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NEWS ABOUT: San Francisco

San Francisco stories: 173 news summaries

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Burning Man Torcher Calls It an 'Act of Love'

Festival has become 'too suburban,' says gonzo former lawyer

Sep 1, 07 8:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The San Francisco prankster who put an early torch to the 40-foot-tall Burning Man last week—earning himself a felony arson charge—tells the San Francisco Chronicle his stunt was a plea to put spontaneity back into the Nevada festival that culminates tonight. "This was not an act of... More »

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San Francisco • Hunter S. Thompson • festival • arson • Burning Man • Nevada • Black Rock Desert

Just Call
San Francisco Lucky Town

Need a date? These are the best cities
in the US if you're single and looking

Aug 24, 07 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - True love is hard to find, but your odds are substantially higher if you live in one of Forbes' top 40 cities for singles.
  1. San Francisco-Oakland
  2. New York
  3. Los Angeles
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San Francisco • Chicago • Atlanta • Washington DC • New York • Dallas • Los Angeles • list • San Diego • Philadelphia • Seattle • dating

Cyclists Rage Against the (Auto) Machine

Frustrated riders swarm SF once a month and spread cause worldwide

Aug 12, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hordes of cyclists swarm San Francisco’s roads on the last Friday of every month for a day of two-wheeled protest, the Los Angeles Times reports. As many as 1,500 members of the cycling advocacy group “Critical Mass” spontaneously tour the streets as they trap stalled motorists “... More »

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San Francisco • biking • Critical Mass • Willie Brown • bicycling

Best Home Sellers' Markets

Times are tough, but your house won't sit on the market for long in these towns

Jul 31, 07 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The housing market overall isn't good, but luckily for some, there's an exception to every rule. Forbes points you toward 10 towns where sellers can still finish with smiles on their faces.
  1. Raleigh, NC
  2. San Francisco
  3. Austin, Texas
  4. San Antonio, Texas
  5. St. Louis 
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California • real estate • San Francisco • Texas • housing market • North Carolina • list • homes • Austin • St. Louis • San Antonio • Raleigh

SF Studies
Bridge Jumpers,
Ponders Barriers

New stats on
Golden Gate suicides dispel copycat theory

Jul 31, 07 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a decade of official silence about Golden Gate Bridge jumpers, San Francisco officials yesterday reversed course and released a study of  suicide statistics, the Chronicle reports.  Having seen a slight increase in suicides in recent years—three people jump each month—officials concluded that it was time to... More »

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suicide • San Francisco • Golden Gate Bridge • bridge

Frustrated Cities Take Gangs to Court

Lawsuits requesting injunctions gain popularity in effort to preempt violence

Jul 30, 07 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco, Fort Worth, and other cities are suing gangs in an effort to curb violence, winning injunctions forbidding members to ride in cars together and even talk to each other on the street. Courts have struck down citywide measures after critics argued they unfairly target minorities, but injunctions against... More »

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San Francisco • crime • gangs • Los Angeles • violence • lawsuit • Fort Worth • Wichita Falls • permanent injunctions • gang violence

Steroids Case Leaker Draws
2½ Years

Judge rejects loose-lipped attorney's Scooter Libby defense

Jul 13, 07 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A lawyer who allowed reporters access to transcripts of confidential testimony about steroid use in baseball was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday. The penalty is the most serious yet to stem from the government's intensive performance-enhancing drug investigation. More »

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steroids • San Francisco • Barry Bonds • Jason Giambi • Gary Sheffield • Victor Conte • BALCO • baseball

Summer of Love Turns 40

Jun 23, 07 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of young people, dubbed hippies, came to San Franciso beginning in June 1967 to celebrate what became known as the Summer of Love.  And to "turn on, tune in, and drop out."  PBS' American Experience reprises that summer, born of utopian ideals, and ending in... More »

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San Francisco • Summer of Love • hippies • PBS • American Experience

Whales Head Home after 2-Week Stay

Officials think lost humpbacks have returned to the Pacific

May 30, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moby-Dick and Jonah can rest easy—the most overexposed whales in the world appear to have returned to the obscurity of the Pacific Ocean. The two humpbacks, who sparked an international media frenzy after getting stuck in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta 2 weeks ago, haven't been seen since late... More »

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California • San Francisco • whale • humpback whale • Pacific Ocean • ocean • marine animal • migration

Bay Area Overpass Collapses

Oakland Tanker explosion and fire close busy freeway

Apr 30, 07 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A speeding 8,600-gallon gas tanker smashed into a guardrail early yesterday on a Bay Area highway, causing a fireball that melted an overpass above it. The driver sustained minor injuries, and no one else was hurt. But the collapsed overpass, which carried traffic eastbound from the Baby Bridge, closed... More »

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California • San Francisco • Arnold Schwarzenegger • traffic • commute • Bay Area • overpass • earthquake

(Newser) - Two men named Barry—a $126-million pitcher (Zito) and an embattled slugger gunning for the home-run record (Bonds)-—went out with a whimper as the Giants lost to the Padres, 7-0.  Soft-spoken ace Jake Peavy was the hero of the afternoon, with six scoreless innings. More »

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sports • California • San Francisco • MLB • San Francisco Giants • Barry Bonds • Barry Zito • San Diego Padres • San Diego • baseball

San Francisco Bans Plastic
Grocery Bags

Nation's first law mandating paper or earth-friendly plastic

Mar 28, 07 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Plastic bags are history in San Francisco's large grocery and drug stores, after the city's board of supervisors adopted the country's first ban on petroleum-based bags yesterday. The ubiquitous bags don't biodegrade, clog recycling machines, clutter landfills, catch in trees and can injure or poison marine life. More »

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environment • California • recycling • San Francisco • plastic bags • plastic • Earth • paper bags

Goodall Wants To Get Tough

NFL commissioner  seeks fast response
to off-field woes

Mar 22, 07 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell could respond more quickly and decisively to off-field disciplinary issues with a change in league rules proposed in response to legal messes players got into last season. Goodell will introduce the idea in a league meeting next week. More »

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sports • NFL • San Francisco • Roger Goodell • football • Greg Aiello

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