Personalities

Board approves gift to Gascón

By: Joshua Sabatini 05/14/13 8:32 PM

$26K in donated office furniture stirs up transparency questions. Read More

A $26,000 gift of office furnishings received by District Attorney George Gascón was approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, but not without some questions about whether it was good practice and even if the proper disclosure form was filed. Last week, Gascón said he had requested help with obtaining furnishings. Donations rolled in, beginning with a $9,999 gift from Ron Conway, the Silicon Valley angel investor guiding San Francisco’s current tech boom. Read More

Funeral set for Millbrae vice mayor who served on council since 1999

By: Bay City News 05/12/13 6:24 PM

A funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday for Nadia Holober, the Millbrae vice mayor who passed away last week from cancer. Read More

Saving troubled lives just part of G.G. Bridge patrol

By: Associated Press 05/09/13 5:38 PM

As he shivered on a narrow iron bar 220 feet above San Francisco Bay, 22-year-old Kevin Berthia heard a voice. Read More

S.F. honors L.A.-based fashion house that has questionable LGBT, green record

By: Chris Roberts 05/08/13 7:56 PM

Max and Lubov Azria, owners of a Los Angeles-based fashion house, are in The City this week to receive honors from the Academy of Art University an Read More

Wit and wisdom of the S.F. pro-life movement

By: Melissa Griffin 05/08/13 7:38 PM

I’m definitely in favor of abortion rights, but I understand that abortion is a complicated subject over which reasonable minds can differ. Read More

Condoleeza Rice, 49ers owner John York to address middle school boys at Stanford

By: Bay City News 07/19/11 8:01 AM

Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and San Francisco 49ers owner John York will speak to 100 middle school boys at Stanford University this Read More