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  • Blue zone parking
  • A special committee will be asking the SFMTA and the board of supervisors for a 70 percent increase in blue zone handicapped parking.
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parking, laws, disability, san francisco news, heather ishimaru
  • Its Miles dream to be Batman
  • San Francisco is getting ready to transform itself into Gotham City to help make a 5-year-old boy's Make-A-Wish dream come true.
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children, cancer, greg suhr, ed lee, crime, san francisco news
  • Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign rally for Virginia gubernatorial candidate, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, right, at the State Theater in Falls Church, Va., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013.
  • Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be giving a private speech in San Francisco's Moscone Center on Saturday.
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hillary rodham clinton, moscone center, democrats, los angeles, san francisco news
  • Lynne Spalding
  • Sheriff's department staffing changes have been made following mistakes they made in the handling of a missing hospital patient.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, san francisco news
  • Another lawsuit has been filed Thursday against the the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
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san francisco city hall, san francisco city college, teachers, unions, tuition, dennis herrera, san francisco news
  • Lynne Spalding
  • Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi revealed more details Wednesday about the woman that went missing at SF General Hospital.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, san francisco news, wayne freedman
  • Failure of SF measures fuels Warriors arena debate
  • The failure of two measures regarding the 8 Washington project in San Francisco are fueling the Warriors arena debate.
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election day, voter information, voting, embarcadero, construction, parking, san francisco board of supervisors, ed lee, sierra club, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • A man in a wheelchair who was hit and killed by a car in SF has been ID'd as a clerk with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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crash, hayes valley, environmental protection agency, disability, san francisco news
  • Richmond District fire
  • A fire in SF's Richmond District overnight displaced eight residents and destroyed a scanning center belonging to a nonprofit.
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richmond district, fire, san francisco news
  • A man who was found dead Tuesday at a home in SF's Portola neighborhood has been identified as 49-year-old Hung Huynh.
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crime, violence, san francisco news
  • It's the most wonderful time of the year if you love ice skating in SF's Union Square, as the holiday ice rink there opens there Wednesday.
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holiday, san francisco news
  • A man who was shot in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood early Wednesday morning has died, a police spokesman said.
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soma, crime, shooting, san francisco news
  • 8 Washington project on San Franciscos waterfront
  • San Francisco voters rejected two ballot measures that would have allowed a condo project to be built along the city's waterfront.
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election day, voter information, voting, embarcadero, construction, parking, san francisco board of supervisors, ed lee, sierra club, san francisco news
  • A woman on a Bay Area Bike Share bicycle.
  • San Francisco's pilot bike share program is poised for a big expansion.
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bikes, san francisco news, heather ishimaru
  • Amaluna comes to San Francisco
  • Cirque du Soleil has a new show that has arrived in San Francisco, but some are concerned about the safety of its performers.
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san francisco news
  • A person in a motorized wheelchair is dead after being hit by a car on Market Street in San Francisco overnight.
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crash, hayes valley, san francisco news
  • San Francisco city worker Thomas Burnoski is facing charges in the death of a woman sunbathing in a park.
  • San Francisco's Recreation and Park Department has fired a man accused of killing a woman by running her over with a city vehicle.
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hit and run, crime, crash, mission district, san francisco news
  • San Francisco police are investigating a shooting that took place in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood Sunday morning.
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oakland, shooting, crime, SFPD, OPD, violence, guns, san francisco news
  • A JetBlue flight from Long Beach to San Francisco was delayed Saturday after flight attendants were made aware of a possible threat.
  • A JetBlue flight from Long Beach to SF was delayed Saturday after flight attendants were made aware of a possible threat.
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san francisco international airport, jetblue, san francisco news
  • San Francisco police say a gunman burst into a nail salon in Hayes Valley late Saturday morning and robbed customers.
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hayes valley, crime, SFPD, san francisco news
  • Crews are on the scene of a grass fire burning near Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco Saturday morning.
  • Crews have contained a grass fire that was burning near Laguna Honda Reservoir in San Francisco.
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fire, brush fire, sffd, san francisco news
  •  Daly City police are searching for an elderly man who disappeared 
from the Serramonte Center shopping mall in Daly City on Friday.
  • An elderly man reported missing after disappearing from a Daly City shoppingcenter on Friday has been found and is safe.
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missing person, daly city, san francisco news
  • Alcatraz Island (AP Photo)
  • A celebrated Chinese artist and political dissident is planning a major art exhibition on Alcatraz.
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art, alcatraz, san francisco news
  • Tesla Supercharger station
  • Tesla's completed its Supercharger stations along the West Coast, allowing drivers to take road trips from San Diego to Vancouver.
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crissy field, tesla, electric vehicles, driving, san francisco news, jonathan bloom
  • A United Express flight from San Francisco to San Antonio has been diverted to Phoenix because of a reported threat.
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airport security, airline industry, emergency landing, evacuation, san francisco international airport, san francisco news
  • Five people were injured when a man driving a stolen Honda Accord ran a red light and caused a four-car crash.
  • Five people were injured, two seriously, when a man driving a stolen Honda Accord ran a red light and caused a four-car crash.
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crash, richmond, crime, san francisco news
  • San Francisco police say a man who was shot by officers in the citys Marina District after he allegedly pulled out a gun has been identified as 19-year-old Rommel Narvaez.
  • Officials say a man shot by police in SF's Marina District had just tried to rob people of cellphones after soliciting them on Craigslist.
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marina district, shooting, SFPD, guns, crime, police chase, craigslist, smartphones, cellphone, san francisco news
  • Lynne Spalding
  • Police want to ID a man who reported seeing someone in the stairwell of SF General Hospital before a woman's body was found.
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san francisco general hospital, missing person, san francisco news, amy hollyfield
  • Movie set in San Francisco
  • San Francisco's program designed to lure movie making to the city may be getting a big boost.
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celebrity, movies, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • A ceremony was held in SF Tuesday to mark the demolition of the former Cathedral Hill Hotel in order to make way for a new hospital.
  • A ceremony was held in SF Tuesday to mark the demolition of the former Cathedral Hill Hotel in order to make way for a new hospital.
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ed lee, mission district, san francisco board of supervisors, san francisco news
  • Soda machine
  • Sugary drinks in San Francisco could be taxed two cents an ounce, under a bill that's being introduced.
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san francisco board of supervisors, food, taxes, san francisco news, amy hollyfield