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San Francisco, CA, United States

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Past articles by Bill:

George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States, is dead at age 94

George Herbert Walker Bush, the nation’s 41st President who also was a fighter pilot, congressman, CIA chief and the father of an Oval Office successor, has died at age 94. → Read More

Swarm of earthquakes hit Monterey County, felt in SF

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks, rattled Monterey County Monday and was felt more than 90 miles away in San Francisco, officials said. The shaker occurred about 11:30 a.m. in Gonzales, about 16 miles southeast of Salinas, and was followed by nine smaller aftershocks - the largest measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale, said Annemarie Baltay, a seismologist with the… → Read More

Brush fire causing major delays on BART in East Bay

An apparent brush fire that broke out Sunday afternoon beneath the BART tracks between North Berkeley and El Cerrito was causing major delays on the transit system, officials said. The fire, reported at 2:17 p.m. sending smoke and flames up to the elevated tracks, according to BART officials. The fire caused transportation officials to turn back Richmond-bound trains at the North Berkeley… → Read More

Girl, 11, robbed at knifepoint on San Francisco sidewalk

An 11-year-old girl waiting for her mother on a San Francisco sidewalk was robbed of her cell phone at knifepoint, police said Friday. The mugging happened just after 7 p.m. Thursday at Persia Avenue and Paris Street in the Excelsior neighborhood, said Officer Robert Rueca, a police spokesman. "She was alone on the sidewalk waiting for her mom who was nearby to come," Rueca said of the young… → Read More

After Las Vegas attack, singer Jason Aldean pleads: ‘Stop the hate!’

Country music star Jason Aldean, who was on stage when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at an outdoor Las Vegas concert, took to social media Tuesday, writing that his emotions ran from being "Scared" to feeling "Anger, Heartache, Compassion and many others." "I truly don't understand why a person would want to take a life of another," Aldean wrote on Twitter. "Something has changed in this… → Read More

Man dies after Oakland use stun gun to detain him

A man died while in the custody of Oakland police on Thursday after officers used an electronic stun gun to detain him, officials said. The deadly incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of Foothill Boulevard, about a block from San Antonio Park, police officials said. The name and age of the man who died were not released, and police have not said why he was placed into custody.… → Read More

Smoky car fire prompts evacuation of Costco in SF

A Costco in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco was temporarily evacuated Tuesday afternoon when a smoky car fire erupted in an enclosed parking garage adjacent to the store, officials said. The fire started about 12 p.m. in the parking structure next to the store on 10th Street at Bryant Street, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The sprawling store was temporarily… → Read More

Father and son killed in Solano County plane crash

The bodies of a 67-year-old man and his 43-year-old son were recovered from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from Buchanan Field Airport in Concord. The single-engine Bonanza Beechcraft was located about 4 a.m. Sunday by a Civil Air Patrol crew on private land off Lake Herman Road near Interstate 680 in Benicia, said Deputy Daniel Pratt, a spokesman… → Read More

Police: Man shot dead in San Pablo driveway was targeted

A 22-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday in the driveway of a San Pablo home and investigators suspect he was targeted by his killer. The shooting occurred about 8:25 p.m. on the 1800 block of Powell Street. The victim, identified Monday as Adrian Segoviano by the Contra Costa County coroner's office, was standing in the driveway when he was shot, police said. Paramedics responded but could not… → Read More

Man robbed at gunpoint of his bicycle on SF’s Market St.

A 39-year-old man riding a bicycle on Market Street in San Francisco was robbed of his cycle by a gunman who jumped him from behind and pushed him to the ground, police said Friday. The armed robbery occurred about 8:20 p.m. Thursday on Market Street, just east of Golden Gate Avenue and near The Warfield theater, police said. The victim, whose name was not released, told police he was pedaling… → Read More

Report: Uber planning to sell former Sears building in Oakland

Uber is planning to sell the former Sears building in downtown Oakland, which it bought two years ago for $123.5 million and where it once intended to place 3,000 employees, according to a report. The ride-hailing giant is expected to offer the building at 1955 Broadway for roughly what it paid for it and abandon plans to put workers there, the San Francisco Business Times reported. "As we look… → Read More

2 Oakland firefighters shot, 1 killed, in attack in San Jose

A probationary Oakland firefighter was killed and another was wounded when they were shot Thursday night in an apparent unprovoked attack outside a bar in San Jose, authorities said. The firefighters, whose names were not released, were off-duty when someone opened fire on them on the 300 block of East Taylor Street in San Jose's Japantown, said Officer Albert Morales, a city police spokesman. A… → Read More

Second shooting in two days on I-880 in Hayward

[...] shooting in two days on I-880 in Hayward Gunfire erupted just before 10 p.m. Tuesday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 880 near Highway 92, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers were called to the scene, but initially found no victims or evidence of a shooting. About 10:40 p.m., CHP officers received word that two juveniles, a boy and a girl, were at the Hayward… → Read More

Monorail snafu leaves guests at Gilroy Gardens theme park stranded

Monorail snafu leaves guests at Gilroy Gardens theme park stranded At least nine visitors to the Gilroy Gardens theme park got an unexpected thrill Tuesday afternoon when the park’s Sky Trail monorail suddenly stopped, stranding them 35 feet above ground, officials said. Bill Hutchinson is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. → Read More

Coach Kerr finds healing power in parade crowd

Warriors coach Steve Kerr seemed to be feeling no back pains Thursday as he jumped off a parade bus and started racing along the barricades on Broadway slapping high-fives with cheering fans. “I’m feeling much better,” said Kerr, who missed multiple games this season due to pain from back surgery. Kerr, now a two-time NBA championship coach, was obviously feeding off the love from the crowd.… → Read More

Woman reports being sexually assaulted on BART train in East Bay

The victim told BART police she was attacked around 9 p.m. while on a train between the Richmond and North Berkeley stations, according to police. The attacker fled the train when it reached the North Berkeley Station, where the victim reported the incident, police said. The victim described the attacker as being in his 20s, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and wearing a hooded sweatshirt. → Read More

Suspicious liquid prompts 3-hour evacuation of San Jose school

A San Jose middle school was evacuated for about three hours Friday when a staff member found an backpack containing a bottle labeled “Nitroglycerin” — police said. Officers ordered the school evacuated, set up a perimeter around the campus and blocked off traffic in both directions of McLaughlin Avenue. Officers conducted a complete sweep of the campus before clearing the school to reopen about… → Read More

22-year-old man gunned down in Home Depot parking lot in Oakland

A 22-year-old Pittsburg man was found shot to death late Sunday night in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Oakland, police said. The victim, Robert McCorvey, was discovered about 10:26 p.m. in the parking lot of the store in the 4000 block of Alameda Avenue after police received reports of a shooting there, said Officer Johnna Watson, spokeswoman for the Oakland Police Department. McCorvey was… → Read More

South Bay massage therapist busted in sexual assault of clients

South Bay massage therapist busted in sexual assault of clients An unlicensed massage therapist was arrested in East Palo Alto after at least three women told police he sexually assaulted them during appointments, officials said Monday. Jose Garcia Plascencia, 55, was arrested Thursday after the alleged victims contacted police, said Cmdr. Jeff Liu of the East Palo Alto Police Department. The… → Read More

Trespasser on the tracks in San Leandro causes BART delays

BART trains in the East Bay were recovering from a major delay Monday morning caused by a trespasser walking on the tracks near the Bay Fair Station in San Leandro, officials said. The incident, reported just after 7 a.m., briefly stopped all trains going through the station while BART police tracked down and removed the person from the tracks, officials said. By 7:20 p.m., the BART line was in… → Read More