San Francisco News

Major General Albert Stubblebine discusses his experience and background as well as his assessment of what happened at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and Building 7 on 9/11. Link San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown received a warning call on SEPTEMBER 10th, not to fly to New York.

Donna and Ed Musgrave never set out to foster the surge of Latin American talent through the Giants' farm system.

EDITOR'S NOTE - This story, part of a series on the growing industry of radio frequency identification technology and its impact on business, government, health and personal privacy in America, explores its use in passports and driver's licenses.

Find out more about Patti: Patti Lew shares creative, practical and budget-friendly ways to incorporate green sensibilities into your wedding planning for a Greener Ever AfterTM.

A former City College of San Francisco chancellor has stepped down as head of a Washington, D.C., education lobbying group after being charged with misusing public funds at the school, and two school administrators also charged in the case have been placed on paid leave.

A fast-growing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay, worrying marine scientists and outpacing eradication efforts.

One of two suspected gunmen and the suspected getaway driver in a brazen fatal shooting near the Daly City BART station in February were arrested Wednesday morning, police announced Thursday.

A partially blind, 3-month-old black kitten named Jack Daniels was stolen from an animal shelter in San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon and the SPCA is asking for the public's help in finding him.

Doughnuts could be a distant memory for San Francisco city workers. They must now follow "healthy meeting" guidelines under a sweeping initiative unveiled by Mayor Gavin Newsom Thursday to encourage better eating.

The sister of an American journalist sentenced with a co-worker to 12 years in a North Korean labor camp said Thursday that they're seeking a pardon as their only hope for freedom.

San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has announced criminal charges have been filed against the former chancellor of City College of San Francisco for alleged misuse of public funds and illegal campaign contributions.

New ad says pot smokers "happy to be taxed'' -- can they help with CA's budget crunch? So could legalized pot keep California from closing parks and cutting school funding in the state's current budget crunch? Folks at the Marijuana Policy Project say yes -- and they've launched a statewide ad campaign today to reach Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger and ...

Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 7 July, 2009 : - - From July 16 to August 28, 2009, the SFMOMA Artists Gallery will present the exhibition Pipeline: Art, Surfing, and the Ocean Environment.

For the first time in 15 years, Americans are spending less time stuck in traffic but Bay Area motorists aren't flying along freeways in a wideopen commute.

An article in Time magazine last March asked, "Is William Kentridge the perfect artist for these post-crash times?" We don't know the answer to that question, but the 54-year-old white Jewish Johannesburg native has been winning raves for the exhibition William Kentridge: Five Themes , which was organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ...

Crews are investigating an underground fire in a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. vault on Fourth Street in San Francisco this morning, a fire lieutenant said.

The historic budget crisis in California could go up in smoke if one organization has its way.

San Francisco supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal by Mayor Gavin Newsom to add a 20-cent per pack fee on cigarettes to help pay for the city's cleanup of discarded butts.

Share + Jul 6, 2009 4:42 pm US/Pacific SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco homicide and forensics investigators were excavating a hilly area in McLaren Park where a decomposing human leg was found Monday.