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B. 04-06 Welders: New Bridge Unsafe Bay Bridge
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D. 05-13 Archbishop Levada new Vatican enforcer San Francisco
4. 06-03 Dog Mauling Claims Life of Boy SF Sunset
5. 08-19 Woman burned in underground explosion SF Downtown
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H. 10-19 3 Children Tossed Into Bay SF Downtown
I. 12-07 Video sparked investigation into SFPD SF City Hall

Summary.     Click for More > Archbishop Levada new Vatican enforcer  William Levada has a track record of upholding Roman Catholic policies while deftly handling controversy Doctor Found Stabbed Gang Members Took Over Woman's Home Training Tape Embarrasses 49'ers Mayor Opens Environmental Conference Dog Mauling Claims Life of Boy  2 dogs were at the location, one of which was shot after it attempted to prevent officers from entering the premises Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge Woman burned in underground explosion  The blast appeared to have come from a PG&E vault and was centered around the Crocker Galleria buckling the sidewalk Herrion dies after football game New Central Freeway Opens Ski Jump Extravaganza 3 Children Tossed Into Bay Video sparked investigation into SFPD   Video footage released by Newsom has sparked an investigation into allegations of racism, sexism and corruption New Archbishop From Salt Lake City City Murder Rate Highest In 10 Years
Mayor Newsom and wife filing for divorce Kevin Shelley Announced Resignation Bonds Sidesteps Steroid Questions Archdiocese Found Liable for Molestation Archdiocese Ordered to Pay to Victim Welders: New Bridge Unsafe Bridge Worker Shot   SF Gets Stem Cell Headquarters
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Feb.22   Barry Bonds
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Apr.10   Golden Gate Bridge
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  The 29-member committee made the decision over San Diego, Sacramento and Emeryville.    Members of the governing board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, took 2 roll-call votes to decide the contest. Mayor Newsom called it a historic achievement for a city a...
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Jun.3   SF Sunset
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Aug.19   SF Downtown
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Sep.9   Western Addition
Sep.29   Pacific Heights
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  Mayor Newsom and wife filing for divorce  In a joint statement Gavin Newsom and Court TV legal analyst Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom cited the strain Kevin Shelley Announced Resignation  Secretary of State investigated into his handling of federal election funds and questionable campaign contributions Bonds Sidesteps Steroid Questions  Barry Bonds is pronouncing himself weary but ready to begin his pursuit of Aaron's home run record Archdiocese Found Liable for Molestation  A jury decided that the Archdiocese knew or should have known that one of its priests was molesting boys Archdiocese Ordered to Pay to Victim  The Archdiocese was ordered by a jury to pay $437,000 to a man who says he was repeatedly fondled by a priest Welders: New Bridge Unsafe  The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built is riddled with defective welds Bridge Worker Shot  Police said a toll collector, 58-year old woman, was shot and robbed by Marcellus Cooksey, 42, driving a stolen car Panel Endorses SF for Stem Cell Center Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty   SF Gets Stem Cell Headquarters


January 2005 ... more > Top ^
Jan.5   SF City Hall  
 49ers  Coach Erickson, GM Donahue let go
Jan.11  SF City Hall  Dog humane treatment law passed
Jan.17  49ers  Mike Nolan New 49ers Coach
Jan.19  Golden Gate Bridge  Filmmaker recorded suicides
Jan.25  SF City Hall  Smoking banned in some outdoor spaces
Jan.26  SF City Hall  City considering fee on grocery bags


February 2005 ... more > Top ^
Feb.4    
Feb.13  SF City Hall  Same-sex anniversary rally
Feb.14    Study Shows Fewer Homeless in city
Feb.22   Barry Bonds  
Feb.24  Golden Gate Bridge  Tentative Approval for Suicide Barrier


