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| Jan.8 |
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Sheriff Mirkarimi sworn in under cloud Ross Mirkarimi was ceremonially sworn in as San Francisco's 35th sheriff amid an investigation into allegations that he abused his wife
| Jan.13 |
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Mirkarimi charged with domestic violence DA George Gascon's office is charging Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi with domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness | |
| Jan.27 |
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Lee: Case must be distracting for Mirkarimi Mayor Ed Lee says he is still encouraging San Francisco's new Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to think about resigning amidst a domestic violence sca...
| Jan.31 |
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Ground broken on America's Cup terminal
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| Feb.14 |
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Tony Bennett honored on Valentine's Day More than 1,000 people crammed into City Hall in a honor of singer Tony Bennett and the 50th Anniversary of his song 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco'
| Feb.23 |
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SF advances plan for America's Cup San Francisco's binding deal to host the America's Cup regatta lurched fitfully toward final approval
| Feb.28 |
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City losing millions annually to payouts
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| Mar.1 |
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Protesters hold college 'day of action'
| Mar.5 |
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Collapse of America's Cup piers deal a blow to S.F. 13 acres of concrete and pilings known as Piers 30-32, which the city has tried unsuccessfully to develop for decades, would no longer be re...
| Mar.20 |
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Mirkarimi won't resign; Lee to file misconduct charge Embattled San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced Tuesday that he will not resign, despite an ultimatum from Mayor Ed Lee
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Hennessy to be 1st woman to serve as SF sheriff
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| May.5 |
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Mayor Ed Lee celebrates 60th birthday The best birthday gift, according to Lee, would be supporting San Francisco, whether it be by shopping at locally-owned businesses
| May.10 |
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Mayor gets sneak peek of Twitter's new HQ Mayor Ed Lee put on a hard hat and got a tour of Twitter's new headquarters in the mid-Market area
| May.14 |
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City leaders make play to bring Warriors to SF
| May.21 |
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Nancy Pelosi gets SF street named after her Map of Middle Drive East San Francisco House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has a street named after her. It's in Golden Gate Park, what used to be Middle Drive East
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| Jul.11 |
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Apple not green enough to suit SF policy City will no longer be able to buy Apple computers after the tech giant pulled out of an international green electronics certification program
| Jul.19 |
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Mirkarimi's wife testifies about New Year's Eve fight  Eliana Lopez described the incident that led to misconduct charges against her husband. She described in detail the argument | |
| Jul.25 |
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SF mayor signs 2-year, $14.9 billion budget
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| Aug.16 |
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SF panel wrapping up probe of sheriff's conviction San Francisco Ethics Panel is scheduled to make its formal recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, which will make the final decision
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Ethics Commission: Mirkarimi guilty of misconduct  The commission has voted 4-1 that Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is guilty. There has been no official ruling as to whether he will lose or keep his job | |
| Aug.25 |
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S.F. police chief highest-paid U.S. cop
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| Sep.3 |
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Willie Brown Jr. Academy razed What had been one of the lowest-performing, under-enrolled schools in San Francisco was little more than a pile of rubble
| Sep.5 |
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8 Washington OK by S.F. supes stands. 94105
| Sep.11 |
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Ross Mirkarimi case returns to Ethics Commission
| Sep.25 |
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Part of old San Francisco City Hall discovered In an unusual discovery, part of the old San Francisco City Hall destroyed by the great earthquake and fire of 1906 has turned up
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| Oct.10 |
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Mirkarimi returned to work, seeking to mend fences Some fear the decision to return the convicted spouse abuser to his job will set back decades of efforts to show domestic violence is a serious...
| Oct.16 |
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Slain Libya ambassador honored in S.F. Hundreds of mourners who gathered for a memorial service celebrated J. Christopher Stevens, a man who helped Libyans as they overthrew their...
| Oct.19 |
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S.F. Transbay Tower plans get final Oks Map of First and Mission street San Francisco 94105: Plans for the soaring, 1,070-foot-tall Transbay Tower, the city's tallest building, received their final approvals from the Planning Commission
| Oct.31 |
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Huge turnout for Giants parade up Market Map of Market St San Francisco With adoring roars from the crowd and beaming grins from the players, the World Series victory parade ending up in front of City Hall | |
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| Nov.14 |
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Supervisor panel endorses Warriors arena A committee gave its initial thumbs up to the proposed Golden State Warriors arena, voting that the $1 billion project appears fiscally feas...
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Nudist group suing SF over proposed ban The city of San Francisco is being sued in a legal action brought by a group fighting for the right to be naked in public
| Nov.20 |
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SF supervisors pass measure banning public nudity  Nudists lost their battle at City Hall Tuesday when the board of supervisors passed a measure banning public nudity | |
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