San Francisco Library Kicks Off Annual Sale Event
More than half a million books are being sold at the 46th annual "Big Book Sale," an event that raises money for the San Francisco Public Library.
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More than half a million books are being sold at the 46th annual "Big Book Sale," an event that raises money for the San Francisco Public Library.
San Francisco transportation officials have unveiled their plans for the future with the main goal being that the private automobile is taking a backseat to other forms of transit.
A San Francisco supervisor said Tuesday he wants to make it city law that party promoters who want to host events at clubs register online with the city.
San Francisco supervisors Tuesday voted to expand the city's ban on tobacco sales by stores with pharmacies to include larger grocery and big-box stores.
A 50-foot whale that could be a member of an endangered species is being buried at San Francisco's Ocean Beach Tuesday after its body washed onshore on Monday morning.
A San Francisco Superior Court jury Tuesday afternoon will begin weighing whether a man accused of striking and killing a police officer in 2006 while fleeing police in a stolen van should be convicted of murder.
San Francisco lawmakers were expected to take up a proposed fee on alcohol distribution, which haa the support of San Francisco's public health director but not Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Just over half of riders polled said recently they were happy with San Francisco's public transit services. That number is down slightly since the last Muni survey, three years ago.
A dead whale has surfaced in the Bay Area for the second time in a week, prompting an environmental group to recommend lower speed limits for ships entering the bay.
It's every San Francisco Muni rider's dream, and it has come true: free entry onto any train at the Civic Center station with the wave of a hand.
There was a time when Fleet Week was one of the Bay Area's biggest and most popular annual events. That's changed in recent years, and organizers are determined to restore Fleet Week to its former glory this year, with a renewed emphasis on emergency preparedness.
Jose Guillen hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, Barry Zito won for the first time in two months and the San Francisco Giants regained first place in the NL West with a 9-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against one of two suspects shot by an Internal Revenue Service agent when they allegedly tried to rob her in San Francisco.
Fourteen candidates are competing for a San Francisco supervisor's seat being vacated by termed-out leftist Chris Daly.
Federal prosecutors say a San Francisco man has been charged with defrauding investors of $25 million in a residential property Ponzi scheme.
Organizers of San Francisco's Bay to Breakers race say starting next year people who have not registered will be escorted off the course by police and private security.
Police proposals for curbing San Francisco nightlife violence include video surveillance, metal detectors and identification scanners that store driver's license information for two weeks.
Mayor Gavin Newsom says San Francisco has cut its homeless population by 12,000 since he took office six years ago.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman faced an unusually tough crowd Wednesday during a stop at the online review site Yelp, where young staffers bombarded her with questions about her negative ads, her record-breaking spending and her stance against gay marriage.
A San Francisco man was fatally shot and a younger male relative assaulted late Tuesday during an apparent home invasion robbery, police said Wednesday.
San Francisco lawmakers have approved a fee on alcohol distribution to help the city recover the cost of dealing with problem drinkers, but the measure faces a likely mayoral veto.
A "sickout" by San Francisco Municipal Railway operators that was rumored to be in the works Tuesday did not happen.
A federal judge in San Francisco has upheld the city's instant runoff voting system. U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg issued a summary judgment last week dismissing a challenge filed by six citizens, including former Board of Supervisors candidate Ron Dudum.
Ike's Place will serve its last sandwiches in San Francisco's Castro District Monday as it prepares to vacate its home at 3506 16th St. following an eviction order.
