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Biotech giant grants $3 million to Khan Academy
Jen Ellison, a technology teacher at Phillips Elementary School in Napa, begins a typical class with a lecture, then hands out iPads or laptops.Read More
Artists create works of art from San Francisco trash
Twice a day, Curtis Reid Henderson scavenges a giant pile of garbage at Recology headquarters to find objects to use in his artwork.Read More
South City High unveils $7.8 million ‘Science Garage’
The new lab boasts cutting-edge equipment and will house a tailor-made curriculum for amateur teen scientists.Read More
Bike ‘chop shop’ bill advances despite outcry
Jeff Sheehy’s legislation for a tougher stance on open-air bicycle “chop shops” passed the Land Use Committee.Read More
Bill sweetens deal for more California electric car buyers
Assemblyman Phil Ting announced a new bill that would help defray the cost of consumers hoping to go electric.Read More
Restaurant, bar owners split over 4 a.m. closing time
Google "sports bar in San Francisco," and Giordano Bros. on 16th Street near Valencia stands near the top of the results.Read More
Union accuses SF Chronicle of unequal pay
A union investigation into staff pay disparities at the San Francisco Chronicle has led to a charge taken out with the National Labor Relations Board.Read More
South City middle schoolers square off in science showdown
Middle schoolers huddled around tables on the Genentech campus Tuesday, trying to get a household salad spinner to act as a piece of medical equipment.Read More
As RayKo closes to public, fresh future develops
Venerated photography studio RayKo Photo Center will close to the public Sunday, but will continue to run workshops.Read More
SFPD ramps up patrols to curb traffic injuries
San Francisco police deployed extra units onto the streets this week to combat traffic accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists.Read More
Bankrupt Yellow Cab swallowed up by smaller competitor
The most recognizable taxi operator in San Francisco, Yellow Cab Co-Op, has been bought competitor Big Dog for $810,000.Read More
Caltrain Trump protesters seek dismissal of charges
Demonstrators who blocked Caltrain tracks protesting Donald Trump's inauguration asked for all charges against them to be dropped.Read More
State plants decoys to curb underage booze buying
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control initiated this weekend a statewide undercover alcohol buying operation.Read More
Ocean Beach gets 16 new fire pits for 2017
New 800-pound concrete fire pits will be placed on a quarter-mile stretch of Ocean Beach starting Mar. 1.Read More
Evacuation lifted after high-rise crane scare
What was first reported as an unstable 2,200-pound concrete slab at risk of falling 35 stories no longer poses a risk to the public.Read More
Free City College tuition for SF residents starts this fall
The City has agreed to spend almost $5.4 million annually for the next two years, and is expected to begin subsidizing tuition costs beginning this fall.Read More
Ichi Sushi owners offered helping hand
Two dozen San Francisco restaurants and businesses are banding together to raise funds to help support Tim and Erin Archuleta.Read More