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Suspect In SF Robberies Pleads Not Guilty To 37 Felony Counts

2012-02-09T06:35:00Z

A man accused of committing dozens of Bay Area robberies using a chrome revolver pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts in San Mateo County Court today. Ricky Renee Sanders, 34, was nicknamed the...

Two Hospitalized After In-Home Explosion

2012-02-08T14:15:00Z

An explosion at a home in San Francisco's Ingleside neighborhood Tuesday night sent two people to the hospital, according to San Francisco police. The blast was reported at 8:50 p.m. as some sort of...

High Surf Advisory For Bay Area Coast Wednesday

2012-02-08T13:35:00Z

A fog advisory has been issued on a Bay Area bridge and a high surf advisory is in affect along the Bay Area coastline this morning, according to weather and California Highway Patrol officials....

Man Shot In Tenderloin Takes Shelter In SOMA SRO

2012-02-08T13:09:00Z

A man was shot in his upper body in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood this morning, San Francisco police said. A call about the shooting came in this morning at 3:09 a.m. from a hotel...

SFMTA Tweaks Study Methodology, Says Cycling's Increased By 7%

2012-02-08T05:54:00Z

San Francisco is experiencing a sustained pedal revolution, according to a report released by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency this month. The annual Bicycle Count Report indicates that the number of people riding...

City Officials Laud Prop 8 Ruling, 8 Years After First Same-Sex Weddings In SF

2012-02-08T05:17:00Z

Related: Lawyers Fighting Prop 8 To Ask Court To Allow Same Sex Marriages To Resume "within a few weeks" Crowd Celebrates Prop 8 Decision Outside SF Courthouse, Ignores Single Counter-Protester Mayor Lee: "San Francisco...

Supes Unanimously Approve Shopping Bag Ban, Fee

2012-02-08T04:55:51Z

A proposal to institute a fee for each paper bag provided at a store in San Francisco and also expand the city's ban on plastic bags was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors...

Naomi Kelly Sworn In As First Black Female City Administrator

2012-02-08T01:25:06Z

San Francisco's first female black city administrator was sworn in at a ceremony at City Hall today. Naomi Kelly was nominated last month by Mayor Ed Lee, who swore her in to the post...

SFPD Seeks Mission Bank Robber

2012-02-08T00:39:33Z

San Francisco police are looking for a suspect in an afternoon bank robbery in the city's Mission District. The crime was reported at 2:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of Mission Street, near the...

Russian Hill Buildings Evacuated Due To Possible Gas Leak

2012-02-07T23:22:11Z

Three buildings have been evacuated in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood this afternoon because of a possible gas leak, a fire dispatcher said. The leak was reported in the area of 2422 Polk St.,...

Supes To Vote On Shopping Bag Ban And Fee Today

2012-02-07T21:14:17Z

A proposal to expand San Francisco's plastic bag ban and to institute a fee for each checkout bag stores in the city provide will return to the Board of Supervisors for a vote today....

Arrest Made In Fatal SOMA Stabbing

2012-02-07T20:24:00Z

View SF Appeal Homicide Map 2012 in a larger map SFPD has announced an arrest in Monday night's fatal stabbing at a SOMA homeless shelter, San Francisco's fourth homicide of 2012. Officers responded to...

Ramos Brother-In-Law Says MS-13 Forbade Drive Bys

2012-02-07T20:06:34Z

The brother-in-law of Edwin Ramos, an alleged MS-13 gang member accused of murder in a drive-by shooting that killed a father and his two sons in San Francisco in 2008, said such shootings are...

Supe To Introduce Legislation Allowing Food Trucks At Colleges, Hospitals

2012-02-07T20:06:32Z

Colleges and hospitals in San Francisco would be allowed to have food trucks on their campuses under legislation being introduced at today's Board of Supervisors meeting. The proposal by Supervisor Scott Wiener would alter...

Lawyers Fighting Prop 8 To Ask Court To Allow Same Sex Marriages To Resume "within a few weeks"

2012-02-07T19:48:10Z

Related: Crowd Celebrates Prop 8 Decision Outside SF Courthouse, Ignores Single Counter-Protester Mayor Lee: "San Francisco stands ready to begin marrying same sex couples" 5:06 PM: California's ban on same-sex marriage, enacted by voters...

