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SFPD Seeks Driver Of Hit-And-Run Acura
A man was seriously injured Monday when a driver struck him as he was getting into his own parked car. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the victim, a man in his
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Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Stock Market Meltdown Tanks SF Land Auction
* Pier 90 was ablaze Tuesday but SFFD's fire boat handled it. [ABC7] * Ruth Newman, thought to be one of two remaining survivors of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, has
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Man Claims BART Police Shot Him At West Oakland Station Tuesday Night, But Cops Say He Shot Himself
He was also tazed. I heard a pop then saw man on ground with 2 cops on him. Man yelled "they shot me.. They shot me" pic.twitter.com/TqLaDMeW4M — Akshay
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Day Around The Bay: Don't Worry About The Blob
* At least one Stanford climatologist is saying that the Pacific Ocean "blob" is not going to affect an El Nino pattern in the slightest, and will likely go away this winter
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The SFist To-Do List: 12 Cool Things To Check Out This Week
See and be seen at these select San Francisco shows, parties, and events. You know, because you can't read the Internet all the time. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 SHOW: "Ducktails, the
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Uber Class Action To Make Drivers Employees Moves Forward
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit proceeding in San Francisco against Uber to get drivers reclassified as employees instead of independent contractors can move forward as a class action. This means
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Afternoon Palate Cleanser: 'Instructional Video' Shows Reddit In The '80s
As imagined by the videographers of Squirrel-Monkey in an "unearthed VHS" (via Laughing Squid), this is what Reddit looked like in the 1980s. Of course, Reddit was founded in by
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FLAX Moving to Fort Mason, Negotiating Two Additional Locations in Bay Area
FLAX art & design, the beloved, family-owned business whose expansive 23,000-square-foot Upper Market store is being forced to vacate its lot beneath surrounding, sky-reaching developments, has found a
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Le Colonial Wants To Be Relevant Again, Hires New Chef
Longtime locals will recall the heady latter days of the dot-com boom when Le Colonial was one of the absolute hottest tickets in town. Back then, the Tiki-cool environs of the
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After Tourist Shooting, Supervisor Announces Lombard Street Ambassador Program
by BJ Kraska San Francisco District 2 supervisor Mark Farrell has announced the launch of the Lombard Street Ambassador Program, a new initiative set to serve as a liaison between the city and
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Historic Confluence Of Three Category-4 Pacific Hurricanes Could Spell Trouble
Adding to the evidence of this mega-powerful, 'Godzilla' El Niño season coming our way, there was a period between Saturday and early Sunday when, for the first time since we&
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Have The Tech Wealthy Totally Supplanted The Mission Hipster? Local Site Says Yes.
In declaring the Mission "hipster" to be dead, former SF Bay Guardian nightlife writer and onetime publisher Marke Bieschke has certainly threatened to kill the website 48 Hills, which published his
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SFPD Remains Tight-Lipped After Taraval Station Officer Is Accused Of Rape, Fellow Cop Accused Of Cover-Up
Though a San Francisco Police Department officer was accused of rape over three weeks ago, the department didn't acknowledge the incident until today — and even then, a department spokesperson refused to
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Third Body In Several Months Found In The Same Tenderloin SRO, Investigation Ongoing
The Crosby Hotel, a 125-unit SRO building at 516 O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin, has seen an arguably unusual number of deaths among its residents so far this year, and
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Mid-Market Muni Bus Struck By Gunfire
A Muni bus was damaged by gunfire Friday night, when bullets struck it as it turned onto a busy San Francisco Street. Hoodline reports that a 5-Fulton bus was turning McAllister Street
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Google's Got A New Logo Now
Google's unveiled a new logo today, in advance of their absorption (or whatever) into Alphabet, the holding company they made up earlier this month. If you're the kind of
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Family of Kathryn Steinle To File Legal Claims Against SF And Federal Officials
Kathryn Steinle's parents to file legal claims against S.F., feds in Pier 14 slaying: http://t.co/2qXGMUSpBF pic.twitter.com/HcqFuC0osT — SFGate (@SFGate) September 1, 2015 by BJ Kraska
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SFPD To Investigate Critical Mass Incident Between Cyclist And Zipcar
At last Friday's Critical Mass bike ride, a cyclist stopped in front of a Zipcar after moving in to opposing traffic. His bike was struck by the car when it began
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SF Man Accused Of Creepy Behavior Outside Area Schools
Disturbing behavior at some area schools sent police to the home of a San Francisco man Saturday, after students say that he tried to lure them into restrooms and his car. 26-year-
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'Beast On Bryant' Gets Stalled After Community Pushback
A second big proposed development, and the second largest to have brought the ire of Mission activists fighting for more affordable housing, has been stymied in seeking its approvals from the Planning Commission.
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Tuesday Morning Roundup: Another Suspicious Meatball Scare
* UC Berkeley student suffering from the measles might have spread it on the bus. [KRON4] * Another challenge for the development planned at the current site of the Tenderloin Post Office. [SocketSite] * Former Secret
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[Update] 7 Displaced, 1 Hospitalized After 2-Alarm Ashbury Heights Fire
Major fire and structural collapse in Ashbury Heights. cc @breakingsfnews @SFGate @HuffPostSF pic.twitter.com/pWywGB1D4z — Joey Hodges (@joeyhodges) September 1, 2015 Firefighters are currently battling a 2-alarm structure fire in the
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Day Around The Bay: New Law Could 'Radically' Change Who Gets Affordable Housing
* A new law could change who gets affordable SF housing, and has some strong support from the likes of London Breed. It gets reviewed in three weeks time. [Socketsite] * "Monster in the
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Have You Been Hit On By A Dude Using Lyft Line To Meet Women?
A San Francisco man who calls himself an entrepreneur is reportedly trying to turn Lyft Line into an (involuntary) Tinder. As Leigha Beckman writes on Medium and shares with SFist, a man she
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Women's Book Club Plans To Sue Napa Valley Wine Train For $5 Million
Somewhat predictably following a media firestorm around the unceremonious removal of 11 East Bay women from the Napa Valley Wine Train for allegedly being loud whilst drinking their wine, the group has engaged