Tag: San Francisco
UCSF Proceeds With Expansion And Renovation
SAN FRANCISCO—The University of California’s Board of Regents and San Francisco City Hall have pre-approved $188 million to fund University of California, San Francisco’s...
Penguin Chicks Join Colony At SF Zoo
SAN FRANCISCO—On August 1, the San Francisco Zoo celebrated Magellanic penguin chicks Erin and Steve as they graduated from Fish School and joined the...
Unlicensed Masseuse Arrested For Sexual Assault
SAN FRANCISCO—Vallejo resident Nathanael Wells Willis, 40, was arrested on July 21 for allegedly assaulting and sexually abusing an unidentified elderly woman.
According to San Francisco...
Fight Over San Francisco’s Trash Settled
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...
Shark Blocks Marathon Swimmer From Goal
SAN FRANCISCO—A great white shark prevented marathon swimmer Simon Dominguez from becoming the first to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon...
Filimoni Raiyawa Dies In Police Custody
SAN FRANCISCO—Filimoni Raiyawa, 57, died while being placed under arrest for attacking two San Francisco police officers on July 30.
Raiyawa was initially approached by the...
Wiggle Stop-In Protest Creates Standstill Traffic
SAN FRANCISCO—The Lower Haight and Duboce Triangle neighborhoods experienced heavy traffic as San Francisco bicyclists blocked the roads during the Wiggle Stop-in, a protest...
Mayor Lee Approves City’s Two-Year Budget
SAN FRANCISCO—Mayor Edward Lee signed the city’s two-year budget during an official signing ceremony in the morning on Wednesday, July 29, at City Hall.
The budget...
Woman Shot Near Homeless Camp
SAN FRANCISCO–On Tuesday, July 28, at around 6 p.m. a 43-year-old woman was shot near a homeless encampment.
The shooting occurred under a Highway 101...
LA, SF Consider Joint 2024 Olympics Bid
CALIFORNIA—The city of Los Angeles has reportedly been in talks with both the city of San Francisco and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) about the...