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House for Sale: 3BR, 2.5BA, Pulpit, Bell Tower, $7.5M

SAN FRANCISCO (July 11) -- The century-old church has a pulpit, a pew and a bell tower. But instead of a congregation, the historic, red-brick structure has a single occupant, the homeowner. Siamak Akhavan purchased the 20,000-square-foot building five years ago and transformed it into an unusual single-family residence....

Officer Convicted in Calif. Train Station Killing

LOS ANGELES (July 8) -- A white former transit officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Thursday in the videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform in an encounter that set off days of rioting in the city. Prosecutors had wanted Johannes Mehserle convicted of murdering...

Calif. Tenants Stay Put in Units Perched on Eroding Cliff

PACIFICA, Calif. (Jan. 23) -- It wasn't the thunderous sound of a massive chunk of ocean bluff plummeting to the beach that jarred Marva Seaton to life Thursday at 5:30 a.m., but a rap at her door. For her own safety, she was ordered out of her apartment building, perched atop an eroding seaside cliff about 80 feet above...

Unruly Passengers Cause 2 Flights to Change Course

DENVER (Jan. 9) -- Military jets scrambled to intercept a San Francisco-bound jetliner reporting a problem aboard - one of two commercial airplanes diverted because of disruptive passengers. In addition, police at London's Heathrow Airport arrested three passengers after removing them from a jetliner bound for Dubai....

Droves of Sea Lions Vanish from San Francisco Pier

SAN FRANCISCO (Dec. 30) -- Two mysteries surround a huge herd of sea lions that were hanging out on a pier in San Francisco Bay: Why did so many show up, and why did so many leave at once? Last month, Pier 39, famous in San Francisco for its sea lions and the throngs of tourists they attract, was groaning under the weight...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

There's An Election Next Week?

Changes the state legislature's term limits from allowing for sever years in each of the two houses to 12 years that can be serves entirely in either house.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

PHOTOS: Local Chefs Compete In San Francisco's 'Pork Olympics'

In San Francisco, you aren't a chef until you get your pig tattoo.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - CULTURE

Terence Clarke: The Cult of Beauty

The exhibition The Cult of Beauty , now in its only U.S. showing at The Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco (through June 17) reminded a friend of mine that, when she lived in New York City in the 1960s, "you could have bought most of these paintings for a song."

THE HUFFINGTON POST

San Francisco Public Park System Ranked Best In The Nation (PHOTOS)

As if San Francisco needed another trophy to add to its already impressive mantlepiece, the city's park system has been crowned the best in America among the nation's largest cities.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Cuba's First Daughter Tours San Francisco Gay Rights Organizations

The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro is in San Francisco to meet with gay rights activists and to chair a panel at a prestigious academic conference.

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05/31/12 Cities' tough transition from blue collar to white Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA As cities try to reinvent themselves after losing large swaths of their manufacturing sectors, they are discovering that one of the most critical ingredients for a successful transformation - college graduates - is in perilously short supply.
05/31/12 Mayor Lee to unveil new San Francisco budget Source: The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco CA Mayor Ed Lee will unveil his two-year city and county budget proposal today at City Hall in the Board of Supervisors chamber.
05/31/12 5 Things to Look Forward to When GSW Move to SF Source: CBS - KPIX 5 - San Francisco CA Last week, the Golden State Warriors' ownership announced plans of moving the team to San Francisco in 2017.
05/30/12 Battleship USS Iowa arrives in Southern California Source: The New York Times The battleship USS Iowa was at anchor off the coast of Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, completing a four-day journey south from San Francisco.
05/30/12 Jury convicts four San Francisco men for murder of... Source: FOX - KTVU 36 - Oakland CA A Marin County jury convicted four San Francisco men Wednesday morning of conspiracy and the murder of Novato businessman Tong Van Le, 44, as he sat in his car in the garage of his home in 2008.