UCSF job-training program has lofty aims: ‘Lift people out of poverty’
UCSF is preparing to accept its latest batch of trainees as part of a $14 million workforce-development initiative for young San Francisco adults. Michael Jones, the Career Pathways program director, said the program’s first cohort of 15-20 radiology technicians-in-training will learn in January whether they were...
Shots fired during fight outside Richmond school, police say
A search for a suspect is underway after shots were fired during a fight outside a school campus in Richmond during the noon hour, police said.
San Francisco businesses say Union Square is going through a revival
Once marked by store closures and safety concerns, Union Square is seeing renewed momentum as several high-profile tenants move into the area, including renowned chef Michael Mina.
Explosion at San Francisco Mission District gas station causes massive fire
We are hearing an underground tank may have exploded at the gas station on 16th and Guerrero.
Cat rescued from SF fire
In San Francisco this past Friday, the Fire Department responded to a severe fire that had broken out in a six-story residential building. Once on site, the firefighters conducted multiple rescues of occupants, while others were able to self-evacuate. Luckily, there were no injuries reported. The fire had broken out...
North Bay first responders, residents gear up for parade of storms
The Sonoma County Fire District is reminding drivers to be safe on the roads. "Turn around, don't drown. We repeat it, unfortunately, we have to keep repeating it, we do have areas which flood," said Deputy Chief Matt Windrem.
Person stabbed after fight in SF’s North Beach, 2 arrested
(KRON) — One person was stabbed during a fight on Monday afternoon in the North Beach neighborhood, the San Francisco Police Department said. Around 12:55 p.m., officers responded to Ali Baba Smoke Shop on Columbus Avenue to a report of a fight. According to SFPD, two males were discovered to have suffered injuries...
The Strange “Radiation Fog” Making The Bay Area So Cold Right Now
1) Tule fog -- not "San Francisco fog" This is not the classic summer marine layer pushing in off the Pacific. Much of the region has been dealing with tule fog, a type of radiation fog that forms over land when the near-surface air cools down to its dew point under clear skies and light winds. The National Weather...
Bay Area biotech company, down $1.7 billion in value, lays off a third of...
Winning an FDA approval didn't buoy the company's stock for long.
Driver flees after crashing into S.F. cable car, injuring 3, officials say
The three victims were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, San Francisco police and fire officials said.
