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	Jan.2	San Francisco
	Jan.5	Candlestick		Niners down Giants 39-38 after 24 deficit
	Jan.10	Golden Gate Bridge		Helicopter Crashes Near Bridge
	Jan.15	San Francisco		49ers release head coach Mariucci
	Jan.16	San Francisco		Female Firefighter Mourned
	Jan.18	SF Downtown
	Jan.19	SF City Hall		City outlaws Segway scooter
	Feb.1	San Francisco		Marijuana author convicted
	Feb.8	SF Presidio		Lucas breaks ground on new campus
	Feb.11	Bay Bridge		Officials search for small boat near bridge
		49ers
	Feb.14	Golden Gate Bridge		Security zones around bridges
	Feb.16	SF Downtown

Mar.20   SF Downtown   Demonstrations cause mayhem  Police arrested 1,025 people. Marchers paralyzed the evening commute by dashing up ramps Mar.21   SF Downtown 600 protesters arrested

Mar.24  SF Downtown  Anti-War Protests in front of Transamerica Mar.25  SF City Hall  Demonstrations cost city $1 million a day Mar.27  Daly City  Bank robber opened fire on officer Mar.29  SF City Hall  Hundreds rally for troops support Mar.30  San Francisco  Fell Street Off-Ramp Closed For Good Mar.31  San Francisco  City's first case of flu-like mystery illness Apr.4  San Francisco  Judge drops charges against 5 officers Apr.7  SF Downtown  Fire burns 3 buildings in North Beach Apr.12  SF Mission  Hundreds brave rain at anti-war rally Apr.17   San Francisco   Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract  Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq May.6  SF Downtown  Rape, robbery in Hyatt Regency Hotel May.8  San Francisco  Judge Throws out 'Care Not Cash' Plan May.18  SF Downtown  Bay to Breakers Draws Thousands May.19  Genentech  Encouraging results with cancer drug May.30  San Francisco  Woman Vanishes on Lunch Break Jun.4   San Francisco Rosenthal freed after serving one-day

 Pac Bell Park  Giants clinch NL West title Sep.19  San Francisco  Gore Campaigns with Davis Sep.20  SF Bayview  Shooting on Muni bus injures 4 Sep.29  SF Bayview  2-month-old boy dead, father wounded Oct.4  Giants  Marlins knock off Giants 7-6 in Game 4 Oct.25  SF Downtown  Thousands take part in anti-war protest Nov.4  SF City Hall  Newsom faces runoff Nov.9  San Francisco  Teenager dies after being shot on bus Nov.13  SF Downtown  Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated Nov.14  San Francisco  Poll: mayor race will be close Nov.16  San Francisco  Prisoners complain about strip searches Nov.18  Giants  Bonds won record sixth MVP Nov.27  SF City Hall  Moscone, Milk Murders, 25th Anniversary Dec.2  San Francisco  Gonzalez, Newsom in final debate Dec.3  San Francisco  Federal agents raid Hells Angels HQ Dec.4   San Francisco     Bonds Appears for Steroid Probe  The jury is focusing on possible tax and drug violations by a lab that supplied nutritional supplements to sports stars Dec.8  San Francisco  Clinton backs Newsom Dec.9   SF City Hall     Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor

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	Jan.2	San Francisco

Jan.12  49ers  Bucs pasted the Niners 31-6 in Playoffs Jan.15   San Francisco   49ers release head coach Mariucci  General manager Donahue said Mariucci was let go because he was seeking to increase his authority within the organization Jan.16   San Francisco Female Firefighter Mourned

Jan.18   SF Downtown     Protesters pack streets for anti-war rally

Feb.6  SF Downtown  Largest urban retail center Feb.7  Golden Gate Bridge  CHP set checkpoints on bridges Feb.8   SF Presidio Lucas breaks ground on new campus Feb.10  SF Zoo  Lion dies after giving birth to cubs Feb.11   Bay Bridge     Officials search for small boat near bridge  There is a report that an inflatable craft with no lights on almost hit a tug boat near the span   49ers   Niners name Erickson head coach

