Board of SupervisorsStudy of city-owned Wi-Fi network to be voted onThe Board of Supervisors votes today on whether to authorize the budget analyst to explore how The City could own its own Internet wireless network.Supervisor Jake McGoldrick has requested the study as The City is expected to conclude by the end of the year negotiations with Google-Earthlink to build and operate a Wi-Fi network for San Francisco.The Board of Supervisors meets at 2 p.m., in City Hall, Room 250.
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In the wake of the recent spate of national school shootings, San Francisco’s interim school superintendent, Gwen Chan, said it’s important for the district to crack down on students who make fake threats of harm.
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Central Subway to extend Third Street tracks, provide connection to BART, busesA new Muni rail line that will cut through SoMa up into Chinatown is expected to be online by 2016.Transit officials on Thursday unveiled details of the $1.4 billion Central Subway project, which will create continuous rail service from Visitacion Valley to Chinatown and is expected to reduce the commute by half.
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77 Maiden Lane(415) 732-7900Hard to find factor : 11 Not too bad2 Takes some searching3 Ask a native4 Bring a mapNeighborhood: Union SquareOn the downlow since: 1986
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Officer kills mixed breed in defense of his dog; another officer gets death threatThe shooting of a dog at a South San Francisco park last month by an off-duty police officer has led to death threats against another officer, threats of a lawsuit against the city from the dog’s owner and criticism of the city’s handling of the incident.
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Subtle competition exists between The City, SFUSD for millions in Prop. 49 moneyWith millions of dollars in new state funding for after-school programs expected to flood into San Francisco within months, officials from The City as well as the school district are working together on one application, but with an undercurrent of competition.
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Officers, unions gather more than $2,000 to help cover funeral costs for fifth-graderFollowing the death of a San Francisco fifth-grader of bacterial meningitis Monday, San Francisco police officers and their unions have raised more than $2,000 to help pay for her funeral.
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A mother who rushed out of her home to protect her grown son was hit in the head with a metal pole in San Francisco on Tuesday night.The unidentified 55-year-old woman was hit by "some type of metal pole," reported San Francisco police Lt. Leroy Lindo, who heads the department’s General Work Division. The incident started when the woman’s 30-year-old son and another man started exchanging words with a group of men outside the woman’s apartment in the 100 block of Jones Street about 6:45 p.m., Lindo said.
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Mayor signals opposition to increase, which would up ‘flag drop’ by 25 cents Nov. 1The cost of simply entering a San Francisco taxicab could increase by 25 cents Nov. 1.Already among the highest in the nation, taxi riders pay an initial $2.85 upon entering the taxi. The fee, commonly referred to as a "flag drop," would increase to $3.10 if the Board of Supervisors approves the hike on Tuesday. The price will become the second highest in the nation, only 10 cents below the flag drop of Las Vegas taxicabs.
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One century-old San Francisco organization is bucking a state and national trend, and in the coming years it should bring considerable comfort to tens of thousands of city residents.That would be venerable Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, which last week opened its new emergency department, a state-of-the-art facility in the middle of the most densely populated area of The City. The department is nearly double the size of the former emergency treatment center, which hospital officials are predicting will allow them to serve more patients in less time.
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