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San Francisco cyclist Chris Bucchere accused of felony manslaughter was bike safety instructor

Chris Bucchere has been cycling all his life and even taught classes in bicycle safety. That’s why, his defense attorney said Thursday, Bucchere would not have violated any road rules last year when he struck and killed a pedestrian in the Castro district. Read More

San Francisco's impending nude ban set to spark more public nudity

Nudists made their displeasure known last week by stripping naked during a close Board of Supervisors vote to ban public nudity citywide. And with a few months to go before the new ordinance officially becomes law, the political corridors of San Francisco could be filled with naked rage through the holidays. Read More

San Francisco Board of Supervisors to decide fate of nudity ban

The Board of Supervisors will bare it all today regarding how they feel about a proposed citywide ban on public nudity. The legislation, introduced by Supervisor Scott Wiener last month, will be decided by the board after recent naked protests at City Hall and federal court action by nudists arguing that the proposed law would violate their First Amendment rights. Read More

Nudity ban is a sensible proposal

San Francisco is often considered to be a city where anything goes. But public nudity has gone too far, and it needs reigned in. Read More

Nudists disrobe at City Hall to protest ban

Although Tuesday’s “nude-in” at City Hall involved slightly more journalists than nudists, a small band of completely disrobed people turned out to protest a proposed citywide ban on public nakedness. They held signs depicting classical paintings of naked subjects, along with disparaging remarks about Supervisor Scott Wiener, who recently proposed the ban after he said he had received too many complaints from residents in his Castro district. Read More

San Francisco to consider full-scale public nudity ban

Citing a sizable and inappropriate rise in public nudity in San Francisco’s Castro district, Supervisor Scott Wiener introduced legislation Tuesday to expand restrictions on what he called an “ad hoc nudist colony” cavorting around The City’s streets and plazas. Wiener said that while the Castro’s reputation for promoting free expression is part of the neighborhood’s character, some nudists have taken matters too far. Read More

Suspect arrested in gay man's killing

A 45-year-old parolee has been arrested in connection with the slaying of a gay man who was found bound and gagged in his Diamond Heights apartment. Read More

Sheriff’s lieutenant pleads not guilty to domestic violence

A sheriff’s lieutenant who is accused of attacking an ex-lover in a Gold’s Gym last week pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three misdemeanors, prosecutors said. Vincent Calvarese, 48, has been charged with domestic violence, assault and false imprisonment stemming from the alleged assault at the Market Street gym. Read More

Pablo Sandoval still being investigated by DA for possible sex assault

Investigators say there isn’t enough evidence to arrest Giants All-Star third baseman Pablo Sandoval in connection with an alleged sexual assault at an Aptos resort, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. The Wednesday finding followed a “thorough” investigation into a 21-year-old woman’s claim that on June 1, Sandoval had attacked her at the Seascape Beach Resort after a night out in nearby downtown Santa Cruz. Read More

Driver in fatal crash didn’t know medical boot risk

Gregg Wilcox, who’s battling misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges, said in court Thursday that he was not told by his doctor that wearing a walking boot while driving is unsafe. But Robert Salk, a podiatric surgeon working out of the California Pacific Medical Center’s Davies Campus, said Wilcox never asked. Had he asked, Salk said, Wilcox would have been advised against driving. Read More
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