Here’s the sports statistic San Franciscans look for most at this time of year: The arrest count for the Zazzle Bay to Breakers footrace.
Click on the photo to see more participants drinking throughout the race.
The colorful competition that starts at Howard and Beale streets, snakes through Golden Gate Park and ends on Great Highway is not only known for its many costumed runners, but also the partying “athletes.”
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New self-checkout kiosks in San Francisco grocery stores could soon become alcohol-free.Supervisor Eric Mar introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit the sale of alcohol at such machines. Instead, the transaction would have to be conducted the old-fashioned way, with a human being. He said the bill is meant to prohibit the sale of alcohol to minors.
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A bruised and battered veteran of the U.S. Civil Service explained how the government silences whistleblowers and other uncooperative employees: “They give you a big promotion, a fancy title and a new office, but no staff and nothing to do. Then they tell you to watch the flagpole in front of headquarters and, if that flag moves, you come tell us immediately. After that, you’re never heard from again.”
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Four Sonoma County wineries were caught serving alcohol to minors in a decoy sting that focused on tasting rooms over the weekend.The decoy operation involved two 18-year-old minors who worked with the Sonoma Police Department and the state Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for four hours on Saturday afternoon, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
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A decades-old South of Market nightclub had its liquor license revoked by state officials last week because of noise — violations the owners say are the result of one neighbor complaining.
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Police in Delaware say a man broke into a house and drank alcohol, then could not make his way back outside — so he called 911 for help. New Castle County police say John Finch, 44, was trapped in the home in part because he had broken into it before, in April. That led the homeowner to change the locks so a key was required even inside. Police say no one was home when Finch broke in again, through a rear window.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom opposes a fee on alcohol proposed by Supervisor John Avalos, a stance that might slightly benefit two companies the entrepreneurial mayor has an interest in.
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The City is such a nightlife mecca, with more bars and entertainment than similar-sized cities, that it can impose a fee on alcohol lower than initially proposed and still collect the same amount of money.
Supervisor John Avalos on Wednesday amended his alcohol mitigation fee legislation. His proposed fee on each ounce of ethanol sold was reduced by 25 percent from 7.6 cents to 5.7 cents.
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First, The City banned the sale of tobacco products in chain drugstores. Now, it wants to ban alcohol sales as well.
Supervisor John Avalos requested Tuesday that the city attorney draft legislation prohibiting the sale of alcohol products in drugstores such as Walgreens. The request follows The Examiner’s report that Walgreens representatives met with police officials last week to discuss plans to start selling wine and beer in more than half its San Francisco locations.
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The Board of Supervisors supports a statewide fee on alcohol.
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