500 days ago - Soot particles from the fires raging in Northern and Central California may begin to fall on San Francisco and the Peninsula again today after the area saw relatively cleaner air-Wednesday, officials said.
501 days ago - Shooting off fireworks in Pacifica will come with stringent restrictions July Fourth now that city officials have enacted hefty fines to prevent their beaches from transforming into a virtual war zone.
502 days ago - The massive grass fire that scorched the top of San Bruno Mountain sent smoke throughout the Peninsula and evacuated 200 residents was mostly contained Monday afternoon in what fire officials are calling the largest blaze in the area in a decade.
503 days ago - Police officers will be compensated for the time it takes to put on and take off their uniforms, according to a settlement of a federal lawsuit approved by the rank and file Friday.
503 days ago - Bayshore resident Dorothy Owens said she used to take the bus any time she needed to go shopping, but since several neighborhood bus routes were canceled in the past decade, she has had to rely on her husband to drive her around.
505 days ago - A hit-and-run accident and another major collision minutes later may have one thing in common: two allegedly intoxicated women, police said.
506 days ago - The 42-year-old owner of a New York-based investment management firm paid $220,000 for the lunch of his dreams: Next week, Spier will dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Spier’s money, paid at an auction last year, will benefit San Francisco’s Glide Foundation, which he toured Thursday.
507 days ago - An alleged gang member admitted to buying a hammer and driving to Daly City from San Francisco to break the windshields on cars, police said.
508 days ago - Residents in a quiet neighborhood woke up to an unpleasant surprise Tuesday when they realized that as many as 40 cars parked in the streets had tires slashed and paint scratched up overnight.