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| May.1 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Cranes slipped under Bridge |
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Bay Bridge |
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Big cranes slip under bridge| Giant cranes sailed effortlessly, with an ample 5 feet to spare, under the Bay Bridge timeline">Bay Bridge on a freighter | |
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San Francisco |
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Parole denied for Zebra Killers
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 2, Philadelphia 1 |
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SF Sunset |
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82-year-old killed by van |
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| May.2 |
San Francisco |
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Pleads guilty to insider trading |
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SF City Hall |
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Haygood demands reinstatement Ousted elections chief presented the voter-approved Elections Commission with a written demand for her reinstatement
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SF Downtown |
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China's VP welcomed by Brown The heir apparent to presidency was careful to avoid controversial topics during at the banquet room at the Hilton
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| May.3 |
San Francisco |
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Landmark Savoy-Tivoli bar reopened
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 6, Cincinnati 1 |
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| May.4 |
Golden Gate Park |
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Free shuttle buses during weekends |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 3, Cincinnati 0 |
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Oakland |
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5,300 customers affected outage |
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San Francisco |
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Care Operator License Lifted
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| May.5 |
San Francisco |
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Firefighter injured combating fire |
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SF Downtown |
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Thousands celebrate Cinco de Mayo
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 6, Cincinnati 5 |
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| May.6 |
San Francisco |
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Providian expects 2,600 more firings
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San Francisco |
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25,000 new meters |
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| May.7 |
San Francisco |
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Weight discrimination dispute settled
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| May.8 |
Pacific Heights |
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Author Steel holds 26 parking permits Romance novelist Danielle Steel has the largest number of parking permits issued in jam-packed San Francisco
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San Francisco |
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Blacks, Hispanics more likely searched |
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| May.9 |
SF City Hall |
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Haygood appeals firing |
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UCSF |
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Nurses authorize strike |
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SF City Hall |
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Fee hikes |
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SF City Hall |
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Vote on parking permit limits delayed
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| May.10 |
SF City Hall |
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FBI Searches Offices of Assessor Doris Ward was accused in 2001 of using city funds for her own reelection campaign
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San Francisco |
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Liquor store owner shot and killed
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| May.12 |
SF Tenderloin |
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Mother of two killed, father arrested
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| May.13 |
San Francisco |
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Critical Path chairman resigns
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San Francisco |
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Matriarch of Brown Family Memorialized |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 7, Atlanta 6 |
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| May.14 |
San Francisco |
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To be prosecuted after rally |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 2, Atlanta 0 |
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| May.15 |
San Francisco |
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Shooting claimed life of man
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West Oakland |
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Musician shot over PG&E bill |
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San Francisco |
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Woman abducted, sexually assaulted |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Atlanta 6, Giants 1 |
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UC Berkeley |
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Nurses strike at University of California |
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| May.16 |
PG&E |
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2 financial recovery plans for PG&E
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SF City Hall |
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City has no plan to help homeless
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San Francisco |
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Examiner tries new tabloid design |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Atlanta 5, Giants 4 |
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SF Mission |
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High-speed pursuit |
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| May.17 |
SF City Hall |
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PUC cuts $1 billion in sewer repairs
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Gap |
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Gap beats recently raised expectations |
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San Francisco |
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Lawyers fined in dog mauling case
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Bernal Heights |
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Boy, 12, shot to death 
Map of 901 Ellsworth San Francisco| Boy had been shot in the head and had lost a large amount of blood as he sat in a car. Another victim suffered a minor wound | |
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Highway 101 |
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Tree fell on I-101 and broke water main
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 9, Florida 3 |
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| May.18 |
SF Richmond |
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Identity theft ring |
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SF Downtown |
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Firefighters saved 84-year-old man |
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SF Bayview |
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4 people shot Victims, at least one of whom is a woman, were injured near the Silver Terrace Playground
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 10, Florida 5 |
