A San Francisco Municipal Railway bus and a taxi collided outside The City’s Hall of Justice this morning.The crash happened at about 10 a.m. outside the building at 850 Bryant St. An officer at the scene said the cab driver had just come off of Interstate Highway 80 onto Bryant Street and was trying to make a right turn onto Gilbert Street when it cut off the bus.
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A man shot and killed himself Wednesday evening outside the Hall of Justice after brandishing a handgun at officers and saying, "This isn't for you."
Police responded about 5 p.m. to calls of a gun in the roadway at Harriet Street near Ahern Way, on the east side of police headquarters at the Hall of Justice, Sgt. Michael Andraychack said.
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There were a lot of tearful hugs down at city courtrooms this past week, just the kind of thing you would expect in a place filled with daily legal drama.
But the emotions didn’t belong to the usual lineup of defendants and families, it was hitting the court reporters and clerks who were overwhelmed by an unprecedented round of layoffs triggered by budget cuts courtesy of the governor and state legislators.
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The San Francisco Arts Commission unveiled the first restoration of its ArtCare initiative this morning outside of The City’s Hall of Justice building.Located at the corner of Seventh and Bryant streets, the 30-foot sculpture titled “Hall of Justice” by late San Francisco artist Peter Voulkos had “aged and weathered its fair share of vandalism,” said Interim Arts Director JD Beltran.
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As a reporter at The San Francisco Examiner, I have long thought there is nothing worse than covering something at the Hall of Justice. The place is depressing, the security lines are long, and I’m always afraid that I’ll be hauled into jail for some minor crime I committed a decade or more ago. And then there is the utter lack of good transit options to Bryant and Seventh streets.
Click on the photo at right to see a slideshow of Man vs. Muni.
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Wearing a uniform and getting choked up during his speech, new Police Chief Greg Suhr stood in stark contrast Wednesday to his suit-donning and well-rehearsed predecessor, District Attorney George Gascón.
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Word around the Hall of Justice is that District Attorney George Gascón lunched today with attorneys at Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s office around the corner, according to a source close to the lunch.
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Bayview residents can weigh in tonight on the search for a new police chief.The police commission is currently looking at applicants to possibly replace interim Chief Jeff Godown, who took over in January when former Chief George Gascon moved two floors down at the Hall of Justice to become district attorney.The commission has been holding meetings seeking input from the public on what kinds of qualities they’d like in a police chief.
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