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SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, August 10, it was reported that the DMV revoked the license of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi following his failure to report a car accident involving a city-owned car that occurred in October 2014. The suspension occurred back in February, but the specifics regarding the suspension only became public this week. The San Francisco Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Kenya Briggs...

SAN FRANCISCO—A 3.3-magnitude earthquake that originated just off the coast of San Francisco jolted part of the Bay Area on Sunday, August 9. According to data provided by the US Geological Survey, the quake hit at 1:26 p.m. local time and was centered about 9 miles west of San Francisco, at a depth of approximately 7 miles. The epicenter was along the San...

SAN FRANCISCO—New Zealand native, Kimberley Chambers, 38, made history as she became the first woman to successfully swim from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, August 8. Chambers swam the 30-mile stretch in 17 hours and 12 minutes. Prior to her feat, only four men had successfully completed the swim. Chambers had been training every morning in...

SAN FRANCISCO—USA Basketball has released the list of players confirmed to attend the three-day 2015 Las Vegas minicamp. The camp also serves as a tryout for the United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team. With four of their players attending, the Golden State Warriors is the most represented team for the camp roster. Attending Warriors players include Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, and 2015...

SAN FRANCISCO—The question over the accreditation status of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) has been settled, with the decision of a regional commission to uphold its accreditation revocation ruling of 2013. The July 8 decision comes approximately six months after a judge ordered a regional branch of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges commission to re-evaluate its...

SAN FRANCISCO–On Friday, August 7, San Francisco-based company Good Eggs will cease operations in Los Angeles, Brooklyn and New Orleans. Good Eggs, an organic food delivery startup, was founded in 2011 by Rob Spiro and Alon Salant. Its model combines grocery delivery, like popular online delivery service Fresh Direct, with a sustainable farm-to-table ethos. According to their website, Good Eggs works with...

SAN FRANCISCO—The body of Ed Cavanaugh, 45,  the San Francisco teacher who went missing over two weeks ago, has been found by authorities. The body was located not far from the motorcycle Cavanaugh was last seen riding before he went missing on July 17 in the El Dorado National Forest. Though the body has not yet been positively identified by the...

SAN FRANCISCO—Andi Gusmari, a Special Olympics athlete from Alabania, was found safe in northern California after he went missing on Saturday, August 1 at 8 p.m. from the USC campus. The Albanian delegation noticed Gusmari was missing when performing routine bed checks on Saturday night. He was separated from his delegation when he went to find the bathrooms. Police filed the missing persons...

SAN FRANCISCO—Recology, Inc. may replace Waste Management of Alameda County, Inc. as the city's official garbage collector, despite opposition. The director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment (DOE) signed a 9-year contract with Ecology, a San Francisco-based company. According to the contract, the city's garbage will now be dumped in Hay Road Landfill near Vacaville in Solano County, about 50 miles...

UNITED STATES—UC Berkeley is the #1 public university in the nation, with UC San Francisco ranked close behind at #6, according to the Center for World University (CWUR) 2015 Rankings. The annual list ranks the top 1000 universities in the world, and is "the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige...