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| Jan.2 |
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Granite planters secure BofA tower |
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| Jan.3 |
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City takes over Old Mint |
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| Jan.4 |
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Rescued from burning building |
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| Jan.7 |
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Apple introduces revamped iMac Flat-screen 15-inch display, faster processor and a new look
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| Jan.9 |
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Al Gore at biotech conference |
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| Jan.16 |
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Downed wires slow MUNI service |
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| Jan.18 |
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Bonds, Burnett carry Olympic Torch
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| Jan.19 |
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24-hour bus service on El Camino Real |
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| Jan.21 |
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Freedom March Honors King |
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| |
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Chinese Herb Burglaries |
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| Jan.25 |
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Pinned under MUNI bus |
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| Jan.28 |
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Boxer with Clinton raised $400,000 |
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| |
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Stabbed multiple times |
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| Jan.31 |
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Ballet began its 69th season |
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| |
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Union Protest at Transbay Terminal |
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| Feb.5 |
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Robbery at jewelry store |
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| Feb.6 |
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Hall of Justice evacuated after explosion small bomb exploded in a first floor men's bathroom. It was placed in a paper dispenser
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| Feb.7 |
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Package shuts down federal building
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| Feb.16 |
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Rally against detainees' treatment |
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| Feb.19 |
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54-year-old woman found dead |
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| Feb.20 |
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Jewel Heist |
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| Feb.22 |
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Third SF Jewel Heist This Month |
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| Feb.23 |
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Antiwar protesters march
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| Feb.24 |
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200,000 join Chinese New Year Parade |
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| Feb.25 |
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Intel Developer Forum |
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| Mar.4 |
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1-alarm fire displaced 10 |
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| Mar.7 |
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Gov. Davis came to Embarcadero |
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| Mar.9 |
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9-year-old and 22-month-old missing |
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| Mar.12 |
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Prisoner at large |
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| Mar.14 |
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Chicago curator to head SFMOMA |
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| Mar.16 |
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2-alarm blaze |
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| Mar.19 |
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BART shut down; white powder found |
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| Mar.20 |
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Bank robbery |
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| |
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Rape of prostitute |
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| |
|
Pacific Stock Exchange closes
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| Mar.27 |
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Girl sexually assaulted by 4 men |
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| Apr.1 |
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Dead infant found
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| Apr.4 |
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Hillary endorses Davis re-election bid |
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| Apr.10 |
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Arrests Outside Israeli Consulate |
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| |
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Body pulled out of bay
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| Apr.14 |
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Passenger tumbled 50 feet from off-ramp |
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| Apr.15 |
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Stabbing |
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| Apr.17 |
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Man waving handgun surrrenders |
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| Apr.20 |
