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Six Months After Woman's Drug-Fueled Wrong-Way Bay Bridge Rampage, SF DA's Office Finally Files Charges

There are like 20 fire & rescue vehicles completely blocking the Bay Bridge pic.twitter.com/fQzwt1KlIL— carcass inhabitant (@beverage_cart) November 9, 2014 It's been a more than six months, so I'll

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Video: Snoop Through Your Host's Stuff With 'Airbnb Express'

Early in the days of Airbnb, when we still called the practice apartment-sharing without using exaggerated air quotes or eye rolls, a pal of mine was Airbnbing her Tenderloin apartment to tourists every

Weeks After Random Union Square Attack, SFPD Still Can't Find Suspect

Almost three weeks after a woman was randomly attacked during a mid-morning walk near Union Square, the San Francisco Police Department is no nearer to finding her assailant, and hopes you can help.

Woman Arrested For Child Abuse Following Bay Bridge Toll Plaza Scene

A woman was arrested after police tracked down two adults and a child who were involved in a strange and disturbing Bay Bridge scene this weekend. As previously reported, California Highway Patrol officers

Thursday Morning Roundup: America's Best Police Blotter

99% of the Bay Bridge's anchor rods can withstand a major earthquake, says Caltrans. Sounds credible. [Bay City News] "A Series of Wholly Unrelated Observations About Vox Media's Acquisition of Recode." [The Awl]

Will SF Ever Get Speeder-Busting Cameras?

Nearly six months after the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency announced that they'd be working toward installing "life-saving speed enforcement cameras," they've finally gotten around to crafting a proposal for the cameras' use

CHP Seeks Witnesses To Creepy Bay Bridge Scene

The California Highway Patrol is seeking the public's help to find a group of folks who passed through the Bay Bridge this weekend, after a toll taker witnessed a disturbing scene inside their

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Companies Back Out Of SF Office Spaces

A couple big SF companies are backing out of their huge office spaces. Not the best sign, y'all. [SF Business Times] BuzzFeed has hired a lot of people in the Bay Area. [Business

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Video: 'Totally Free' Gives You A Peek Into The Lives Of SF's Roller Skate Community

"Thirty years ago," filmmaker Daniel Soares says, "rollerskating was everywhere" in San Francisco. "But these days it's nearly impossible to find people on roller skates," which is one of the reasons Soares made

Elderly Woman Dies Following Chinatown Beating

A 77-year-old woman who was brutally beaten as she got off a Muni bus earlier this month died last week, and police say that they're still not sure why she was attacked. San

Tuesday Morning Roundup: Quentin Needs A Bigger Death Row

Long weekend ICYMI: still another dead whale washed ashore, Josh Skenes will be opening a mysterious new restaurant with Jiro Lin, protesters defied Libby Schaaf's ban and demonstrated anyway, the Warriors won on

Saturday Morning Special: Why Google Maps Is Racist

"Google Maps is racist because the internet is racist." [Wired] A new funding effort could get better lighting for Haight Street. [Hoodline] Someone's giving DIY website Brit + Co. $23 million. Time to pull

Jerry Brown Forgets To Endorse Ed Lee During Ed Lee Endorsement Speech

We all forget things every once in a while, and I'm certainly not going to argue that there's necessarily shame in being forgotten. Your toothbrush, the wireless bill, to water the plants — everyone's

SFPD Admits Powerlessness Against Profanely-Monikered Dirt Bike Gang That's Taking Over City Streets

Just a few days ago, we were all taking about "Chicken Shit," the dirt bike gang that's taken over areas like the Haight, Market Street, and Russian Hill to break traffic laws, pop

Friday Morning Constitutional: 12 Month Sentence For Former SFPD Officer

Former SFPD officer who testified in federal corruption trial gets 12 months in the slammer. [KRON4] [KQED] [SF Chronicle] [SF Examiner] Now you can buy shit straight from the YouTube ad. That is,

4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Napa County Thursday Night

According to a preliminary report from the United States Geological Survey, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 struck just six miles from the Napa County town of Yountville Thursday evening. The

Police Say They've Nabbed The Armed Robbers Who Ran Down Woman During Pursuit Across SF

Six weeks after Bridget Klecker was fatally mowed down by a car full of alleged armed robbers who were fleeing from the San Francisco Police Department, police say that they have tracked down

Fines Issued After Area Hospitals Leave Surgical Detritus In Patients' Vagina, Skull

It's so horrible that it almost sounds like a joke. You go into a hospital for surgery, and as the doctors close you up their leave their tools inside you, requiring still more

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Video: New Trailer For Batkid Begins Is Here To Make You Sob At Your Desk

While we still have some time before the Julia Roberts-starring Batkid feature film pops into gear, a new trailer for Batkid Begins, the locally-shot documentary all about November 15, 2013, the day Miles

Thursday Morning Roundup: An Oakland Super Bowl? Not A Chance, Says NFL.

The NFL turns its nose up at Oakland, says a Super Bowl there isn't in the cards, [SF Business Times] The [New York Times] weighs in on the Presidio Parklands plan. SFPD is

Day Around The Bay: Inside A Stolen Bike Chop Shop

Minimum-wage workers need two roommates to afford a San Francisco apartment. [Marketwatch] Farewell, Ratter, we hardly knew you. [re/code] Band "Fat White Family" had its gear stolen in San Francisco on Sunday

Did You Hear The One About The SF Firefighter With A Fake Car Registration Sticker?

When KRON4's Stanley Roberts was in Hayward hanging out with a California Highway Patrol officer, he likely expected to get some speeders or light-runners on his camera. But the other day he caught

Cyclists To Honor Fallen Comrades With Tonight's Ride Of Silence

Bicyclists will be gathering in San Francisco this evening to pay tribute to those who've died on city streets and to "advocate for safer streets for all." According to the San Francisco Bicycle

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Video: Watch Golden State Warrior Harrison Barnes Apply For A Hayes Valley Retail Gig

Yes, the Golden State Warriors are kicking all sorts of ass these days, but we all know that a career in the National Basketball League can be distressingly brief. That's why, Funny or

Naked Woman Taken Into Custody After Bizarre Bay Bridge Breakdown

Traffic was briefly snarled on the Bay Bridge Tuesday afternoon after a naked woman ran into westbound traffic. The Oakland Trib reports that at 3:28 p.m. Tuesday, California Highway Patrol officers