March 2005 ... more > Top ^
Mar.1  Russian Hill  Explosion and Fire in Apartment Building
Mar.5  Golden Gate Bridge  Cranes Clear Bay Spans
Mar.11  Golden Gate Bridge  Officials Approve Suicide Barrier Study
Mar.13  SF Downtown  SF Celebrates St. Patrick's Day
Mar.14    Judge: gay unions' ban unconstitutional
Mar.18    
Mar.19  SF Mission  Anti-war protesters rallied
Mar.20  SF Downtown  VP Quietly Slips Into Town For Fundraiser
Mar.22  Barry Bonds  Bonds may miss entire season
 SF City Hall  Pot clubs prohibited in sobriey facilities
Mar.24    
Mar.25  SFSU  RoboGames start
Mar.29    Fagan Found Not Guilty in Cop Brawl Case
Mar.30  SF City Hall  New Pot Clubs Stopped After Moratorium


April 2005 ... more > Top ^
Apr.2    Bay Area Catholics Hold Memorial Masses
Apr.5  Pac Bell Park  Bonds gets standing ovation at opener
 SF Downtown  Rally outside Governor's dinner
Apr.6   Bay Bridge  
Apr.8  SF Bayview  Boy dead after gunfire at MUNI bus
Apr.10   Golden Gate Bridge  
Apr.11    Ex-Political Fundraiser Pleads Not Guilty
Apr.16  SF Zoo  Zoo Sells Naming Rights To Grizzlies
Apr.18  Adobe  Adobe to acquire Macromedia for $3.4b
   Suspended Firefighter Arrested For DUI
Apr.23  49ers  Niners Pick Up QB Alex Smith in Draft
Apr.26  SF City Hall  4 schools to close


May 2005 ... more > Top ^
May.2  
May.3  SF Downtown  Hotel workers' march results in 37 arrests
May.4   Eastern Span
May.6    
  The 29-member committee made the decision over San Diego, Sacramento and Emeryville
 Members of the governing board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, took 2 roll-call votes to decide the contest. Mayor Newsom called it a historic achievement for a city and region suffering through the collapse of the dot-com bubble. California voters passed Proposition 71, which authorized $3 billion worth of state bonds in a decadelong program just now getting started
May.9    Homeless Case Manager Shot and Killed May.12   SF Downtown 'Star Wars' Premiere Held May.13     Archbishop Levada new Vatican enforcer
  William Levada has a track record of upholding Roman Catholic policies while deftly handling controversy
May.15  SF Downtown  Kenyans leading Bay to Breakers May.20     Doctor Found Stabbed  Dr. Robert Lull, 64, a nuclear medicine specialist was found stabbed to death in his home May.24   SF Mission     Gang Members Took Over Woman's Home  6 gang members ran a drug den in the apartment of a elderly woman, even eating her free senior-citizen meals May.26    Suspect in Doctor's Murder in Custody May.27   Davies Hall Rice Defends Iraq Policy in SF Speech May.29  Golden Gate Park  World's Largest, Stinkiest Plant Enthralls

June 2005 ... more > Top ^
Jun.1   49ers   Training Tape Embarrasses 49'ers  The training film to teach players how to handle the media is featuring off-color jokes, racial slurs, and nudity Jun.2   SF Downtown     Mayor Opens Environmental Conference  Gavin Newsom presided over the opening of The UN World Environment Day Conference Jun.3   SF Sunset   Dog Mauling Claims Life of Boy
  2 dogs were at the location, one of which was shot after it attempted to prevent officers from entering the premises
Jun.5  SF Downtown  Al Gore: Global Warming a Real Threat Jun.6  SF City Hall  Newsom Wants Legislation On Pit Bulls Jun.7   SF City Hall Ordinance Introduced On Corpse Exhibits   SF Zoo Zoo Names Grizzy Bears Jun.12  SF Sunset  Mother shut son to protect him from dogs Jun.14    Tsunami warning briefly in effect Jun.20  SF City Hall  Fire Chief In Domestic Violence Incident Jun.22  SF Sunset  Major Pot Club Crackdown Jun.23  SF Sunset  Mother Charged in Dog Mauling Death Jun.24   Bay Bridge   Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge  Bay Area tolls will increase $1 under to keep in place the designs for a soaring suspension Bay Bridge Jun.26  SF Downtown  Annual gay pride parade Jun.27   Bay Bridge New FasTrak lanes open without incident

July 2005 ... more > Top ^
Jul.8  SF Mission  4 Saved, 66 displaced in 5-alarm Fire   SF Mission SFPD Officer Struck By Protestors
Jul.15    BALCO's Victor Conte Reaches Plea Deal