Dennis Erickson was hired by 49ers to replace Mariucci as head coach in a surprising end to a search

U.S. in February, 2003

 SF Mission  Girl killed, 3 injured in crash Feb.14   Golden Gate Bridge Security zones around bridges Feb.15  SF Richmond  24 People Homeless After Fire  SF Downtown  Thousands at Chinese New Year Parade Feb.16   SF Downtown   200,000 join protests against Iraq war

A steady stream of chanting, sign-waving protesters filled 12 large city blocks from the waterfront to the City Hall  The main march began at Justin Herman Plaza. Ringing cowbells, chanting, dancing and waving signs, puppets and placards, the marchers moved slowly up lower Market. About 1,000 protesters broke away and vandalized businesses and clashed with police along Market before some were arrested

U.S. in February, 2003 San Francisco, February, 2003 Timeline Bay Area in February, 2003 (25) World in February 2003 (21)

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Feb.17   SF Downtown Splinter group clashes with cops for hours Feb.19   SF Sunset Dies from Police Gunfire Feb.20  SF City Hall  Willie Brown loses pension fund election Feb.21  San Francisco  Charges Reduced in Peace March Arrests   San Francisco   Examiner lays off staff; plans to be free  40 people lost their jobs. The smaller, free paper will continue with about 15 reporters, editors and photographers Feb.23   Brisbane   AIDS vaccine developed by VaxGen  An experimental vaccine does not protect most people, but showed promise in protecting blacks and Asians Feb.26  San Francisco  Cell Phone Ban Pondered Feb.28  San Francisco  Red Herring magazine closes   SF City Hall     Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl

Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender  The department rallied behind the indicted even as it scrambled to chart its course through a crisis. Mayor Brown defended the chief he hand-picked in July. Alex Fagan Jr., son of Assistant Chief, and two other officers are accused of attacking two men in a Nov. 20 fracas on Union St. over a bag of steak fajitas

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  SF City Hall Indicted Police Chief in Place for Now

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Mar.2  SF Downtown  New Asian Art Museum Set To Open Mar.3   SF City Hall Police chief takes medical leave   SF City Hall Fong in Line to Run SFPD  SF City Hall  6 top police officers step down Mar.4  SF City Hall  Police chief, commanders plead innocent Mar.5  San Francisco  Regular fuel costs average $2.19 a gallon  SF City Hall  Acting police chief reassures citizens Mar.6   San Francisco   2 SF students dead in Monterey County  The bodies of Mikhail Nikolov and Vladislav Bogomolny from a group on a camping trip were found in a deep gorge   SF City Hall Transcripts: uncertainty of conspiracy Mar.10  San Francisco  SF is healthiest city in America Mar.11   SF City Hall     DA drops charges against police chief

Terence Hallinan couldn't prove that Earl Sanders and his top assistant helped orchestrate a cover-up

FajitaGate, 2003 Timeline

Mar.12  SF City Hall  Assistant police chief to run department Mar.14  SF City Hall  Gag Order Denied in SFPD Indictments Mar.15  SF Downtown  Peace Activists Converge Mar.16   SF Downtown 157 arrested after large anti-war rally Mar.17  SF Downtown  Protesters blocking UK Consulate Mar.18  Golden Gate Bridge  Random searches of trucks Mar.19   SF Downtown   Protestors Shut Down Market Street

Anti-war rally organizers urged demonstrators to disrupt the daily business of the city in the event of war with Iraq

U.S. in March, 2003

Mar.20   SF Downtown   Demonstrations cause mayhem

Police arrested 1,025 people. Marchers paralyzed the evening commute by dashing up ramps

U.S. in March, 2003 San Francisco, March, 2003 Timeline Bay Area in March, 2003 (23) World in March 2003 (28)

Bay Area in Mar. 20, 2003 World in Mar. 20, 2003 Bay Area Protest Timeline (187) Bay Area Global Politics Timeline (224)

Mar.21   SF Downtown   600 protesters arrested

Protesters were marching down Market peacefully before veering off toward the civic center and into the jaws of police

