A woman known only to police as Jane Doe No. 89-3, found dead almost 23 years ago in Pacifica and never identified, was exhumed yesterday from her anonymous grave in Colma so her remains could be sent for DNA testing at a lab in Richmond. She's been referred to by investigators as 'Betty Boop' because of a t-shirt she was wearing when she died. All that is known is that she was a 25- to 30-year-old African American female, and she had been dead for a while when her remains were discovered, under a floral bedspread, among some trees behind 901 Oceana Blvd. in Pacifica on March 22, 1989. more ›

At some point Thursday morning, pregnant 32-year-old Darla Norpa of Pacifica was mauled to death by her 2-year-old pit bull. Her husband, Greg, returned home around noon to discover his wife "laying in the front yard" with their two dogs standing over his dead wife. The incident occurred on the 500 block of Reina Del Mar Avenue. Officers arrived around 12:15, declaring the woman dead at the scene. more ›

Those not-so-smartly placed apartment buildings atop the cliff in Pacifica are making headlines again as one gusty rain storm like the one we had today could be enough to prompt more erosion, and send the now vacant 320 and 330 Esplanade Ave. right down into the ocean. The two buildings were evacuated in April and December of 2009, respectively, and as late has last June there was still talk of how to finance keeping them in place. more ›

Now the fine folks in Pacifica can know the pleasure of paying for Sauvignon Blanc by the glass (with one ice cube, please, since we like to keep things real!) to get nice and taosty, because they just scored their first-ever wine bar. Inside Scoop's Paolo Lucchesi explains: "The aptly-named A Grape in the Fog (Pacific is foggy, see?) is the brainchild of proprietor and Pacifica resident Beth Lemke. And how’s this for a blast from the past? She has family ties to Mona’s Club 440, a bygone 'wine and beer joint' in North Beach in the ’40s." more ›

Several onlookers in Pacifica's Linda Mar Beach spotted what they described to be a great white shark attack and devour a sea lion about 200 yards from the beach on Monday afternoon. The shark was reportedly approximately 18 feet long or larger, and half a dozen witnesses reported seeing it jump out of the water from various vantage points, splashing "blood all over the place." more ›

Despite the fact that to any rational human being the situation looks totally untenable, the property owners at 320 and 330 Esplanade Ave. in Pacifica have not yet completely given up on saving their buildings from falling into the ocean. They are "actively trying to finance repairs" and seem to be in denial about the fact that Mother Nature will, probably soon, render all their efforts meaningless. more ›

The Republican gubernatorial candidates attack on San Francisco's wan morals continues unabated! Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced yesterday the arrest of former San Francisco Unified School District employee Leticia James Coral, 56, on charges of "fraudulently disbursing public money." Yikes. more ›

A Pacifica apartment building atop a bluff is in danger of falling off the cliff. After a "chunk of earth" fell from the 12-unit building at 330 Esplanade Ave yesterday, residents have been ordered to immediately evacuate. For good. "The building is not sliding into the ocean yet," explained Pacifica Chief Building Official Doug Rider."(But) the tenants are getting their stuff and packing up and getting out." Residents of said building are, understandably, freaked out and upset. They have been ordered to leave no later than 5 p.m. more ›

The luckiest man in the Bay Area right now is doing well after his car careened off of Devil's Slide in Pacifica a little before 6 a.m. rthis morning. After driving off the cliff, the driver managed to call for help. He only suffered a minor bump to the head. The accident temporarily shutdown Highway 1. more ›

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