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| May.19 |
Golden Gate Park |
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75,000 runners at Bay to Breakers race World-class runners meshed with costumed participants in the 7.46-mile, 91st annual race
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SF Presidio |
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Concerns Over Development
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SF Downtown |
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Memorial For Homeless |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Florida 4, Giants 2 |
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| May.20 |
Saratoga |
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49er arrested after weekend car accident
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SF City Hall |
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Supervisors take on police issues| One supervisor called for a public hearing on crime-solving rates. Fall ballot measures proposed | |
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| May.21 |
San Francisco |
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Settlement with MUNI |
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Gap |
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CEO announces retirement plans Millard 'Mickey Drexler to retire in a decision that raised new questions about the company's troubles
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San Francisco |
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84-year-old grandma to graduate |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge may charge walkers $1 toll Authority has proposed a $1 fee for walkers and bikers and raise car fee to fill a $452 million deficit gap
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| May.22 |
Gap |
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Gap Inc. shares tumble |
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SF Downtown |
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Person stabbed |
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SFSU |
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Students suspected of hate crimes |
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| May.23 |
San Francisco |
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Convicted of second-degree murder |
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Bay Bridge |
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Body found |
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San Francisco |
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Convicted in dog case seeks new trial Lawyers for M. Knoller argued that her conviction should be dropped because she improperly associated with a prison gang
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San Francisco |
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Taxis to Be Outfitted With Cameras |
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| May.24 |
SF Downtown |
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Cable car line shut down A portion of the city's famed line was shut down after a cable snapped and an alarm malfunctioned
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SF Mission |
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5 wounded as fist fight ends in gunfire| Two men were fighting when one pulled out a gun and shot the other. Shot include an elderly bystander | |
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UCSF |
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UC and nurses union reach agreement The state's largest nurses union, representing 8,000 registered nurses, withdrew the threat of a planned one-day strike
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| May.25 |
Napa |
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49ers Newberry arrested for punching
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SF Chronicle |
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Editor emeritus William German retired |
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Anti War Protest Stopped Traffic 100 protestors gathered in a huge demonstration and some of them were arrested after they got into the traffic lanes
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SF Presidio |
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Workers protest layoffs |
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| May.26 |
SF Mission |
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Carnaval| Floats, dance troops and colorful costumes | |
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San Francisco |
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Ceremony for Chinese American Veterans |
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SF Chronicle |
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Datebook 'Pink section' turns pale |
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| May.27 |
SF Presidio |
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Parade and memorial service At National Cemetery city honors the civilians, police officers, firefighters and military personnel killed on Sept. 11
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SF City Hall |
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Supervisor wants new Juvenile Hall |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 7, Arizona 3 |
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| May.28 |
SF Downtown |
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Light rail extension project starts Extension along Third Street, a project with a price tag $558 million that will revitalize a long-neglected part of the city
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San Francisco |
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Man Accused of Killing Toddler Son Leonard Boone, 31, has been charged with killing his 14-month-old son Hezekiah Jones
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Bay Bridge |
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High-speed chase reached 110 mph
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SF City Hall |
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$3.6 billion in water system improvements City utility officials approved a proposal to put a bond measure to upgrade the Hetch Hetchy system on the November ballot
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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11-Year-Old Claims Abuse of Force
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SF City Hall |
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Dead body in front of City Hall
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants 1, Arizona 0 (10 innings) |
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Sausalito |
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Plan to build conference center
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| May.29 |
SF City Hall |
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Ammiano to investigate city police
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San Francisco |
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KNTV anchor accused of throwing eggs
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SF Tenderloin |
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Police Commission meeting
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Pac Bell Park |
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Arizona 7, Giants 3 |
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| May.30 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Arizona 1, Giants 0 |
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SF City Hall |
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City worker convicted of embezzling
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| May.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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Messy spill of fish parts A spill backed up traffic for hours as commuters tried to escape the city Friday afternoon
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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Bridge officials to increase tolls to $5 District officials are considering proposals want to help reduce the $452 million budget deficit
San Francisco Bay Area
Crime
Main Event: Boy, 12, shot to death
