16 days ago - A Genentech employee retention plan announced along with its rejection of Roche's buyout offer will cost the biotechnology giant about $371 million, according to documents filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
269 days ago - A South San Francisco man accused of biting off his wife’s lip because she called him short faces a $1 million warrant for his arrest after failing to show up for court Tuesday.
275 days ago - Genentech is seeking approval to build a 280,000-square-foot two-building research complex on its Oyster Point campus, its fourth project in only eight months since the biotech giant gained approval from the city to double the campus’ size and add an estimated 6,000 workers.
299 days ago - South San Francisco — A large Monterey cypress — 13½ feet in circumference and estimated to be more than a 100 years old — is worrying some residents in South San Francisco’s West Winston Manor neighborhood.
304 days ago - Incumbent Rich Garbarino and newcomer Kevin Mullin came away with two open seats on the South San Francisco City Council on Tuesday night.
305 days ago - A Brentwood man was arrested after allegedly stealing almost $900 worth of power tools from Orchard Supply Hardware in South San Francisco.
306 days ago - Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco may extend its facilities by converting a nearby motel building into a medical facility with nonpatient offices. The plan was submitted for review to the Planning Commission and a decision is expected in the next two months.
316 days ago - The California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons has issued a call for South San Francisco’s Genentech Inc. (DNA) to reverse its decision to halt sales of its drug Avastin to compounding pharmacies effective November 30, 2007.
317 days ago - With three City Council candidates for two seats — including an incumbent — South San Francisco is not the Peninsula’s most hotly contested race, but for a city looking to grow as a business leader and destination for residents and teachers, the next four years could be crucial.
326 days ago - City officials are optimistic that Measure C, a ballot measure that would force San Francisco International Airport to pay some of its long-term parking revenue to South City, represents a good deal for all, including the airport.
338 days ago - South San Francisco police officers are looking for two suspects in separate robberies that occurred within 45 minutes of each other late Tuesday night.
373 days ago - Kaiser Permanente will break ground Friday on a new medical center aimed at treating cancer patients and will offer cutting-edge technology for those with brain tumors.