San Francisco Doctor Researches Impact of Toxic Dump on Hunter's Point
Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchia recently discovered elevated levels of arsenic and other toxic elements in Hunter's Point residents.
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Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchia recently discovered elevated levels of arsenic and other toxic elements in Hunter's Point residents.
Police in San Francisco on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a man suspected of punching a man on a Muni bus over the weekend, breaking bones in the victim's face.
The founder of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm was sentenced Wednesday to six months behind bars for paying about $450,000 in bribes to boost his two daughters' entrance exam scores and get one of them into Georgetown University as a bogus tennis recruit.
San Mateo County has now been included in California's monitoring list of counties requiring additional intervention to deal with surging coronavirus cases.
Hours before a 5-alarm blaze erupted, roaring through nearly a block of commercial buildings, a San Francisco fire crew extinguished at late-night mattress fire at a homeless encampment in the neighborhood, officials confirmed Wednesday.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department responded Tuesday to homeless advocates who argued that a street closure during the upcoming PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park would displace more than 50 people who live in their vehicles in the area.
Citing mounting costs and having used up a federal COVID-19 assistance loan, the owners of San Francisco's Tadich Grill have announced the historic restaurant will be closing its doors Friday night.
There was hardly a cloud in the sky at Third and King for the San Francisco Giants home openers, except the long shadow cast by COVID-19 and a fanless season. Still, diehard fans of the orange and black made their way to Oracle Park to pay homage.
Thousands of workers who sell food to the fans at Chase Center and Oracle are out of a job, due to the pandemic.
A man's body was found early Monday evening in Mountain Lake in the Presidio of San Francisco, according to the Presidio Trust.
On Tuesday night, the San Francisco School Board will finalize its plan for fully remote learning, a decision forced on school districts by the state.
As flames danced from one commercial building to another early Tuesday, San Francisco firefighters were faced with a dilemma as they battled the conflagration -- they had run out of hydrants.
A massive five-alarm fire erupted in a building housing a roofing company near southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco early Tuesday, causing the building to collapse and spreading to at least five other adjacent structures.
In May, a massive fire at San Francisco's Pier 45 destroyed a warehouse holding the fishing gear for half the city's crab fleet. Now, even as debris is being removed, fishermen are scrambling to save their livelihoods.
An advocacy group wants to prevent the displacement of homeless people living in their vehicles near Harding Park golf course who must move due to parking restrictions during the PGA Championship.