SF Downtown Protest Suppression Timeline

Mar.22  SF Downtown  Major Intersection Shut Down By Protest Mar.24   SF Downtown Anti-War Protests in front of Transamerica  San Francisco  2 more homicides Mar.25   SF City Hall Demonstrations cost city $1 million a day Mar.26  San Francisco  Protesters target CNN Mar.27   Daly City Bank robber opened fire on officer Mar.29   SF City Hall   Hundreds rally for troops support  Flying U.S. flags, the demonstrators met in front of City Hall. Iraqi American Council declared his support for the war Mar.30   San Francisco Fell Street Off-Ramp Closed For Good Mar.31   San Francisco City's first case of flu-like mystery illness

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Apr.2  San Francisco  Man connected to Molotov cocktail Apr.4   San Francisco     Judge drops charges against 5 officers  Judge Ksenia Tsenin dismissed conspiracy charges for a coverup of a brawl involving 3 off-duty officers Apr.6  San Francisco  Police shoot man while he stabs wife Apr.7   SF Downtown Fire burns 3 buildings in North Beach  Pac Bell Park  Giants 7, Padres 4 in home opener Apr.8  SF City Hall  Parking fee hike approved Apr.12   SF Mission     Hundreds brave rain at anti-war rally  The head of a march that set out from the Civic Center has reached Dolores Park Apr.17   San Francisco   Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract

Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq

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Apr.22  SF Richmond  Bank of America robbed, 5 arrested Apr.29  SF Bayview  Officers face charges over juvenile search

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May.6   SF Downtown Rape, robbery in Hyatt Regency Hotel May.7  Schwab  Pottruck becomes sole CEO May.8   San Francisco   Judge Throws out 'Care Not Cash' Plan  Superior Court Judge Ronald Quidachay ruled that the city's Proposition N violates state law May.9  SF Downtown  Laptops stolen from office of Angela Alioto May.12  SF City Hall  City Asks for More Parking Tickets May.13  San Francisco  PG&E suffers first-quarter loss of $354m May.18   SF Downtown Bay to Breakers Draws Thousands May.19   Genentech   Encouraging results with cancer drug  Avastin extended the lives of some of the colon cancer patients. Company's stock soaring nearly 45% May.22  Golden Gate Bridge  Massive Disaster Drill May.25  SF Mission  25th Annual Carnival May.30   San Francisco Woman Vanishes on Lunch Break  SF Downtown  Gephardt makes campaign stop

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Jun.2  SF Downtown  Smoky Fire Forces High-Rise Evacuation Jun.4   San Francisco   Rosenthal freed after serving one-day

Federal judge sentenced marijuana guru to just one day in prison for growing marijuana

U.S. in June, 2003

  SF Downtown Cable car collides with auto, 7 injured Jun.5  SF Downtown  Protesters arrested at Bechtel Jun.12  San Francisco  Man acquitted of murder in boat death Jun.18   SF Downtown Man jumps off escalator in mall, twice Jun.19  SF City Hall  Police Chief Accused of Tainting Testimony Jun.21   San Francisco   Tangled hen causes power mess  The fowl was tied to about a dozen helium balloons and set adrift and floated into power lines Jun.23  SF City Hall  Alex Fagan Jr. released by Police Dept.  San Francisco  Teen Shot Near High School   San Francisco Tree fell on car and killed woman Jun.26  Castro  Celebration After Sodomy Ban Removed  SF Downtown  Dancers take control of strip club Jun.28   San Francisco   Charges dropped against 407 protesters  The district attorney still plan to pursue charges against 20 war protesters allegedly involved in violence or vandalism  Pac Bell Park  Giants rally from 6-0 deficit to beat A's   SF Tenderloin   Man kills 3 people in hotel, then self  John Bravard, 53, opened fire in the lobby of Dalt Hotel, killing 3 and critically wounding another  SF Sunset  Man kills 8-year-old son, commits suicide Jun.29   SF Downtown Gay Pride parade  SF Downtown  Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Colleague  Pac Bell Park  A's salvage Bay Bridge Series

