Stories for April 2012
Stories for Monday, April 30
Giants honor Alexis Busch with AT&T Park ceremony
One of the five people who died in the recent yacht race to the Farallon Islands was honored Monday at AT&T Park. The only woman on board that ill-fated sailboat was a cherished member of the San Francisco Giants community. Hundreds of people gathered on the field to remember Alexis ...
Hundreds gather at vigil for slain Newark football player
Hundreds of people gathered in Newark Monday night and lit candles in memory of a high school football player who was stabbed to death just a few weeks before his high school graduation. It at the stadium of Newark Memorial High where 18-year-old Osana Futi made his mark as a ...
Vandalizing protesters go on rampage in SF's Mission District
One protester was arrested Monday night while participating in a march in San Francisco that vandalized vehicles, businesses and a police station in the Mission District. San Francisco police responded to the vandalism at the police station, located at Valencia Street near 17th Street, at around 9:15 p.m., police Sgt. ...
Strike to shut down Golden Gate Ferry service Tuesday morning
Golden Gate Ferry service was expected to be shut down Tuesday morning because of a strike planned by the ferry workers, a district spokeswoman said Monday. The strike was being organized by the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition, a group of more than 380 bridge, bus and ferry workers employed ...
SF City Hall demonstration comes to peaceful end
A demonstration by hundreds of city workers and their supporters at San Francisco's City Hall came to a peaceful end Monday night, an organizer said. Members of the Service Employees International Union 1021 gathered at around 5:30 p.m. to oppose potential service cuts and call for business tax reform, union ...
Two men arrested after rooster, cockfighting tools found in car
Two men were arrested in Half Moon Bay on Saturday evening when deputies found a fighting rooster and cockfighting paraphernalia during a traffic stop, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Deputies pulled over a vehicle for a window tinting violation near Kelly Street and state Highway 1 at ...
Judge allows Mirkarimi's wife to stay longer in Venezuela
The wife of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will be allowed to stay longer with her family in Venezuela under a court order signed by a judge on Friday. Mirkarimi was suspended without pay in March following his guilty plea to a misdemeanor false imprisonment charge in connection with ...
UCSC lab studies habits of aggressive Hawaiian monk seal
An endangered monk seal from Hawaii, who was believed to have killed its own kind, was out of quarantine Monday at the University of California Santa Cruz. Hawaiian monk seals are the most endangered marine mammal in United States waters. The creatures are only native to Hawaii, but for the ...
Controller claims Medi-Cal hearing-aid providers gouging taxpayers
State Controller John Chiang says California taxpayers are paying too much to cover hearing aids given to Medi-Cal patients, but providers claim they are offering a much needed service at a fair price. Chiang's office conducted an audit of Medi-Cal hearing aid providers and found examples of the state being ...
Raiders announce plan to help Oakland schools
The Oakland Raiders have announced a new plan to help local schools while filling stadium seats. Raiders CEO Amy Trask says the team will donate 10 percent of the gross proceeds of new season tickets purchased and paid for from May 1 to June 30 to the Oakland Unified School ...
Chefs seek repeal of looming foie gras ban
In 2004, the California Legislature gave foie gras producers seven years to find a humane way to create the duck liver delicacy without forcing food down the birds' throats. With the law set to take effect the July 1, some of the state's top chefs on Monday were attempting to ...
Alleged school rampage gunman pleads not guilty to murder charges
The man accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting rampage at Oakland's Oikos University pleaded not guilty to seven counts of murder and other charges Monday. One Goh, 43, entered his not-guilty pleas at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland at a 2 p.m. ...
May Day protests planned, may disrupt commutes
May Day protests may disrupt the morning commute in major U.S. cities Tuesday as labor, immigration and Occupy activists rally support on the international workers' holiday. Demonstrations, strikes and acts of civil disobedience are being planned around the country, including the most visible organizing effort by anti-Wall Street groups since ...
Famed spy ship up for sale by auction
It sits among the rusting hulls in the waters of Suisun Bay, the Sea Shadow was once considered to be among the world’s most top-secret ships, built during the final years of the Cold War. Now it is on the auction block priced for a quick sell. For a mere ...
Man critically injured in stabbing on Mission Street Saturday
A man was critically injured in a stabbing at a bus stop on San Francisco's Mission Street on Saturday night, police said. The stabbing was reported around 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of Mission Street and Brazil Avenue in the city's Excelsior District. The 22-year-old victim was at a bus ...
Former tech exec sentenced to 22 years for ripping off Glover charity and others
A former high-tech executive convicted of defrauding investors of at least $30 million on Monday was given one of the harshest sentences meted out in a white-collar criminal case. A federal judge in San Francisco sentenced Samuel "Mouli" Cohen to 22 years in prison. Judge Charles Breyer also set a ...
All lanes open on Highway 17 after fatal crash
The California Highway Patrol has reopened all lanes on state Highway 17 after closures prompted by a fatal crash near Los Gatos Monday morning. The crash was reported at about 10:40 a.m. on northbound Highway 17 just south of Los Gatos, CHP Officer Kevin Bartlett said. Preliminary information indicated that ...
Hyatt workers holding all-day picket line outside hotel
Dozens of hotel workers are holding an all-day picket line Monday outside the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero to highlight an ongoing labor dispute with hotel management. The picketing began at 7 a.m. outside the hotel at 5 Embarcadero Center by members of Unite Here Local 2, which represents room cleaners and ...
Driver who struck and killed 6-year-old girl in crosswalk won't be charged
An East Palo Alto schoolteacher who accidentally struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in a crosswalk last year will not be charged with a crime, the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office announced Monday. Fern White-Parker was on her way to teach at Costano Elementary School on Sept. 28 when ...
Celebrity chef's stolen Lamborghini recovered from storage unit
A bright-yellow Lamborghini owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri that was stolen from a San Francisco car dealership last year was found in a storage unit in Point Richmond this weekend, police confirmed Monday. Fieri, a chef who has hosted several TV shows, including "Guy's Big Bite" on the Food ...
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