Stories for July 2012
Stories for Tuesday, July 31
Shields goes distance in Rays' 8-0 win over A's
The subject of trade rumors right up until Tuesday's non-waiver deadline, James Shields showed why he was so coveted with his most dominant performance of the season. The Rays right-hander pitched a three-hitter for his seventh career shutout, giving Tampa Bay's taxed bullpen a much-needed rest in an 8-0 win ...
Lincecum leads Giants past Mets 4-1 to end skid
Tim Lincecum struck out seven in seven innings and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of a two-run error by shortstop Ruben Tejada to beat the New York Mets 4-1 on Tuesday night and snap a season-long five-game losing streak. Tejada's throw to first on the back-end of a potential ...
Two suspects fled fatal SF shooting in white car
Police are searching for at least two suspects in a shooting that killed one and left another with life-threatening injuries in San Francisco's Portola neighborhood Tuesday night. The shooting was reported at 10:03 p.m. in the 3000 block of San Bruno Avenue, Officer Gordon Shyy said. The two victims were ...
String of fatal cycling accidents in Sonoma County raises concerns
A bicyclist killed Tuesday morning when he was struck by a pickup truck on Fountaingrove Parkway in Santa Rosa has been identified by police. Ruben Hernandez, 37, of Modesto was riding a bicycle downhill on westbound Fountaingrove Parkway when a blue extended-cab pickup that was traveling east turned left from ...
UC Davis officer in spraying incident out of a job
University of California, Davis, police officer who sprayed demonstrators with pepper spray during a campus protest last fall no longer works for the university. The Sacramento Bee reports that a spokesman for UC Davis says Lt. John Pike's employment with the university ended Tuesday. Spokesman Barry Shiller told the newspaper ...
San Jose combats vandalism with unusual art project
San Jose is taking a different approach to combating graffiti and vandalism with a new project aimed at turning utility boxes into works of art. In broad daylight early Tuesday evening during the busy evening commute on Market and Saint John in downtown San Jose, artist Kimy Martinez does something ...
SF Supes finalize format of upcoming Mirkarimi hearing
The format was finalized Tuesday for the upcoming hearing at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on whether suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi can keep his job. Mayor Ed Lee suspended Mirkarimi without pay in March after his guilty plea to misdemeanor false imprisonment in connection with a Dec. 31 incident ...
20 places every American should see
Think you know America's essential sights? Compare your past trips with our picks for 20 domestic destinations every citizen should visit—from pop culture icons to patriotic landmarks. Consider it your star-spangled bucket list. What makes a place essentially American? Besides being between our borders, of course? When the Budget Travel editors set ...
Top 15 crusaders for health in the food industry
We’ve seen it on the news, the covers of best-selling novels, and even on the big screen. Americans are getting bigger and more unhealthy day by day. Over a third of American adults are considered obese, and it’s estimated that up to one in three adults will suffer from diabetes by the ...
U.S. Attorney forces closure of venerable SF pot clubs
Two of San Francisco's longest-operating cannabis clubs closed their doors for the last time Tuesday after their respective landlords were threatened with possible jail time. Both HopeNet, a medical marijuana dispensary on 9th Street in the South of Market neighborhood, and longtime lower Haight Street institution the Vapor Room have ...
9-year-old boy playing with candle sparks East Palo Alto house fire
A 9-year-old boy constructing a fort with mattresses and candles in his family's garage in East Palo Alto sparked a two-alarm fire that destroyed the home Tuesday afternoon, a Menlo Park Fire District fire chief said. The fire was reported in the 100 block of Jasmine Way in East Palo ...
Mother of man who died while fleeing police suing city
The mother of a Seattle man who died in a confrontation with San Francisco police at a transit stop in the city's Bayview District one year ago has filed a federal wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit against the city. Police have said that Kenneth Harding Jr., 19, apparently shot ...
University silence on accused movie shooter costly
Last week, University of Colorado Denver officials assured reporters that students and faculty were free to talk about the former graduate student charged with killing 12 people at a movie theater. Then top school officials sent an email thanking people for refusing to talk. "We appreciate your continued cooperation in ...
Suspects carrying submachine gun arrested after robbing victims near SJ high school
Three people are in jail Tuesday after brandishing a submachine gun and robbing several people near Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose on Monday, according to police. Police said the victims were near the school when a car drove up to them just after 11 p.m. The people in ...
UC Irvine professor charged with arson, plans for mass slayings
A college professor charged with arson for allegedly setting a series of fires at an Orange County high school his son once attended was plotting to kill students and teachers, then burn down the campus after his son committed suicide, authorities said Tuesday. Rainer Reinscheid, 48, was expected to appear ...
Homeless man arrested with stash of weapons talks about list of politicians
The man arrested in San Francisco ten days ago with a sizable stash of weapons, drugs and ammunition talked exclusively to KTVU from jail Tuesday about why he had the guns and a list of top politicians when he was taken into custody. 37-year-old Robert Clinton Johns of Reno, Nevada, ...
Superman roller coaster at Six Flags still closed for stall investigation
The Superman Ultimate Flight roller coaster ride at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom remained closed Tuesday while the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health investigated why it stalled at 150 feet Sunday stranding a dozen riders. Cal-OSHA spokeswoman Patricia Ortiz said investigators were at the amusement park Sunday and Tuesday ...
DA drops charges against men accused of shooting BB guns at paragliders
The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office on Monday dismissed assault charges against two men who were arrested in January for allegedly shooting BB guns at paragliders in Pacifica. Chief Deputy District Attorney Karen Guidotti said it was unlikely that prosecutors would be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt ...
Plea entry delayed for man accused of killing Sierra LaMar
A plea entry was postponed this morning for a 21-year-old man accused of kidnapping and murdering Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar. Antolin Garcia-Torres has been charged with murder with the special circumstance of committing the murder during a kidnapping, and is being held without bail in Santa Clara County Jail. ...
SF to host Olympics viewing parties at Civic Center Plaza next week
The athletes themselves may be competing thousands of miles away in London, but San Francisco is getting into the Olympic spirit by hosting two real-time big-screen viewings of the games in Civic Center Plaza next week. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, and again on Saturday, Aug. 11, the San Francisco Recreation ...
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