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CBS LocalSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A utility worker was injured while responding to an outage in San Francisco Sunday morning, a PG&E spokesman said. The outage, which affected around 575 customers in Potrero Hill, was first reported at around 8:30 a.m., …PG&E worker injured during Potrero Hill outageSan Francisco Examiner all 4 news articles … Read more
Minneapolis Star TribuneFour homeless people have died of hypothermia in the San Francisco Bay Area since last week, authorities said, highlighting the danger to people without shelter as the region is gripped by freezing temperatures. Santa Clara County sheriff’s Lt. Dave …Bitter cold kills at least 4 in South BaySan Francisco Chronicle4 Homeless People Die … Read more
USA TODAYBetween the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks, who play Sunday at Candlestick Park, the words are harsher and the hits are harder. It might have started as a long-standing feud between a pair of former college coaches, but the rivalry now spans …49ers Preview: San Francisco vs. SeattleSFistDouble Coverage: Seahawks at 49ersESPN (blog)San … Read more
San Francisco ChronicleBut in San Francisco’s housing market, winning the lottery isn’t always enough – even when homeless families are given the chance at a permanent space, debt and other past economic decisions can come back to haunt them, making it difficult for city … and more …read more Source: San Francisco News By Google … Read more
CBS LocalOAKLAND (CBS SF) – The reason a BART train got stuck in the Berkeley hills tunnel Wednesday morning is that an electrical short caused the emergency brakes on one of its cars to suddenly activate while it was traveling at full speed around 70 mph, …Mechanical problem snarls BART’s morning serviceSan Francisco Business TimesAiling … Read more
San Francisco ChronicleA motorcyclist who was struck and killed by a car in San Francisco’s Lower Haight neighborhood was identified Tuesday as Bill Beckwith, a contractor and carpenter who co-hosted the HGTV show “Curb Appeal.” Beckwith, 38, was hit near Oak and Steiner …HGTV show host Bill Beckwith dies in San Francisco crashSan Jose Mercury … Read more
Getting On: “If You’re Going To San Francisco”A.V. Club“If You’re Going To San Francisco” doesn’t have that razor-sharp black humor that characterized the pilot—nor does it maintain that delicate balance between comedy and tragedy nearly as well. Mostly, it succeeds with Varla, the loopy, bipolar woman … and more …read more Source: San Francisco News … Read more
abc7news.comSAN FRANCISCO — A man who was fatally shot in San Francisco on Sunday after arranging online to sell a PlayStation 4 has been identified by the medical examiner’s office as 22-year-old Ikenna Uwakah. Uwakah, a Daly City resident, was shot at about …San Francisco: Sale of Playstation 4 video game system turns deadlySan Jose … Read more
PG&E CEO Tony Earley, who’s taking a lot of heat for the faulty pipeline that exploded in the San Bruno PG&E case, is scheduled to make a presentation at 3 PM at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) headquarters about another pipeline that runs through the San Carlos Area and that’s very much like the … Read more
San Francisco airport welcomes therapy dogsUSA TODAYThe “Wag Brigade,” as the canine cadre and their volunteer handlers will be called, comes to SFO courtesy of San Francisco SPCA’s Animal Assisted Therapy program and, according to an SFO statement, “The goal is to provide stress relief and make travel … and more …read more Source: San … Read more
This is the latest update of the Transbay Transit Center San Francisco construction progress. This from December 2nd 2013 to December 6th, 2013. And here’s the Transbay Transit Center San Francisco Construction video created during the late Summer of 2013: Weekday Work (12/02/13 – 12/06/13): Night Shift: Transit Center Construction Activity: Western Transit Center Site … Read more
“Batkid” is Miles Scott, just five-years-old and fighting a winning battle against leukemia. But all Miles really wanted to do in life was be Batman and save people in San Francisco. So, in making Miles’ dream come true, the Make-A-Wish Foundation proved that there really are far more good people around than bad – all … Read more
The San Francisco Waterfront’s very history is said to hang in the balance with Proposition B and Proposition C, but the reality is anything but that. The truth is that only one proposed development is impacted by the vote this Tuesday, and that is 8 Washington. 8 Washington will add 134 luxury condominiums on a … Read more
America’s Cup San Francisco will get an extra day of looking, parties, and celebration as the second race between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand was postponed because wind speed went past the 20 knot (23 mph) limit. But prior to that, it was Emirates Team New Zealand with just one more race … Read more
Tony Earley, the PG&E Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, who’s name could be the start of a hip-hop song that goes “Tony Earley. Tony Earley. Tony Earley” is totally wrong when he says that the San Bruno CPUC Penalty for the damage caused by the San Bruno Fire would require PG&E shareholders to sell billions … Read more
According to the Center For Disease Control, Lyme Disease rates are up 10 times what they have been assumed to be in past reports. But what is Lyme Disease? The CDC reports that: Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical … Read more
The Transbay Transit Center Construction Project for San Francisco continues and with that comes another weekly construction update, this one for August 16th through August 25th. And once again, I have to show you the great, 16 minute, comprehensive, must-see video tour of the vaunted Transbay Transit Center Construction Project, before you see the updates. … Read more
