San Francisco's Treasure Island Project Clears Latest Hurdle
A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee on Monday approved a $1.5 billion project to transform Treasure Island, and the full board could vote on the proposal in two weeks.
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A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee on Monday approved a $1.5 billion project to transform Treasure Island, and the full board could vote on the proposal in two weeks.
A man was arrested late Monday afternoon at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco for allegedly grabbing an elderly man and throwing him to the ground in an unprovoked attack.
Mid-Market was once a thriving theater district, and the hope at City Hall now is to create an updated version of that.
More than three years after the tiger attack that killed a teenage zoo visitor on Christmas Day, the San Francisco Zoo is getting a new Siberian tiger.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee released Monday the first part of his proposed budget for fiscal year 2011-2012.
California and San Francisco officials said Monday that they had not detected any credible threats in the immediate aftermath of Osama bin Laden's death.
Almost a year after San Francisco's understaffed crime lab took heat for failing to link criminals with several high-profile violent crimes, staffing is even worse.
California high-speed rail officials are set to vote this week on a proposal to launch the bullet trains through the Peninsula on fixed-up Caltrain tracks, rather than brand-new ones.
The Municipal Transportation Agency needs to boost revenue to defray higher administrative and enforcement costs, among other things.
Things were back to normal Monday at Alcatraz Island after a malfunctioning fire alarm caused the evacuation of more than 1,000 tourists from the island Sunday afternoon, a National Park Service spokeswoman said.
A suspicious package that caused a scare in San Francisco's Inner Sunset neighborhood Monday morning turned out to be an empty suitcase, police and fire officials said.
A female driver and her one-year-old passenger were hospitalized Monday morning after she crashed into a fire hydrant in San Francisco's Mission District, police said.
Chief Greg Suhr told CBS 5 on Sunday night that the SFPD was on heightened alert as news of Osama Bin Laden's death spread across the globe.
Tours of Alcatraz Island were canceled after a false fire alarm Sunday afternoon prompted the evacuation of about 1,100 people from the popular San Francisco tourist attraction.
Ivan Rodriguez hit a two-run single in the eighth to seal the Washington Nationals' 5-2 win against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. He was even more proud of the play he made a half-inning earlier.
The Niners added depth to their depleted backfield Saturday, taking Oklahoma State running back Kendall Hunter with the 115th overall pick in the fourth round of the NFL draft -- the first of eight selections by San Francisco on the draft's final day.
San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval has a broken bone in his right wrist and is expected to miss four to six weeks.
When a San Francisco Chronicle reporter put down her pen and picked up a video camera, the White House said she broke the rules.
Anyone who refuses to put down the alcohol as they run, walk or stumble the Bay To Breakers in May could find themselves stuck in the drunk tent.
Politics and policing played a role in San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee's decision to elevate San Francisco Police Department veteran Greg Suhr from captain of the Bayview precinct to police chief, according to KCBS and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier.
A proposal to criminalize male circumcision in San Francisco was submitted to the city this week with enough signatures to put the ban on the ballot for the November election, but local religious groups said Thursday that they plan to strongly oppose the initiative.
Testimony stretched for several hours on Thursday as a San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee considered the cost of health care in the City.
San Francisco officials are again looking into the possibility of closing Golden Gate Park during overnight hours after vandalism and a recent string of attacks on transients.
A two day App Developer Conference wrapped up in San Francisco Thursday. It's a relatively new market that has grown furiously along with the rising popularity of smart phones within the past few years.
