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Tweet Costs Bay Area Producer His Job

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SAN FRANCISCO—Carlos La Roche, a Bay Area freelance producer working for the ABC-owned station KGO, was fired last week after sending out an inflammatory tweet about Oakland protestors. The tweet, which reads, "Looks like the born losers, er "protestors" will be in #Oakland 2night. Hope OPD uses real bullets. Now let's get back to this one... #Hoops." The tweet was sent...

Bubble Lounge Closing After 17 Years

After 17 years, downtown landmark the Bubble Lounge has closed for renovations and reinvention
SAN FRANCISCO—After 17 years, the downtown landmark the Bubble Lounge is closing for business temporarily. The sign posted on the brown-papered door reads, “The Bubble Lounge is closed for renovations—after 17 years! We hope to reopen with a totally new look and concept sometime in July. Perhaps sooner? Stay tuned. Sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding....

MDMA Therapy Trials Approved By FDA

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MARIN COUNTY—A team of psychotherapists working in Marin County have received federal approval to use ecstasy (MDMA) on patients during clinical trials. Dr. Phillip Wolfson, a San Anselmo psychiatrist and MDMA therapy advocate has started recruiting 18 people to participate in a study to determine if therapy sessions in which patients are under the influence of ecstasy can alleviate the...

Argument Proceeds Bayview Stabbing

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SAN FRANCISCO—A drunken argument between three men in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood led to the hospitalization of one man on Monday, May 25. The argument began when the three men were drinking in the stairway of a Bayview residence, a conflict that escalated and peaked when one of the men was stabbed in the hand after the trio re-entered the...

Lineman Arrested For Domestic Violence

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SANTA CLARA—Former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald was arrested on Monday, May 25 on suspicion of domestic violence and child endangerment. The arrest came after McDonald allegedly attacked a woman that was holding a baby in his Santa Clara home. Initial reports suggest that a violent and intoxicated McDonald broke down a door and assaulted a woman believed to...

Zipcar Bandit Possibly Connected To 76 Heists

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SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department has arrested a woman that may be connected with the disappearance of as many as 76 Zipcars. The Zipcars, reported stolen over a span of six weeks, abruptly stopped disappearing when "Nicole" Ray Charles was arrested on April 12. Charles was initially arrested for boosting five zip cars in a span of two months. Following her...

DUI Crash Injures 82-Year-Old Man

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SAN FRANCISCO—A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI on Saturday, May 23 after he collided with another vehicle while driving on the wrong side of South San Francisco's Bayshore Drive. The accident, which caused serious injuries to the elderly driver of the other vehicle, prompted a police and firefighter response to Bayshore Drive just north of the Interstate 101 on-ramp. Upon...

Gray Whale Carcasses Discovered In Bay Area

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PORTUGUESE BEACH—A pair of gray whale carcasses were found along the Bay Area shoreline last week, marking the sixth and seventh time beached whales have appeared in the coastal region in 2015. The first, a 30-foot gray whale, was sighted on May 19 drifting in Half Moon Bay before washing ashore near Kelly Beach between Poplar and Saint Francis. The second...

“Poltergeist” Will Scare You Senseless

HOLLYWOOD—I have seriously been waiting for quite some time for a movie to come along to deliver some wicked thrills something to scare me unlike anything before. Well that wait might finally be over. “Poltergeist,” a new interpretation on the 1982 classic that was helmed by Tobe Hooper, much debate has said that Steven Spielberg was responsible for the...

Comedy Legend David Letterman Bids Adieu

HOLLYWOOD—It’s hard to believe that after more than 30 years of hosting his own nightly talk show the “Late Show with David Letterman," the comedian is retiring. On Wednesday, May 20, Letterman said farewell to the TV world from the acclaimed Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City for one final time. Nowadays the dueling late night talk shows go for...