Alcatraz Reopens To Tourists Following End Of Gov't Shutdown
Hundreds of tourists stepped foot on Alcatraz Island for the first time in more than two weeks after the federal government reopened national parks closed by the shutdown.
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Hundreds of tourists stepped foot on Alcatraz Island for the first time in more than two weeks after the federal government reopened national parks closed by the shutdown.
A man was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder for a fatal stabbing in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood last year, prosecutors said Thursday.
A man accused of fatally shooting another man in San Francisco's Mission District earlier this week has a prior murder conviction on his record, a district attorney's spokesman said Thursday.
A man was robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood early Thursday morning, police said.
A research firm says San Francisco Bay area home prices cooled last month as inventories grew and investor interest declined.
A young man who fell onto the tracks at a San Francisco BART station late Wednesday night was quickly pulled to safety by good Samaritans.
Labor unions representing Bay Area Rapid Transit workers said they will tell frustrated riders in advance whether trains will be running Thursday or workers will possibly go on strike at midnight.
San Francisco police have arrested two-dozen people for drug-related offenses near schools as part of an annual operation designed to keep drugs away from young people, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Prosecutors Wednesday described a man charged with murder for an August fatal shooting in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley as a "hit man" with an extensive criminal history.
An infant and toddler have been found uninjured in the backseat of a car stolen from San Francisco's Mission District Tuesday evening.
A week after a missing woman was found dead on a San Francisco General Hospital stairwell, her family is still awaiting answers from authorities and thinks legislation might be necessary to prevent a similar case from happening again.
Negotiators for Bay Area Rapid Transit and its labor unions resumed negotiations Tuesday afternoon, just hours after marathon negotiations that ended during Tuesday morning's commute.
The America's Cup sailor who perished in a capsizing during a practice run in May died of "blunt trauma with drowning," according to a San Francisco medical examiner's report on the case.
An increasing number of people in San Francisco's Latino community are being victimized by individuals providing fraudulent immigration services, but the city's district attorney is starting a public awareness campaign.
San Francisco police announced the arrest of 38-year old Christopher Bailey, who is suspected in a series of cell phone store robberies throughout the city.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is keeping a close eye on the potential BART strike and he's trying to minimize the impact on the city and its residents.
A woman brought to a San Francisco police station in connection with an auto burglary case slipped out of her handcuffs and fled on Sunday before being found and re-arrested a day later, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
San Francisco police are investigating a triple shooting on Monday night that left one person dead and two others wounded in the Lower Haight neighborhood.
San Francisco police have made an arrest in a fatal shooting that occurred in the city's Mission District early Monday morning.
A 72-year-old San Francisco man is recovering after he was found alive Saturday after spending nearly three weeks lost alone in the woods. Gene Penaflor was finally reunited with his family Saturday, hours after he was spotted in the wilderness of northern California.
Former San Francisco Giants President Peter Magowan hosted a sold out private fundraiser for the Republican Party in the city's Pacific Heights neighborhood Monday night.
San Francisco Supervisors will soon be voting on some new controls on the use and ownership of firearms and ammunition. The legislation was approved by a supervisors' committee this week.
Police were investigating a homicide in San Francisco's Mission District early Monday morning, an emergency dispatcher said.
A San Francisco woman has a refreshing idea to help the homeless: Portable showers on old city buses.
A hearing was held Thursday at San Francisco City Hall to examine the Recreation and Park Department's safety policies and procedures, in the wake of last month's tragic death of a 35-year-old mother who was allegedly run over by a Rec and Park employee while she was lounging in Holly Park. The employee was said to be driving an official department vehicle at the time of the accident.
