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Latest posts by Brendan P. Bartholomew

SF implements new policies for treatment of transgender inmates

March 31, 2017 1:00 am
For members of the transgender community, arrest and incarceration can be especially traumatic. Reports have surfaced of authorities acting openly hostile toward inmates’ identities, and transgender women who are classified »

Believers to convene for SF’s first-ever Bigfoot conference

March 9, 2017 1:00 am
San Francisco resident Kai Wada Roath wasn’t always a believer in Bigfoot. In fact, his fascination with the mythical ape-like creature was sparked by curiosity not with Bigfoot itself, but »

Pacifica police reassure public over recent crime wave

February 26, 2017 1:00 am
A mini crime-wave that struck Pacifica and left residents on edge this month appears to be dying down, and police say arrests may be forthcoming. In most cases, the recent »

San Mateo County fails in efforts to pass rent control, despite other wins

November 17, 2016 1:00 am
Election night brought mixed results for proponents and critics of rent control, with voters in two Peninsula cities rejecting enhanced tenant protections and several other Bay Area cities adopting or »

Pacifica council race will shape future of quiet beachfront town

November 6, 2016 1:00 am
Longtime Pacifica City Councilmember Mary Ann Nihart has been forced by a legal technicality to cancel her re-election campaign, potentially leading to a shakeup on the council that would shift »

Mavericks surf contest adds women’s division

October 30, 2016 1:00 am
San Francisco-based professional big-wave surfer Bianca Valenti is among those celebrating the recent addition of a women’s division to the Titans of Mavericks surf competition held annually off the coast »

Vintage horror flicks fill haunted Balboa Theatre

October 2, 2016 12:01 am
The Balboa Theatre might be the perfect place for a month-long Halloween celebration of creepy, cheesy, vintage horror movies — because it’s allegedly haunted. Host Kai Wada Roath says some »

Dispute over Brisbane Baylands development will bleed into next year

October 1, 2016 1:00 am
Brisbane city officials have kicked off a months-long process to determine what type of development to support at the controversial Brisbane Baylands. At a crowded City Council meeting Thursday night »