Last night's historically huge Powerball jackpot is going to dramatically change the life of somebody in Chicopee, Massachusetts. But two Bay Area ticket-holders aren't doing too bad themselves
The tables were turned on an alleged bike thief Wednesday, when the theft victim instead stabbed the robber. Police say the altercation occurred at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday, on the grounds of
Investigators say little is still known regarding the death of a San Francisco woman found slain at the side of a remote East Bay road Tuesday, the first homicide in the area since
Alt-right protesters hoping to wave their apparently beloved tiki torches at the Golden Gate Bridge will be disappointed this weekend, as San Francisco's top cop says the blazing staffs, among
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* Supervisor Mark Farrell, in response to the planned alt-right rally this weekend, is looking to ban guns from all public parks and plazas in San Francisco. It remains to be seen whether
While a lot of Bay Area residents and San Franciscans especially are angry about a planned rally of alt-right activists and Trump supporters coming to this town for the first time during
At last count, the roster of tech companies currently developing some sort of self-driving car, or the underlying technology to run one, includes Google, Uber, Tesla, and Lyft, in addition to blue-
After a week in which multiple local and state lawmakers urged them to deny the alt-right/conservative group Patriot Prayer a permit to gather at San Francisco's Crissy Field this
Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, who was famously put in harm's way by former president George W. Bush in 2003 after his administration leaked her identity as an agent as
Excelsior and Outer Mission residents were recently shocked to discover that a popular coin-op laundromat had a secret subterranean basement full of squalid illegal apartments, as reported in May. That laundromat, the
Heidi Nunes-Tucker of Lafayette lost her husband, 42-year-old Jared Tucker in last week's terror attack in Barcelona. Now she's searching for a waiter spotted helping him
That entrance to the BART/Muni station at the foot of Grove Street, in front of Burger King, is a thing of the past, and BART will also be closing the corresponding entrance
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A man walking in Dogpatch was the victim of an aggravated assault last night, after a suspect spit on him, chased him, and beat him with a tire iron. Police say that the
It might seem like just yesterday that you were explaining how it worked to your mom, but it was ten years ago today that the hashtag was born. #Hashtag10 New York Magazine regales
Continuing the trend of "installations" that aren't exactly art but that you have to pay to get into so that you can Instagram yourself there, The Museum Of Ice
Dear Rain, What is the big deal about Sutro Tower? I don't understand why everyone likes it. I don't understand why there's souvenirs and merch of the
A man was arrested at the Bay Fair BART station Tuesday, after he allegedly battered a patron who refused to give him money. The incident was detailed in a Facebook post published by
I'm told by GGB secuirty Lane 5 will remain closed until crews can fix divider (after AM commute hours) @nbcbayarea https://t.co/CzkMWZZdfZ — Pete Suratos (@PeteSuratosTV) August 23, 2017 You&
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Let renowned instructor Rob Percival teach you the art of programming. Programming has gotten a little more complex since we were all making profiles on MySpace. (Can't say we miss the
#UPDATE Mandatory evacs now for Wallis Ranch in #Dublin - 100 acre fire at #CampParks fueled by wind. @nbcbayarea https://t.co/FiWlUXo3Ge pic.twitter.com/JentkoCeqB — Janelle Wang (@janellewang) August 22, 2017 * A
Some new Recology recycling guidelines that have been outlined here by sfrecycles.org but have not yet appeared on the Recology website, give us a whole bunch of new things to remember when
