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Melanie Carroll
Neighbors to wrestle with issue of school expansion
- Proponents and critics of a proposed additional three-story school building north of the Panhandle are engaged in urban conflict over precious space.
Good Samaritan saves woman in Bay waters
- A good Samaritan dived into the cold waters off Pier 1 on Thursday morning in an effort to save a woman he saw floating face down in the water.
Developer wants penthouses atop armory
- The latest proposal for developing the long-abandoned armory at 14th and Mission streets calls for condominiums and penthouses, once again stirring controversy about what the old National Guard building should become.
- The latest proposal for developing the long-abandoned armory at 14th and Mission streets calls for condominiums and penthouses, once again stirring controversy about what the old National Guard building should become.
Proposition E: Higher parking tax is rejected
- The City’s private parking garages will not be hit with a 10 percent tax increase, voters decided Tuesday.
Haight has mixed feelings about new grocery store
- A 28,000-square-foot Whole Foods grocery store at the edge of Golden Gate Park is gaining approval from some neighbors while others worry about traffic and other impacts to the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
Housing proposal raises some doubts
- With plans for office space being dropped in favor of housing, some residents wonder if thousands of residential units are the right addition for the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood.
Skiers head for AT&T Park
- With snowboards and skis strapped to their feet, athletes will sail high above The City’s most famous baseball diamond, flipping, twisting and turning before landing in snow this weekend.
- With snowboards and skis strapped to their feet, athletes will sail high above The City’s most famous baseball diamond, flipping, twisting and turning before landing in snow this weekend.
Third Street rail line gains speed
- New technology gives trains green lights, cuts commute on route opening Jan. 13
- New technology gives trains green lights, cuts commute on route opening Jan. 13
Levi’s site to become school
- 1906 factory closed in 2002, to open in fall 2008 as lone Quaker elementary in S.F.
Authority backs Treasure Island development plan
- Blueprint that goes to supes calls for 6,000 condos and apartments, 338-acre park
Alcatraz set for a makeover and update to its audio tour
- Alcatraz Island will be closed to visitors today and Tuesday while dozens of workers perform upgrades to the famous former federal penitentiary.
N.J. ruling hailed in The City
- State’s high court decides same-sex couples entitled to rights heterosexuals enjoy
Port of S.F. may finance pier retrofitting
- Public entity’s ability to get low-cost loans seen as key to building of recreation area
Howard Nemerov
Austin Gun Rights Examiner
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More evidence that concealed carry benefits Blacks
Austin Gun Rights Examiner
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More evidence that concealed carry benefits Blacks
