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| Jan.6 |
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Oregon murderer vehicle found
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| Jan.30 |
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Chaos after airport loses bomb suspect| Airport shuts down 28 gates after guards detected explosives residue on a man's shoes. He disappeared into a crowd | |
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| Mar.4 |
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Comedian arrested in scuffle with security
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| Mar.26 |
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25 illegally immigrants arrested Operation Tarmac is an INS-led effort to increase airport security
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| Apr.10 |
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Wires, batteries found in shoes
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| May.19 |
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Plane returns after fumes found
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| May.24 |
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Air traffic controller gets 51 months
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| Jun.20 |
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Sea Lion Breaches Security
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| Jul.9 |
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Passenger escorted off plane
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| Jul.24 |
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Security checkpoint was closed
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| Jul.29 |
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First train test ride to SFO
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| Aug.1 |
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12-year-old Chinese girl missing Yukun Jia was last seen at San Francisco International Airport. Her group boarded a tour bus to Stanford University
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| Aug.2 |
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Missing Chinese Girl May Have Defected
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Tracking Dogs Help Hunt for Missing Girl
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| Aug.9 |
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Car flipped during chase, shooting
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| Aug.11 |
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False alarm prompts flight to land
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| Aug.16 |
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BART from SFO to Pleasanton to be $6.60
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| Sep.5 |
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Taxi cab drivers reached agreement
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| Sep.18 |
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Body mistakenly flown to Europe
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| Oct.19 |
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Screeners Protest Loss of Jobs
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| Oct.28 |
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Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived Zemin was presented with a key to the city and named an honorary citizen of San Francisco
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| Nov.7 |
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Flights grounded for two hours
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| Nov.11 |
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385 federally trained screeners This is the first wave of about 1,000 screeners to be deployed and employed by a private contractor
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| Jan.2 |
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National Guardsman shot self
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| Jan.6 |
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Oregon murderer vehicle found Stolen Dodge Durango driven by Christian Longo, Oregon man accused of killing family, was discovered
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| Jan.22 |
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11 special luggage scanners |
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Long term parking fee lowered |
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| Jan.24 |
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High marks for safety |
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| Jan.27 |
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False alarm triggers hazmat response |
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| Jan.30 |
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Chaos after airport loses bomb suspect| Airport shuts down 28 gates after guards detected explosives residue on a man's shoes. He disappeared into a crowd | |
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| Jan.31 |
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Screener Suspended |
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| Feb.16 |
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BART extension powers up |
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| Feb.19 |
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$400 million bond |
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| Feb.20 |
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Hard times force to cut expansion |
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| Feb.26 |
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Requests for Sept. 11 tax releief denied |
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| Mar.4 |
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Comedian arrested in scuffle with security Kevin Meaney, 45, allegedly got into a loud argument and a scuffle with a National Guardsman
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| Mar.6 |
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$40M project to improve wastewater |
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| Mar.13 |
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Plane returned after smoke in cockpit
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| Mar.21 |
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Dog-mauling prosecution team returns |
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| Mar.26 |
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25 illegally immigrants arrested| Operation Tarmac is an INS-led effort to increase airport security | |
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| Apr.3 |
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$15M for explosives-detection machines |
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| Apr.10 |
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Wires, batteries found in shoes A man was detained briefly. The shoes were blown up by police after it was determined they were not dangerous
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| Apr.17 |
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Disability group sues airport |
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| Apr.24 |
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United plane made emergency landing
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| May.3 |
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Airport plummets in traffic ranking
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| May.7 |