August 2005 ... more > Top ^
Aug.4   Bribery Arrest at Building Inspection Dept.
Aug.7  49ers  Steve Young Enters Football Hall of Fame Aug.10   KNBR fires radio host for Giants' remarks Aug.15   City's first human case of West Nile virus Aug.19   SF Downtown   Woman burned in underground explosion
  The blast appeared to have come from a PG&E vault and was centered around the Crocker Galleria buckling the sidewalk
Aug.20   SF Downtown Anti-War Protestors Set Up 'Camp Casey' Aug.21   49ers   Herrion dies after football game  Thomas Herrion collapsed and died, shortly after the team played the Broncos in a preseason game  SF Downtown  Protestors Camp Out Aug.24   Pacific Heights SF Cancels Weekend Ski Jump Aug.29   Golden Gate Bridge Ostrich snarled traffic

September 2005 ... more > Top ^
Sep.1    MUNI truck accident victims gets $27m Sep.4  PG&E  PG&E Issues Report on Cause of Explosion    SF To Take In 300 Families After Katrina Sep.9   Western Addition   New Central Freeway Opens  Octavia Boulevard takes the place of the old off-ramps and cars will dissipate to several city streets Sep.12    Operation Pet Lift Touches Down   Pac Bell Park Bonds finally makes season
Sep.15   SF Mission Three Die In Apartment Fire Sep.16  Pac Bell Park  Bonds hits first homer of season Sep.22  SF City Hall  Officials Approve Ski Jump Event Sep.24   SF Mission Anti-War Protesters March And Rally Sep.29   Pacific Heights   Ski Jump Extravaganza  Hundreds of people flocked in 80-degree weather to see skiers and snowboarders zooming right down

October 2005 ... more > Top ^
Oct.1   Google Wants Free Wireless For City
Oct.9  SF Downtown  Crowds Jam SF for Fleet Week   Tiger wins AmEx Oct.10   SF Downtown 9-Year-Old Boy Swims Alcatraz To SF Oct.13   SF City Hall Treasure Island Director Fired Oct.14  Potrero Hill  2 killed, including 2-year-old Oct.18    BALCO mastermind gets eight months Oct.19   SF Downtown   3 Children Tossed Into Bay  Police are searching the waters around Pier 7, after a woman tossed 3 children off the pier and into the bay    Double Homicide Suspect Captured Oct.30  Chinatown  Blaze Wracks Chinatown Restaurant Oct.31   SF Mission Propane Explosions Spark Fires

November 2005 ... more > Top ^
Nov.1  SF Castro  6 Shootings Mar Halloween Party   SF Mission Controversial Stem Cell Center Opens
Nov.2  SF Downtown  War Protesters Swarm Streets Nov.7  SF Downtown  Prince Pushes Environmental Aims Nov.14   Pac Bell Park Rolling Stones Attract Baby Boomers Nov.16    School strike averted Nov.29  Fishermans Wharf  Crabs Hit Market After Two-Week Delay

December 2005 ... more > Top ^
Dec.2   San Francisco, Shanghai renew sistership
Dec.3  SF City Hall  Mayor Recruits Students For Anti-Graffiti Dec.4  SFSU  Student died after falling from building Dec.7   SF City Hall   Video sparked investigation into SFPD
  Video footage released by Newsom has sparked an investigation into allegations of racism, sexism and corruption
 Mayor Newsom and Police Chief Fong showed and denounced several clips produced by members of SFPD. At least one officer has been suspended after police officials learned of a videotape parodying life on the job that featured uniformed officers and stereotypes of suspects
Dec.8   SF City Hall Police Officers Suspended Over Video Dec.9    More Tapes in Police Scandal Dec.15     New Archbishop From Salt Lake City  Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor George Niederauer, 69, to be the archbishop of San Francisco  SF City Hall  All Suspended SFPD Officers Reinstated Dec.18    Powerful Storm Knocks Out Power Dec.24  SF City Hall  City Seeks Wi-Fi Proposals For City Dec.30   SF City Hall   City Murder Rate Highest In 10 Years
  Police Department maintains that many of the 96 killings this year could not have been prevented   Police: Stolen Violin Story A Hoax



