San Francisco is renowned for its abundance of interesting people and events. With the America's Cup, Tony Bennett, Hitchcock, Star Wars, shipwrecks and others attracting headlines locally and in the national news, it was impossible to limit this list to the top 10 newsworthy people and events.
Thus, this is part two of the top 10 local and neighborhood news picks for 2012. Don't miss out, click here for part one of the top stories for 2012.
Hitchcock's muse, Tippi Hedren, returns to scene of 'The Birds'
UC Berkeley law student kills exotic bird on drunken spree in Las Vegas
More pedestrians killed in Bay Area by distracted drivers (video)
Thomas Kinkade, bankrupt celebrity painter's autopsy revealed
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and wife's abuse claim, an ongoing saga
Woman drives Lexus into Pacific Ocean, SF Fire Dept. to the rescue
Sailing races in SF suspended after fatal shipwreck, investigation begins
Tony Bennett sings "I left my heart in SF" at City Hall on Valentine's Day
Earthquake awakens Bay Area from sleep, seismic effects mapping
Fukushima deaths top 14,000, but SF not the hardest hit
California teen on spirit tour dies in Brazil, shaman hid body
Whether it's world famous artists behaving badly, local officials on trial, or national spotlight on superstars, or even disasters, it all happens here in the city by the Bay. As local media hero Scoop Nisker once said, 'If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own.'
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