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Category Archives: San Francisco
Audit of San Francisco Housing Authority Finds Financial, Program Mismanagement
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A performance audit of the San Francisco Housing Authority finds that management problems at the federally funded program have led to a serious shortage of funds and a lack of oversight, vision and planning. Released Monday, the audit examines how … Continue reading
Bedbugs and Asbestos: A San Francisco Public Housing Resident's Odyssey
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On Tuesday, the city's legislative analyst released a damning audit of San Francisco's Housing Authority. Federal regulators are working with the agency to better manage its money and properties, which house about 31,000 people. Many tenants live in housing plagued … Continue reading
Off-Duty SF Police Officer Alleges He Was Beaten by Three Fellow Officers
The San Francisco Police Department says it's investigating a Thursday night incident in which one of its off-duty officers was allegedly roughed up during an arrest by three other officers in the Bayview District. The Rev. Amos Brown, president of … Continue reading
News Pix: Nature Video at Oakland Museum; Community Colleges Add Summer Courses
Santa Clara County Jail recently announced plans to limit the type of mail inmates receive in jail to the size of a postcard. Steeda McGruder, founder of Sisters That Been There, a support group for women who have been formerly … Continue reading
New Baby Giraffe at San Francisco Zoo
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SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) A new baby giraffe was born at the San Francisco Zoo last week, weighing in at 130 pounds and standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, zoo officials said. The female calf, who has yet to be named, … Continue reading
News Pix: Bay Bridge Gets a White Coat, Ocean Beach Makeover and 50 Years of Maurice Sendak
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Workers are painting the new east span of the Bay Bridge white, wrapping its cables in plastic to protect painters from the wind, as the project nears completion. Despite the setback caused by snapped rods meant to stabilize the bridge … Continue reading
San Francisco Rents Vary Widely by Neighborhood
The apartment rental startup Zumper has updated its maps of the median rents for one and two bedroom apartments in San Francisco by neighborhood. It found that the median price for a one-bedroom in the city is now $2,764. The … Continue reading
America's Cup: Italian Challenger Wants Speed Limit, New Safety Gear
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Patrizio Bertelli, the Italian billionaire who bankrolls the Luna Rossa Challenge America's Cup team, is in the Bay Area to back up his call for better safety measures in the competition. Bertelli's visit follows the death last week of Andrew … Continue reading
News Pix: Bay to Breakers Rules and SF Citizen Scientists Take Over McLaren Park
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr demonstrates the size of bags that Bay to Breakers race participants are permitted to carry this weekend. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Pancho Ramos-Stierle, an Occupy the Farm supporter, held plant starts that survived a UC … Continue reading
