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Inmate dies at S.F. County Jail
An inmate was found dead at San Francisco County Jail on Sunday, authorities said today. The man, whose name was not released pending notification of his family, was “agitated and combative” when being booked at 1 p.m. Sunday for three counts of battery on a… Full Story;
2 escape from S.F.-run juvenile camp
Two boys escaped from a San Francisco-run juvenile detention camp in the Peninsula hills Sunday night, authorities said today. The boys left the minimum-security Log Cabin Ranch in unincorporated San Mateo County, near La Honda, about 6:10 p.m. and were seen… Full Story;
Rain will be the rule this week
It’s going to be a cool, wet week, with a chance of thunderstorms on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. “Unsettled, cool weather is probably the abbreviated summary,” weather service forecaster Bob Benjamin said today. “We do have a series… Full Story;
Money argument leads to teen’s fatal shooting
A running dispute over a debt between two groups at an Antioch apartment complex led to the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy, police said today. Mark Knight was with relatives who were arguing with another group at the apartment complex at 3915 Delta Fair… Full Story;
2 Presidio barracks fuel preservation debate
The two barracks on Graham Street will never be mistaken for high design. They’re like thousands assembled during World War II, long efficient shells of wood. But the worn white pair sits within San Francisco’s Presidio, and that makes them historic, because… Full Story;
Oakland cheers its first marathon in 25 years
The last time Oakland hosted a marathon, Lionel Wilson was mayor and the Raiders had just moved to Los Angeles. But given the apparent success of the Oakland Running Festival over the weekend, the city might consider sponsoring footraces more frequently. A… Full Story;
San Carlos woman IDd as ocean drowning victim
A woman who drowned while trying to save her dog from waves at a Pacifica beach was identified today as 44-year-old Grelia Smith of San Carlos. Witnesses and family members told police that Smith went into the water at Sharp Park State Beach to rescue the dog… Full Story;
Hang glider crashes into Concord school
A hang glider pilot was critically injured this afternoon when his motorless craft went off course and plummeted to the ground at a school in Concord, police said. A witness saw the glider circling a sports field at Mountain View Elementary School at about… Full Story;
American opera singer Blanche Thebom dies
Blanche Thebom, a mezzo-soprano who was discovered singing in a shipboard lounge as a teenager and went on to sing more than 350 performances with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, died Tuesday at her home in San Francisco. She was 94. Her death was… Full Story;
In culture shift, Berkeley seeks recycling fee
Berkeley wants to start charging households and businesses a recycling fee, a move that would end an era in which the city, yearning to encourage recycling, charged only for garbage. With less trash going into the garbage can, people are shifting to smaller… Full Story;
Maufas’ daughter took items, superintendent says
The 22-year-old daughter of a San Francisco school board member stole a district laptop and $250 from another school board member and a district staff member while her mother attended board meetings in the same building, district officials confirmed Friday…. Full Story;
Protesters feel stifled by UC Berkeley crackdown
A campus crackdown on protesters has brought relative calm to UC Berkeley this semester, but it’s provoking accusations that administrators are intimidating students with vague charges and quelling free speech with an arbitrary application of rules. Compared… Full Story;
Woman drowns while trying to save dog
A 43-year-old woman trying to save her dog from waves at a Pacifica beach this afternoon was swept out to sea and drowned, police said. Witnesses and family members told police that the woman went into the water at Sharp Park State Beach to rescue a dog in… Full Story;
Teen shot dead in Oakland – 2nd in 9 hours
A man was killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting in East Oakland late Saturday night, the city’s second homicide in nine hours, police said Sunday. Eric Alexander Toscano, 18, was shot on the 7800 block of Ney Avenue at about 10:35 p.m…. Full Story;
Cops shoot hatchet, shotgun-wielding bicyclist
A young man riding a bicycle and carrying a shotgun and a hatchet was shot and wounded by Oakland police officers after he opened fire at several patrol cruisers parked near the city’s police headquarters, authorities said. Nathaniel Reddick, a 25-year-old… Full Story;
Health care reform too costly for critic
John R. Graham, the director of health care studies for San Francisco’s Pacific Research Institute, has been a critic of the national health overhaul law – not surprising, considering the institute is a free-market think tank. Graham answered three questions… Full Story;
A cinematic nod to bygone days
The details of a building, as well as the buildings themselves, can signal unsuspected facets of the past. Back when Market Street was thick with moviehouses, the reels needed to be stored in climate-controlled conditions, so portions of the adjacent… Full Story;
Gay community center day of reckoning nears
The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to decide Tuesday whether to take the unusual step of providing a bailout to the nonprofit San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center. The proposed arrangement calls for the city to set up a “… Full Story;
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18-year-old slain in East Oakland
An 18-year-old man was gunned down today in a residential area of East Oakland, police said. Authorities declined to release the name of the victim or other specifics about him. The shooting happened at about 1:45 p.m. on 92nd Avenue near the intersection… Full Story;
BART Pittsburg/Bay Point track work
BART trains aren’t running between the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek stations this weekend while construction crews install key pieces of new crossover tracks that will help increase the transit system’s flexibility in Contra Costa County. Service between… Full Story;
AC Transit service cuts go into effect Sunday
Like nearly every other transit agency in the state, AC Transit faces a huge deficit. And like many of those agencies, the East Bay’s bus operator is making major service cuts to help balance its budget. AC Transit’s service reductions take effect Sunday,… Full Story;
Oakland council weighs 2 taxes to ease deficit
Oakland faces a crippling $42.6 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, and city officials are considering asking voters to approve two new taxes this November to help fill the gap. The discussion among city officials about whether to ask voters… Full Story;
Census forms don’t reach SRO hotel residents
Here’s the detailed two-step process one elderly woman living at the single-room occupancy hotel at 866 Commercial Alley in San Francisco’s Chinatown followed to make her mailbox: 1. Eat Kix cereal. 2. Nail empty Kix cereal box to doorway. “Isn’t it nice?”… Full Story;
D.A. on verge of mass drug-case dismissals
San Francisco prosecutors told judges Friday that they could not “ethically go forward” with 46 narcotics trials because of evidence problems arising out of the scandal at the Police Department’s drug-analysis lab – signaling that the district attorney is… Full Story;
The Triana Bridge is reflected in Seville.
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