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Job posting errors upset screeners
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| May.9 |
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Person trapped under forklift
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| May.10 |
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Guard troops leave airport
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| May.19 |
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Plane returns after fumes found American Airlines flight made an emergency landing after fumes were detected in the cockpit not long after takeoff
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| May.22 |
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Switching to federal screeners delayed
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| May.24 |
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Air traffic controller gets 51 months Rick Lee Davis, 44, turned to a life of crime to pay his debts and finance his children's visits
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Small Plane Lands After Losing Tire
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| Jun.4 |
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Arrested for stabbing in 2001
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| Jun.19 |
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Audit of airport finances
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| Jun.20 |
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Sea Lion Breaches Security A sea lion managed to get through security at Airport, crossing two runways, a concrete tarmac and getting to a terminal
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| Jun.25 |
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Measure to oversight of SFO spending
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| Jul.5 |
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Tighter Security after LAX Shooting
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| Jul.9 |
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Passenger escorted off plane A woman was making a remark about the pilots' sobriety
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| Jul.23 |
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$40m contract for wastewater treatment
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| Jul.24 |
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Security checkpoint was closed Japanese man returning from a humanitarian mission in Afghanistan was found to have an empty bullet casing
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| Jul.29 |
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First train test ride to SFO The $1.5 billion project has been underway since 1997
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| Aug.1 |
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12-year-old Chinese girl missing| Yukun Jia was last seen at San Francisco International Airport. Her group boarded a tour bus to Stanford University | |
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| Aug.2 |
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Missing Chinese Girl May Have Defected CHP Commissioner said Friday that a 12-year-old girl has been found and is believed to have defected
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Tracking Dogs Help Hunt for Missing Girl Sheriff's Department investigators combed the grounds on and around SFO looking for a 12-year-old Chinese tourist
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| Aug.4 |
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New AirTrain cars collided
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| Aug.7 |
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Airport met state standards for noise
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| Aug.9 |
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Car flipped during chase, shooting Police were chasing an unknown number of suspects in the car before the sedan flipped over
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| Aug.11 |
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False alarm prompts flight to land A United Airlines jet bound for Honolulu landed safely after a warning light indicated a fire was burning in the rear cargo pit
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| Aug.16 |
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BART from SFO to Pleasanton to be $6.60 One way-fare from Richmond to the airport would cost $5.10
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| Aug.23 |
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$37 million sewage plant
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| Sep.2 |
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Cabbies Boycott SFO to Protest Surcharge
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| Sep.5 |
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Taxi cab drivers reached agreement Two sides struck a tentative understanding and the drivers are now picking up passengers at the airport
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| Sep.18 |
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Body mistakenly flown to Europe Castaneda's body was supposed to be sent to his hometown in Mexico
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| Oct.11 |
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Job program for displaced screeners
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| Oct.19 |
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Screeners Protest Loss of Jobs Airport security screeners held a protest over the federal government's plan to replace them
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| Oct.28 |
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Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived| Zemin was presented with a key to the city and named an honorary citizen of San Francisco | |
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| Nov.6 |
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Contractor sued on airport expansion
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| Nov.7 |
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Flights grounded for two hours Wind gusts as high as 70 mph blew down a wall and partially unpeeled the roof of a cargo building
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Airport reached security deadline
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| Nov.11 |
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385 federally trained screeners| This is the first wave of about 1,000 screeners to be deployed and employed by a private contractor | |
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| Nov.13 |
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Highest marks in airport foods
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| Dec.8 |
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Pilot of Technology Award
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| Dec.15 |
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Weather delays flights for up to 1.5 hours for in-coming
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| Dec.16 |
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United bankruptcy affects expansion
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| Dec.19 |
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Financial blow expected in case of war
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| Dec.28 |
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High winds delayed flights
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| 2002 |
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| Jan.2 |
