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Troubled San Francisco BART plazas getting more police

Police are increasing their presence at two troubled BART stations in San Francisco, where residents have long complained about an unsafe environment.
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One Man’s War on Scofflaw Parking Around Precita Park

Ernst Schoen-Rene, a tech worker and father, has filed so many complaints about scofflaw parking around Precita Park in Bernal that the city is now annoyed with him. As he explained in an email to District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder:. I regularly report parking here on the 311 app, and...
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Suspect description released in 40-year-old Kelly Ralston cold case

Cold case investigators reexamining the 40-year-old killing of a college student have uncovered information that had not been made public for decades.
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7 charged in connection with assault, robbery near San Francisco’s Pier 39

Seven suspects have been charged in connection with an assault near San Francisco's Pier 39 last week, prosecutors said on Friday.
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S.F. DA Brooke Jenkins blasts judge’s release of 7 men accused of beating dad...

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the San Francisco judge’s decision was “reckless” and “beyond the pale,” comments countered by defense attorneys for three of the men.
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Oakland Unified School Board approves major staff reductions

Last night, the Oakland Unified School Board voted to eliminate hundreds of district positions. The Oakland Unified School District has known that it needs to make $100 million in cuts to next year's budget. Last night they took a step toward that goal. " We gotta stop the bleeding before we...
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Review: Jimmy Smits, Wanda De Jesús power a gripping ‘All My Sons’ at Berkeley...

The third act of “All My Sons” is explosive. Actors Jimmy Smits and Wanda De Jésus (a married couple in real life as well as in the play) are firing on all cylinders. Actually De Jésus has been doing so throughout the entire play; her arrival toward the middle of an otherwise stilted first act is electrifying.
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Female burn victim found in Berkeley dies at hospital

An unidentified woman found unresponsive today in Berkeley with extensive burns on her body was pronounced dead at the hospital Friday night, according to police and early reports. The call began when the Berkeley Fire Department was dispatched to a medical emergency at University Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr....
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‘Everyone assumed he had done it:’ Bay Area teacher accused of abuse sues famous...

Can a teacher at a famous Bay Area school prove his innocence after accusations of decades-old sexual abuse?
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A powerful Wine Country family is trying to kill the SMART train with a...

This book makes the case that taxpayer support should end for a 48-mile long passenger rail system connecting the Bay Area’s fifth largest city with small cities and towns across two counties.

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