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SF Memorial Day celebration honors fallen, those still serving

By: Ari Burack 05/28/12 6:05 PM

Sixty-seven years ago, Peter Carpou was with the U.S. Army’s 11th Armored Division as the soldiers marched into Austria, liberating a notorious concentration camp during World War II. Click on the photo to the right to see more pictures of the Memorial Day event in the Presidio. Read More

Golden Gate Bridge to cap off 75th anniversary with two-day waterfront party

By: Will Reisman 01/09/12 1:19 PM

The Golden Gate Bridge will cap off its 75th anniversary festivities with a two-day party along the San Francisco waterfront during the Memorial Day weekend in May.Stretching from Fort Point at the base of the bridge to Pier 39 at Fisherman’s Wharf, the festival will feature a historic watercraft parade, music and dance stages, art installations, and a classic car exhibit showcasing vehicles from 1937, the year the famed span opened for business. Read More

Holiday parking tickets in San Francisco add up to major revenue

By: Will Reisman 10/12/11 9:14 PM

San Francisco motorists are paying the price for The City’s decision to start charging for street parking on four holidays.They’ve been shelling out an extra $75,776 a day in parking meter citations.City parking control officers issued 72 percent more parking citations than normal during its last fiscal year on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Veterans Day — four formerly free holidays. Read More

Traffic fatalities up, arrests down during Memorial Day weekend, CHP says

By: Bay City News 06/01/11 8:29 AM

The California Highway Patrol arrested fewer drunken drivers in the Bay Area this Memorial Day weekend than last year, but there were more traffic deaths, CHP officials said.In the Bay Area, CHP officers from 12 command areas arrested 218 drunken drivers between Friday at 6 p.m. and Monday at midnight, down from 227 arrests in 2010, CHP Sgt. Trent Cross said. Read More

Slideshow: Visitors and families honor war dead in Presidio Memorial Day ceremony

By: Staff report 05/30/11 5:40 PM

Veterans, servicemen and women, civilians and dignitaries joined in the 143th official Memorial Day ceremony held in the Presidio on Monday to commemorate the 400,000 Americans killed during World War II. The formal program started at 10:30 a.m. with a parade led by Pipes and Drums of the 191st Army Band and concluded at the National Cemetery, where more than 3,100 World War II veterans are buried, with a 21-gun salute by the US Army 5th Brigade 75th Division. Read More

Memorial Day weekend brings heavy snow to Sierras, Yosemite

By: Associated Press 05/29/11 11:05 AM

Ski resorts are bustling with activity. A key highway into Yellowstone is closed because parts of the road have seen more than 25 feet of snow. And campgrounds are feverishly removing snow from campsites to clear the way for visitors.Welcome to Memorial Day weekend in much of the West.The traditional kickoff of the summer season will have a decidedly wintry feel in the Rocky Mountains, as well as California's Sierra Nevada, because of a lingering record snowfall. Read More

Our military: defenders of American democracy

By: SF Examiner Editorial 05/28/11 9:00 PM

To say that the military is what makes America great could perhaps give other nations the wrong impression, but it is true all the same. This is not because Americans are a particularly militaristic people. Nor is it because other aspects of the national identity — our freedoms, our ingenuity and our entrepreneurship — are less important. Read More

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By: Nate Beeler 05/28/11 3:11 PM

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Summer head count climbing at San Francisco, Oakland airports

By: Alexis Terrazas 05/21/11 8:00 AM

With summer vacation season ready for takeoff, national and Bay Area forecasts show air travel increasing despite more-expensive ticket prices driven by high fuel costs.According to figures from AAA, about 3 million people will travel by air nationwide during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, an 11.5 percent increase from last year. Ticket prices during the holiday weekend are expected to be 14 percent more expensive than last year. Read More

Maybe he should have gone to Arlington: Storm washes out Obama’s Memorial Day speech

By: Examiner Staff Writer 05/30/10 12:00 AM

In the last few days, there’s been a minor controversy about whether President Obama should have attended Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Doing so has become a recent tradition for presidents. Bill Clinton appeared at Arlington every Memorial Day of his presidency. George W. Read More