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West Portal residents, merchants at odds over city's traffic safety plan
City officials are proposing changes to improve street safety in the West Portal neighborhood.
London Breed returns from China with promises of giant panda diplomacy, more flights
Mayor London Breed touched down at the San Francisco International Airport on Sunday afternoon with members of her delegation who accompanied her on a week-long trip to China to advance economic and cultural ties with the region.
Final run of BART's first fleet of train cars
Saturday saw the last ride for the legacy fleet of BART trains. The day started with a festival at MacArthur Station that included food trucks, a raffle, activities for kids and pop-up merchandise for sale, all to commemorate the end of an era.
Saluhall opens 2-story food, meeting space next to San Francisco IKEA
In San Francisco’s mid-market neighborhood Thursday, Mayor London Breed welcomed shoppers to a new two-story food and community hall that opened next door to IKEA's downtown location.
Innovative prosthetic limb surgery piloted at San Francisco VA medical center
April is Limb Loss Awareness Month. A first-ever two-part procedure known as osseointegration was piloted at the Veteran’s Affairs Health Care System in San Francisco.
Lawsuits filed against Half Moon Bay mushroom farm and landlord
In Half Moon Bay on Friday, the sole survivor of a workplace mass shooting announced through his lawyers a lawsuit against California Terra Garden and its owner.
Residents, small businesses exhausted by rash of burglaries in Richmond District
Residents and small businesses in San Francisco’s Richmond District have been hit by a wave of burglaries.
White House hosts higher education leadership summit at UCB for AAPI-NHPI
President Biden signed Executive Order 14031 to establish the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in May 2021. in January 2023 a national strategy was launched. President Biden established an executive order to coordinate all government agencies to advance equity, justice and opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. A daylong conference was held on Tuesday at UC Berkeley hosted by the White House.
Easter bonnets, hunky Jesus and foxy Mary contests in San Francisco
Throughout the Bay Area, the weather cooperated with sunshine for early morning Easter egg hunts. One annual tradition held in San Francisco is ‘Easter in the park’, hosted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
High school leadership project holds 'Prom Boutique' with free dresses
With spring comes preparations for high school students’ proms, and shopping for just the right dress or outfit is something of a rite of passage. This is the second year in a row that the Leadership Club at Redwood High School offers free prom dresses for students.