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Clint Reilly, pictured in 2018 at Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, owns and operates Clint Reilly Communications with his wife Janet. (Courtesy Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)

Clint Reilly: ‘I want The Examiner to be leading that charge and participating in that comeback’

‘It’s not about making cuts, it’s about infusing new capital,’ says paper’s new local owner

Clint Reilly, pictured in 2018 at Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco, owns and operates Clint Reilly Communications with his wife Janet. (Courtesy Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Project Roomkey program will be fully funded through the end of the pandemic. (Genaro Molina/Pool/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Feds agree to continue funding for shelter-in-place hotels

Gov. Newsom tells cities FEMA will reimburse for Project Roomkey through end of pandemic

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the Project Roomkey program will be fully funded through the end of the pandemic. (Genaro Molina/Pool/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
A woman was attacked and raped at a bus stop on Market Steet on Wednesday, according to police. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Man charged with rape of unconscious woman at SF bus stop

Prosecutors to seek detention for Livermore resident Fidel Padilla, 41

A woman was attacked and raped at a bus stop on Market Steet on Wednesday, according to police. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
SFPD San Francisco Police investigate a crash scene at Eighth and Folsom streets on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Woman killed at North Beach apartment building, male suspect in custody

San Francisco police are investigating the death of a woman as a…

SFPD San Francisco Police investigate a crash scene at Eighth and Folsom streets on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
School campuses will remain closed past Jan. 25 after district officials and teachers failed to reach an agreement on in-person learning protocols by a Friday Dec. 18, 2020 deadline. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

San Francisco schools will not reopen by Jan. 25 after failing to reach labor deal by deadline

Teachers cite COVID surge, seek to delay reopening until city back in orange tier

School campuses will remain closed past Jan. 25 after district officials and teachers failed to reach an agreement on in-person learning protocols by a Friday Dec. 18, 2020 deadline. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Fire damage (Courtesy FBI)

FBI offers $50K reward in search for arsonist behind Armenian church fire

FBI officials in San Francisco are asking for the public’s help to…

Fire damage (Courtesy FBI)
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Police arrest man accused of filming underage dancers in Chinatown

Police on Friday said a man who regularly filmed a child dance…

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San Francisco Police investigate a crash scene at Eighth and Folsom streets on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Man arrested in sexual assault of unconscious woman along Market Street

A man has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted an unconscious…

San Francisco Police investigate a crash scene at Eighth and Folsom streets on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Signs hang outside the community learning hub at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

After a semester without an outbreak, city learning hubs set to expand

Health guidelines increased costs, reduced number of students program could serve

Signs hang outside the community learning hub at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
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Uber rolls out fee for California customers as Prop. 22 takes effect

Company charging passenger to cover cost of new benefits for drivers

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Implicit bias trainer Dante King (top right, second from right) spoke to the San Francisco Police Commission on Wednesday Dec. 16, 2020. (Examiner screenshot)

Former police trainer speaks out about anti-Black bias

An implicit bias trainer who found the San Francisco Police Department suffered…

Implicit bias trainer Dante King (top right, second from right) spoke to the San Francisco Police Commission on Wednesday Dec. 16, 2020. (Examiner screenshot)
Police Chief Bill Scott said an increase in burglaries citywide began in March, around the time San Francisco issued shelter-in-place orders. <ins>(Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>

‘Prolific’ offenders help drive 46% surge in SF burglaries

San Francisco police are having trouble keeping up with a roughly 46…

Police Chief Bill Scott said an increase in burglaries citywide began in March, around the time San Francisco issued shelter-in-place orders. <ins>(Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>
An average of one person is hit walking or biking every nine days on Leavenworth Street or Golden Gate Avenue, two of the Tenderloin’s primary corridors, and 47 percent of those crashes are caused by drivers failing to yield, running a red light or speeding, according to city data. (Ekevara Kitpowsong/Special to the S.F. Examiner)

SFMTA wants Tenderloin speed limits lowered to 20mph

If approved, it would be the first neighborhood-wide speed treatment

An average of one person is hit walking or biking every nine days on Leavenworth Street or Golden Gate Avenue, two of the Tenderloin’s primary corridors, and 47 percent of those crashes are caused by drivers failing to yield, running a red light or speeding, according to city data. (Ekevara Kitpowsong/Special to the S.F. Examiner)
Funds generated by 2018’s Proposition C, which were held up until September by a court battle, are finally being disbursed for homelessness and housing services.<ins> (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>

Supervisors authorize first use of Prop. C homelessness funds

2018 measure expected to generate $340 million annually focused on permanent housing solutions

Funds generated by 2018’s Proposition C, which were held up until September by a court battle, are finally being disbursed for homelessness and housing services.<ins> (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>
The Ferris wheel at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse, installed in March for celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Golden Gate Park, has sat unused for much of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <ins>(Samantha Laurey/Special to S.F Examiner)</ins>

City parks officials want to keep 150-foot Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park longer

Nature lovers oppose extension due to potential impacts on migrating birds

The Ferris wheel at the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse, installed in March for celebrations of the 150th anniversary of Golden Gate Park, has sat unused for much of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <ins>(Samantha Laurey/Special to S.F Examiner)</ins>
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said injunctions filed against alleged drug dealers who have been arrested in the Tenderloin target individuals who do not live in the area. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)

Advocates call on city attorney to end civil injunctions against 28 alleged drug dealers

Community advocates in San Francisco are calling on City Attorney Dennis Herrera…

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said injunctions filed against alleged drug dealers who have been arrested in the Tenderloin target individuals who do not live in the area. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)
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Supervisors condemn use of Mark Zuckerberg’s name on city hospital

Resolution calls for city to establish clear standards for naming rights on public properties

(Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Police released body-worn camera footage of an Oct. 6, 2019 incident at Fisherman’s Wharf that led to assault charges being filed against one officer. (Examiner screenshot of SFPD video)

Body-worn camera footage released in police beating that led to charges against officer

San Francisco police have released body-worn camera footage from a 2019 police…

Police released body-worn camera footage of an Oct. 6, 2019 incident at Fisherman’s Wharf that led to assault charges being filed against one officer. (Examiner screenshot of SFPD video)
The new Bayview Essential Services Hub will offer services including COVID-19 testing. (Examiner screenshot from courtesy video)

New essential services hub launches in Bayview to help pandemic’s hardest-hit residents

Residents in San Francisco’ Bayview District — one of the hardest hit…

The new Bayview Essential Services Hub will offer services including COVID-19 testing. (Examiner screenshot from courtesy video)
SFMTA workers install some of the final decorative panels at the platform level in Chinatown–Rose Pak Station on the new Central Subway line, which is projected to open for service in 2022. (Courtesy SFMTA)

Central Subway estimated to be 15 percent over $1.6 billion budget

SFMTA board approves $48.8 million package of 671 change orders, with more to come

SFMTA workers install some of the final decorative panels at the platform level in Chinatown–Rose Pak Station on the new Central Subway line, which is projected to open for service in 2022. (Courtesy SFMTA)