S.F. report suggests cutting almost half of city commissions. But streamlining fight isn’t over...
A committee created to curb San Francisco’s overabundance of committees will begin to consider a report from city staff recommending the elimination of nearly half of its 150 commissions.
Thieves who stole $52K in alcohol from Bay Area Safeways arrested: PD
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A “prolific” team of thieves who stole more than $52,000 in merchandise from stores in the Bay Area were arrested following a months-long investigation, the San Francisco Police Department announced Thursday. The suspects allegedly stole bottles of alcohol during dozens of organized thefts at...
Map: Here are the Bay Area hot spots for the flu
Flu cases are climbing across the San Francisco Bay Area, and health officials say new wastewater data shows influenza activity is already elevated — particularly influenza A — weeks before many people seek testing or medical care. Hotspots include San Jose, Palo Alto, Fremont, San Francisco and parts...
Hopes rise for new Costco store in Oakland on former Army base
OAKLAND — A Costco warehouse store could sprout on a big chunk of land at the former Army base in Oakland now that a veteran and experienced developer has been picked to potentially make the retail proposal a reality. The retailing giant could open a warehouse store at 2008...
Dozens of Protesters Arrested After Chaining Themselves to ICE Building
Dozens of protesters have been arrested after chaining themselves to the ICE headquarters building in San Francisco. Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, which organized the protest, says 42 people were arrested by federal agents on Tuesday. Demonstrators also blocked three entrances to the building, while others...
Muni may raise fees for parking as it stares down a deficit. But some...
Though small tweaks to Muni’s fare policy may escape notice, these new proposed parking rates will likely stoke controversy.
Sixth Street Chaos As Triple Stabbing Sends Three To SF Hospital
Three adults were rushed to a hospital on Monday after a stabbing in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood, where officers arrested a man at the scene. Police said the victims' injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, but the area around the crime scene stayed busy late into the night as investigators...
Free S.F. block party set to draw record-breaking crowd
One of the latest efforts to revitalize downtown San Francisco is expected to break its own attendance record for its forthcoming holiday edition.
Protesters at ICE offices in San Francisco chain themselves to entrance
Protesters chained themselves together in front of a federal immigration services building in San Francisco on Tuesday morning, prompting authorities to shut down the building for the day.
California hit with 400-mile ‘radiation fog’ as LA residents left ‘living in a cloud’
A thick 'radiation fog' is blanketing huge swathes of the state leaving visibility poor for drivers
