SF News SFPD Chief Seeks Review Of Force By US Department Of Justice San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr has asked the United States Department of Justice to review his department's training, policy, and procedure in a "Collaborative Reform Review," a direct response to public outcry
SF News Couple Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime Assault Of Trans Woman Whom Public Defender Refers To As Male Dewayne Kemp, 36 and Rebecca Westover, 42, an engaged couple, have plead guilty to charges that included assault in a November 15 crime against Samantha Hulsey, a young transgender woman in SoMa. The
SF News Steph Curry Speaks Out Against Gun Violence In Spike Lee-Directed PSA Tomorrow when NBA fans tune in to Christmas Day games like a rematch of the 2015 finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and our defending champion Golden State Warriors, they'll see some of their
SF News Day Around The Bay: Homeless Numbers May Be (Going) Down The bungled extension of the Central Subway. [Socketsite] Google is testing password-free logins. [TechCrunch] San Jose drunk driving rampage leaves man dead. [ABC7] Eight Black Lives Matter protesters were arrested for shutting down
SF News $11 Million In Damages Awarded To Man Shot In Back By San Jose Police In what is by the San Jose Mercury News' calculations the largest payout in that city's history, a federal jury has awarded $11.3 million in damages to a man who was shot
SF News New Theory Holds San Andreas Might Be A 'Zipper Fault' A new theory presented at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union is shaking up the seismologist world (they are likely tired of this joke, but will, I'm sure, understand). Live Science
SF News Unidentified Flying Object Over CA Disappointingly Not A Star War @reviewjournal shooting star from Summerlin pic.twitter.com/ZBBI8aDika— Andy McEldowney (@a_mceldowney) December 23, 2015 We wanted to believe in something bigger than ourselves, in life from galaxies far, far away, in
SF News Stowaway Bear Rides Trash Truck To Fresno Bear detained.All good, no injuries. Cinnamon back to his home in Hume Lake:) pic.twitter.com/nPsnu2Px44— Fresno Police (@FresnoPolice) December 22, 2015 Beware of hitchhikers — they just might be dangerous, as
SF News Those Hate-Texting Police Officers Just Get Off Scot-Free It's not the complete, dismal conclusion of the so-called SFPD racist text scandal, because Chief Greg Suhr has vowed to appeal the decision, but police officers who texted racist and homophobic slurs and
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Lucky Penny To Close For Good On Christmas Eve — Then This The hour draws nigh for Lucky Penny. Yes, at the intersection of Geary and Masonic, the old-school, late-night, sometimes iffy diner's time has unfortunately run out, which Hoodline reports and recent Yelpers corroborate.
SF News Health Regulators Investigating Complaints Against Healthcare Startup Theranos From Former Employees Palo Alto-based healthcare technology startup Theranos has been on the defensive since its core blood-sampling technology's capabilities were called into question by a Wall Street Journal article in October. Headed by founder and
SF News Supervisor Wiener Thwarts 'Not A Very Well-Thought-Out' Phone Theft Snatching Supervisor Scott Wiener's phone at 16th and Valencia was "not a very well-thought-out crime," or so the politician told San Francisco magazine. Indeed, the suspiciously tall Castro Supervisor was able to recover
Arts & Entertainment Video: Sleep Soundly Knowing This 'Earthquake Bed' Will Entomb You In The Event Of Disaster It's late and you can't sleep. You're up thinking about the Big One — the inevitable quake coming for us all, at any moment in the minds of our mothers. But have you considered
SF News Protesters Go 'Caroling' At Mayor Lee's House "In his five years reign as mayor, Ed Lee gave to me," protesters on the Mayor's own doorstep sang new lyrics to the tune of "The 12 Days of Christmas" this Saturday. "A
SF News Fizzary Owner Who Vandalized His Own Storefront Has Been Evicted Sodapreneur Taylor Peck will have to clear out of the Mission Street storefront that still bears a sign for his business, the Fizzary, which he closed to the public earlier this year and
SF News Day Around The Bay: Is It Raining Yet? Six years ago, she claims her toe was nearly severed by the 16th St BART escalator... but it’s not until now that she’s telling her shocking story. [KRON4] Should Instagram self-monitor
SF News Watch This Inspiring Mini-Doc Series About Activists Helping Homeless San Franciscans The Bay Area's own Natasha Giraudie reckons to the Chronicle that she's produced more than 2,000 short films in 30 countries while working for humanitarian organizations like the Clinton Global Initiative. But
SF News Judge Bars Uber From Imposing New Contract Denying Drivers Access To Class Actions Uber Technologies Inc. has been barred by US District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco from imposing a new and reworded contract that is “likely, frankly, to engender confusion" in Chen's words. Bloomberg
Arts & Entertainment Eff-ing In SF, Vol. 3: What He's REALLY Saying When He Sends A Dick Pic Sex, love, and other mysteries in the city your mother warned you about. Since he isn't exactly using his words when he sends you one, interpreting a so-called "dick pic" can be a
SF News Mario Woods Mourned At Funeral, Protest Planned For DA's Office Today Mario Woods was mourned by family and friends in a closed coffin service yesterday at the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, just across the street from where he was shot and killed by five
SF News Major Landlords Now Want A Piece Of Their Tenants' Airbnb Action Three of the largest landlords in the US, Equity Residential, AvalonBay Communities Inc., and Camden Property Trust, have discussed the possibility of formally allowing their tenants to market rooms through Airbnb — if they
Arts & Entertainment Noise Pop Festival Adds Metric, Neon Indian, And More With Tickets On Sale Tomorrow The 24-year-old "indie" music festival from San Francisco's Noise Pop, really a somewhat loose network of shows in a wide variety of genres, has expanded its eclectic offerings for February 19th through the
SF News SF Unified School District Deems New Email Threat Not Credible, Remains Open In a message to parents today, the San Francisco Unified School District, responsible fro nearly 60,000 students each year, revealed that it had received a violent threat similar to several across the
SF News Popular Nike Women's Half Marathon Is Leaving San Francisco After more than a decade's presence in San Francisco, NBC Bay Area reports that the Nike Women's Half Marathon is seeking a new host city. The race will not return next October as
SF News Day Around The Bay: Dionysian Thieves Allegedly Steal $4K Of Napa Wine Two alleged thieves were busted in Napa with $4000 worth of wine that authorities presume to be a bit bold, perhaps overzealous, wouldn't you say? [KRON 4] More details, video nerds, on the
