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Seeking speedier games, baseball tweaks tradition

The league announced its intention to push forward a rule change allowing managers the ability to intentionally walk a batter…

7 years ago

Four bodies recovered from missing flight to Oakland

Crews on Friday recovered the four people killed when a medical flight crashed earlier in the day in Humboldt County…

8 years ago

Supes approve contracting reform legislation

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today approved legislation intended to help keep contractors with poor track records from winning…

8 years ago

SFO welcomes 50 millionth passenger of 2015

The 50 million passengers traveling through SFO in a calendar year is an all-time record high for the airport.

8 years ago

Oakland ‘Department of Equity’ promises opportunity

City of Oakland officials said Wednesday they are launching a new "Department of Equity" they say will try to achieve…

8 years ago

Raiders catch break with 2016 opponents

The Raiders 2016 schedule hasn't been formally announced, but with the standings solidified, we now know who they will be…

8 years ago

Olympian, Kenyan win Big Sur half marathon

An Olympian and a Kenyan were the first place finishers today in the women's and men's divisions of the Big…

9 years ago

Alcatraz, GGB named top U.S. landmarks

Two San Francisco landmarks took the top two spots in the 2015 TripAdvisor's Travelers Choice awards for U.S. landmarks.

9 years ago

Mike Trout reels in second-straight All-Star MVP

The Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim can return to regular season play on Friday…

9 years ago

Bay Bridge steel to be reborn as public art

Salvaged steel from the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge will be recycled into public art and history projects…

9 years ago

Oakland ‘Blues Walk’ honors music legacy

Names from the heyday of Oakland's blues scene unveiled the Blues Walk of Fame, 20 years in the making.

9 years ago

A century since the ‘fall’ of the Barbary Coast

One hundred years ago this month, the lights went out at midnight and thousands of revelers mourned the passing of…

11 years ago

‘Hidden gems’ capture Mission of yesteryear

Rare photos of the Mission District's formative years have recently resurfaced and are about to see the light of day.

12 years ago

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