4 days ago - Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Thursday she will base a decision on whether to run for California governor next year largely on the solutions the announced candidates put forward to deal with the state's fiscal problems.
8 days ago - This city's most popular neighborhoods are night owls, streets that come alive when the restaurants and pubs set the mood and light their candles. But try parking in these hot spots: no fun.
10 days ago - Unable to move beyond his ultra-liberal image and far behind his rival in fundraising, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped his bid to become governor, leaving former governor Jerry Brown as the only Democrat in the race to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year.
10 days ago - Unable to move beyond his ultra-liberal image and far behind his rival in fundraising, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped his bid to become governor, leaving former governor Jerry Brown as the only Democrat in the race to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year.
10 days ago - Hundreds of gallons of fuel spilled from an oil tanker Friday, creating a slick on the San Francisco Bay but not making it to shore, the mayor said.
10 days ago - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who propelled the debate over gay marriage but struggled to find a popular message outside the San Francisco Bay area, dropped his bid for California governor on Friday.
10 days ago - Hundreds of gallons of fuel spilled from an oil tanker Friday, creating a slick that spread for a mile on the San Francisco Bay but that did not make it to the shore, the mayor said.
12 days ago - San Francisco's Board of Supervisors and Mayor Gavin Newsom are facing a showdown over how the city deals with illegal immigrant minors arrested on felony charges.
13 days ago - This famously liberal city, known for tackling thorny issues from gay marriage to universal health care, is wrestling with another divisive issue.
13 days ago - When people sign up for Twitter, the popular social-networking site presents a list of suggested users to follow, driving significant traffic to sports figures, celebrities, politicians and other prominent posters.
20 days ago - Undocumented youths arrested on felony charges in San Francisco would have to be convicted before police could turn them over to federal immigration officials under a new policy approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
24 days ago - When an earthquake collapsed two 50-foot sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge during the 1989 World Series, the nightmares of hundreds of thousands of commuters who cross the Depression-era span each day were brought to life.