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Pioneer lesbian soldier killed in Afghanistan

A woman killed by a suicide bomber during a military deployment in Afghanistan on Monday had recently moved to the…

8 years ago

Cold-weather homeless shelters open early

Cold weather shelters in Santa Clara County are opening this evening about a week ahead of schedule to accommodate the…

8 years ago

Non-profits feeding needy families face turkey shortage

Two organizations in San Jose dedicated to providing food and resources to low-income families are facing a turkey shortage ahead…

8 years ago

Hundreds of new USB charging ports await SFO travelers

A newly renovated terminal concourse at San Francisco International Airport opened Wednesday just in time to accommodate the annual holiday…

8 years ago

Supes shift housing preference toward neighborhood residents

Members of San Francisco's African American community Tuesday applauded the Board of Supervisors' approval of an ordinance that alters the…

8 years ago

SF voters: Airbnb OK, Mission housing ban not OK

San Francisco voters on Tuesday rejected tighter restrictions on short-term housing rentals, as well as a moratorium on building market-rate…

9 years ago

Quinns Collection adds sparkle to philanthropy

Jewelry accessories can be found anywhere in San Francisco, but Quinns Collection adds a twist.

9 years ago

Number of families in SRO housing doubles

In San Francisco, whole families are increasingly living in apartments that were intended to house only one person, according to…

9 years ago

UC system bumps minimum wage to $13

The University of California's plan to raise the minimum wage for all workers systemwide took effect Thursday.

9 years ago

Superheroes to descend upon SF children’s hospital

Wonder Woman, Spiderman and eleven other superheroes will descend Monday from the top of a San Francisco hospital to wash…

9 years ago

Defense Dept. awards SJ nonprofit $75M

Federal state and city officials announced a San Jose nonprofit received a $75 million grant for the design and operation…

9 years ago

Comcast offers $10 Internet for SF seniors

San Francisco city officials gathered with Comcast executives and senior citizens Wednesday to launch a new affordable Internet plan aimed…

9 years ago

Chowchilla kidnapper released from prison

One of the three men who kidnapped a busload of Chowchilla schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them in a quarry…

9 years ago

Motorcycle racers die at Laguna Seca

Two motorcycle racers from Spain died Sunday during a race at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas.

9 years ago

Mayor pitches below-market housing for 16th and South Van Ness

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee introduced a proposal to city legislators today to build apartments in the Mission neighborhood that…

9 years ago

Champions of equality celebrate victory at City Hall

Standing beneath a massive rainbow flag, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Sen. Mark Leno and other public officials expressed deep…

9 years ago

Building where balcony collapsed just eight years old

Ireland government officials and Irish citizens living in the Bay Area are reacting with shock and sadness following the collapse…

9 years ago

Six killed in Berkeley balcony collapse

The Alameda County coroner's bureau has confirmed a sixth person has died as a result of a balcony collapse at…

9 years ago

Lee, Cohen call for help for new SF homebuyers

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Malia Cohen Wednesday announced a proposal to finance up to 1,500 loans for…

9 years ago

SF school board rejects high school assignment plan

An effort to change San Francisco's notoriously complicated school assignment process has been voted down.

9 years ago

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