A man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Tuesday night after crashing his car into another car on Treasure Island and injuring three people, including an 11-year-old boy who was left in critical condition, police Sgt. Daryl Fong said.
The victims were on the shoulder of Avenue M just north of California Avenue about 9:30 p.m. when their car was struck. A 31-year-old man and the 11-year-old were outside of the car, Fong said. A 9-year-old boy was still in the vehicle.
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Bay Area leaders on the local and state levels will be on hand to mark the 75th anniversary of the iconic Bay Bridge. A celebration and unveiling of the new Bay Bridge interpretive sign is slated for 10 a.m. Thursday on Treasure Island. Mayor Ed Lee and San Francisco state Sen. Mark Leno are among the guests expected to attend.
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Two days of vastly different music blared from the middle of San Francisco Bay over the weekend, as The City’s “other” big festival delighted the sun-soaked crowds — even if getting to and from the venue proved a bit of a challenge.
For more pictures from the Treasure Island Music Festival, click on the photo to the right.
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San Francisco prosecutors are declining to file charges against a Half Moon Bay man arrested last week in connection with an on-field incident in June that put a fellow Gaelic football player into a coma, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office said today.Patrick Power, 26, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony assault.
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A Gaelic football club player has been arrested in connection with a June fracas on Treasure Island that left another player in a coma.
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Almost 22 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake exposed the frailties of the original Bay Bridge, and following a decade of delays and billions of dollars in cost overruns, the outline of the replacement span is finally taking shape.
Click on the photo at right for more images of the new eastern span of the bridge.
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The Contra Costa County coroner’s office has confirmed that a body that was found near Richmond’s Brooks Island late Thursday afternoon is that of a canoer who went missing Wednesday evening.Michael Butler, a 41-year-old Treasure Island resident, was in a canoe with two friends near Treasure Island on Wednesday when it overturned, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to search for a canoer who went missing near Treasure Island on Wednesday evening.Michael Butler, 52, was in a canoe with two friends near Treasure Island, where he lives, when the boat overturned, according to the Coast Guard.
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Rescuers are continuing their search this morning for a canoer who went missing near Treasure Island on Wednesday evening. Three people were in the canoe near the island when it overturned, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Two of the boaters swam to shore and headed home, and the third, a man, climbed back aboard the canoe.
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After five weeks in a coma, Mark McGovern has awakened.
The 22-year-old Gaelic football player has been fighting for his life at San Francisco General Hospital since suffering brain injuries during an off-the-ball incident in a match on Treasure Island.
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