USF Shoppers Dealt Blow As Lucky Supermarket Set To Shutter Next Fall
The Lucky supermarket, a short walk from the University of San Francisco, is officially on the clock. Save Mart Companies has told state officials it plans to close the store at 1750 Fulton Street on Sept. 11, a move the company says will be permanent and that will affect dozens of workers at the location. The...
Op-Ed: Double Parking Likely Contributed to Inner Sunset Tragedy
"Just go around!" is a common refrain from double-parking motorists. The problem with just going around for a cyclist is that it increases their chances of getting doored, being hit from behind by an inattentive driver, or colliding with a motorist who emerges from the blind spot created in front of the double-parked...
Mark Bittner, who starred in hit S.F. documentary ‘The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill,’...
The wild parrots of San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill had an unlikely champion in Mark Bittner, the busker-turned-caretaker whose bond with the birds was chronicled in a celebrated film and memoir.
Pre-Dawn Shooting Jolts Lake Merced, 65-Year-Old Man Wounded
Yesterday, near the southern edge of Lake Merced, a 65-year-old man was shot and rushed to a hospital, where police say he is expected to survive his injuries. According to SFGATE, officers were called to reports of a shooting around 4:50 AM in the 500 block of John Muir Drive on the lake’s southern end. The Bay City...
The Navy Jet Generations of San Francisco Kids Played On
View the full episode transcript. When Dennis O’Neill was a kid growing up in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, his world largely consisted of several blocks to either side of his home. In one direction was his school, Saint Cecilia’s, and in the other was Carl Larsen Park, which had all the usual fun...
Deadline coming up for property auction in this Bay Area county, with bids as...
OAKLAND, Calif. - A key deadline is fast approaching for an auction to sell off 256 tax-defaulted properties in Alameda County, with bids starting as low as $455. To take part in the event, participants must put down a refundable $5,000 deposit, along with a non-refundable $35 processing fee. The...
Bay Area heat wave is about to get dramatically worse. Here is a timeline
After a brief sea breeze cooldown Friday and Saturday, a powerful ridge of high pressure will push Bay Area temperatures into the upper 80s and low 90s inland by Sunday.
Mayor to Board of Supervisors: Tighten up the bureaucracy with leaner contracting system, shorter...
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie made his monthly appearance at the Board of Supervisors meeting this week. There were no submitted questions, nor any live statements or questions from the board during his less-than-5-minute address. The sole focus during his appearance was on the City Charter. With emphasis, he...
Transient Arrested on Suspicion of Marshlands Arson in Corte Madera
CORTE MADERA — Marin County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a transient for allegedly. starting a marshlands fire on March 7. Raul Lopez, 53, remains in custody at Marin County Jail pending arraignment. Deputies responded to reports of a vegetation fire in Corte Madera at approximately 7:48 p.m. Upon...
Viral video shows SF signature gatherers apparently using SLO County woman’s name
The California Secretary of State is investigating an incident captured in a social media video that appears to show signature gathers in San Francisco offering bystanders money to sign petitions for ballot initiatives using other people’s identities — including the first and last name of an Avila Beach resident....
