Police Chief Greg Suhr was met with a hail of boos, jeers and curses by members of the Bayview community Wednesday night, prompting an early end to a planned dialogue about Saturday’s fatal shooting of an armed parolee by officers.
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Outrage erupted on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday as nearly 200 people called for charges to be dropped against college football player Deshon Marman, a San Francisco native who is accused of resisting arrest after a confrontation over his sagging pants on a US Airways flight last month.
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San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen Tuesday was appointed by her fellow supervisors to the Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board.With the appointment at Tuesday afternoon’s board meeting, all 11 supervisors now serve on boards and commissions outside the Board of Supervisors, Board President David Chiu said.
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District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen celebrated on Tuesday the closure of the Potrero Mirant power plant. The long sought after closure became official when the plant switched off on Feb. 28. A deed restriction was filed on the property “that says the site will never be used again as a power plant,” Cohen said.
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Three members of the Board of Supervisors are attending the American Public Transportation Association conference in Washington, D.C., and will also make their best pitches for funding for key transportation projects. Supervisors David Campos, Ross Mirkarimi and Malia Cohen are in attendance and are expected to miss Tuesday’s board meeting.
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San Francisco’s black exodus is continuing at breakneck speed, and its Latino population is growing slowly as California’s soars. Meanwhile, Asians now make up fully one-third of The City’s population, gaining steadily on the non-Hispanic white population.
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A San Francisco native who plays for the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers was honored at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting for his accomplishments.Desmond Bishop, 26, is a linebacker on the Packers, which won the NFL championship over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Feb. 6.
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If personal financial choices point toward how a San Francisco supervisor will deal with The City's finances, then read on about Malia Cohen, who represents District 10.As the San Francisco Chronicle reported in February, Cohen walked away from the condo near Candlestick Point that she purchased in 2006.How bad of a deal was the puchase by Cohen?
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The sale of the city-owned 909 Tennessee St. property hit a snag when the winning bidder just backed out of the deal. But The City is rebidding the sale and expects to sell it for at least $1.3 million.On Wednesday, the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee held a hearing on the land deal and found out the sale hit a snag. But that didn’t stop members of the board to debate what should happen with this unexpected revenue during a tough budget year.
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Following a day of tears and celebration, the recently sworn-in members on San Francisco’s legislative body are going to be called on in short order to make big decisions.
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