Dog Mauling Claims Life of Boy




San Francisco, 2005 Accidents Timeline ... See Bay Area Accidents timeline, World Accidents timeline Top ^
2005
Jan.19  Golden Gate Bridge  Filmmaker recorded suicides
Feb.24  Golden Gate Bridge  Tentative Approval for Suicide Barrier
Mar.1  Russian Hill  Explosion and Fire in Apartment Building
Mar.11  Golden Gate Bridge  Officials Approve Suicide Barrier Study
Apr.18    Suspended Firefighter Arrested For DUI
Jun.3   SF Sunset
  2 dogs were at the location, one of which was shot after it attempted to prevent officers from entering the premises
Jun.5  SF Downtown  Al Gore: Global Warming a Real Threat Jun.6  SF City Hall  Newsom Wants Legislation On Pit Bulls Jun.12  SF Sunset  Mother shut son to protect him from dogs Jun.14    Tsunami warning briefly in effect Jun.20  SF City Hall  Fire Chief In Domestic Violence Incident Jul.8  SF Mission  4 Saved, 66 displaced in 5-alarm Fire Aug.15   City's first human case of West Nile virus
Aug.19   SF Downtown Woman burned in underground explosion
  The blast appeared to have come from a PG&E vault and was centered around the Crocker Galleria buckling the sidewalk
Aug.29   Golden Gate Bridge Ostrich snarled traffic Sep.1    MUNI truck accident victims gets $27m Sep.4    SF To Take In 300 Families After Katrina Sep.12    Operation Pet Lift Touches Down Sep.15   SF Mission Three Die In Apartment Fire Oct.30  Chinatown  Blaze Wracks Chinatown Restaurant Oct.31   SF Mission Propane Explosions Spark Fires Dec.4  SFSU  Student died after falling from building Dec.18    Powerful Storm Knocks Out Power



San Francisco, 2005 Science & Education Timeline ... See Bay Area Science & Education timeline, World Science & Education timeline Top ^
2005 Mar.25  SFSU  RoboGames start Apr.16  SF Zoo  Zoo Sells Naming Rights To Grizzlies Apr.26  SF City Hall  4 schools to close May.2   Panel Endorses SF for Stem Cell Center
May.6     SF Gets Stem Cell Headquarters
  The 29-member committee made the decision over San Diego, Sacramento and Emeryville
 Members of the governing board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, took 2 roll-call votes to decide the contest. Mayor Newsom called it a historic achievement for a city and region suffering through the collapse of the dot-com bubble. California voters passed Proposition 71, which authorized $3 billion worth of state bonds in a decadelong program just now getting started
May.29  Golden Gate Park  World's Largest, Stinkiest Plant Enthralls Jun.7   SF Zoo Zoo Names Grizzy Bears Nov.1   SF Mission Controversial Stem Cell Center Opens Nov.16    School strike averted Dec.3  SF City Hall  Mayor Recruits Students For Anti-Graffiti Dec.24  SF City Hall  City Seeks Wi-Fi Proposals For City



San Francisco, 2005 Business Timeline ... See Bay Area Business timeline, World Business timeline Top ^
2005 Jan.19  Golden Gate Bridge  Filmmaker recorded suicides Jan.26  SF City Hall  City considering fee on grocery bags Mar.5  Golden Gate Bridge  Cranes Clear Bay Spans Mar.13  SF Downtown  SF Celebrates St. Patrick's Day Apr.6   Bay Bridge Welders: New Bridge Unsafe  The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built is riddled with defective welds Apr.18  Adobe  Adobe to acquire Macromedia for $3.4b May.3  SF Downtown  Hotel workers' march results in 37 arrests May.4   Eastern Span Feds: Bay Bridge Welds Not Faulty
May.12   SF Downtown 'Star Wars' Premiere Held Jun.24   Bay Bridge Compromise Deal Reached on Bridge  Bay Area tolls will increase $1 under to keep in place the designs for a soaring suspension Bay Bridge Jun.26  SF Downtown  Annual gay pride parade Jun.27   Bay Bridge New FasTrak lanes open without incident Sep.1    MUNI truck accident victims gets $27m Sep.4  PG&E  PG&E Issues Report on Cause of Explosion Sep.9   Western Addition New Central Freeway Opens  Octavia Boulevard takes the place of the old off-ramps and cars will dissipate to several city streets Oct.1   Google Wants Free Wireless For City Oct.9  SF Downtown  Crowds Jam SF for Fleet Week Nov.14   Pac Bell Park Rolling Stones Attract Baby Boomers Nov.16    School strike averted Nov.29  Fishermans Wharf  Crabs Hit Market After Two-Week Delay



