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| Oct.1 |
Giants |
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Bumgarner, Giants silence Pirates 8-0 to advance Madison Bumgarner pitched a 4-hitter with 10 strikeouts and the Giants routed the Pirates at the National League wild-card game
| Oct.2 |
PG&E |
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PG&E and others appealed proposed $1.4 billion penalty |
| Oct.3 |
Giants |
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Peavy, Giants edge Strasburg, Nats in NLDS opener
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SF Bayview |
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Broken water main in Bayview District created huge mess |
| Oct.4 |
Giants |
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Giants top Nationals in longest playoff game in MLB history
| Oct.5 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Lee turns to private ambulances to help solve 911 crisis |
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49ers |
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Report: Jim Harbaugh won't return to 49ers in 2015
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Levi's Stadium |
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Fake punt helps 49ers beat Chiefs 22-17 |
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SF Bayview |
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Man shot and killed in S.F.’s Bayview
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Levi's Stadium |
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Two fans attacked at Levi's Stadium
Two fans were beaten in a bathroom at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara during Sunday's San Francisco 49ers game
| Oct.6 |
49ers |
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CEO Jed York denies reports that Harbaugh won't return
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Pac Bell Park |
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Nationals staving off elimination with 4-1 win against Giants
| Oct.7 |
Twitter |
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Twitter sues FBI, DOJ to release NSA request data
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Golden Gate Park |
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Body found in Golden Gate Park identified |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants reach third NLCS in five years The Giants beat the Nationals 3-2 in Game 4 to eliminate Washington and move on to the National League Championship Series
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South of Market |
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Police officer involved in shooting, 2 shot, 1 fatally
| Oct.8 |
South of Market |
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Man dies after boat slams into San Francisco’s Pier 52
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Gap |
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Gap, Advanced Micro Devices announce CEO changes Gap CEO Glenn Murphy saying he will step down early next year and Advanced Micro Devices leader Rory Read stepping aside immediately
| Oct.9 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Golden Gate Bridge District mechanics announced strike |
| Oct.10 |
South of Market |
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Man shoots woman, kills self in SoMa residence
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San Francisco |
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Obama heads to Bay Area Friday to raise money for Democrats
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South of Market |
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Obama brings stump speech, traffic, protests to S.F.
In partisan 15-minute speech to more than 200 Democratic donors, Obama accused Republicans of consistently blocking his efforts
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San Francisco |
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Police defend their handling of a domestic dispute
| Oct.11 |
South of Market |
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Navy commissioned newest amphibious assault ship
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San Francisco |
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Obama attended 'round table' at home of Zynga founder
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Giants |
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Giants beat Cardinals 3-0 in NL Championship Series opener Madison Bumgarner pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning and the Giants combined just enough hitting with a couple of defensive flubs
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San Francisco |
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S.F. upping the ante to win bid for 2024 Olympics |
| Oct.12 |
SF Downtown |
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Spectators for Fleet Week thrilled by Blue Angels
The familiar roar filled the sky to the delight of people who poured onto the city's waterfront to watch
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Fishermans Wharf |
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10 people injured after ferry crashed at a SF pier
A Blue and Gold Fleet boat hit a piling at Pier 41 around 6 p.m. 2 ferry passengers suffered moderate injuries and 8 others suffered minor i...
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Giants |
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Wong homers in 9th, Cards edge Giants to tie NLCS Kolten Wong hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the resilient St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4
| Oct.13 |
49ers |
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49ers throttle Rams 31-17 for 3rd straight win
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San Francisco |
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Salesforce and Microsoft integrate software |
| Oct.14 |
Fishermans Wharf |
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Man shot near Fisherman’s Wharf |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants over St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 for 2-1 lead A wild throw by reliever Randy Choate on a bunt allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning
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Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo profit matches estimates
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San Francisco |
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San Francisco Bay Guardian shuts down after 48 years The weekly newspaper, a leading progressive voice in the city, is closing for financial reasons, its publisher said
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South of Market |
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S.F. woman shot by ex-boyfriend dies at hospital
| Oct.15 |
SF Downtown |
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Van in Biden motorcade hit SFPD motorcycle |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Giants rally to beat Cardinals in NLCS Game 4; Giants come-from-behind, 6-4 win over the Cardinals in Game 4, which puts them one win away from the World Series
| Oct.16 |
San Francisco |
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Porn king Mitchell’s daughter sent to prison |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Ishikawa sending Giants to World Series Travis Ishikawa hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals
Giants clinched the NL Championship Series in Game 5 and now will face the Royals in an all wild-card Fall Classic. Pablo Sandoval singled to start the ninth against Michael Wacha
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| Oct.17 |
San Francisco |
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25th anniversary of Loma Prieta earthquake
The 6.9 quake hit during the World Series between the Giants and A's at 5:04 p.m.. A section of the Bay Bridge buckled; the 880 was flattene...
