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SF City Hall |
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SF issue warning to pregnancy centers |
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Pac Bell Park |
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D-backs handle Lincecum, tie Giants
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San Francisco |
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Man must stand trial for striking cyclists |
| Aug.3 |
SF Downtown |
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Exploratorium building new space |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants drop D-backs to second with rout Vogelsong won his career-best sixth straight decision, and the Giants remained atop the NL West with an 8-1 victory
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SF City Hall |
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Supes closed fix in health care loophole
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Levi's Stadium |
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Niners unveil stadium model
| Aug.4 |
49ers |
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Edwards Oks one-year deal with 49ers
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PG&E |
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PG&E reports higher 2nd-quarter profits
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Pac Bell Park |
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Lee tosses shutout as Phils top Giants
| Aug.5 |
San Francisco |
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Window washers rescued high above
Map of Mission Bay San Francisco A defective steel support pole that gave way atop a Mission Bay condominium tower left two window washers dangling high above the ground
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South of Market |
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Driver arrested after hitting 9-year-old
Map of Mission Street and New Montgomery San Francisco A Hayward man is in jail and a 9-year-old boy is fighting for his life following a hit-and-run accident
| Aug.6 |
Pac Bell Park |
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3 players ejected at Giants, Phillies brawl Phillies' Victorino, Ramirez and Whiteside all were ejected after benches cleared in the top of the sixth inning of the Phillies' 9-2 victory
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Pac Bell Park |
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Phillies Sink Giants Pablo Sandoval homered with two outs in the ninth and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies to beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1
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SF Mission |
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Standoff with parolee ends
| Aug.8 |
SF City Hall |
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Ed Lee announces run for SF mayor Lee officially filed his papers, ending the guessing game of whether he would break his promise not to run. Lee joins a crowded field o... | |
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PG&E |
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PG&E names Anthony F. Earley Jr. as CEO PG&E Corp. named as its new CEO, a veteran power-industry executive credited with steering Detroit's electric utility through the largest blackout | |
| Aug.10 |
Pacific Heights |
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Two succumb to injuries from fire
An 85-year-old Marilynn Postley and her live-in caregiver, 67-year-old Connie Yim, have died after a late-night fire in a mansion
| Aug.11 |
SF Downtown |
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Woman hit by bicyclist dies |
| Aug.13 |
Giants |
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Lincecum blows away Marlins |
| Aug.14 |
Giants |
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Vogelsong helps Giants beat Marlins 5-2
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Giants |
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Zito sprains ankle during rehab start |
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49ers |
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Culpepper to workout for 49ers
| Aug.15 |
SF Downtown |
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Demonstration disrupts BART on commute Demonstrators, organized by the group Anonymous, converged on stations for a protest, fallout after BART shut down cell service last week
| Aug.16 |
Giants |
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Braves tip Giants in 11 |
| Aug.17 |
Giants |
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Wilson out with elbow inflammation
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Giants |
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Giants beat Braves 7-5
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49ers |
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49ers sign QB Josh McCown
| Aug.18 |
Giants |
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Minor, Jones lead Braves past Giants 1-0
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Gap |
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Gap's 2Q profits down 19 percent
| Aug.19 |
Western Addition |
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3 juveniles shot on SF sidewalk 3 male juveniles are hospitalized after a shooting as they stood or walked along a sidewalk around 5:15 p.m.
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SF Castro |
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Woman struck and killed by Muni bus |
| Aug.20 |
San Francisco |
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Child hurt in hit-and-run on street |
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SF Bayview |
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Rare bird, chicks spotted in SF park
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Candlestick |
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2 shot in parking lot after 49ers game 2 men were shot and injured in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason NFL game between the 49ers and the Oakland Raiders | |
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Candlestick |
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49ers' mixed results in win vs. Raiders
| Aug.21 |
Candlestick |
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Police seek stadium shootings' witnesses Police interviewed witnesses and looked for suspects Sunday after two men were shot and wounded following a 49ers-Raiders preseason game
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Giants |
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Giants place closer Wilson on DL
| Aug.22 |
49ers |
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Gore growing frustrated by contract talks
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San Francisco |
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Andronico's Markets files for bankruptcy Hobbled by a cash crunch triggered by a store expansion, Andronico's filed for bankruptcy and it is in talks to sell itself to private inves...
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San Francisco |
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Candlestick victims improving
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SF Downtown |
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BART closes 2 stations due to protests
Map of Civic Center San Francisco BART officials prepared to react quickly during a planned protest for Monday's rush hour commute at the Civic Center station
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Candlestick |
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49ers to ban tailgating after game starts
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SF Downtown |
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Protesters demonstrate against BART
Map of Market Street San Francisco The second protest in 7 days to disrupt BART service during the commute; more than 100 demonstrators closed Market Street | |
| Aug.24 |
Giants |
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Giants claim Bell; Padres must decide San Diego has 48 hours from the time Heath Bell was claimed to decide whether to work out a trade for the three-time All-Star
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San Francisco |
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Ex-poll worker sentenced for taking ballots |
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San Francisco |
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Two-vehicle crash injures 5
| Aug.25 |
SF Bayview |
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SF neighborhood gets new grocery store |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge cables getting fresh paint |
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SF City Hall |
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SFPD to act quicker at BART protests
| Aug.26 |
Giants |
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Giants' waiver Bell claim expires
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San Francisco |
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Bonds' conviction upheld Barry Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction was upheld by a federal judge, who denied the l star's motion for a new trial or acquittal
| Aug.28 |
Highway 101 |
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Fire truck crash sends 2 to hospital |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants drop 4 back
| Aug.29 |
Cisco |
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Cisco buys S.F. software startup Versly
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SF Downtown |
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2 arrested in latest BART protest
Protesters hit the streets and BART stations again Monday evening. The protest was laregly peaceful but police kept a watchful eye
| Aug.30 |
San Bruno |
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NTSB critical of PG&E in investigation NTSB Chairman Debbie Hersman is slamming PG&E at the final report hearing on the San Bruno pipeline rupture in Washington, D.C. | |
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San Francisco |
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Giants payroll manager arrested Robin O'Connor, a front office employee has been accused of embezzling more than a million dollars from player accounts
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San Francisco |
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Sentencing date set in Bonds' case Home run king Barry Bonds will be back in federal court on Dec. 16 to be sentenced for his felony obstruction of justice conviction
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49ers |
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Crabtree practices for first time this year
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49ers |
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Gore, 49ers agree to 3-year extension Frank Gore has his new $13.5 million deal from the San Francisco 49ers, 13 days before the season opener
| Aug.31 |
San Francisco |
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4 hurt in roof collapse at construction site
The crew was working on a six-story apartment building under construction near 19th Street when the accident happened about 8 a
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San Francisco |
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Feds drop remaining Bonds charges