National Guardsman shot self
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| Jan.27 |
False alarm triggers hazmat response |
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| Jan.30 |
Chaos after airport loses bomb suspect| Airport shuts down 28 gates after guards detected explosives residue on a man's shoes. He disappeared into a crowd | |
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| Mar.13 |
Plane returned after smoke in cockpit
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| Apr.10 |
Wires, batteries found in shoes A man was detained briefly. The shoes were blown up by police after it was determined they were not dangerous
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| Apr.24 |
United plane made emergency landing
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| May.9 |
Person trapped under forklift
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| May.19 |
Plane returns after fumes found American Airlines flight made an emergency landing after fumes were detected in the cockpit not long after takeoff
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| May.24 |
Small Plane Lands After Losing Tire
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| Jul.9 |
Passenger escorted off plane A woman was making a remark about the pilots' sobriety
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| Aug.1 |
12-year-old Chinese girl missing| Yukun Jia was last seen at San Francisco International Airport. Her group boarded a tour bus to Stanford University | |
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| Aug.2 |
Missing Chinese Girl May Have Defected CHP Commissioner said Friday that a 12-year-old girl has been found and is believed to have defected
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| Aug.2 |
Tracking Dogs Help Hunt for Missing Girl Sheriff's Department investigators combed the grounds on and around SFO looking for a 12-year-old Chinese tourist
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| Aug.4 |
New AirTrain cars collided
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| Aug.7 |
Airport met state standards for noise
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| Aug.11 |
False alarm prompts flight to land A United Airlines jet bound for Honolulu landed safely after a warning light indicated a fire was burning in the rear cargo pit
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| Sep.18 |
Body mistakenly flown to Europe Castaneda's body was supposed to be sent to his hometown in Mexico
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| Nov.7 |
Flights grounded for two hours Wind gusts as high as 70 mph blew down a wall and partially unpeeled the roof of a cargo building
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| Dec.15 |
Weather delays flights for up to 1.5 hours for in-coming
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| Dec.28 |
High winds delayed flights
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| 2002 |
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| Dec.8 |
Pilot of Technology Award
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|
| 2002 |
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| Jan.22 |
11 special luggage scanners |
|
| Jan.22 |
Long term parking fee lowered |
|
| Jan.24 |
High marks for safety |
|
| Jan.31 |
Screener Suspended |
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| Feb.16 |
BART extension powers up |
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| Feb.19 |
$400 million bond |
|
| Feb.20 |
Hard times force to cut expansion |
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| Feb.26 |
Requests for Sept. 11 tax releief denied |
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| Mar.6 |
$40M project to improve wastewater |
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| Apr.3 |
$15M for explosives-detection machines |
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| Apr.17 |
Disability group sues airport |
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| May.3 |
Airport plummets in traffic ranking
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| May.7 |
Job posting errors upset screeners
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| May.10 |
Guard troops leave airport
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| May.22 |
Switching to federal screeners delayed
|
| Jun.19 |
Audit of airport finances
|
| Jun.20 |
Sea Lion Breaches Security A sea lion managed to get through security at Airport, crossing two runways, a concrete tarmac and getting to a terminal
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| Jun.25 |
Measure to oversight of SFO spending
|
| Jul.5 |
Tighter Security after LAX Shooting
|
| Jul.23 |
$40m contract for wastewater treatment
|
| Jul.24 |
Security checkpoint was closed Japanese man returning from a humanitarian mission in Afghanistan was found to have an empty bullet casing
|
| Jul.29 |
First train test ride to SFO The $1.5 billion project has been underway since 1997
|
| Aug.7 |
Airport met state standards for noise
|
| Aug.16 |
BART from SFO to Pleasanton to be $6.60 One way-fare from Richmond to the airport would cost $5.10
|
| Aug.23 |
$37 million sewage plant
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| Sep.2 |
Cabbies Boycott SFO to Protest Surcharge
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| Sep.5 |
Taxi cab drivers reached agreement Two sides struck a tentative understanding and the drivers are now picking up passengers at the airport
|
| Oct.11 |
Job program for displaced screeners
|
| Oct.19 |
Screeners Protest Loss of Jobs Airport security screeners held a protest over the federal government's plan to replace them
|
| Nov.6 |
Contractor sued on airport expansion
|
| Nov.7 |
Airport reached security deadline
|
| Nov.11 |
385 federally trained screeners| This is the first wave of about 1,000 screeners to be deployed and employed by a private contractor | |
|
| Nov.13 |
Highest marks in airport foods
|
| Dec.16 |
United bankruptcy affects expansion
|
| Dec.19 |
Financial blow expected in case of war
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.6 |
Oregon murderer vehicle found Stolen Dodge Durango driven by Christian Longo, Oregon man accused of killing family, was discovered
|
| Mar.4 |
Comedian arrested in scuffle with security Kevin Meaney, 45, allegedly got into a loud argument and a scuffle with a National Guardsman
|
| Mar.21 |
Dog-mauling prosecution team returns |
|
| Mar.26 |
25 illegally immigrants arrested| Operation Tarmac is an INS-led effort to increase airport security | |
|
| May.24 |
Air traffic controller gets 51 months Rick Lee Davis, 44, turned to a life of crime to pay his debts and finance his children's visits
|
| Jun.4 |
Arrested for stabbing in 2001
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| Aug.9 |
Car flipped during chase, shooting Police were chasing an unknown number of suspects in the car before the sedan flipped over
|
| Nov.6 |
Contractor sued on airport expansion
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jun.25 |
Measure to oversight of SFO spending
|
| Jul.23 |
$40m contract for wastewater treatment
|
| Aug.1 |
12-year-old Chinese girl missing| Yukun Jia was last seen at San Francisco International Airport. Her group boarded a tour bus to Stanford University | |
|
| Aug.2 |
Missing Chinese Girl May Have Defected CHP Commissioner said Friday that a 12-year-old girl has been found and is believed to have defected
|
| Oct.28 |
Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived| Zemin was presented with a key to the city and named an honorary citizen of San Francisco | |
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