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Jul.2   SF City Hall     Police chief asks court to clear his name  Prentice Earl Sanders is asking a judge to exonerate him of charges he conspired to cover up a street brawl involving Jul.4   San Francisco Investigation ordered into cop non-stop Jul.8   Brisbane 30-acre blaze Jul.11   San Francisco 2 Dogs Attack Boy Inside Grandma's Home Jul.12  Giants  Bonds reaches 30 HR again Jul.14   Highway 280   4 dead after truck drives off overpass

A tow truck went off a ramp alongside Highway 280 and fell 30 to 40 feet onto an SUV driving on the highway below

U.S. in July, 2003

Jul.19  Pac Bell Park  Giants ace leaves with arm injury Jul.20  Golden Gate Park  Volunteers raise $3.1 million to fight AIDS Jul.21   SF Sunset   Dead whale attracted large crowds  Scientists tried to preserve the rarely seen mammal's skull and a fin Jul.23   Schwab Highest quarterly profit since 2000 Jul.24  Pac Bell Park  Bonds' blast extends Giants' streak to 8  SF Richmond  Man hires limo to drive him to bank holdup  San Francisco  Not Guilty Pleas to New Brawl Charges Jul.26  Pac Bell Park  Padres end Giants' 9-game win streak Jul.31  San Francisco  Lawyer indicted of stealing from poor  San Francisco  5 Democratic presidential candidates

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Aug.1   SF Downtown   Champion kickboxer slain in hit-and-run

A traffic accident escalated to a fatal shooting. Police are searching for a suspect

U.S. in August, 2003

 SF Downtown  58-story skyscraper approved Aug.2  San Francisco  Janitors authorize strike Aug.4  South SF  Possible kickboxer shooter kills himself Aug.5   SF Sunset Explosives Detonated in Home  SF Downtown  Vandals hit several Starbucks Aug.6  SF City Hall  Police chief receives full exoneration Aug.9  SF Mission  Protesters demand withdrawal from Iraq Aug.11   Daly City Two officers stabbed by shooting suspect   SF City Hall Police chief announces retirement Aug.12   San Francisco   Nader hit by pie  Appearing at the Green Party's SF headquarters presidential candidate endorsed fellow party member Camejo Aug.13  SF Mission  Davis rallies abortion rights supporters Aug.19  Pac Bell Park  Bonds ends Giants' 6-game losing streak Aug.23   San Francisco     Bobby Bonds dies at 57  He was one of the first major leaguers to blend home-run power with base-stealing speed and the father of Barry Bonds Aug.25  San Francisco  Gallon of unleaded gasoline is $2.13 Aug.27   SF City Hall Alex Fagan Sr. named chief of SFPD Aug.28  Bay Bridge  Eastbound closed due to vehicle fire Aug.31   Giants Bonds sent to hospital for exhaustion

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Sep.2   Potrero Hill   Girl gang attacking women

Potrero Hill girl gang has gone on a 'rampage,' assaulting young women

U.S. in September, 2003

Sep.5   San Francisco   Dalai Lama visits Jesuit-run university  The Dalai Lama started a 16-day U.S. tour with an interfaith service at the University of San Francisco Sep.6  Golden Gate Bridge  Fort Point Called Vulnerable Sep.7  Candlestick  49ers 49, Chicago 7 Sep.8  Daly City  Armored Car Robbed Sep.9   San Francisco   Mystery Object Crashes Through Ceiling  Lin Shi Ying said the metal was burning hot to the touch, and he believed that it must have fallen from a plane Sep.10  San Francisco  Levi Strauss to eliminate up to 650 jobs Sep.12  San Francisco  Noel Still Behind Bars Sep.14  SF Downtown  Horner wins T-Mobile men's bike race Sep.16  SF City Hall  Care not Cash turned down Sep.17   San Francisco   Ex-health official prosecuted for infection

Ronald Gene Hill, 46, a former city health commissioner, allegedly lied to an ex-boyfriend about his HIV status

