These are excerpts from the San Francisco Police Department's daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by police precincts and the neighborhoods they patrol.

For years, North Beach has been waiting for an inexpensive family-style Italian dinner house like Joey & Eddie's.

The sea of "We Believe" T-shirts rises like a golden tsunami at Oracle Arena as Baron Davis throws down a ferocious dunk over Andrei Kirilenko in the final minutes of the Warriors' playoff win against the Utah Jazz.

An early-morning raid at the San Francisco clubhouse of the Hells Angels motorcycle group led to the arrest of one man already awaiting felony battery charges in Sonoma County.

Sunny, warmer days should prevail in San Francisco and on the Peninsula through the Fourth of July weekend, but evening fog could threaten fireworks displays in some coastal areas.

An electrical malfunction shut down the California cable car line for two hours Wednesday morning, marking at least the fourth time in the last six weeks that equipment problems disrupted service on San Francisco's iconic moving landmarks.

Three U.S. hostages rescued from Colombian rebels after more than five years in captivity are in good condition and undergoing the transition back to normal life, military officials said Thursday. The three U.S. military contractors _ Marc Gonsalves, Thomas...

Democrat Barack Obama says hes always been open to refining his Iraq policy but blamed Republican John McCains campaign for suggesting we were changing our policy when we havent. The Illinois senator called a second news conference of the day Thursday to...

The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the volatile south, will stay an extra 30 days and come...

A meal was rice and beans. Bed was the ground under a patched plastic tarp. They bathed in rivers, and when they werent chained by the neck to trees, they were forced on long marches to new hideouts under the jungle canopy. Hostages freed in a daring...

A Texas man who spent more than 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of kidnapping and robbery raised both arms skyward and collapsed in his mothers embrace Thursday after being told he was a free man. Patrick Wallers sobs were the only sound at...

A man was sentenced to three years in state prison today on reduced charges after he was initially accused of murdering his two young sons by intentionally setting their house on fire on the San Mateo County coast in 2004. Charles Schuttloffel, 37, of San...

Anesiva VP to leave company
South San Francisco pain drug maker Anesiva Inc. said Patrick Broderick, a vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, will leave the company July 11.

Goldilocks is dead, CSI looking for the body, says Wells economist
With crude oil hitting $145 a barrel and jobless numbers looking recessionary, the so-called Goldilocks economy that was neither too slow to throw people out of work nor too strong to fuel inflation is over, according to a report issued Thursday by a Wells Fargo economist. (WFC)

GoFish Corp. completes private placement, adds HQ
GoFish Corp. raised the remaining $2 million of a $3.5 million private placement.

Ask.com wraps up Dictionary.com acquisition
Ask.com finished buying Lexico Publishing Group LLC, which owns dictionary.com. (IACI)

Senetek ends deal with troubled Scottish biotech
Senetek PLC ended an agreement with troubled Scottish company Ardana Bioscience Ltd.

Not Guilty Pleas In Bolinas Homeless Beating
Three suspects in the beating and stabbing of a Bolinas transient pleaded not guilty in Marin County Superior Court Thursday morning to attempted murder. A preliminary hearing date was set for Aug. 13.

Boat Checks Begin In East Bay For Invasive Mussels
The East Bay Regional Park District began a pilot boat inspection program at two reservoirs in Antioch and Livermore Thursday to look for the presence of two invasive mussel species.

Bay Area Celebrates July 4 With Events, Fireworks
Find that perfect place to watch the sky light up on July 4th. Check out CBS 5's full list of Independence Day activities, including parades, concerts, barbecues, and official fireworks displays.

N.Bay Cyclist Who Built Illegal Trail To Surrender
A San Rafael bicyclist was scheduled to surrender to authorities Thursday for carving an illegal biking trail in China Camp State Park.

Mountain Lion Spotted In Monterey Park
A mountain lion was spotted Thursday by a woman walking her dog in a Monterey park, police reported.