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20 thousands show up for anti-war rally| Predominantly pro-Palestinians gathered for a march and rally protesting war, racism and poverty | |
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| Apr.21 |
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Restaurant goes to Supr. Court over tax U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case expected to resolve how the Fior d'Italia pays Social Security taxes on employees' tips
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| Apr.26 |
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Crime boss of racketeering convicted
|
|
| May.2 |
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China's VP welcomed by Brown
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| May.5 |
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Thousands celebrate Cinco de Mayo
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| May.12 |
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Mother of two killed, father arrested
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| May.18 |
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Firefighters saved 84-year-old man |
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| May.19 |
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75,000 runners at Bay to Breakers race
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| |
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Memorial For Homeless |
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| May.22 |
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Person stabbed |
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| May.24 |
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Cable car line shut down
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| May.28 |
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Light rail extension project starts
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| |
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High-speed chase reached 110 mph |
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| May.29 |
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Police Commission meeting |
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|
| Jun.2 |
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Hotel fire leaves 100 homeless Fire forced rescuers to pluck some 30 residents from fire escapes on the fourth and fifth floors of the building
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| Jun.7 |
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Fire damaged several rooms |
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| Jun.8 |
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Supervisor Chris Daly arrested |
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| Jun.12 |
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First Lady campaigns for Bill Simon Laura Bush made a visit to liberal city to whip up support for GOP gubernatorial candidate
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| Jun.14 |
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$6 million violin be played regularly
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| |
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Officer shot man with knife
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| Jun.21 |
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Yoko Ono art exhibition opens
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| Jun.23 |
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Pro-Israel Marchers Take to Market Street Israel supporters and a handful of pro-Palestinian counterprotestors had a brief clash
|
| Jun.28 |
|
Rally Supports Pledge of Allegiance |
|
| Jun.30 |
|
Half million turn out for gay pride parade Thousands of rainbows celebrate diversity and progress during the city's 32nd annual gay pride parade
|
|
| Jul.2 |
|
Illegal fireworks found |
|
| Jul.13 |
|
Robertson Stephens bank closed Robertson chief executive John Conlin's news to employees spelled the end of one of the original Four Horsemen
|
| Jul.15 |
|
Ground broken on new federal building
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| Jul.21 |
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New Housing Complex For Homeless |
|
| Jul.24 |
|
Rally in support of longshoremen The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is holding a rally in support of the 10,500 longshoremen
|
| Jul.25 |
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Reopening of historic Union Square Ribbon-cutting ceremony and a variety of musical and theater performances after $25 million project
|
| Jul.27 |
|
Low-flying plane circling over Some office workers got a bit of a scare.The pilot had obtained permission ahead of time to conduct a photo shoot
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| |
|
Man drowned himself |
|
| Jul.28 |
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Thousands of runners at Marathon
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| Jul.29 |
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Boy, 8, wounded in drive-by shooting Boy was standing on the sidewalk when he was hit by gunfire being exchanged between two moving cars
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| |
|
Man attempted to kidnap 13-year-old girl
|
|
| Aug.2 |
|
Arrested man suspected of killing |
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| Aug.4 |
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Man stabbed 4 people
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| Aug.5 |
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Accident sent 2 police officers to hospital A man is in custody for allegedly running a red light and causing an auto accident
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| Aug.7 |
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Cheney addresses Commonwealth Club Vice President is to address a crowd of about 500 on national security and economic issues
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| |
|
2-alarm fire at 4 story residential hotel |
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| Aug.8 |
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2 hospitalized after MUNI bus crash |
|
| Aug.12 |
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Homicide
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| Aug.18 |
|
Man tries to push 2 people over railing |
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| Aug.25 |
