District Attorney Kamala Harris released a joint statement Wednesday with City Attorney Dennis Herrera to announce that San Francisco has returned $2.7 million in federal grant money awarded to The City intended for border-related crimes.
BART nearing deal for Wi-Fi in trains
BART might soon log on to a wireless deal that would allow commuters to send e-mails or play online video games right from their train seats â?? even while darting under the San Francisco Bay.
Area in for weekend of warm weather
Itâ??s time to head to the beach as winds should die down as temperatures climb up Friday and Saturday in a welcome break from a cold week.
High-ranking face slashing under new Peskin legislation
Dozens of attorneys employed by San Francisco and several top members of the Police Departmentâ??s command staff could be among those pink-slipped under proposed legislation that would cut $13.8 million in city salaries.
Teen accepts deal in aiding escape
One of two juvenile hall inmates accused of aiding the escape of an alleged murderer accepted a plea deal Wednesday that ensures he will not spend more than two years behind bars for his role in the crime.
Experience mixed for torchbearers
Though Tina Candrea looked relaxed sipping a glass of wine in the lobby of the San Francisco Hilton, she admitted to some nerves after waiting hours for her Olympic torch-bearing husband, U.S. softball coach Mike Candrea.
No-show flame disappoints spectators
Many of the thousands of spectators who packed Justin Herman Plaza near The Embarcadero on Wednesday to gain a glimpse of the Olympic torch that never arrived said they felt cheated and frustrated, calling the torch run â??nonsense.â??
MLK Lieutenant Guilty of Incest
Hundreds Of Rat 'Friends' in House
Trucker Now Charged With 4 Killings
Sprinter's Teammates Lose Medals
Midyear Budget Deficit Sets Record
Torch Fake-Out Defended
The sudden route change to the run had many fuming. But Mayor Newsom and Police Chief Fong explain why it was done.
Your Streaking San Francisco Giants
Ortmeier's ninth-inning RBI blast is all the Giants need for second win in a row.
Jackie Speier is sworn into Congress, gives a fiery speech criticizing the president's Iraq policy. Some Republicans boo, walk out.
Olympian In Favor Of Dissent
A swimmer who competed in the 1988 Seoul Games isn't moved by the symbolism of the torch traveling around the world. Gwen Knapp.
Case Closed ... 44 Years Later
Bones discovery helps investigators solve the mystery of a Marin woman missing since 1964. Her killer got away with it.
Random Gunfire Victim Dies
Oakland woman, 22, was shot in the head by a stray bullet as she slept in her bedroom.
Sales software company DemandTec Inc. created a charitable foundation aimed at improving math and science teaching.
Emirates to debut flight from SFO to Dubai
Emirates said it will establish direct service from San Francisco to Dubai on Oct. 26.
GoFish loss triples in 2007
Online media network GoFish Corp. lost $16.4 million in 2007, more than three times its 2006 loss of $5.3 million.
Bebe reports mixed results, eyes its investments
Bebe Stores Inc. reported sales of $147.5 million for the third quarter ended April 5 and said some of its auction rate securities had failed at auctions between mid-February and the quarter's end. (BEBE)
Ross Stores same-store sales slip 2 percent
Discount clothing seller Ross Stores Inc.'s sales rose 6 percent in the five weeks ended April 5, but its same-store sales fell 2 percent. (ROST)
Gridstone raises $10 million
In its second round of venture funding, financial software maker Gridstone Research raised $10 million.
Argentine organizers said the Olympic flame arrived Thursday in Buenos Aires on a plane from San Francisco, where police cut the torch's route in half and shifted it away from crowds of human rights activists.
IOC Says Olympics In 'Crisis' After SF Torch Run
IOC President Jacques Rogge used the word "crisis" to describe the overall Olympic torch relay just hours after its completion in San Francisco, where the route was shortened and the flame diverted to prevent disruptions by massive crowds of anti-China protesters.
Jackie Speier Sworn In As Newest CA Congresswoman
California Democrat Jackie Speier has been sworn in as the newest member of Congress.
The Dalai Lama Saddened By SF Olympic Protests
The Dalai Lama said he was saddened by Wednesday's protests in San Francisco. He expressed his disappointment after arriving in Seattle for a
conference on teaching compassion.
Study: Richmond Refinery Pollution Stays In Homes
Results from a toxics exposure study released Saturday found that harmful pollutants from Chevron's Richmond refinery were getting trapped inside people's homes, researchers said.
'Road Rage' Blamed For Deadly SF I-280 Shooting
Investigators now believe a deadly evening rush hour shooting along Interstate Highway 280 was an incident of "road rage," San Francisco police said Thursday.
Nudging Your Way to Success
American Airlines Cancels 900 More Flights
How Can Airlines Make Amends?
Pacific Salmon Fishery Faces Limits, Closure
Why Risk Models Failed to Spot the Credit Crisis
Racetracks Place Survival Odds on Casinos
American Airlines Grounds Hundreds of Flights
Ex-Subprime Brokers Help Troubled Homeowners
Family Affair: Childcare in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Gartner: Enterprise Search Pervasive by 2012
Revisiting Tapeless Camcorders and the Mac
Media 100 12.5 to Be Unveiled at NAB
First Listen: Hear
FCC Calls for Mobile Alert System
Developer Code Connects IPhones, Blu-ray Disc Players
Adobe Courts IPTV With Media Player
Lawmakers Look Into Sale of Military Equipment Online
Europeans Less Ready to Offshore, Says Forrester
Sam Walton: Hillary is "One of Us"
Your Tax Money: 42% Going to War, 4.4% to Education
Obama to receive numerous PA endorsements today
Is Faster Access to the Internet Needed?
U.S. Soldiers Are Committing Suicide At Record Levels
Perfect shot of Man getting hit with loose bat
Strong Bad episodic series coming to WiiWare this June!
Brilliant drunk driving ad (PIC)
Top Botnets Control Some 1 Million Hijacked Computers
AOL Jumps Into the Ring with Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google
Asus Crams Three GPUs onto a Single Graphics Card
GPS Trackers Find Novel Applications
Mediasentry Violates Cease & Desist Order
Google Shares Its Security Secrets
Many Scientists Using Performance Enhancing Drugs
Should Microsoft Be Excluded From EU Government Sales?
Movement Sensors a Less Invasive Alternative To CCTV
Game Gets Tougher for Activision's Top Game Boy
New Japanese Technology to Keep You Smiling
Yahoo Turns to Friends to Fend Off Microsoft Bid
Report: U.S. Internet Economy Ranks Fourth
Whaddya? Blind? Not With These Mirrors, You're Not
4 Features to Expect on Your 3-G iPhone
Merger Mania Pits Microsoft, News Corp. Against Yahoo, AOL
Introducing Iarpa: It's Like Darpa, But for Spies
Flickr Users Cry Mutiny Over New Video Feature
Yahoogle? Microspace? It makes Google look good
Microhoo: Where's the outrage?
Gordon Moore on the early days of the chip industry
ISO takes up Open XML-ODF 'harmonization' as Norwegians protests
Politicians fret over military gear resold on eBay, Craigslist
Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo
Microhoo machinations: Clemenza was right
Will the U.S. recycle nuclear materials for fuel?
IBM's racetrack memory seeks 100x boost in density
