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Deadly strain of staph hits S.F.
- After three cases of an increasingly dangerous strain of staph bacteria hit high schools in the East Bay this week, San Francisco school officials are on high alert, sending out reminders to staff and students to wash hands and practice proper first-aid methods.
BART goal: Stop SCREEECH!
- After a string of noise complaints from passengers and people who live near BART stations and raised tracks, the regional transit system is beefing up its stock of vehicles to reduce noise levels on the railways.
- After a string of noise complaints from passengers and people who live near BART stations and raised tracks, the regional transit system is beefing up its stock of vehicles to reduce noise levels on the railways.
Tax-for-teachers idea floated
- In an attempt to attract and retain quality teachers, San Francisco school officials are hoping to place a parcel tax on a June 2008 ballot that would generate a steady stream of revenue for salaries.
- In an attempt to attract and retain quality teachers, San Francisco school officials are hoping to place a parcel tax on a June 2008 ballot that would generate a steady stream of revenue for salaries.
High-rise air-supply rule change nixed
- A decision to strike a provision in The City’s fire code that requires emergency air-supply systems in high-rise buildings, a move that sparked an outcry from firefighters, has been overturned.
Supe shakes up booze ban exemption
- Hoping to slow the exodus of big-name grocery stores from San Francisco while also encouraging them to open shop in poor neighborhoods, The City is considering altering restrictions on alcohol sales for new stores.
- Hoping to slow the exodus of big-name grocery stores from San Francisco while also encouraging them to open shop in poor neighborhoods, The City is considering altering restrictions on alcohol sales for new stores.
Maintenance work to shut MacArthur Maze
- Caltrans is closing a portion of the MacArthur Maze tonight that was damaged in a fiery explosion earlier this year to repair areas of the road surface that have cracked and flaked over the last five months, officials said.
Plan to move School of the Arts
- A renewed effort to move School of the Arts closer to the Civic Center hub of major arts providers is under way, according to the San Francisco Unified School District’s 10-year capital plan.
- A renewed effort to move School of the Arts closer to the Civic Center hub of major arts providers is under way, according to the San Francisco Unified School District’s 10-year capital plan.
Would drug facility be shot in the arm?
- Valerie Schwartz started shooting heroin just before her 14th birthday.
- Valerie Schwartz started shooting heroin just before her 14th birthday.
Chinatown’s educational heights
- A controversial plan to construct a 14-story community college building in Chinatown will learn its fate tonight.
- A controversial plan to construct a 14-story community college building in Chinatown will learn its fate tonight.
Program for safer streets around schools
- Three San Francisco schools in high-density neighborhoods with heavy volumes of traffic will receive pedestrian-safety upgrades as part of the federal Safe Routes to School program.
Futuristic parking on the way
- On any given day, drivers in San Francisco frantically circle city streets on the hunt for a curbside gem — a parking space. It is a frustrating experience in most neighborhoods, but The City is working to give relief from the steering-wheel runaround.
- On any given day, drivers in San Francisco frantically circle city streets on the hunt for a curbside gem — a parking space. It is a frustrating experience in most neighborhoods, but The City is working to give relief from the steering-wheel runaround.
Bridge sponsorship plan scaled back
- After a public outcry about “corporate creep,” Golden Gate Bridge officials are pulling back on a proposal that would have allowed corporate sponsors to plaster logos on trash cans, benches and signs near the iconic structure.
- After a public outcry about “corporate creep,” Golden Gate Bridge officials are pulling back on a proposal that would have allowed corporate sponsors to plaster logos on trash cans, benches and signs near the iconic structure.
Truant kids’ parents may pay
- Last school year, more than 5,400 San Francisco public school students missed more than 10 days of class — no phone calls, no notes. They were simply no-shows.
- Last school year, more than 5,400 San Francisco public school students missed more than 10 days of class — no phone calls, no notes. They were simply no-shows.