Stories for March 2003
Stories for Saturday, March 29
Giants Feel They Are Better In 2003
So much has changed about the San Francisco Giants since their run for a World Series title ended one game short last October.Dusty Baker, with his signature toothpick and smile -- not to mention his adorable bat-boy son -- has left for Chicago.Jeff Kent, the 2000 NL MVP and a ...
Stories for Thursday, March 27
Tickets For Chris Isaak On Sale Sunday
Tickets to see local rock hero Chris Isaak play the Fillmore this October go on sale Sunday at 10 a.m. Find out what other concerts tickets become available this weekend and start planning ahead. Note: Service charges not included in ticket prices may apply. Chris Isaak The Fillmore Wednesday and ...
Another SARS Case Found In Santa Clara
Santa Clara County Public Health officials announced Wednesday that a fourth case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has been identified in the county. SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME Overview FAQs Prevention Still Worried About Pandemic? All About SARS How SARS Works CDC Info. WHO Info. The 28-year-old woman recently traveled to ...
San Francisco Braces For A Giant, Mass-ive Headache
San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown warned local residents on Thursday that a combination of anti-war protests, the 11th anniversary of Critical Mass and a San Francisco Giants game at Pac Bell Park could turn driving into a nightmare on Friday evening."There is no question (the commute could be a mess)," ...
Boxing: Ward, Perez Win National Amateur Crowns
Oakland teenager Andre Ward and Fremont's Jose Perez Jr. may have taken different routes, but both claimed national titles Friday night at the U.S. Boxing Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.Ward -- the top-ranked light heavyweight in the Under-19 amateur rankings -- came into the tournament on a five-year-long winning streak. ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 26
Anti-War Organizers May Face Fines
A San Francisco supervisor said Wednesday that the district attorney's office may issue fines against the organizers of last week's anti-war protests that resulted in over 2,000 arrests and millions of dollars being paid for police overtime and for other city services.Supervisor Tony Hall said the city was "fed up" ...
Stories for Tuesday, March 25
Suspect Arrested In Ratto Murder
Alameda County authorities took a San Quentin inmate into custody Tuesday after their investigation into the freeway killing of a Safeway store manager last year revealed that Henry Paul Inocencio II may be the gunman. Inocencio was being held for a parole violation at San Quentin when evidence gathered from ...
The Homefront: Impact Of War On The Bay Area
There is little if any part of everyday life in the Bay Area that has not been impacted by the U.S. war with Iraq. Here is a chronicle of the stories on the impact from the conflict's beginning on Wednesday. Tuesday Are Bay Area Bridges A Target? FBI agents are ...
The Homefront: Impact Of War On The Bay Area
There is little if any part of everyday life in the Bay Area that has not been impacted by the U.S. war with Iraq. Here is a chronicle of the stories on the impact from the conflict's beginning on Wednesday. Monday Protesters Arrested At Transamerica Pyramid Anti-war protesters took to ...
Stories for Saturday, March 22
Molotov Cocktail Suspects In Custody
San Francisco police said Saturday they had a couple in custody who they believed stashed a backpack containing 12 Molotov-type cocktails in a downtown alley during the height of Thursday's massive anti-war demonstrations in the city.The couple's images were captured by nearby security camera as they tossed the backpack into ...
Stories for Friday, March 21
SF Police Find Cache Of Molotov Cocktails
San Francisco arson investigators removed 12 Molotov-type cocktails on Friday from a backpack discovered by a groundskeeper cleaning up debris left by anti-war protesters in a downtown alley way. The investigators carefully removed the homemade devices -- consisting of old liquor bottles filled with gasoline and having a wick -- ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 19
The Homefront: Impact Of War On The Bay Area
There is little if any part of everyday life in the Bay Area that has not been impacted by the U.S. war with Iraq. Here is a chronicle of the stories on the impact from the conflict's beginning on Wednesday. Monday Protesters Arrested At Transamerica Pyramid Anti-war protesters took to ...
Stories for Tuesday, March 18
Standoff Ends At South Bay Hotel
A seven-hour standoff at a Santa Clara motel ended peacefully just before noon Tuesday when SWAT officers broke into a room and arrested a stabbing suspect. Video Update: Police In Tense Hotel Standoff San Jose resident Timothy Griffin, 36, was transported by ambulance to Valley Medical Center where he was ...
Lawrence Livermore Developing Bio-Terror Sniffers
If there is a bio-terror attack on the United States, it's a good bet that a new generation of high-tech sniffers developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab will be used to detect the deadly pathogens in the air. Lawrence Livermore Develops Bio-Terror Sniffer Rich Langlois is the senior biomedical ...
Stories for Monday, March 17
Iraq War Debate Takes To Bay Area Streets
While supporters of the U.S. policy in Iraq gathered in suburban Pleasanton, authorities in San Francisco arrested 40 anti-war protesters Monday who blocked a busy downtown intersection for more than a half an hour. Erin McGinnis Report From The San Francisco Protest Anti-war protesters began gathering at Justin Herman Plaza ...
Stories for Sunday, March 16
March 17: Peterson Searchers Return To Bay Waters
Weather permitting divers will return to the San Francisco Bay waters off Richmond on Monday looking for any clue to as what happened to pregnant Modesto schoolteacher Laci Peterson, who vanished from her home without a trace on Christmas Eve. Modesto investigators returned to the Bay Area last week, but ...
Stories for Saturday, March 15
Thousands March; More Than 150 Arrested
Under a sunny sky and the watchful eyes of the San Francisco police, thousands of protesters marched Saturday to voice opposition to a new war in Iraq.The crowd -- smaller than the massive demonstrations in the last several weeks -- marched to Jefferson Square Park, where speakers included San Francisco ...
Stories for Friday, March 14
Fell Street Exit Demolition To Begin
It has been scorned by some and called a godsend by others, but on March 29 demolition crews will begin dismantling the Fell Street off-ramp of the Central Freeway, forcing some 40,000 commuters to find new ways to jobs, homes and businesses in San Francisco's Western Addition, Hayes Valley, Haight-Ashbury, ...
SFPD Readies For Next Round Of Protests
After arresting 80 anti-war demonstrators on Friday during a protest in the city's Financial District, San Francisco police were preparing for a much larger demonstration scheduled for the Civic Center on Saturday morning. Friday's Anti-War Protests Friday's Antiwar Protests Video Report: Protesters Tie Up Traffic; Arrests Made Video: Street Sounds ...
Stories for Thursday, March 13
Turbulence Injures 10 On SF-Bound Jet
A United Airlines 767 -- on an overnight flight from Maui to San Francisco -- encountered clear-air turbulence so severe as it began its initial descended into the Bay Area early Thursday that five flight attendants and five passengers were injured, an airport spokesman said. The flight -- Flight 46 ...
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