A bomb threat forcing the evacuation of a high school in Pacific Heights on Wednesday morning turned out to be the work of a prankster, as police uncovered no evidence of foul play.
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FasTrak lane scofflaws are expected to drive away this fiscal year with $3.5 million in unpaid tolls and fines, according to estimates by a Bay Area transportation agency. New policy decisions have helped the Metropolitan Transportation Commission reduce the $6.86 million they lost last fiscal year in unpaid toll revenue, but there are still tens of thousands of drivers each month who cruise through the FasTrak toll lane at seven Bay Area bridges without paying, much to the discouragement of the organization’s officials.
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A 90-year-old woman was struck by a streetcar on the N-Judah Muni line at the intersection of 9th Avenue and Irving Street on Monday night, continuing a recent trend of Muni vehicles colliding with pedestrians.
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After the storms of the weekend subsided, there were still 340 residences in San Francisco without power — 98 of the households left without electricity for more than two days.
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A San Francisco dockworker narrowly escaped serious injury on Monday morning, when he jumped into chilly waters moments before the 55-ton crane he was operating collapsed into the ocean.
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It was nearly a year ago, but the memories still sting fresh for Burlingame guard Peter Pappageorge.Pappageorge, then a sophomore spot-up shooter with a penchant for offensive explosions, had led the Panthers to the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals, where they matched up with St. Ignatius.
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William Coleman, president and chief executive officer of Green Building Exchange, says he is gratified by the increasing number of businesses willing to adopt environmentally conscious practices. He personally remembers a time when anyone mentioning that idea to corporations was greeted only with skeptical looks.
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Watching Sacred Heart Cathedral girls’ basketball coach Brian Harrigan patrol the sideline is nearly as exhausting as being forced to suit up and face his team’s suffocating man-to-man defense.He exhorts, stomps, screams and pleads — all animated displays of his passion for basketball.
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Moments after missing a driving lay up at the second quarter buzzer, Mission junior guard Demaree Hampton kicked the ground in disgust, his anger on display after an exasperating first half.It would be his last frustrated look of the night.
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The Examiner celebrates people who made a difference in 2007. Occupation: Office administratorResidence: India Basin
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The Examiner celebrates people who made a difference in 2007. Occupation: ElectricianResidence: Mill Valley
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As the medical director of one of the biggest burn treatment centers west of the Mississippi, Clyde Ikeda admits he’s seen many heartbreaking cases, but for him, doing nothing to help those patients would be much worse than any of the distressing scenes he’s witnessed in his career.
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The Examiner celebrates people who made a difference in 2007. Occupation: Family outreach and community manager Residence: Emeryville
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The Examiner celebrates people who made a difference in 2007.Occupation: Outreach specialistResidence: North Beach
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The Examiner celebrates people who made a difference in 2007. Sheryl DavisOccupation: Outreach program coordinatorResidence: Western Addition
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