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Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Ed Lee Gets Pulled Over

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Civic Center's Giant Inflatable Rabbits To Get Round-The-Clock Security

When the news broke that five giant light-up rabbits would be coming to San Francisco's Civic Center, there was discussion among the SFist staff on how long it would be before something vile

Fatal Monday Night Shooting Is SF's 10th For 2016

A 20-year-old man was killed Monday evening, the victim of a shooting near Interstate 280 in San Francsico's Portola neighborhood. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the man was shot at around

Tuesday Morning Roundup: Farewell, Admiral Ackbar

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Good Samaritan Thwarts Market Street Phone Snatching

A phone theft in the middle of one of San Francisco's busiest areas had a happy(ish) ending Friday, when a good Samaritan who saw the robbery tackled one of the thieves. A

Banned From Numerous SF Streets, Homeless Czar Now Wants RV Park For Homeless Vehicle-Dwellers

It was back in 2012 when the city of San Francisco started banning the overnight parking of "oversized" vehicles. The prohibitions were an effort to keep otherwise homeless folks living in RVs from

Bay Area Temperatures To Hit 'Low 90s' This Week

It might feel like a typical spring day today, but that won't last long! Record high temperatures are expected in the Bay Area this week, with some spots hitting the low 90s. According

Monday Morning Roundup: It's Opening Day!

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Sunday Morning Coming Down: Kid Robbed At BART Station

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Saturday Morning Special: SEC Fires 'Warning Shot' At Silicon Valley

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What's Your Uber Passenger Rating? (Here Are Ours)

There was a time when one's Uber "passenger rating" — the (averaged, I gather) rating assigned to you by your various drivers — was a deep, dark secret. This time last year, in fact, the

Drivers, Scooter Riders, Cyclists Flouting Statewide Dual Earbud Ban

Though laws prohibiting drivers and cyclists from wearing headphones or earplugs in both ears have been on the books for years, it wasn't until January, 2016, that the law was extended to apply

Bay Area Beaches Are Especially Dangerous Right Now

If you're planning on going to a NorCal beach today or tomorrow, take care: The National Weather Service is warning everyone that things are going to be especially dicey up and down the

Friday Morning Constitutional: Don't Believe The Lies

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Muni's Last Two Big Orange LRV Cars Could Be Yours, For Free!

You could own Muni's two remaining Boeing-Vertol light rail vehicles, aka the "big orange trains," for absolutely no charge, a spokesperson says. All you need is a way to haul them off SFMTA

Underwear-Clad Pedestrian Killed While Crawling On 280 Was 23-Year-Old Woman

Delays I280 SB at Alemany. @CHP_GoldenGate says person in underwear crawling in roadway struck by at least 1 vehicle pic.twitter.com/q2tGC94CWi— Christien Kafton (@CKaftonKTVU) March 28, 2016 An underwear-clad pedestrian

'Traumatic Brain Injury' For Pedestrian Struck By Muni In Mission Bay

A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital with head trauma, after he was struck by a San Francisco Municipal Transportation light rail vehicle in Mission Bay Wednesday evening. According to San Francisco Police

Thursday Morning Roundup: $7 Smokes For Sonoma

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Do You Really Need To Get A Voter Information Pamphlet In The Mail?

As the June election approaches, so does the time of election mailings, campaign fliers, and voter information packets. All that stuff appearing in your mailbox (or hanging from your door) can be infuriating,

Marissa Mayer's Final Yahoo Payout Slashed By Millions In Recent Months

We all know that Yahoo is in its twilight, with allegations of mis-management by CEO Marissa Mayer, significant layoffs across the company , and a bizarre inspirational handbook. But as the big purple beast

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Google's CEO Makes More Than You

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Woman Arrested For Fatal Shooting Near SF Boys and Girls Club

Just hours after a man was gunned down near a busy San Francisco youth center, the woman who allegedly shot him to death was arrested, police say. 29-year-old Ronald McDuffie, Jr. was fatally

Demonstrations, Terror Attacks Blamed For SFPD's Super-Sized Super Bowl Bill

Oh, the good old days, when we thought that San Francisco would only be spending about 4 million in taxpayer bucks for the Super Bowl. It appears that at least one department seriously

Get Ready For Three More Years Of Bay Bridge Implosions

When reported last fall, there was a lot of debate about the nature of the Caltrans-proposed plan to implode the largest pier of the "old" Eastern span of the Bay Bridge. Would it