Officials from the chain retailer Target met with residents Wednesday to discuss plans for one of two proposed stores in San Francisco. The proposed sites include the former Mervyns storefront at Geary Boulevard and Masonic Avenue and inside the Metreon at Mission and Fourth streets.
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Posted inElections, Transportation
Silver lining amid cutbacks: Muni’s on-time performance at all-time high
A report released Tuesday by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said Muni’s on-time service performance increased to a new high of 75 percent. Although this is a record, the agency is still short of a voter-approved proposition requiring it to meet an 85 percent on-time performance goal.
Posted inCity Hall, Homelessness, News, Social Services
Long-planned closure of homeless shelter sparks controversy
A homeless shelter at 150 Otis St. shut down this month, but will reopen sometime in 2012 as a homeless shelter for veterans. Swords to Plowshares, a nonprofit organization catering to homeless veterans, will run the facility. While homeless activists warn that the city will lose 59 beds, officials maintain they can fill the need because the shelters overall have about 100 vacancies a night.
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3.3 quake hits San Francisco
San Francisco residents got a wake up call Monday morning when a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit the city at 7:47.
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Kellogg’s recalls cereals; Lucky Supermarkets in the city affected
Kellogg’s Co. announced Friday morning it was voluntarily recalling 28 million boxes of its cereal brands because of an unusual smell and taste. The affected cereals include Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks.
Posted inEducation
CSU raises fees by 5 percent
The California State University Board of Trustees voted Friday to raise full-time undergraduate and graduate fees by 5 percent. Full-time undergraduate students will pay $4,230, a $204 increase. Graduate students will pay $5,097, a $252 increase. Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado and and Trustee Russel Statham voted no on the fee increase.
Posted inHealth, Neighborhoods
Car accident sends two children, three adults to hospital
Accident on Mission and Sixth streets sends at least five to San Francisco General Hospital.
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Parents rally to save child development center
The Children’s Village Child Development Center will soon shut its doors as the San Francisco Archdiocese sold the property to a group of investors. At least 40 kids will be displaced when the center closes on August 31. Parents are trying to find ways to keep the center open, but have been unable to come to any agreement with the church or the new owners of the property.
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Heart, neuroscience buildings to boost UCSF economic impact
The University of California, San Francisco, is slated to begin several large new projects at the Mission Bay medical center, including buildings dedicated to cardiovascular and neuroscience research. UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, who shared a new report on the impact the university has had on the city, said the university is the second biggest employer in the city.
Posted inElections
Prop. B would fix emergency water system, move police command center
A $412 million bond measure goes before San Francisco voters on Tuesday. The money would go toward the repair of the aging emergency water system and for replacement of the police department’s emergency command center. The measure is considered a key component in getting the city ready to handle the next big earthquake.
The USGS forecasts a 66 percent chance of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake hitting the Bay Area within the next 30 years.
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