San Francisco sees largest SFPD recruit class in nearly a decade
Thursday, San Francisco welcomed in the largest class of new officers in nearly a decade; the move was a major step toward rebuilding the city's police force. The Scottish Rite Center was packed with family, friends and city leaders watching 41 new recruits take the oath to serve the city of San Francisco.
West Portal’s Old Hardware Store Gets Retrofit With Lattes and Lilies
For nearly a century, 32 West Portal Ave. meant one thing: Papenhausen Hardware. Soon, that familiar storefront will trade drill bits for drip coffee, as Hardware Coffee Co. moves in with a built-in flower shop, giving the corridor another sign of just how fast the avenue is changing. The new...
19th Avenue closures: Traffic, parking impacts over three San Francisco weekends
Caltrans will close parts of 19th Avenue over three spring weekends as it begins the final phase of a major repaving project on one of San Francisco’s busiest corridors.
San Francisco woman kills, dismembers roommate
A San Francisco woman was convicted Wednesday of killing and dismembering her roommate in 2018. The video above features our previous coverage of the case.
If the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck today, these cities would get no advance...
If a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the same place on the San Andreas Fault today, the alert system would send warnings to phones. But key cities would get no warning.
SF: Muni Moves To Curb Harassment, Boost Rider Safety Reporting
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Thursday morning held Muni Safe Day Out, an annual event where volunteers travel throughout the Muni system to inform the public how they can report harassment and safety issues. SFMTA staff and community members volunteered to post signage across stations, pass...
S.F. jury convicts Mission woman of ‘deeply disturbing’ murder of roommate
Convicted murderer Lisa Gonzales said, 'She left — but not the way she wanted to' of slain roommate Margaret Mamer S.F. jury convicts Mission woman of ‘deeply disturbing’ murder of roommate
Revered rocker overcomes a cold for special San Francisco show
"San Francisco was one of the first cities that really liked our band."
Tiburon nanny booked $60K worth of trips, spa treatments on employer’s credit card: PD
(KRON) — A 35-year-old San Francisco woman who worked as nanny in Tiburon is accused of charging more than $60,000 on her former employer’s credit card to fund international trips, luxury hotel stays and spa treatments. Naghmeh Novbakhtian was arrested at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday upon her arrival at San Francisco...
Gen Z fled San Francisco for Texas and Florida. Now they’re turning ‘welcomer cities’...
The next wave of the migration story is already underway, and it’s moving the innovation economy into unexpected territory.
