Rescuers pluck fallen man from waters near San Francisco Ferry Building

Swimmers and rescuers in boats deployed into the water, and a ferry in the water threw a life preserver to the man as rescuers arrived.

Modest warm up for the weekend
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Low clouds, fog and drizzle will clear back to the coast late morning with mostly sunny skies away from the shore for the afternoon. High today will range from low 60s at the coast to 70s around the bay and upper 80s inland.

Convent & Stuart Hall High School will be transitioning from 8-man to 11-man football
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Convent & Stuart Hall High School in San Francisco will be transitioning from 8-man to 11-man football for the first time in their program history. The Knights new head coach is Greg Mangan who spent 9 years with Stanford as a graduate assistant, and most recently he taught and coached at St. Ignatius. He's taking over a program that's had success in 8-man football with 6 league championships and 4 North Coast Section runner up finishes since 2010.

Ross Dress for Less opening 2nd San Francisco Market Street location

San Francisco's Market Street is getting its second Ross Dress for Less store this weekend. The grand opening is Saturday morning.

Weather to remain temperate, comfortable
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Temperatures this July have been milder than last year, according to the National Weather Service.

San Francisco reacts to Alcatraz visit by Trump administration officials

Alcatraz is one of San Francisco's biggest sightseeing attractions, but on Thursday two members of the Trump administration toured the former federal prison, indicating they were on a mission to follow through on President Trump's proposal to reopen the site as a prison.

Mild to warm pattern
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Our cruise control weather pattern continues. Low clouds will resurface near the coast and bay Friday morning. Afternoon highs should range from the low 60s to the mid 80s. This pattern sticks around through the weekend.

When did Alcatraz close? A look at the notorious prison's history

From 1934 until its closure in 1963, Alcatraz operated as a maximum-security federal penitentiary designed to hold what some consider America's most notorious criminals.

Trump administration confirms plans to reopen Alcatraz

The prison on Alcatraz shut down in 1963 due to its high operating costs related to its remote location and the worsening condition of many of its structures.

California officials slam Trump's proposal to reopen Alcatraz

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said the effort to reopen the dilapidated former prison is a "diversionary tactic."

Cool mornings to give way to warm, windy afternoons
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Early morning cloud coverage and drizzles on the coast will develop into warm, windy conditions as the days go on.

SF Board of Appeals denies appeal to oust halfway house from historic Compton's Riot site

In a blow to local advocates, the San Francisco Board of Appeals on Wednesday declined to overturn a city zoning determination allowing a halfway house operated by a major private prison company to continue operating at the site of the historic Compton’s Cafeteria riot in the Tenderloin.

Minor warming
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We are expecting the low clouds to bulk up in coverage Thursday morning. The clouds will clear back to near the shoreline later in the day. Slightly warmer temperatures are in the forecast. Thursday afternoon highs should range from the low 60s to the mid 80s.

San Francisco couple convicted in 2017 Bayview homicide

Prosecutors said Brejon Jackson ran up to a parked car in broad daylight and shot Justin Willis several times while he sat inside. Willis died at the scene.

Berkeley teenager qualifies for Junior Olympics
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A young track athlete from Berkeley has a natural talent for sprinting and long jumping. 14-year-old Marshay Blackshear shares her story of hard work that has landed her a spot at the Junior Olympics.

San Francisco's Central Drug Store closes doors after 117 years

After more than a century, the Central Drug Store in San Francisco is closing its doors as the owner takes a well-deserved break.

San Francisco RV ban approved by Board of Supervisors

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors approved a plan on Tuesday that would make it illegal to park RVs and other large vehicles on city streets for more than two hours.