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25-Year-Old Oakland Firefighter Dies By Drowning in San Diego Early Thursday Morning

A tragic day today for firefighters in both Oakland and San Diego, as four-year veteran of the Oakland Fire Department Caeden Laffan died by drowning in San Diego at about 2 am Thursday morning, while attending the California Summer Firefighter Games.

Larry Ellison Threatens To Move America's Cup To San Diego

It's getting closer to the moment where Larry Ellison cuts another deal with San Francisco for the next America's Cup. But he knows he won't get the sweetheart deal he got the first

San Diego Clerk Withdraws His Prop 8 Appeal

One of two lawsuits pending for review by the California Supreme Court that are attempting to reinstate Prop 8 is being withdrawn. The suit, filed last month by San Diego County Clerk Ernest

Arts & Entertainment

History Made: Tim Lincecum Throws First No-Hitter

Although the two-time Cy Young Award winner struggled this season, Tim Lincecum threw his first career no-hitter in San Diego tonight. Striking out 13 in a 9-0 win over the Padres, Lincecum stands

San Diego Has Country's First Harvey Milk Street

In San Diego's Hillcrest neighborhood, two blocks between that city's best Farmers Market and the LGBT Community Center, they have officially christened the very first Harvey Milk Street. While the stretch of the

SF Archbishop Very Sorry For Driving Drunk With Mom in Car

Salvatore Cordileone, San Francisco's archbishop-elect, was caught driving under the influence in San Diego over the weekend. He was arrested and booked at an area jail. Now the man of God publicly apologized

San Diego Gets Harvey Milk Street

Down in the land of flip flops and fish tacos, Harvey Milk's legacy will be honored via a new street name. San Diego will rename a street in honor of the slain gay

Padres Pitcher Hates S.F.

Oh this is cute. Padres pitcher Mat Latos recently made his views on San Francisco and the Giants quite clear via his balls. Big League Stew reports on the rivalry: "The young San

Male Oakland A's Fans, Claim Your Just Rewards

Ladies, please sit down for this one. Hell, you guys should sit too. See, San Diego resident Alfred G. Rava sued the Oakland A's. Why? Well, on Mother's Day of 2004, the Oakland

Newsom Expresses His Distaste for San Diego's Most Recent Stance On Queer Marriage

When did San Diego become so...? After this month's historic ruling that will allow the gays to legally wed in the state of California, San Diego County Clerk Gregory Smith let it slip

Great White Shark Kills Triathlete at San Diego Beach

Since San Diego is the Bay Area's quiet sister down south, and seeing as how our coastline has seen its fair share of large fish attacks, we thought we should mention what happened

Size Does Matter: Transbay Terminal Is So Big

The Library Tower (AKA the U.S. Bank Tower) in Los Angeles could soon be the second tallest building west of the Mississippi thanks to San Francisco's proposed Transbay Terminal. While the Library

Contest: Grand Ole Party @ Bottom of the Hill

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Ta-da: Your New <i>SF Chronicle</i> Editor, Ward E. Bushee!

Former editor of The Arizona Republic, vice president of The Cincinnati Enquirer, and top editor for the Reno Gazette-Journal and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Bay Area's Ward E. Bushee was just named

Tina Turner's Abuser/Rapist/Svengali Dies at 76

Well, holy hell. Ike Turner died today. The rock et roll pioneer and hardcore curmudgeon died today in San Marcos, San Diego. He made a name for himself after discovering a young Tina

It's Got to be the Morning After

This actually happened to us-- we were walking down 16th street wearing our trusty baggy Giants sweatshirt (we like our sweatshirts baggy) when we walked past a homeless guy who actually said, "I

Halloween in the Castro Mayoral Debate Today

Joe Gallagher says, "Waaaah!" Don't forget, in just a couple of hours, Ted Strawser, founder of SFPartyParty, will be moderating a Halloween and Public Events debate between the Mayoral Candidates in the Castro

How to Help Your Fellow Californians/Fire Victims

As of now, six people have died and more than 500,000 people are in "mass migration" over the mind-numbingly destructive wildfires happening all throughout Southern California. It is, for lack of a

SoCal Ablaze

Whether you like it or not, SoCal is a part of us. So, this one is going out to our lower half: stay safe, San Diego and SoCal. Fueled by disgusting, freakishly warm

North Beach One of the Top Places To Call Home

It really is all about the other side of Market Street now. Along with neighborhoods that we've heard of before like Pike Place in Seattle; Hillcrest in San Diego; and Park Slope in

Day Around The Bay

-- Norman Nsu to return to Redwood City. [ABC7] -- Beth Spotswood writes in real-time about this year's Macy's Passport, with SFist aluma Eve Batey as the Virgil to her Dante. [Chron] --

Week Around the -Ists

Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant -

If the Raiders Ain't Cheatin, They’re Not Trying

A lot of it just comes from what kind of team they were; especially back in the Glory Days of the '70's. You have an owner who looks straight out of Goodfellas, a

Day Around the Bay

-- Democrat fundraiser Norman Hsu is on the run! [Chron, KGO] -- Fred Thompson to run for Prez. [CBS5] -- Now more than ever before, San Diego sucks. [CBS5] -- Cruising, it seems,

Now Boarding Group A.... Out Of SFO

Southwest has gone a little nuts about the news themselves -- are you also getting emails where they're giving you triple Rapid Rewards credit if you book a ticket online out of any