Crowd Celebrates Prop 8 Decision Outside SF Courthouse, Ignores Single Counter-Protester

2012-02-07T19:18:27Z

When word came down that a panel of the appeals court had found California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, the crowd erupted into cheers.

"This is a huge victory for the people of the state of California," said John Lewis, of the group Marriage Equality. "This is a great victory for love."

Wet Weather Delays SFO Travelers

2012-02-07T19:05:38Z

Wet weather in the Bay Area is delaying flights at San Francisco International Airport this morning, an airport duty manager said. Low clouds and fog have resulted in low visibility and the implementation of...

Mayor Lee: "San Francisco stands ready to begin marrying same sex couples"

2012-02-07T18:10:00Z

A federal appeals court in San Francisco today ruled that Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional.

SFPD Seeks Suspect In Mission District Stabbing

2012-02-07T17:30:04Z

A man was stabbed in the chest during a fight in San Francisco's Mission District on Monday afternoon, police said. The stabbing was reported at about 2:30 p.m. on 24th Street between Folsom and...

PG&E Says Failed Splice Caused Richmond District Outage

2012-02-07T17:11:56Z

10:46 AM (Bay City News): PG&E has restored power to all but 23 customers after an underground equipment failure knocked out power to more than 1,600 PG&E customers in San Francisco's Richmond District this...

Goodies by Anna: Coconut Thumbprint Cookies with Salted Caramel

2012-02-07T16:15:00Z

While flipping thru the February issue of Martha Stewart Living Magazine I came across these delicious looking cookies: Coconut Thumbprint Cookies with Salted Caramel. I had coconut leftover from the Coconut Rum Doughnuts that...

Three Injured In Geary Boulevard Crash

2012-02-07T14:34:00Z

Two cars were involved in a crash into a building in San Francisco's Inner Richmond neighborhood Monday night, according to San Francisco fire and police officials. A fire official said a car went into...

Man Stabbed To Death In SOMA Shelter

2012-02-07T13:45:40Z

View SF Appeal Homicide Map 2012 in a larger map A man was fatally stabbed inside a shelter in San Francisco tonight, according to police. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing at...

Strong Winds Expected Across Bay Area This Morning

2012-02-07T10:40:00Z

A wind advisory is in place through the morning in many parts of the Bay Area as a storm passes through the region, according to the National Weather Service. The advisory was issued at...

Volunteers To Build Telegraph Hill Area Playground Today

2012-02-07T09:44:00Z

Volunteers today will build an entire playground over the course of eight hours at the Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center in San Francisco. The playground, designed by children from the surrounding area, is being primarily...

Report Of Break In Leads SFPD To Grow House

2012-02-07T08:43:00Z

Police officers stumbled upon a marijuana grow operation in San Francisco's Portola neighborhood on Friday morning but have yet to locate the alleged growers. Officers responded at about 8:30 a.m. Friday to a home...

Coit Tower Preservationists Submit Signatures For Commercial Use Ballot Measure

2012-02-07T05:52:00Z

Members and supporters of the Protect Coit Tower Committee gathered at City Hall today to turn in more than 16,000 signatures to place an initiative on the ballot to limit the commercial use of...

The SF Zoo Celebrates Stolen Monkey Banana Sam This Weekend

2012-02-07T04:50:00Z

Banana Sam, the squirrel monkey that made headlines when he was stolen from the San Francisco Zoo at the end of December and was later returned, will be back on exhibit starting Saturday. Zoo...

St. Ignatius High School Officials Up Count Of Sickened Students To 500

2012-02-07T02:55:54Z

St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco's Sunset District reopened today after being closed for three days last week because of a stomach virus, said school officials. As of last week, the virus had...

Mirkarimi Remark Inspires Anti Domestic Violence Billboard Fundraiser

2012-02-07T02:16:00Z

Domestic violence charges against San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi have prompted an advocacy group for domestic violence victims to raise money for a billboard that would highlight the issue. La Casa de las Madres,...