Here’s the latest San Francisco TransBay Transit Center construction update and for the week from Monday, August 12th to Friday, August 16th. But before we continue, have a look at the video tour of the TransBay Center as it was under construction on July 14th 2013: Weekday Work (8/12/13 – 8/16/13): Night Shift: Excavation and … Read more
UPDATE: Was Windshear The Cause? At around 12 noon, PDT, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 came in for a landing, but according to KTVU’s Frank Somerville, the plane came in for a landing but hit the seawall. From that, and from my experience in flying in to SFO, it sounds like the aircraft was coming … Read more
This is the latest installment in the weekly TransBay Transit Center 10-Day Construction Update – this one from Friday, May 31, 2013 to Sunday, June 9, 2013. Without further interruption, here’s the latest news, starting with today, as there was no weekend work. Weekday Work (6/3/13 – 6/7/13): Night Shift: Excavation and Internal Bracing Work: … Read more
The Osso Steakhouse San Francisco Movie proves that the good life inspired by such movies as The Great Gatsby is in affordable reach at the The Osso Steakhouse at 1177 California Street, at Jones. The Osso Steakhouse San Francisco Movie stars Tim Allen, The Great Gatsby, Jerry and Jennifer Dal Bozzo, JC the Bartender, and … Read more
The SF Transbay Transit Tower groundbreaking is an exciting development that this vlogger will attend today. Here’s the press release: Boston, MA, March 26, 2013 – Hines and Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) announced today that it will ceremonially break ground to celebrate the acquisition of 101 First Street, a land parcel sold by Transbay Joint … Read more
Received this note of unfortunate news about San Francisco’s popular hotel owner, Paul Handlery. Paul Robert Handlery, well-known as the owner and Chairman of Handlery Hotels, Inc., passed away January 26, 2013, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 92 years old. Paul completed 2 years of undergraduate study at UC Berkeley and … Read more
Super Bowl XLVII is just five days away. If you’re in either San Francisco or Oakland and looking for a Super Bowl Party to attend, visit the Lake Chalet in Oakland, or the Park Chalet and Beach Chalet in San Francisco. The Chalet Restaurant owners, Lara and Gar, have planned to set up 50-inch large … Read more
The Castro Street Fair Board of Directors just announced the date for their Ruby Anniversary, celebrating 40 years! The fair will take place on Sunday, October 6, 2013 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Castro & Market Streets. “It’s such an honor to continue a tradition that was started by Harvey Milk almost 40 … Read more
Ross Mirkarimi has dodged a bullet this week, since legendary Retired Navy Cmdr. Zoe Dunning (pictured), anti-DADT Activist, and Green Bay Packers Fan who won a seat on the San Francisco Democratic Central Committee (DCC), pulled her resolution to start a recall effort to remove the Sheriff from his position. According to the San Francisco … Read more
WonderCon, the large comic book convention that started in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has been in Oakland at the Oakland Convention Center since 1987 to 2002, then at the Moscone Center to 2011. In 2012 WonderCon was forced to seek a temporary home due to expansion-related construction at Moscone Center. Anaheim came forward … Read more
Catching up on San Francisco news. The San Francisco Giants capped a glorious World Championship season with another giant parade down Market Street Wednesday. This one, which culminated with a large ceremony in front of San Francisco City Hall, wasn’t larger than the 2010 version that drew over a million people (largely due to the … Read more
Here’s another San Francisco Transbay Terminal Construction Update report as the giant new transport center speeds toward completion: 10 Day Look Ahead: Construction Activities Friday, October 12, 2012 – Sunday, October 21, 2012 This week at Transbay… What to Expect This Weekend (10/13/12 – 10/14/12): Western Transit Center Site (Between Second and First Streets): There … Read more
Ross Mirkarimi, the long-time San Francisco progressive politician who, after being termed out as District Five Supervisor, was elected to be San Francisco’s Sheriff, only to be suspended from his job, by court stay-away order separated from his wife Eliana Lopez (who moved to her native home Venezuela January 13th, 2012), and all after an … Read more
The San Francisco Chronicle is, as of this writing, no longer listed as one of the top 25 U.S. Newspapers, according to Audit Bureau of Circulations data for March 2012, and for September 2011. And this happened,even as the SF Chronicle seemed to post somewhat better numbers for 2012 than for 2011. But read on. … Read more
What might happen after a 7.2 San Francisco Earthquake? This blog of a presentation at SPUR – San Francisco Planning And Urban Research – in November of 2011, and that found its way into a post at the SFwall blog, is helpful as it shows loss of 300 lives and about $30 billion in losses: … Read more
The Gold Dust Lounge has to find a new home. It lost the vote for historic designation by San Francisco’s Historic Preservation Commission by a vote of 5 to 2. Now, the situation looks bad for the storied bar as it’s operating without a lease and with a pissed off land-owner that it could have … Read more
On Friday March 30th, the first annual San Francisco POUR will take place at the Julia Morgan Ballroom from 6PM to 9PM. San Francisco POUR is billed as a “fantastic evening full of first-rate pours of beer, cocktails, wine, spirits, and more,” it’s a great place and an awesome way to enjoy top-of-the-line tasting, live … Read more
The Gold Dust Lounge controversy is one that did not have to be. The owners of the bar currently located on 247 Powell St, just two blocks up from Powell Street BART, is now operating under an expired lease. But rather than move, as the space’s owners Handlery Hotels, the owners, The Bovis Brothers, are … Read more