Tag: San Francisco
Immigrant Services Receiving $2.5 Million
SAN FRANCISCO—On Thursday, May 7, San Francisco Mayor Edward M Lee announced that the city will disperse an additional $2.5 million to fund services for immigrants...
Clinton Visits SF To Raise Campaign Funds
SAN FRANCISCO—Leading up to her 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton paid a visit to the San Francisco Bay Area to raise money in one...
Humpback Whale Beached Along SF Shoreline
SAN FRANCISCO—A massive humpback whale was found washed along the shoreline south of San Francisco on Tuesday, May 5, marking the second time a...
Gang Affiliated Suspects Arrested In Shooting
SAN FRANCISCO—Following a shooting on May 4 in San Francisco's Bayview District, two fleeing suspects were identified and apprehended by law enforcement.
Olujimi Mabrey and...
Aviles Sentenced Despite Spaceship Defense
SAN FRANCISCO—The spaceship defense was used by San Francisco resident Santino Aviles in his acquittal for robbery and other felony charges. Last month, Aviles'...
Homicide Victim Identified, Suspect Arrested
SAN FRANCISCO—A 24-year-old male victim was found dead from apparent head trauma in a Visitacion Valley home on May 1.
On Monday, May 4, San...
Seismic Activity Alarms Bay Area Residents
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Bay Area was subject to some unusual seismic activity over a weekend in which five earthquakes were recorded in San...
Lincecum Dominates As Giants Sweep Angels
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Giants have inched ever-closer to the .500 mark after wrapping-up a series sweep of the Los Angeles Angels to the...
Mark Twain Writings Uncovered By Berkeley Scholars
BERKELEY—Literary scholars at the University of California Berkeley have uncovered a cache of writings composed by none other than 29-year-old Bay Area writer Mark...
Minimum Wage Raised in SF
SAN FRANCISCO—Beginning Friday, San Francisco will join Oakland as the city with the highest minimum wage in the United States.
Once $11.05, workers will now...