San Francisco trustees extend school year after teacher strike
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Unified School District will extend its school year by one week this June to make up for instructional days lost during a teacher strike earlier this year. What we know:. The school board voted 6-1 Tuesday night to push back the last day of...
‘The Decline and Fall of San Francisco’: A Bill O’Reilly Special
In his upcoming one-hour special, O'Reilly examines how the city has changed and the policies that went into it.
The Great Redwood Trail aims to become the longest rail-to-trail project in the U.S.
The Great Redwood Trail aims to transform 307 miles of former railroad into a multiuse corridor connecting the San Francisco and Humboldt bays. Spanning five counties, it is expected to become the longest rail-to-trail conversion in the United States. While often viewed as a recreation path, Bridget Nichols,...
Superintendent Su lands the big fish
Tuesday night, Superintendent Maria Su is expected to land the big fish of restoring algebra for most eighth-graders in San Francisco public schools. Her recommendation to the school board represents the reversal of a 12-year adventure of superintendents and commissioners designing their own curriculum initiatives...
Stonestown Galleria reopens after S.F. police investigate threats that prompted evacuations
Stonestown Galleria reopened Wednesday afternoon after the shopping center was evacuated to allow San Francisco police to respond to reports of a person making threats.
Man Accused of Grisly Hatchet Killing Allegedly Targeted Victim, May Have Left Ominous Clue...
David Swank Prince, 35, is being held on $1 million bail on suspicion of killing Christopher Jaber at his house, authorities said
An affluent Bay Area town’s last bar standing is a 91-year-old cash-only dive
The historic saloon has been in business since gas cost $0.19 per gallon.
Piedmont woman attacked during home robbery, police say, 2 suspects sought
Police in the East Bay community of Piedmont are searching for two suspects following a home robbery early Tuesday morning in which a woman was attacked.
Woman in wealthy East Bay enclave assaulted by would-be robbers
Piedmont police are searching for two suspects who allegedly injured a woman while attempting to rob her home in the middle of the night Tuesday.
Oakland is struggling to hire city workers
It takes a lot of workers to pave Oakland’s roads, respond to fires, staff the libraries, among many other critical tasks, and the city has set aside money to pay people to do those jobs, but hundreds of city staff positions are unfilled, and city leaders aren’t on the same page about why.
