The gunman charged with the deadly shooting in the Castro district during gay pride celebrations Saturday is suspected as a gang member who knew the 19-year-old man he killed in front of throngs of revelers. Ed Perkins, 20, of San Francisco was apprehended near the chaotic scene in which shots were fired into a large crowd at Castro and Market streets during the Pink Saturday street party at 11:30 p.m., police said. Read More

The plague of illegally selling prescription drugs on city streets is under siege by the police, who are attacking the problem at its source. As the Police Department struggles to monitor the cocktail of powerful pills being sold on the streets, it’s teaming with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to bust pharmacists who accept fake prescriptions and the doctors that overprescribe them, police Chief George Gascón said. Read More

City schools will have fewer school days, programs, teachers and administrators, reducing their chances of maintaining the steady improvements made in recent years. A long list of cuts was approved Tuesday by the Board of Education for next fiscal year, as the San Francisco Unified School District tries to remedy a historic two-year, $113 million deficit. The cuts include four fewer days on the school calendar, pink slips for hundreds of teachers, no summer school for most students, and cuts to physical education, the arts and counseling services, the district said. Read More

The green light to vastly expand the number of bike lanes in The City may finally come this summer. Today, Superior Court Judge Peter Busch, who imposed an injunction on San Francisco’s long-awaited bike plan in 2006, will hear the city attorney’s final arguments about why he should lift the ban. The bike plan would add 34 miles to The City’s current 45 miles of on-street bicycle lanes during the next several years, along with parking spots and traffic signals for cyclists and colored lanes on some streets. Read More

Late-night drivers are being asked to plan ahead for overnight closures of the northbound lanes connecting state Highway 1 to U.S. Highway 101 this evening, as work continues on the Doyle Drive replacement project. The shutdown of the bridge just north of the tunnel on Highway 1 will last from 10 p.m. to 11 a.m. and will require long detours, Caltrans said. Read More

Plans are in the early stages to revamp the Marina Green trail, a scenic stretch shared by runners, walkers, cyclists and bicycle tours that currently offers no lane assignments, uneven pavement and obstructions.“There’s a lot of space, but it can be confusing,” said walker Monica Feldman, a Marin County resident who said she frequents the trail along Marina Boulevard between Lyon and Buchanan streets. Read More