San Francisco, 2005 Sports Timeline ... See Bay Area Sports timeline, World Sports timeline Top ^
2005 Jan.5  49ers  Coach Erickson, GM Donahue let go Jan.17  49ers  Mike Nolan New 49ers Coach Feb.22   Barry Bonds Bonds Sidesteps Steroid Questions  Barry Bonds is pronouncing himself weary but ready to begin his pursuit of Aaron's home run record Mar.22  Barry Bonds  Bonds may miss entire season Apr.5  Pac Bell Park  Bonds gets standing ovation at opener Apr.23  49ers  Niners Pick Up QB Alex Smith in Draft May.15  SF Downtown  Kenyans leading Bay to Breakers Jun.1   49ers Training Tape Embarrasses 49'ers  The training film to teach players how to handle the media is featuring off-color jokes, racial slurs, and nudity Aug.7  49ers  Steve Young Enters Football Hall of Fame Aug.10   KNBR fires radio host for Giants' remarks
Aug.21   49ers Herrion dies after football game  Thomas Herrion collapsed and died, shortly after the team played the Broncos in a preseason game Aug.24   Pacific Heights SF Cancels Weekend Ski Jump Sep.12   Pac Bell Park Bonds finally makes season Sep.16  Pac Bell Park  Bonds hits first homer of season Sep.22  SF City Hall  Officials Approve Ski Jump Event Sep.29   Pacific Heights Ski Jump Extravaganza  Hundreds of people flocked in 80-degree weather to see skiers and snowboarders zooming right down Oct.9   Tiger wins AmEx Oct.10   SF Downtown 9-Year-Old Boy Swims Alcatraz To SF Oct.18    BALCO mastermind gets eight months



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2005 Mar.18   Archdiocese Found Liable for Molestation  A jury decided that the Archdiocese knew or should have known that one of its priests was molesting boys Mar.22  SF City Hall  Pot clubs prohibited in sobriey facilities Mar.29    Fagan Found Not Guilty in Cop Brawl Case Mar.30  SF City Hall  New Pot Clubs Stopped After Moratorium Apr.8  SF Bayview  Boy dead after gunfire at MUNI bus Apr.10   Golden Gate Bridge Bridge Worker Shot  Police said a toll collector, 58-year old woman, was shot and robbed by Marcellus Cooksey, 42, driving a stolen car Apr.11    Ex-Political Fundraiser Pleads Not Guilty Apr.18    Suspended Firefighter Arrested For DUI May.9    Homeless Case Manager Shot and Killed May.20   Doctor Found Stabbed  Dr. Robert Lull, 64, a nuclear medicine specialist was found stabbed to death in his home May.24   SF Mission   Gang Members Took Over Woman's Home  6 gang members ran a drug den in the apartment of a elderly woman, even eating her free senior-citizen meals May.26    Suspect in Doctor's Murder in Custody Jun.20  SF City Hall  Fire Chief In Domestic Violence Incident Jun.22  SF Sunset  Major Pot Club Crackdown Jun.23  SF Sunset  Mother Charged in Dog Mauling Death Jul.8   SF Mission SFPD Officer Struck By Protestors
Jul.15    BALCO's Victor Conte Reaches Plea Deal Aug.4   Bribery Arrest at Building Inspection Dept. Oct.14  Potrero Hill  2 killed, including 2-year-old Oct.18    BALCO mastermind gets eight months Oct.19   SF Downtown 3 Children Tossed Into Bay  Police are searching the waters around Pier 7, after a woman tossed 3 children off the pier and into the bay Oct.19    Double Homicide Suspect Captured Nov.1  SF Castro  6 Shootings Mar Halloween Party Dec.3  SF City Hall  Mayor Recruits Students For Anti-Graffiti Dec.30   SF City Hall City Murder Rate Highest In 10 Years  Police Department maintains that many of the 96 killings this year could not have been prevented Dec.30   Police: Stolen Violin Story A Hoax



