From Big Wheel races down Vermont Street on Easter to costumes and floats during the famous Bay to Breakers foot race, San Franciscans can add another unique event to the list: naked Santas.As part of this year’s Santacon, one longtime participant is attempting to set a world record by gathering the most naked Santas in one place during the annual ritual of a day of drinking. Event organizer Tex Allen said the goal, though unorthodox, is meant to be a way of mixing up the almost two-decade-old San Francisco tradition.
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Nearly every team in every sport has a special rival, but there are few feuds quite like The City’s grudge match between St. Ignatius College Preparatory and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory. Students from the two schools grew up together, playing with and against their rivals in youth leagues, and when the teams square off in their annual meetings, they’re cheered on by thousands of rabid alumni.
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The man who fled a fatal Pacifica car accident — returning only after his insurance company advised him to — faces up to a year in county jail when sentenced Jan. 25.
Leopoldo Tobilla, 58, of San Bruno pleaded no contest Monday to felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor reckless driving involving alcohol.
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Sealed court records discussing a memo critical of the Police Department’s DNA testing lab have been made public, offering harsh assessments of the technician who now runs the lab and of the department’s failure to reveal the memo during lab re-accreditation.The SF Weekly published the transcript Monday, provoking anger from the office of former police chief and current District Attorney George Gascón.“We intend to pursue contempt of court proceedings against the public defender for releasing the sealed document,” said Chief of Staff Cristine DeBerry.
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Many health food enthusiasts will have to look elsewhere for their $13.75 sandwich of almond paté on apple curry bread.Citing expensive lawsuits from employees, Café Gratitude is shuttering all eight of its Northern California eateries, which are known for their organic vegan fare named for affirmations.“All these employees are people we love,” said Matthew Engelhart, an owner. “These are people, we participated in their lives, we supported them in lots of different ways. It feels like a betrayal.”
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A fine-tuned policy to guide BART on when it should shut down cell phone service in its transit stations will be up for approval on Thursday.
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Fog advisories have been issued for two more Bay Area bridges this morning after a National Weather Service dense fog alert went into effect late Monday night.The San Mateo and Bay bridges both have been issued fog advisories early this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.As of 2 a.m. visibility on the Bay Bridge was down to 300 feet, the CHP said.At 5:03 a.m. a dense fog advisory was issued in east Contra Costa County, the CHP said.
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A one-year-old child is in critical condition after a shooting in West Oakland on Monday injured eight people, police said.The shooting was reported shortly after 6 p.m. near Seventh and Willow streets, police said.All of the victims — including men, at least one woman and a child — were taken to hospitals before officers arrived, according to police.No suspects are in custody and no suspect description was immediately available.
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A federal grand jury may be looking into misconduct allegations about San Francisco police officers made by Public Defender Jeff Adachi.Police union President Gary Delagnes said Monday that “some of our members have been called to testify as witnesses” about the allegations at a proceeding on Golden Gate Avenue, where the federal courthouse is located.
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No one wants their sexual orientation defined by someone else — and especially not by an amateur softball league in a semi public tribunal involving 25 strangers.But that’s what happened to players from a local gay softball team following a 2008 national championship game in Seattle, where an opposing playoff team accused the San Francisco squad of stacking its roster with ringers — straight ringers, to be exact.
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