San Francisco News

While many see restaurant leftovers as trash, a San Francisco-area utility sees them as a source of energy.

So where were you during the summer of love? Me? Probably playing in a sand box in the mid-peninsula. At that time that was my world.

A new audit shows some famous Fisherman's Wharf restaurants failed to turn over almost $600,000 in parking revenue to the Port of San Francisco over a two-year period, a discovery that has prompted a probe into whether the eateries pocketed millions of public dollars over more than two decades.

Workers at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco began a three-day strike Tuesday morning as contract negotiations with hotel management remained stalled.

Since the city's ban on medical marijuana, more people have shown an interest, collective owners say.

In California, the word "sanctuary" prompts talk of Edwin Ramos, a 22-year-old Salvadoran accused of a brutal triple murder last year.

Following yesterday's terrifying plunge off the Bay Bridge by a speeding trucker, Caltrans wheeled out the surplus signage to inform drivers of what should have been all too obvious: The posted speed limit on the bridge isn't just a suggestion .

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While some may be attending parades or taking a day off to honor veterans, many veterans themselves will be spending Veterans Day struggling to secure food and housing.

Beating victim identified: The San Francisco medical examiner's office has identified a man who was fatally beaten Friday night in the city's Excelsior District as 39-year-old San Mateo resident Alfonso Rodriguez.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to convene a meeting of union and hotel officials Monday afternoon in the wake of a three-day strike at the Grand Hyatt Sunday over the lack of a new contract for workers.

Don't expect Assemblyman Tom Ammiano to celebrate by puffing a joint if he succeeds in legalizing marijuana for recreational use in California.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency following federal violations of the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

A trucker is dead after his big-rig fell about 200 feet off the Bay Bridge at about 3:30 a.m. Monday.

"We had multiple witnesses who stated that the driver was traveling at approximately 50 mph, the S-curve is a 40 mph zone, and when you are dealing with a large commercial vehicle, when you have a sudden shift of weight transfer, that is what caused the vehicle to go over the side of the Bay Bridge," said CHP Sgt. Trent Cross.

Franco to move from 'GH' to '30 Rock' Franco to move from 'GH' to '30 Rock' The Ausiello Files blog is reporting that James Franco will follow up his General Hospital arc with a guest appearance on 30 Rock .

Gov. John Garamendi is heading to Washington, D.C., today to be sworn into Congress after beating four other candidates in a special election to fill the Congressional seat vacated by Rep.

Chang's comments about the City are now infamous. During a panel discussion in New York , Chang called "bulls**t" on San Francisco .

North Mason YAHOO! BELFAIR - San Francisco Bay-area news outlets are reporting the death of 22-year-old Belfair native Benjamin Merrill.

The City Exposed. ex`posed: 1 or eveal the true nature of. Mike Kepka's photo column about the people and places that make us love San Francisco.

It happens every month: Millions of American pony up for the gas bill, mortgage or rent payment and real estate taxes-and subsequently watch their bank balances dwindle.

Music lovers living in Contra Costa County are used to driving over to Oakland and San Francisco to see the hottest young rock bands in concert.