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Splashed on the front page this morning was the report about Tosca Cafe's sentimental weekend - that aforementioned "four-day party" - as the North Beach icon passes from longtime owner Jeannette Etheredge to the New York duo of Ken Friedman and April Bloomfield of the Spotted Pig, Breslin et al.

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Jen and Mike were both born and raised in San Francisco, and though they grew up in different cultures, they were united at a classic San Franciscan wedding.

The appeal takes aim at the Planning Commission's approval early this month of the proposal to set up a clinic in the building at 435 Grand Ave.

Jason Kenney announces consultations on the creation a year ago of a new, specialized program to attract immigrant entrepreneurs - the visa he is touting on his current trip to Silicaon Valley Jason Kenney announces consultations on the creation a year ago of a new, specialized program to attract immigrant entrepreneurs - the visa he is touting on ... (more)

Commuters who take public transportation have been targeted by cell phone thieves.

A worker was seriously burned Wednesday in a fire at biotech firm Amgen while he was collecting hazardous waste, authorities said.

Thanks to Google Maps , the gopher holes in the Beach Chalet Soccer Field are now visible from space.

We San Franciscans love brunch so much that standing in line for it seems totally normal.

She was born on Oct. 26, 1947 to James and Gladys Wilson, raised in South San Francisco and was the youngest of six.

A person was struck and killed by a Caltrain this morning in San Bruno, the second fatality in a span of seven days.

The mother of four, who became homeless after her unemployment insurance ran out in fall of 2011, was one of 2,300 applicants who filled out the paperwork to live at 636 El Camino Real in South San Francisco.

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APRIL 21: A general view at the Soho House Pop Up with Bacardi hosted by RADD during Coachella 2013 at Merv Griffin Estate on April 21, 2013 in La Quinta, California.

Long-time Potrero Hill business, Paramount Piroshki, a retailer, wholesaler and food manufacturer, moved to San Leandro last month after its landlord sold the building in which the company was located.

Authorities expanded their search Monday for a 9-year-old autistic girl from South San Francisco who can't speak and went missing from her family's waterfront vacation home in Northern California.

Janelle Monae plays a special show at Davies Symphony Hall this week in support of her soon-to-be-released new album.

In 1912, Contract #1 was issued for the paving of El Camino Real from Orange Avenue in South San Francisco to San Mateo.

Remember when you first heard the word staycation? Most likely it was way back in the early years of the 21st century, when gas prices spiked tremendously.

Update, 11:30 a.m. -- The CHP has reopened the two left lanes on southbound Highway 101 at Airport Boulevard after clearing a Saturday morning traffic accident.