San Francisco, 2005 Politics Timeline ... See Bay Area Politics timeline, World Politics timeline Top ^
2005 Jan.5   SF City Hall   Mayor Newsom and wife filing for divorce  In a joint statement Gavin Newsom and Court TV legal analyst Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom cited the strain Jan.11  SF City Hall  Dog humane treatment law passed Jan.25  SF City Hall  Smoking banned in some outdoor spaces Jan.26  SF City Hall  City considering fee on grocery bags Feb.4   Kevin Shelley Announced Resignation  Secretary of State investigated into his handling of federal election funds and questionable campaign contributions Feb.13  SF City Hall  Same-sex anniversary rally Feb.14    Study Shows Fewer Homeless in city Feb.24  Golden Gate Bridge  Tentative Approval for Suicide Barrier Mar.11  Golden Gate Bridge  Officials Approve Suicide Barrier Study Mar.14    Judge: gay unions' ban unconstitutional Mar.19  SF Mission  Anti-war protesters rallied Mar.20  SF Downtown  VP Quietly Slips Into Town For Fundraiser Mar.22  SF City Hall  Pot clubs prohibited in sobriey facilities Mar.24   Archdiocese Ordered to Pay to Victim  The Archdiocese was ordered by a jury to pay $437,000 to a man who says he was repeatedly fondled by a priest Mar.30  SF City Hall  New Pot Clubs Stopped After Moratorium Apr.2    Bay Area Catholics Hold Memorial Masses Apr.5  SF Downtown  Rally outside Governor's dinner May.3  SF Downtown  Hotel workers' march results in 37 arrests May.13   Archbishop Levada new Vatican enforcer
  William Levada has a track record of upholding Roman Catholic policies while deftly handling controversy
May.27   Davies Hall Rice Defends Iraq Policy in SF Speech Jun.1   49ers Training Tape Embarrasses 49'ers  The training film to teach players how to handle the media is featuring off-color jokes, racial slurs, and nudity Jun.2   SF Downtown   Mayor Opens Environmental Conference  Gavin Newsom presided over the opening of The UN World Environment Day Conference Jun.5  SF Downtown  Al Gore: Global Warming a Real Threat Jun.6  SF City Hall  Newsom Wants Legislation On Pit Bulls Jun.7   SF City Hall Ordinance Introduced On Corpse Exhibits Jun.26  SF Downtown  Annual gay pride parade Jul.8   SF Mission SFPD Officer Struck By Protestors Aug.10   KNBR fires radio host for Giants' remarks Aug.20   SF Downtown Anti-War Protestors Set Up 'Camp Casey' Aug.21  SF Downtown  Protestors Camp Out Aug.24   Pacific Heights SF Cancels Weekend Ski Jump Sep.22  SF City Hall  Officials Approve Ski Jump Event Sep.24   SF Mission Anti-War Protesters March And Rally Oct.13   SF City Hall Treasure Island Director Fired Nov.2  SF Downtown  War Protesters Swarm Streets Nov.7  SF Downtown  Prince Pushes Environmental Aims Dec.2   San Francisco, Shanghai renew sistership Dec.3  SF City Hall  Mayor Recruits Students For Anti-Graffiti Dec.7   SF City Hall Video sparked investigation into SFPD
  Video footage released by Newsom has sparked an investigation into allegations of racism, sexism and corruption
 Mayor Newsom and Police Chief Fong showed and denounced several clips produced by members of SFPD. At least one officer has been suspended after police officials learned of a videotape parodying life on the job that featured uniformed officers and stereotypes of suspects
Dec.8   SF City Hall Police Officers Suspended Over Video Dec.9    More Tapes in Police Scandal Dec.15   New Archbishop From Salt Lake City  Pope Benedict XVI has named Monsignor George Niederauer, 69, to be the archbishop of San Francisco Dec.15  SF City Hall  All Suspended SFPD Officers Reinstated