|
2-alarm fire at high-rise building |
|
|
| Sep.3 |
|
Computer glitch had MUNI to standstill |
|
| Sep.6 |
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Davis signed four pro-choice bills |
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| |
|
Passenger tossed off cable car operator Operator was attacked by a passenger he reprimanded for boarding the vehicle before it stopped
|
| Sep.11 |
|
Firefighters Renew Dedication to Public |
|
| Sep.13 |
|
Daring Diamond Heist in Union Square Robbers, dressed up as UPS deliverymen, used a stun gun to disable an employee, then took a bag of diamonds and fled
|
| Sep.19 |
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Police Chief arrests burglary suspect
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| Sep.20 |
|
Magic Johnson opened AIDS clinic |
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| Sep.25 |
|
Car ended up submerged in Bay |
|
| Sep.27 |
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10th anniversary of Critical Mass 
Map of filled the street San Francisco| Bicyclists, stilt-walkers, and roller-skaters filled the streets in celebration of the city's first Car-Free Day | |
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| |
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Mexican Consulate gets own building |
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| Oct.3 |
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Opera forecasts $7.7 million deficit |
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| Oct.6 |
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Driver charged with attempted murder
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| |
|
Hi Quoc Troung convicted of slaying |
|
| |
|
Thousands rally for peace| Protesters jammed Union Square, proclaiming their opposition to a potential war with Iraq | |
|
| Oct.10 |
|
Stabbed to death in shopping center
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| Oct.11 |
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Hundreds try to block federal building Anti-war protesters are chanting 'No War in Iraq' and beating on drums. At least 20 were arrested
|
| Oct.22 |
|
3 hit-and-run accidents by one suspect He's believed to have caused a multiple-car accident in which one person died and a car exploded in flames
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| Oct.26 |
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42,000 anti-war protesters| Thousands of demonstrators from California and across the West gathered here to protest a potential war against Iraq | |
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| |
|
Powell St. Cable Cars Replaced by Buses |
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| |
|
Thousands gather to cheer the Giants
|
|
| Nov.2 |
|
2 Measures Generate Protest March |
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| Nov.10 |
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Veterans Day parade |
|
|
| Dec.7 |
|
Policeman kills self on Hall of Justice steps| Michael Block had been suspended for allegedly possessing child pornography at his home and at work | |
|
| Dec.9 |
|
Stabbing at United Nations Plaza |
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| Dec.10 |
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2 arrested following 120 mph chase |
|
| Dec.14 |
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Photo exhibition addresses human rights |
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| Dec.20 |
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Pedestrian killed by taxicab |
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| |
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Motorcyclist crashed into parked car |
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| Dec.23 |
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Sexual assault |
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| Dec.24 |
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Squad car rear-ended during pursuit |
|
| Dec.25 |
|
Church served 2,000 pounds of prime rib
|
| |
|
FAO Schwarz leaving Union Square |
|
| Dec.26 |
|
Massive water main break
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.4 |
Rescued from burning building |
|
| Jan.16 |
Downed wires slow MUNI service |
|
| Jan.25 |
Pinned under MUNI bus |
|
| Feb.7 |
Package shuts down federal building
|
| Mar.4 |
1-alarm fire displaced 10 |
|
| Mar.9 |
9-year-old and 22-month-old missing |
|
| Mar.16 |
2-alarm blaze |
|
| Mar.19 |
BART shut down; white powder found |
|
| Apr.1 |
Dead infant found
|
| Apr.14 |
Passenger tumbled 50 feet from off-ramp |
|
| May.18 |
Firefighters saved 84-year-old man |
|
| May.24 |
Cable car line shut down
|
| Jun.2 |
Hotel fire leaves 100 homeless Fire forced rescuers to pluck some 30 residents from fire escapes on the fourth and fifth floors of the building
|
| Jun.7 |
Fire damaged several rooms |
|
| Jul.27 |
Low-flying plane circling over Some office workers got a bit of a scare.The pilot had obtained permission ahead of time to conduct a photo shoot
|
| Jul.27 |
Man drowned himself |
|
| Aug.5 |
Accident sent 2 police officers to hospital A man is in custody for allegedly running a red light and causing an auto accident
|
| Aug.7 |
2-alarm fire at 4 story residential hotel |
|
| Aug.8 |
2 hospitalized after MUNI bus crash |
|
| Aug.25 |
2-alarm fire at high-rise building |
|
| Sep.20 |
Magic Johnson opened AIDS clinic |
|
| Sep.25 |
Car ended up submerged in Bay |
|
| Oct.6 |
Driver charged with attempted murder
|
| Oct.22 |
3 hit-and-run accidents by one suspect He's believed to have caused a multiple-car accident in which one person died and a car exploded in flames
|
| Dec.7 |
Policeman kills self on Hall of Justice steps| Michael Block had been suspended for allegedly possessing child pornography at his home and at work | |
|
| Dec.10 |
2 arrested following 120 mph chase |
|
| Dec.20 |
Pedestrian killed by taxicab |
|
| Dec.20 |
Motorcyclist crashed into parked car |
|
| Dec.26 |
Massive water main break
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.18 |
Bonds, Burnett carry Olympic Torch
|
| May.19 |
75,000 runners at Bay to Breakers race
|
| Jul.28 |
Thousands of runners at Marathon
|
| Sep.27 |
10th anniversary of Critical Mass Map of filled the street San Francisco| Bicyclists, stilt-walkers, and roller-skaters filled the streets in celebration of the city's first Car-Free Day | |
