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SAN FRANCISCO—The SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has begun long-term remediation efforts to clean an estimated 600 gallons of oil that spilled into the Bay on Tuesday, February 9 from a leak at the Chevron refinery in Richmond. "The emergency situation has ended, however, beaches in the surrounding area may remain closed during clean up," posted the Contra...

UNITED STATES—Getting engaged is an exciting and exhilarating time for romantics who can't wait to spend the rest of their lives together. If you've recently become engaged to the love of your life, you might not know the next best steps to getting married.  After telling your parents, best friends, co-workers, and everyone else who will listen, you might suddenly...

SAN FRANCISCO—Perpetrators involved in a robbery involving a local news crew while they were reporting a story have been detained by the San Francisco Police Department. Authorities say that on February 6, at 6:50 p.m., a news crew was reporting on a story near the 1-80 Bay Bridge Ramp, on Bryant Street when “Two suspects exited a dark-colored, four-door Lexus...

HOLLYWOOD—Do you want to see some good acting, well you’re about to see it in the drama “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” in titans Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman. This movie is infused with ton of drama, but let me clarify because some might think it’s a musical; it is not. There is a very interesting dynamic where you have...

SAN FRANCISCO—Antoine Watson, 19, who was arrested on January 30 for the deadly assault on an elderly man, 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee, was held without bail after a court hearing on Monday, February 8. Watson can be seen running up to Ratanapakdee and violently shoving him in video from SF CBS Local near the corner of Fortuna and Anza Vista....

SAN FRANCISCO—The software company Salesforce announced on Tuesday, February 9 that employees will work home remotely from now on. In a news release, the company said it made the decision based on a survey that was given to employees.  The results showed that "nearly half" of employees "want to come in only a few times per month," while 80 percent...

SAN FRANCISCO—A suspect was arrested on Tuesday, February 9 in connection with the carjacking and kidnapping of 4-year-old Winnifred and 1-year-old Sean Fang. Officers arrested Erlin Romero, 25, after serving a warrant at a home at Crisp Road and Palou Street around 11:20 a.m. Romero was booked in San Francisco and charged with two counts of kidnapping, conspiracy, unlawful taking...

UNITED STATES—The Super Nintendo Chronicles continue this week with a game I know I’m not the only fan of, “Metroid” or in this case “Super Metroid.” Look, as a kid I played the original “Metroid” on the NES system and that was a tough game because it was damn hard to decipher one room from the other. What I...

SAN FRANCISCO—Retail company Gap Inc. announced on Monday, February 8 that Old Navy's headquarters in San Francisco will close and move into Gap's building. The SF Chronicle reported that Gap made the change "to encourage an enable this cultural transformation." No date has been revealed as to when Old Navy's headquarters in Mission Bay will close. Gap Inc. owns several divisions,...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, February 8 at approximately 4 p.m. a robbery transpired at the Walgreens on 1600 block of Ocean Avenue. Two unknown suspects forced their way into the pharmacy and demanded prescription pills. The suspects are believed to be in their early to mid-20s. The employee complied and then the suspects fled and have not been arrested. No detailed...