News Archives for February 7, 2010 - February 13, 2010
See Spot Write: First Person Account Of Rogue Mavericks Waves That Injured 13
Previously: Beach At Mavericks Closed After Waves Injure Spectators My friend Katherine has never had any interest in surfing but she "likes beaches." So she...
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Crime Blotter, Friday Feb. 12: 8th And Kirkham Mugging At Gunpoint
Thursday, 2/11/10 6:00 PM: Two men, reportedly brandishing handguns, mugged a woman on the 1500 block of 8th Avenue, before fleeing on foot. No...
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MTA Puts Off Meeting To Finalize Latest Service Cuts, Fare Increases
On the heels of Appeal readers' claims the MTA town hall meetings to discuss proposed service cuts and fare increases to Muni were just...
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"Rolling Delays" For All Muni Metro Lines Resolved
6:51 PM: True tells the media that the L is back in service, and that "The Muni Metro system is no longer experiencing rolling...
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Fire Department's Record Overtime Spending Unchecked
Overtime costs at the San Francisco Fire Department are on pace to smash record levels, even as Mayor Gavin Newsom asks city agencies to...
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MTA Stays Mum After Reports Of Employee Confirming Town Hall Meetings Basically Just For Show
Earlier this week, we encouraged you to attend Tuesday's MTA "town hall" meeting to discuss Muni's proposed fare hikes and service cuts, despite the...
Crime Blotter, Thursday Feb. 11: Marina Restaurant Robbery, Market Street Hot Prowl
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The Richmond Report: A Beheading In The Neighborhood
Hugs and kisses from the Richmond! If you're still looking for something fun and different for Valentine's Day, look no further than the Balboa Theater...
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SFPD Chief Asking 600 Cops If They'll Go Part Time
Nobody wants to lay off workers, and that includes police Chief George Gascón, who is tasked with trimming $30 million from his department's budget --...
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SF Views: Beth Spotswood Talks Bay Area Serial Killers
Ever since Beth and Brock went to Pt. Reyes to investigate the recent series of mysterious disappearances from the area, we've been wanting to...
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ICE Raid On Wharf Businesses This Afternoon
All Photos: Mark Grissom Elsewhere: Wharf handbag sellers targeted in counterfeit raid Friend of the Appeal Mark Grissom spotted some "kinda grumpy feds" from the...
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Are You Losing Money On Cigarette Tax? It's OK, City Is, Too
The city's smokers emitted a collective phlegmy cough of disgust last spring, when Mayor Gavin Newsom proposed and city leaders approved a 20-cent per-pack...
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Update: TransLink Rebrand Will Actually Cost Nearly $1.4 Million, Not $500 K
Thanks to y'all helpful folks who sent us this SFGate blog post marveling at how the TransLink card will be rebranded to Clipper at...
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Crime Blotter, Wednesday Feb. 10: Muni Mugging, Market Street Carjacking
Tuesday, 2/9/10 10:15 AM: A group of men reportedly robbed a man and woman at gunpoint at 26th and Harrison. No arrests. 7 PM: A...
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Juvenile Probation Continues Deporting Kids; Campos Not Amused
What -- or who -- is the law? In San Francisco, hard to say: by policy, we are a sanctuary city, which violates federal...
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Bad Day To Be A Pedestrian In SF, As City Vehicles Hit Two, Kill One
Elsewhere: Two Accidents Involving Pedestrians, One Fatal in SF KCBS, 2 tragedies in S.F. involving city vehicles Chron, Woman Killed on Ocean Avenue by...
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Sorry, Central Subway is Happening -- And You're Paying For It
The San Francisco Municipal Railway's critics are nothing if not dogged, and some self-appointed Muni watchdogs are persistent in their insistence that the Central...
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Ask The Appeal: Can My TransLink Card Get Demagnetized?
Per this Muni Diaries post (we're having trouble accessing that page, pity us and our cruddy DSL! But you can see MD's post as...
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Woman Hit By 9 San Bruno In Critical Condition
4:40 PM: According to True, the woman struck by a 9 San Bruno this afternoon is in critical condition at SF General. As of...
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Ask the Appeal: What Can I Do If I Think An Animal's In Jeopardy?
I have a neighbor who owns what I assume is a small dog based on the noises I hear coming from her apartment, and...
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If Our Math's Right, Soon SF's Going To Have 27 More Miles Of Roads We Won't Maintain
San Francisco's Department of Public Works doesn't maintain every last stretch of the city's 1,241 miles of roadway. And a good thing, too --...
Dave Chappelle Brings Out The Inner Pimp, Capitalist, Capitalist-Pimp In Us
Calling Dave Chappelle a comedian is a little like calling Dave Eggers a writer -- the term is accurate yet still not quite adequate,...
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Where's Nat Ford? Maybe At Tonight's MTA Meeting, Definitely At This Morning's Presser
Hey! Did you miss Saturday's MTA town hall meeting regarding the plans to cut Muni service and increase fares? Don't worry, you can watch...
Muni Releases Statement After 22 Fillmore Hits Fire Hydrant With Wheelchair Lift
7:18 PM: According to many, many folks on Twitter, a 22 Fillmore bus hit a fire hydrant at Haight at around 6:30 (twitter time...
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