Officials at the Recreation and Park Department have come up with a solution to close their $12.4 million deficit, and residents aren’t very happy with the solution. The officials decided to raise revenues by putting various moneymaking ventures such as coffee vendors, open-air markets and skating rinks in parks and plazas, according to the San […]
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Masonic Avenue study favors boulevard design, bike paths
A boulevard design that would eliminate parking and add bike lanes along a 10-block section of Masonic Avenue between Geary Boulevard and Fell Street was favored in a survey of area residents. The survey was conducted by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency at a Sept. 30 community meeting, the last of three community meetings […]
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Supervisors OK path for mayoral nomination
San Francisco is a ways away from having a new mayor, but the Board of Supervisors has agreed how that person should be chosen. After hammering out details in Tuesday’s board meeting, the supervisors approved a process for nominating and appointing a successor to Mayor Gavin Newsom. Nominations could be accepted as soon as Dec. […]
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UCSF scientists report breakthrough in AIDS protection
Scientists at UCSF have reported what could be a major discovery in the fight against AIDS. Truvada, a pill used to treat HIV infections, has turned out to be a key to protecting healthy gay men from contracting the disease, according to a global study reported by CBS San Francisco. Daily doses of Truvada helped […]
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Target gets green light to move into Metreon
San Francisco residents who have dreamed of a Target store in the city are finally getting their wish. Last week, the San Francisco Redevelopment agency gave the green light for Target to move into the Metreon, on Mission and Fourth Street. Target plans to begin construction in late spring or early summer of 2011 and […]
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San Francisco, Bay Area home prices fall for first time in a year
Bay Area home prices fell in October for the first time since last year, according to a report. Prices have fallen as unemployment and the end of certain tax incentives have made home purchases decline, according to an MDA DataQuick report. In San Francisco, prices dropped by 5.6 percent to an average of $652,000 and […]
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Rave music events banned at Cow Palace after deaths
A moratorium has been placed on electronic music events, commonly referred to as raves, at the Cow Palace following drug and alcohol-related incidents that led to two deaths. The Cow Palace’s board of directors voted Tuesday to bar two events — the Subsonic Spookfest and Pop 2010: The Dream — from taking place in the arena, according […]
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Newsom appointees to T.I. board fast-tracked by supervisors
On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors confirmed two picks by outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom for the Treasure Island Development Authority board of directors. Larry Del Carlo and Larry Mazzola, Jr. were confirmed 9-2, after a motion to delay the vote, by David Campos, was rejected. Supervisors Chris Daly and John Avalos voted against the confirmations. Del Carlo, currently […]
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Cable car driver stabbed in Chinatown
A cable car conductor was stabbed late Sunday afternoon in Chinatown on Mason Street near Jackson Street. Police said a witness led them to a suspect on Himmelmann Place, where officers discovered fresh blood on a handrail of the building where they arrested George Luong, 32, in his apartment. Luong was arrested on suspicion of […]
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Downtown subway project faces money worries
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is having difficulty funding a new subway line. The Central Subway is a $1.6 billion portion of the greater Third Street Lightrail Project. Phase one, which was completed in 2007, saw new lightrail stations and tracks in the Mission Bay and Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhoods. The proposed 1.7-mile subway line would […]