|
| Oct.1 |
SF Mission |
|
Nine tenants left homeless by Mission District fire
| Oct.2 |
Pac Bell Park |
 |
Giants clinch second wild card, complete sweep of Dodgers San Francisco is securing the second NL wild card with a 7-1 win over the LA Dodgers on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of their rival
| |
Levi's Stadium |
 |
Colin Kaepernick, teammates continue protest during National Anthem As fans went into Levi's Stadium to watch the 49ers play the Cowboys, one group took a knee, raised a fist and said a prayer in solidarity with...
| Oct.3 |
South of Market |
 |
1 died, 2 more injured, in shooting Map of Sixth and Bryant street San Francisco Around 2:30 a.m., two suspects in their late 20s opened fire on three men. All 3 were taken to a hospital, where one, an unnamed man in his 40s, died
| |
Bernal Heights |
 |
43-year-old gunned down Demetrius Jones was gunned down near Interstate 280, south of Bernal Heights. He was pronounced dead at a hospital from a gunshot wound
| |
Visitacion Valley |
 |
36-year-old man shot and killed 36-year-old San Francisco resident Giovanni Hernandez was shot and killed on Burr Avenue
| |
Pacific Heights |
 |
Woman in her mid-60s stabbed to death by man Map of 2600 California Street San Francisco Authorities said they arrested a 59-year-old suspect in the killing in the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood
| |
SF Downtown |
 |
16 busted for takeover-style robberies centered in Union Square Sixteen people have been accused of joining a theft ring in which packs of suspects would blitz retail stores like Barney’s and Burberry
| Oct.4 |
49ers |
|
Watchdog group claims 49ers trying to influence local election
| |
SF Downtown |
|
Google unveils new devices at event in San Francisco
| |
South of Market |
|
San Francisco: Engineering report finds sinking Millennium Tower safe
| Oct.5 |
Giants |
 |
Bumgarner, Gillaspie lift Giants past Mets, into NLDS Wednesday’s NL wild-card game saw the Giants ride a likely hero, Madison Bumgarner, and an unlikely one, Conor Gillaspie, over the Mets | |
| |
South of Market |
|
Rapper Will.i.am kicks off Dreamforce keynote
| Oct.6 |
Twitter |
|
Twitter Inc., down $5 to $19.87
| Oct.7 |
West San Francisco |
 |
One man killed, another injured in shooting Map of Plymouth Avenue and Broad Street San Francisco A victim in his 20s died at the scene. Another victim in his 50s was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not thought to be life threatening
| |
Giants |
 |
Javier Baez, Jon Lester get Cubs past Giants in NLDS Game 1 An 8th-inning home run by Baez was the only run in Chicago's victory over San Francisco at Wrigley Field
| |
49ers |
 |
Reports: 49ers discussing starting Colin Kaepernick The San Francisco 49ers will reportedly name Kaepernick as the team's starting quarterback for their upcoming game against the Buffalo Bills on Oct
| |
SF Sunset |
|
3 rescued from apartment fire in Sunset neighborhood, 1 hurt
| Oct.8 |
Fishermans Wharf |
 |
2 children in critical condition after boat sinks off Pier 45 Map of Pier 45 San Francisco A boat carrying 30 people capsized and sank 100 yards off Pier 45 at Fisherman’s Wharf. Motorized yacht had flipped over | |
| |
Giants |
 |
Cubs’ bullpen steps up in NLDS Game 2 win over Giants Travis Wood and the Cubs’ bullpen showed why it shouldn’t be overlooked as Chicago took a 2–0 NLDS lead over the Giants
| |
SF Downtown |
 |
Fleet Week brings out crowds for an only-in-SF celebration The city celebrated with drag queens and dogs, music and ships and, of course, the Blue Angels
| Oct.14 |
San Francisco |
 |
Man shot officer Kevin Downs, who was shot in the head while responding to reports of a mentally ill man
| Oct.24 |
San Francisco |
 |
Two men found shot dead after family argument Map of Lobos Street San Francisco 65-year-old San Francisco resident Woody Carson and Dana Pierce, 68, of Cleveland, died after both were shot during a family argument | |
| |
San Francisco |
 |
Visa 4Q results rise 28 percent, helped by Visa Europe The company processed more payments on its namesake network. The company's results were also buoyed by the recent purchase of Visa Europe
| Oct.25 |
San Francisco |
 |
Car theft suspect shot, CHP officer injured in San Francisco Map of Capitol Avenue and Montana Street San Francisco The officer was with two other officers doing an operation with the San Mateo County auto theft task force when the incident unfolded
| Oct.26 |
Bernal Heights |
 |
Man fatally shot in Glen Park area Award winning filmmaker Kevin Epps was released from County Jail Tuesday after being accused of fatally shooting a man inside his home
| Oct.27 |
Twitter |
 |
Twitter cuts 9 percent of staff, seeks profit in 2017 Twitter announcing it was firing about 330 people, largely from its sales and marketing teams, and shutting down its ultrashort-video app, Vine | |
| Oct.28 |
El Cerrito |
 |
Prominent SF lawyer James Gilliland slain outside El Cerrito home Map of 2600 Mira Vista Drive El Cerrito James Gilliland Jr., 62, returning to his home in El Cerrito on Thursday evening was confronted by an assailant who shot him to death | |
| |
Western Span |
|
Big-rig crash, fuel leak causes enormous traffic jam on Bay Bridge
| Oct.29 |
SF City Hall |
 |
Inspectors allowed Millennium Tower as they denied similar project Building inspectors allowed construction on the Millennium Tower to proceed just as they denied a similar high rise project
| |
Eastern Span |
 |
Caltrans implosed another section of original Bay Bridge Caltrans continued with the removal of the original eastern span of the Bay Bridge today by imploding Pier E4 of the Old Bridge
| Oct.31 |
Santa Clara |
|
Santa Clara mayor threatens to take over management of Levi's Stadium
|
|