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A young man died after a hole he dug on a Northern California beach collapsed and trapped him in the sand for at least five minutes, authorities said Tuesday.

A 40-year-old Sausalito man has been identified as the victim of an alleged murder in the Tenderloin area of San Francisco.

San Francisco lawmakers narrowly agreed Tuesday to place a 2-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks on the November ballot, a move that promises to turn the election into an expensive fight between the beverage industry and public health advocates.

The Board of Supervisors voted 6-4 on Tuesday to put a 2-cent-per-ounce tax on sodas, sports drinks and other beverages sweetened with sugar.

It sounds absurd, and Urban Green eventually announced it would not evict Mary Phillips .

Distribution of tickets for President Barack Obama's speech this week at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College will begin at 8:30 a.m. today at the college's Aspen Hall.

Phish, the world's most popular jam band, has announced its fall tour. The trek includes another three-night stand in San Francisco and a return to Las Vegas for Halloween.

A woman who allegedly robbed an 8-year-old girl selling candy in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood last week has been charged with robbery and child endangerment, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office spokesman said.

The actor Dwayne Johnson, better known as the Rock, is in San Francisco this week filming scenes for the upcoming action flick, "San Andreas," according to a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Film Commission.

Officers responded at 5:12 a.m. to a 911 call requesting help at Sixth and Harrison streets, but they arrived there and did not find a victim, police said.

Prosecutors say a woman accused of stabbing a man during a heated argument in a San Francisco hotel room has been charged with murder.

The president -- arriving late in the day from Seattle after raising money there for the Democratic National Committee -- will spend the night in the Bay Area before headlining a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraising luncheon Wednesday at the Los Altos home of real estate mogul George Marcus.

Anthony Albert works as a bicycle courier in San Francisco and in his spare time enjoys going on leisure rides in and around the city.

Tonkotsu Ramen from Monta in Las Vegas. A milky rich broth with slices of pork, seaweed, half hard-boiled egg, and various greens.

Agency officials tell the San Francisco Chronicle the campaign at the Powell Street station is intended to ensure that stations can be quickly evacuated in an emergency, and insist they're not targeting the homeless.

A federal judge heard arguments but deferred ruling Monday on whether a San Francisco political consultant accused of possessing a homemade bomb can be released on bail so that he can receive mental health treatment in a hospital.

The president is scheduled to fly Tuesday into San Francisco, where he and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are slated to attend a Bay Area fundraiser Wednesday at the home of real estate developer and major Democratic donor George Marcus.

Earlier this month, 35-year-old Jeffrey Bugai was arrested by San Francisco police for allegedly impersonating a police officer in order to kidnap immigrants with the intent to commit sexual assault.

California just dodged a bullet when former Assembly Speaker John Perez mercifully rescinded his recount demand in the race for state controller.

A Pacifica man was convicted and sentenced to probation Friday for possessing several hundred bombs and nearly a thousand pounds of explosive material, a cache authorities alleged could have leveled nearby homes and killed two children living amid the stockpile.