|
| Oct.26 |
Thousands gather to cheer the Giants
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Granite planters secure BofA tower |
|
| Jan.3 |
City takes over Old Mint |
|
| Jan.7 |
Apple introduces revamped iMac Flat-screen 15-inch display, faster processor and a new look
|
| Jan.19 |
24-hour bus service on El Camino Real |
|
| Jan.31 |
Ballet began its 69th season |
|
| Jan.31 |
Union Protest at Transbay Terminal |
|
| Feb.25 |
Intel Developer Forum |
|
| Mar.14 |
Chicago curator to head SFMOMA |
|
| Mar.20 |
Pacific Stock Exchange closes
|
| Apr.21 |
Restaurant goes to Supr. Court over tax U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case expected to resolve how the Fior d'Italia pays Social Security taxes on employees' tips
|
| May.28 |
Light rail extension project starts
|
| Jun.14 |
$6 million violin be played regularly
|
| Jun.21 |
Yoko Ono art exhibition opens
|
| Jul.13 |
Robertson Stephens bank closed Robertson chief executive John Conlin's news to employees spelled the end of one of the original Four Horsemen
|
| Jul.15 |
Ground broken on new federal building
|
| Jul.21 |
New Housing Complex For Homeless |
|
| Jul.24 |
Rally in support of longshoremen The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is holding a rally in support of the 10,500 longshoremen
|
| Sep.3 |
Computer glitch had MUNI to standstill |
|
| Sep.20 |
Magic Johnson opened AIDS clinic |
|
| Oct.3 |
Opera forecasts $7.7 million deficit |
|
| Oct.26 |
Powell St. Cable Cars Replaced by Buses |
|
| Dec.25 |
FAO Schwarz leaving Union Square |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.21 |
Chinese Herb Burglaries |
|
| Jan.28 |
Stabbed multiple times |
|
| Feb.5 |
Robbery at jewelry store |
|
| Feb.6 |
Hall of Justice evacuated after explosion small bomb exploded in a first floor men's bathroom. It was placed in a paper dispenser
|
| Feb.19 |
54-year-old woman found dead |
|
| Feb.20 |
Jewel Heist |
|
| Feb.22 |
Third SF Jewel Heist This Month |
|
| Mar.12 |
Prisoner at large |
|
| Mar.20 |
Bank robbery |
|
| Mar.20 |
Rape of prostitute |
|
| Mar.27 |
Girl sexually assaulted by 4 men |
|
| Apr.10 |
Body pulled out of bay
|
| Apr.15 |
Stabbing |
|
| Apr.17 |
Man waving handgun surrrenders |
|
| Apr.26 |
Crime boss of racketeering convicted
|
| May.12 |
Mother of two killed, father arrested
|
| May.22 |
Person stabbed |
|
| May.28 |
High-speed chase reached 110 mph |
|
| May.29 |
Police Commission meeting |
|
| Jun.8 |
Supervisor Chris Daly arrested |
|
| Jun.14 |
Officer shot man with knife
|
| Jul.2 |
Illegal fireworks found |
|
| Jul.29 |
Boy, 8, wounded in drive-by shooting Boy was standing on the sidewalk when he was hit by gunfire being exchanged between two moving cars
|
| Jul.29 |
Man attempted to kidnap 13-year-old girl
|
| Aug.2 |
Arrested man suspected of killing |
|
| Aug.4 |
Man stabbed 4 people
|
| Aug.12 |
Homicide
|
| Aug.18 |
Man tries to push 2 people over railing |
|
| Sep.6 |
Passenger tossed off cable car operator Operator was attacked by a passenger he reprimanded for boarding the vehicle before it stopped
|
| Sep.13 |
Daring Diamond Heist in Union Square Robbers, dressed up as UPS deliverymen, used a stun gun to disable an employee, then took a bag of diamonds and fled
|
| Sep.19 |
Police Chief arrests burglary suspect
|
| Oct.6 |
Driver charged with attempted murder
|
| Oct.6 |
Hi Quoc Troung convicted of slaying |
|
| Oct.10 |
Stabbed to death in shopping center
|
| Oct.22 |
3 hit-and-run accidents by one suspect He's believed to have caused a multiple-car accident in which one person died and a car exploded in flames
|
| Dec.9 |
Stabbing at United Nations Plaza |
|
| Dec.23 |
Sexual assault |
|
| Dec.24 |
Squad car rear-ended during pursuit |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Al Gore at biotech conference |
|
| Jan.21 |
Freedom March Honors King |
|
| Jan.28 |
Boxer with Clinton raised $400,000 |
|
| Feb.16 |
Rally against detainees' treatment |
|
| Feb.23 |
Antiwar protesters march
|
| Feb.24 |
200,000 join Chinese New Year Parade |
|
| Mar.7 |
Gov. Davis came to Embarcadero |
|
| Mar.14 |
Chicago curator to head SFMOMA |
|
| Apr.4 |
Hillary endorses Davis re-election bid |
|
| Apr.10 |
Arrests Outside Israeli Consulate |
|
| Apr.20 |
20 thousands show up for anti-war rally| Predominantly pro-Palestinians gathered for a march and rally protesting war, racism and poverty | |
|
| May.2 |
China's VP welcomed by Brown
|
| May.5 |
Thousands celebrate Cinco de Mayo
|
| May.19 |
Memorial For Homeless |
|
| May.29 |
Police Commission meeting |
|
| Jun.12 |
First Lady campaigns for Bill Simon Laura Bush made a visit to liberal city to whip up support for GOP gubernatorial candidate
|
| Jun.23 |
Pro-Israel Marchers Take to Market Street Israel supporters and a handful of pro-Palestinian counterprotestors had a brief clash
|
| Jun.28 |
Rally Supports Pledge of Allegiance |
|
| Jun.30 |
Half million turn out for gay pride parade Thousands of rainbows celebrate diversity and progress during the city's 32nd annual gay pride parade
|
| Jul.21 |
New Housing Complex For Homeless |
|
| Jul.24 |
Rally in support of longshoremen The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is holding a rally in support of the 10,500 longshoremen
|
| Jul.25 |
Reopening of historic Union Square Ribbon-cutting ceremony and a variety of musical and theater performances after $25 million project
|
| Aug.7 |
Cheney addresses Commonwealth Club Vice President is to address a crowd of about 500 on national security and economic issues
|
| Sep.6 |
Davis signed four pro-choice bills |
|
| Sep.11 |
Firefighters Renew Dedication to Public |
|
| Sep.19 |
Police Chief arrests burglary suspect
|
| Sep.27 |
Mexican Consulate gets own building |
|
| Oct.6 |
Thousands rally for peace| Protesters jammed Union Square, proclaiming their opposition to a potential war with Iraq | |
|
| Oct.11 |
Hundreds try to block federal building Anti-war protesters are chanting 'No War in Iraq' and beating on drums. At least 20 were arrested
|
| Oct.26 |
42,000 anti-war protesters| Thousands of demonstrators from California and across the West gathered here to protest a potential war against Iraq | |
|
| Nov.2 |
2 Measures Generate Protest March |
|
| Nov.10 |
Veterans Day parade |
|
| Dec.14 |
Photo exhibition addresses human rights |
|
| Dec.25 |
Church served 2,000 pounds of prime rib
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