Dolores Park on Tuesday evening after he apparently refused to buy marijuana from a large…

Bike Yield Law Passes But Fails to Father Veto-Proof Majority

Bike Yield Law Passes But Fails to Father Veto-Proof Majority

An ordinance that would allow bicyclists to treat stop signs more like yield signs was approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday…

Attorney Seeks To Have Murder Charges Dismissed In ‘Accidental’ Pier 14 Death

Attorney Seeks To Have Murder Charges Dismissed In ‘Accidental’ Pier 14 Death

A Mexican national accused of fatally shooting a woman on San Francisco’s Pier 14 over the summer is seeking to have murder charges filed against…

Cleanup Expected To Be Completed Midday After Spilled Container Washed Ashore On Baker Beach

Cleanup Expected To Be Completed Midday After Spilled Container Washed Ashore On Baker Beach

Cleanup is expected to be completed today on the mess caused by a shipping container that fell off a ship during stormy weather on Friday…

Police Investigate Shootings In Mission District, Bernal Heights

Police Investigate Shootings In Mission District, Bernal Heights

San Francisco police responded to shootings in the Mission District and Bernal Heights Tuesday evening and early Wednesday. The first shooting was reported at 7:17…

Taxi Driver Robbed By Passengers In SOMA

Taxi Driver Robbed By Passengers In SOMA

Two passengers robbed a taxi driver in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood early this morning, police said. The driver, a man in his mid…

Large Fuel Spill From Big-Rig In Noe Valley

Large Fuel Spill From Big-Rig In Noe Valley

A large fuel spill from a big-rig in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood has led the city’s Department of Emergency Management to urge anyone in…

Winter Homeless Shelters To Provide Housing During El Nino Open Sunday

Winter Homeless Shelters To Provide Housing During El Nino Open Sunday

San Francisco’s winter homeless shelter program will begin on Sunday, allowing shelter guests to stay in one place for seven days and receive two meals…

Bank Robber Claiming To Be Armed With Bomb, Gun Makes Off With Cash

Bank Robber Claiming To Be Armed With Bomb, Gun Makes Off With Cash

A man claiming to have a gun and a bomb robbed a bank on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco on Thursday afternoon, police said…