SF News Let's Get Soft On Crime, Says Contra Costa County D.A. Passive-aggressive temper tantrum risking citizen safety? Deft decision to save time and money not prosecuting lesser crimes? Open invitation for anarchistic bedlam? We'll see. After a $1.9 million pruning of his budget,
SF News Up for Adoption: Cat Found Stuffed in Suitcase, Abandoned at SFO Named after the duffel bag in which he was abandoned, "Duffy" was discovered by residents in Burlingame near the Embassy Suites at SFO on April 5. Although he was left there for more
SF News TransLink Passes First Round of BART Tests In about a month, you can officially get your TransLink card for BART. According to SFGate, "testing of the regional TransLink fare card on BART appears to have had no major glitches, providing
SF News Fight Over South SF Parking Space Leads to Arrests Officers responded to a call at around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday morning on Susie Way in South San Francisco. Once they arrived, the officers found four victims of a brutal assault.
SF News SFPD Needs Your Help in SOMA Shooting Death Cal State East Bay senior Jamonte Turner, 23, was gunned down at Third Street and Harrison at 2 a.m. shortly after leaving Boss Nightclub on April 18. Celebrating a night out with
SF News Newsom Urges Calm as Swine Flu Approaches While the Feds want you to nix your travel plans to Mexico and Governor Schwarzenegger says California is (allegedly) prepared for Influenza Watch 2K9, Mayor Gavin Newsom's team says there's no need to
SF News Day Around the Bay It's a girl! And a Democrat! [KNTV, SFGate] Mountain Lion spotted in Pleasanton. [Mercury News] Fire at Evergreen Market. [Mission Mission] Newsom-owned Jack Falstaff to close in two weeks. [Eater] What happened at
SF News SF to Pay $92,000 for Stranding Wheelchair-Bound Men Robert Cruz, 61, and Darwin Dias, 75, filed suit against San Francisco for being in gross violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. On May 26, 2007, according to reports, "Cruz and Dias,
SF News Bronstein Emerges Unscathed After Dowd Date Maureen Dowd is kind of an idiot. And we mean that in the nicest way possible, because she seems so smart. But then she goes off and writes this. In her most recent
misc Photo du Jour 297 Scene from last week's Cougar Run, where women of-a-certain age (i.e., 35 or older) biked around the Mission with little to no shame. Check out more pictures.
SF News Tracy, Twisted Crime Capital of CA? Residents busted for shackling and torturing a teenager, a doctor arrested for allegedly sexually abusing patients, and a substitute teacher fingered for molesting "upward of 15 students" -- these are just a few
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts by Moses Namkung Busy-ish week last week: Glass Candy, Dan Deacon, Vivian Girls... this week, we'll see Thao Nguyen on Thursday and Van the Man on Saturday (by the way, we wonder who
misc What's Going On Here, Disgruntled Tenant? With a fondness for black and red ink, a tenant at Oak and Broderick seems peeved with their current living situation, which allegedly involves rats, urine, fecal matter, and an illegal rent increase.
SF News Dalai Lama Visits SF Soup Kitchen After speaking in Berkeley on Saturday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Martin's Soup Kitchen, which primarily serves food to the homeless. Protected by heavy security and traveling in a long armored motorcade,
SF News BART Wants to Know What You Think -- No, Really Get your "We Are All Oscar Grant" t-shirt cleaned. Tim Redmond over at SFBG has word that BART is holding a public meeting. Why? Because "they want to hear concerns about civilian oversight
SF News Newsom Takes Aim at Brown During this weekend's state Democratic convention in Sacramento, Gavin Newsom took aim at 71-year-old attorney general Jerry Brown. Newsom, who officially tossed his hat into the gubernatorial ring last week, told the crowd
SF News Purse Snatcher On the Loose Police are on the hunt for a man "wearing a do-rag" who snatched the purse of a woman early Sunday morning while she was strolling in the South SF. According to reports, the
SF News Swine Flu Map View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger map Adding to the paranoia that is Swine Flu Tracker 2009, here's a handy map that shows reported cases of the flu throughout the U.S.
SF News Sacramento Co. May Have Swine Flu Case Now that swine flu hysteria is taking root, Sacramento County may have uncovered a case of swine flu, according to the Sacramento County Health Officer Dr. Glennah Trochet. This would make it Northern
SF News 'Erotic Services' to Remain Open In Wake of Craigslist Killer After Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asked Craigslist to remove its 'erotic services' section, and "hire staff to screen images and ads that are in violation of the website's terms of service and
SF News Motorcycle Muni Smash Up Scene Flickr Photog David Lytle and interweb notable Jamison came across this Sunday afternoon scene at Market and Sanchez. An accident involving a motorcycle, the F-line, a silver Scion, and possibly a fourth vehicle
SF News U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency for Swine Flu "Much like the government does to prepare for approaching hurricanes," reports AP, the U.S. government officially declared a public health emergency today due to the swine flu. So far, conformed outbreaks are
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FASHION: Been There Done That Benefit, a "sustainable fashion show" benefiting the Victory Gardens, will feature recycled and fashions while "highlighting the intersections to our food systems, music, the arts, and the environment.
SF News 3 Oakland Kids Shot in Broad Daylight During a bout of gunfire at the intersection of International Boulevard at 65th Street yesterday afternoon, a 1-year-old girl, a 4-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy were shot and wounded in broad daylight.
