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Yes, You Can Just Sit Home and Watch the Chinese New Year Parade on TV or the Internet

Should you prefer to avoid the crowds but still watch Saturday’s Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown, you can still catch the biggest Chinese New Year Parade outside of Asia just by tuning in on TV or the internet livestream.

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KGO Anchor Dan Ashley and His Band Added to Outside Lands Lineup

Dad rock fans rejoice! 59-year-old ABC-7 news anchor Dan Ashley, who does indeed moonlight as a rock’n’roll singer, has just had his band added to the Saturday lineup for Outside Lands.

KGO-TV Reporter Luz Peña Recovering From Near-Fatal Ski Accident in Tahoe

You haven’t seen KGO’s Luz Peña on the ABC7 news for four weeks, and it turns out that she suffered a ski accident that left her unconscious and unable to breathe, and she nearly needed to have a leg amputated.

Retired Bay Area Congresswoman Jackie Speier Joins Local TV Station KGO As Political Analyst

Longtime Bay Area House Rep. Jackie Speier, who just ended a 15-year stint in Congress, has revealed her next chapter, and it is going to keep her on local TV screens talking politics for the foreseeable future.

10 Best Places To Watch The St. Patrick's Day Parade

St. Patrick’s Day falls on the kind-of-weekend day of a Thursday this year, but the 165th Annual San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival is scheduled for Saturday, March 12

Watch ABC7's Cheryl Jennings Reporting Live Right After The 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

In remembrance of the Loma Prieta earthquake which happened 25 years ago Friday, on October 17, 1989 SFist will be devoting some special coverage to the historical record of the quake itself, and

Uh, Did You Guys Hear About This Missile?

So, somebody launched a missile on Monday night, pretty damn close to Los Angeles, and neither the Defense Department or the Pentagon is saying what the hell it was about. The Navy and

Dead Bear Found Outside Strip Mall in San Leandro

A dead black bear, apparently shot, was dumped outside a taqueria at a strip mall in San Leandro on Sunday, and this all happened during business hours. ABC 7 has the story, and

S.F. Considers a 'Wet House' Where Homeless Alcoholics Can Live and Drink In Peace

You know how the Board of Supervisors are trying to make up for some $17 million spent annually on medical care and law enforcement related to alcohol abuse by taxing all alcohol sold?

Judge Orders Stolen Dog Returned to Owner After Seven Years

As SFist reported a couple weeks ago, SF resident Mary Bollero discovered that her missing dog, whom she called "Little Girl," was actually treated for an ear infection at a San Mateo pet

Turn Down Your Music Or Go Deaf, Says New Study of Teens

A new study apparently says that teenagers are losing their hearing at a rate 1/3 higher than in years past, however very little data or backup information is given in this ABC

Marvelous, Crazy Belmont Woman Dances Her Way Into Our Hearts

SFist has a new hero, ladies and gentlemen, and her name is Estrella Benavides. Estrella has lately been calling a forty-foot stretch of sidewalk in Belmont home, after becoming homeless several months ago.

2-Year-Old Found Wandering Streets of Petaluma, Mother Clueless

A possibly drugged up mother fell asleep last night in Petaluma and lost track of her two-year-old daughter, only to have the tyke end up wandering the streets of town by herself, unable

Woman Has Seizure, Smashes SUV Into Samovar Tea Lounge

Multiple news outlets this morning are reporting on the Mercedes SUV that rolled into Samovar in the Castro yesterday, injuring both the driver and a woman sitting outside who was pinned to the

Stanford Kids Develop An Open-Air Electric Car

Some Stanford graduate students have created a concept vehicle that may see some large-scale production and distribution. It's called the WENG, which stands for Where Everyone Needs to Go, and it's a four-seater,

Soon, You May Not Be Able to Buy a Chinchilla in S.F.

You know how pets here are officially called "companions" and not "pets"? Well now the city is considering a proposal to ban not only the sale of cats and dogs, but also rats,

Deer Seeks Revenge for Fallen Brethren

A Berkeley woman was attacked by a deer yesterday while walking her dogs. Actually, the dogs, Chihuahuas, were attacked first, and the owner, Sarah Lopus, was only kicked by the deer after she

Morgan Hill: The New Breeding Ground for Racist Teen Tea Party-ers

Five teenage boys showed up at school yesterday at Live Oaks High in Morgan Hill wearing American flag t-shirts in order to express their "patriotism" on Cinco de Mayo. The school principal called

Richmond Sinkhole Gets Worse

We haven't so much been covering this story over in Richmond about the sinkhole that appeared along the residential road Via Verde, but now that it's been ongoing and getting worse we'll give