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| Aug.1 |
San Francisco |
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RedEnvelope to Sell IPO Shares |
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San Francisco |
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Parents of killed by Muni sue S.F., driver |
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SF Downtown |
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Champion kickboxer slain in hit-and-run A traffic accident escalated to a fatal shooting. Police are searching for a suspect | |
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SF Downtown |
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58-story skyscraper approved 4th-tallest building downtown on Mission St. near the Transbay Terminal will house a hotel, condos, and offices
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49ers |
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49ers make special teams a top priority
| Aug.2 |
San Francisco |
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Hundreds of Red Light Tickets Challenged
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San Francisco |
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Janitors authorize strike A union voted to authorize a strike, raising the possibility of a work stoppage in hundreds of downtown buildings
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San Francisco |
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AIDS activists sentenced for phone calls |
| Aug.4 |
SF Downtown |
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Janitors' Strike Averted For Now
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Giants |
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Aurilia has emergency appendectomy
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San Francisco |
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Old mint transferred to city
| Aug.5 |
SF Sunset |
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Explosives Detonated in Home Authorities evacuated 17 houses before blowing up 3 hand grenades and 2 mortars
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SF Downtown |
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Vandals hit several Starbucks In coordinated attack on 17 outlets the vandals spread glue and posted official-looking 'For Lease' and 'Closed' signs
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SF City Hall |
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Janitors Rally As Contract Talks Continue
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Schwab |
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Charles Schwab sells 2.6 million shares |
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San Francisco |
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I-Hotel site will again house elderly |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 3, Pirates 0 |
| Aug.6 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief receives full exoneration Judge declared Earl Sanders 'factually innocent' of conspiring to cover up a street brawl involving 3 off-duty officers
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SF City Hall |
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Janitors considering mayor's proposed |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Pirates 2, Giants 0 |
| Aug.7 |
SF Bayview |
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17-year-old shot and killed
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San Francisco |
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Janitors to pay for health insurance
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 7, Pirates 5 |
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SF City Hall |
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Newsom Files Papers for Mayor's Race |
| Aug.8 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 9, Phillies 1 |
| Aug.9 |
SF Mission |
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Protesters demand withdrawal from Iraq 600 peace activists and veterans marched through the streets demanding that the government pull all troops
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Pac Bell Park |
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Phillies 8, Giants 6, 10 innings |
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San Francisco |
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Doctor license restricted after sex charge |
| Aug.10 |
SF Mission |
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2 wounded in shooting
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San Francisco |
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Veterans for Peace convention |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 5, Phillies 2 |
| Aug.11 |
San Francisco |
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2 seriously injured in crash |
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SF City Hall |
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Police chief announces retirement Earl Sanders , 65, has been out on medical leave since he was indicted for allegedly obstructing a departmental investigation
| Aug.12 |
San Francisco |
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Nader hit by pie Appearing at the Green Party's SF headquarters presidential candidate endorsed fellow party member Camejo | |
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Schwab |
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Schwab to fire workers, close branches |
| Aug.13 |
SF Mission |
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Davis rallies abortion rights supporters Gov. Gray Davis is to shore up one of his most loyal constituencies appearing at the Women's Building
| Aug.14 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Head-on crash involves two bicyclists |
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San Francisco |
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Bonds leaves Giants to be with father
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SF City Hall |
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17 officers to receive medals of valor |
| Aug.15 |
Golden Gate Park |
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Grant to restore windmill |
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Eastern Span |
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$2.9 billion eastern span project is on time |
| Aug.16 |
East San Jose |
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Several men robbed Wells Fargo Bank
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SF Downtown |
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Program to rehabilitate piers |
| Aug.17 |
San Francisco |
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Man died after stabbing
| Aug.18 |
SF City Hall |
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Supes OK'd replacing Academy of Sciences |
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San Francisco |
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Gallon of gas averaged $2 |
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San Francisco |
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Woman arraigned for elderly abuse |
| Aug.19 |
Giants |
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Giants acquire Young from Brewers
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San Francisco |
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Muni Fares Going Up
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SF Presidio |
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Military Post Transforms to Movie HQ
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San Francisco |
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Operator of Clift Hotel filed for bankruptcy |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds ends Giants' 6-game losing streak In his first game back since taking off the weekend series Bonds hit his 651st home run as SF wins 5-4 over the Atlanta
| Aug.20 |
PG&E |
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PG&E reports weak second quarter
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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New clock mounted at toll plaza A new 8-foot-tall, $20,000 clock is a replica of the old timepiece
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 2, Braves 1 |
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SF City Hall |
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Elections Commission chief keeps her job
| Aug.21 |
Gap |
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2nd-quarter earnings more than triple Sales jumped 13% over last year. Gap earned $209 million, or 22 cents per share
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Bay Bridge |
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Bid for next phase far surpasses estimate
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bonds beats Braves again with HR
| Aug.22 |
San Francisco |
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Harding Park golf course reopens |
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SF Downtown |
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Woman bares all in demonstration
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 6, Marlins 4 |
| Aug.23 |
San Francisco |
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Bobby Bonds dies at 57 He was one of the first major leaguers to blend home-run power with base-stealing speed and the father of Barry Bonds | |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 3, Marlins 2
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Candlestick |
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49ers' win 27-12 over Saints |
| Aug.24 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Marlins 7, Giants 4 |
| Aug.25 |
San Francisco |
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Gallon of unleaded gasoline is $2.13 The gallon going as high as $1.95 in San Jose and $2.02 in Oakland
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SF Downtown |
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Jumped into Bay after chase Stanley Porter, 32, led law enforcement officers on a midday chase. A police boat crew arrested him
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San Francisco |
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49ers Return to Kezar Stadium |
| Aug.26 |
SF Presidio |
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Officer-involved shooting
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San Francisco |
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2 children hit by truck An 11-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl are at hospital after a truck hit them while they were running in a crosswalk
| Aug.27 |
San Francisco |
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Prisoner to be free after held for 13 years A judge overturned the conviction of John Tennison's in murder case, ruling that prosecutors withheld information
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San Francisco |
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SF Shuts Down Controversial High School
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SF City Hall |
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Alex Fagan Sr. named chief of SFPD Police commissioners were accepting Mayor Willie Brown's choice as the city's new police Chief | |
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SF Downtown |
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No bomb found at theater evacuated
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Fishermans Wharf |
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Worker Survives 60-Foot Fall
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San Francisco |
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Police officer hit by motorcycle
| Aug.28 |
SF Bayview |
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Residents meet with SFPD brass Top commanders got an earful from family members and friends of alleged victims of brutality
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San Francisco |
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Snapped Muni Cable Fouls Commute
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Bay Bridge |
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Eastbound closed due to vehicle fire Moving truck full of furniture caught fire shortly before 9:30 p.m. and quickly became engulfed in flames
| Aug.30 |
San Francisco |
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Wrongly Convicted John Tennison left prison after spending the last 13 years of his life behind bars
| Aug.31 |
Giants |
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Bonds sent to hospital for exhaustion Bonds drained by the emotions that followed his father's death, scratched from lineup and was hospitalized | |