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Another Person Has Died In an Encampment Fire, This Time In West Oakland

One person has been reported dead in an encampment fire at a longstanding West Oakland encampment involving several RVs.

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Property Owners Back on the Hook for Graffiti Fines, as Supervisors End Pandemic Graffiti Citation Amnesty

Tagging and graffiti can once again result in fines on property owners, as the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to end a year-long amnesty on fines for properties that don’t clean their graffiti off quickly enough.

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Sacramento Shooting Suspects Both Recently Released From Prison, Already Sparking Debate About Sentencing

The two brothers who are so far the only suspects in Sunday's mass shooting in downtown Sacramento were both multiply convicted felons who had been released from prison in the last two years.

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Crocker-Amazon Playground Shooting May Have Been an Ambush; Two Victims Identified

A shooting that killed two young men and injured two others on Sunday reportedly occurred while the men were playing basketball at Alice Chalmers Playground in SF's Crocker-Amazon neighborhood.

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This Week's Heatwave to Be Followed By Extra-Chilly Days Next Week

The National Weather Service is forecasting a "roller coaster" of temperature change in the next six days for Northern California, but it starts with some very warm and pleasant weather Wednesday to Friday.

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Second Suspect Arrested In Sacramento Shooting

The brother of the suspect arrested Monday in the mass shooting in Sacramento has now been arrested, one of the victims in the shooting was a homeless woman, and a longtime Bay Area weatherman has just passed away.

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Two Rescued From Ashbury Heights Apartment Fire; No Injuries Reported

A two-alarm apartment building fire that could be seen from many parts of San Francisco Monday night has displaced dozens of people, but luckily no one was injured in the blaze.

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Day Around the Bay: Suspect Arrested In Sacramento Shooting

Sacramento police arrested a 26-year-old man early Monday in connection with Sunday's mass shooting, the SFPD is seeking suspects in a Tenderloin stabbing, and Pinterest has unveiled a highly flexible office plan for employees.

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Walgreens Shoplifter From Viral Video Pleads Guilty, Gets 16 Months In Prison

The ride is over for the fellow who rode his bike into a Walgreens and gained viral video infamy for purloining a trash bag full of cosmetics, but his guilty plea and 16-month prison sentence are unlikely to satisfy DA Boudin’s critics.

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Bomb Scare Prompts Evacuation at Oakland Courthouse

There was a bomb scare Monday morning at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in downtown Oakland after a man came in off the street carrying a small, homemade explosive device that he said had been planted on his car.

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Police Seek Multiple Shooters In Sacramento Massacre as Victims Begin Being Identified

A mass shooting in downtown Sacramento on Sunday morning that claimed at least six lives and injured a dozen other people appears to have been the result of a shootout between multiple gunmen, possibly stemming from a large fight that broke out as nightclubs were emptying out.

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Shooting In SF's Crocker-Amazon Neighborhood Kills Two, Injures Two

A Sunday afternoon shooting near a playground in San Francisco's Crocker-Amazon neighborhood has left two victims dead, and two others injured, and the gunman remains at large.

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Monday Morning Headlines: The Tech Money Behind the Boudin Recall

Ron Conway is among the tech investors supporting the recall of Chesa Boudin, a homeless man is suing the city of San Rafael over its sanctioned encampment, and there's a heatwave arriving midweek that will drive temps up all over the Bay.

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SF's Castro Theatre Was Burglarized Twice This Week — By the Same Person

On Friday, SFPD responded to a call of another thieving at the Castro's nearly 100-year-old cinema house. After the second break-in, police re-arrested a burglar previously detained concerning Tuesday's burglary.

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Sunday Links: Mass Shooting in Sacramento Kills Six, Leaves Another Ten People Injured

A mass shooting in downtown Sacramento at 2 a.m. Sunday has claimed at least six lives, Caltrain is experiencing a massive increase in ridership amid high gas prices, and Estelle Harris — the beloved actress in 'Seinfeld' and the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in 'Toy Story' — has died at age 93.

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Mothers Against Drug Deaths to Install Billboard in Union Square Monday Calling Out SF's Fentanyl Crisis

At least 98 deaths related to drug overdoses have already been confirmed this year in San Francisco — with 40% of those related to fentanyl consumption. Starting Monday, Mothers Against Drug Deaths will have a billboard downtown that brings attention to the city’s overdose and drug sales crisis.

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Shooting in SF's Bayview Neighborhood Leaves One Dead, Another Injured

SF police responded to a call about an apparent shooting around 1:20 p.m. Friday near 3rd Street and Palou Avenue. On arriving, officers located two young men suffering from gunshot wounds. Both men were taken to a nearby hospital — where one later died of his injuries.

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Saturday Links: More Abnormally Hot Temperatures to Heat Up Bay Area Next Week

The SF division of the FBI is looking for a missing 14-year-old girl, Asiento — the Mission District's otherworldly cocktail bar — will close (for good) tonight, and we're in for another round of unusually high temperatures next week across the Bay Area.

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Day Around the Bay: One Day After Male in Famous Berkeley Falcon Pair Dies, Female Replaces Him With New Suitor

An elementary school in San Rafael will reinstate its mask mandate, SFPD increased its reward money for information in the case of Nicole Fitts to $250K, and just a single day after Grinnell — the male in the famous Berkeley falcon pair— was found dead, his female companion has replaced him.

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$6.3 Million Settlement Awarded to Hunters Point Homeowners Over Toxic Waste

A three-year legal battle leaves Lennar Inc. and developer FivePoint Holdings on the hook for $6.3 million, after a federal judge just approved a settlement with homeowners.

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Feds Bust Oakland Man For Fentanyl and Meth Sales In SF's Tenderloin

Federal prosecutors are highlighting a case of an arrest of a Tenderloin drug dealer who allegedly sold significant quantities of fentanyl, as well as a smattering of meth, to undercover agents in the last several months.

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San Francisco to Pay $504K to One-Legged Inmate Forced to Hop to Cell

A federal jury has just awarded $504,000 to an inmate at the San Francisco County Jail who filed an excessive force lawsuit in 2018 over his mistreatment at the jail.

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100-Year-Old National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin Has Retired

East Bay icon “Ranger Betty” had the distinction of being the oldest active national park ranger in the U.S., until her retirement Thursday at the ripe, young age of 100.

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San Francisco SPCA Sells Pac Heights Hospital to Private Vets, Will Open New Community Clinic In Excelsior

The SFSPCA announced Thursday that it is selling its longtime facility in Pacific Heights and using the proceeds to fund a new community clinic that will serve lower-income neighborhoods in the southeast quadrant of the city.

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Friday Morning Constitutional: It's Van Ness BRT Ribbon-Cutting Day!

The Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit lanes opened for service this morning, the Tenderloin remains a nightmare at night, and a shooting outside a San Jose high school on Thursday caused some trauma for students.

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