| Oct.18 |
South of Market |
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Body discovered near S.F.’s Pier 50
| Oct.19 |
SF Downtown |
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Women's half-marathon winds its way through S.F. Runners have raised $153 million to fight the diseases since the first race 11 years ago. Victoria Mitchell of Australia won the race with a...
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SF Presidio |
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San Francisco lake to get fish-killing chemical |
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49ers |
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Manning breaks Favre's TD mark in 42-17
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Bay Bridge |
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Caltrans undo huge speed bump that slowed traffic
| Oct.21 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants defeat Royals 7-1 in Game 1 of World Series Madison Bumgarner, the Giants pounced on James Shields in the first inning, building a 3-0 lead and winning going away to take a 1-0 World Series lead. The only run the Royals scored came on Sa... | |
| Oct.22 |
Giants |
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Royals beat Giants 7-2 to even World Series Billy Butler hit a tiebreaking single, Salvador Perez and Omar Infante drove in two runs each with big hits in a five-run sixth inning. Butler's single off Machi drove in his second... | |
| Oct.23 |
Giants |
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Tim Lincecum day-to-day with tightness in back
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Chinatown |
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Tour guide spewing racial epithets in Chinatown |
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SF Downtown |
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Woman died after hit by tour bus
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San Francisco |
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Yelp’s shares fell 18 percent after earnings report |
| Oct.24 |
San Francisco |
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Giant gold 'Butte Nugget' sells to secret Bay Area buyer
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Pac Bell Park |
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Kansas City Royals beat Giants 3-2 Jeremy Guthrie pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and the Kansas City Royals take a 2-1 World Series lead
| Oct.25 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants beat Kansas City Royals in comeback game San Francisco even up the World Series at two each. The surged past the Kansas City Royals 11-4
| Oct.26 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Two veterans attended World Series, thanks to donation |
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Highway 80 |
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Fatal crash on westbound Interstate 80 |
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Pac Bell Park |
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Bumgarner throwing 4-hitter to beat Royals 5-0 Madison Bumgarner kept slinging away and put the Giants just one win from yet another championship for a 3-2 Series edge
| Oct.27 |
San Francisco |
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S.F. City College’s accreditation trial opens |
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Twitter |
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Twitter earnings beat the Street
| Oct.28 |
SFO |
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3 planes prepped to take 600 Giants people
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San Francisco |
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SF police preps for World Series victory |
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Giants |
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World Series headed to climactic Game 7 Lorenzo Cain looped a 2-run single - 1 of 8 Royals to get hits in a 7-run second inning - as the Royals battered the San Francisco Giants 10-0
| Oct.29 |
SF Mission |
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1 shot following World Series victory
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Giants |
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Giants win third World Series title in 5 years Madison Bumgarner is throwing five innings on two days rest to preserve a one-run lead, to beat the Royals 3-2 in Game 7
No had in 3 1/2 decades was winning Game 7 on the road. Bumgarner came out of the bullpen to pitch five scoreless innings on two days' rest. Kansas City Royals pitcher Greg Holland throws during the ninth inning
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| Oct.30 |
Pac Bell Park |
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Giants CEO Baer showed World Series troph to fans
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San Francisco |
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40 arrests, 2 shootings in Giants fan revelry |
| Oct.31 |
SF Richmond |
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Woman died after becoming stranded on rocks |
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SF Downtown |
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Fans lined the streets honoring World Series champions
Map of Market st San Francisco Players waved, snapped photos and mugged for the roaring crowds from the top of buses. Bumgarner was given his own flatbed truck. The Giants rode or walked along Market Street to... | |
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SF Tenderloin |
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Car slams into off-duty S.F. cop; driver caught |