U.S. in September, 2003

  Pac Bell Park   Giants clinch NL West title  Schmidt had 11 strikeouts in his 16th win as San Francisco beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 Sep.19   San Francisco Gore Campaigns with Davis Sep.20   SF Bayview Shooting on Muni bus injures 4 Sep.26  Pac Bell Park  Bonds 2 bombs away from Mays Sep.27  SF Mission  SFPD Paying to Get Guns Off the Streets Sep.28  SF Downtown  Hundreds protest occupation of Iraq Sep.29   SF Bayview   2-month-old boy dead, father wounded  A boy is dead and his father in serious condition after a drive-by shooting. Baby was hit in the head while being cradled Sep.30  SF Downtown  Schwarzenegger makes stopover  Pac Bell Park  Schmidt outduels Beckett in opener

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Oct.1  Pac Bell Park  Marlins storm back on Giants in Game 2 Oct.3  Giants  Marlins beat Giants 4-3 Oct.4   Giants Marlins knock off Giants 7-6 in Game 4 Oct.8  San Francisco  City voted no on recall Oct.15  San Francisco  Candidates for Mayor Debate Oct.25   SF Downtown     Thousands take part in anti-war protest  Organizers put the crowd total at 15,000 while police estimated as many as 5,000 Oct.28  SF City Hall  Brown made last State of City address

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Nov.2  Candlestick  49ers 30, St. Louis 10 Nov.4   SF City Hall     Newsom faces runoff  Brown's hand-picked successor now faces a runoff against a Green Party upstart Gonzalez  San Francisco  $8.50-per-hour minimum wage approved Nov.6  SF Mission  Teen shot and critically injured on bus Nov.9   San Francisco   Teenager dies after being shot on bus  A 15-year old DeShawn Dawson died after being shot in the face by a fellow bus passenger Nov.10  SF City Hall  Acting mayor's appointment overturned Nov.13   SF Downtown   Construction of Bloomingdale inaugurated  Developers and city officials broke ground for a large new shopping and entertainment center Nov.14   San Francisco Poll: mayor race will be close Nov.16   San Francisco Prisoners complain about strip searches Nov.17  Golden Gate Park  Killer wearing military-style camouflage  Candlestick  49ers' win over Steelers 30-14 Nov.18   Giants     Bonds won record sixth MVP  Barry Bonds dedicates the award to late father. Barry is the first player to capture the honor for 3 consecutive years  San Francisco  PG&E bankruptcy settlement rejected Nov.24  Golden Gate Park  Officer, dog owner, dog, horse all injured  San Francisco  Shots Fired at Muni Bus Nov.26  SF City Hall  Poll: Gonzalez Ahead in Race for Mayor Nov.27   SF City Hall Moscone, Milk Murders, 25th Anniversary

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Dec.2  San Francisco  Gore endorses Newsom   San Francisco Gonzalez, Newsom in final debate Dec.3   San Francisco Federal agents raid Hells Angels HQ Dec.4   San Francisco     Bonds Appears for Steroid Probe

The jury is focusing on possible tax and drug violations by a lab that supplied nutritional supplements to sports stars

Barry Bonds, 2003 Timeline (26) San Francisco Trial Timeline Bay Area Trial Timeline (159) U.S. in December, 2003

Bay Area in December, 2003 (24) World in December 2003 (26) Bay Area in Dec. 4, 2003 World in Dec. 4, 2003

Dec.5  SF City Hall  Runoff races tighten Dec.8   San Francisco Clinton backs Newsom Dec.9   SF City Hall     Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor

Supervisor Gavin Newsom, 36, beat rival Matt Gonzalez and will replace outgoing mayor Willie Brown  Born on Oct. 10, 1967, in San Francisco. From 1992 was a founder, owner of PlumpJack wine shop. Mayoral candidate's platform focused on homeless policy, economic development and measures to improve the quality of life in the city's neighborhoods

Newsom, 2003 Timeline (28) U.S. in December, 2003 San Francisco, December, 2003 Timeline Bay Area in December, 2003