News articles on April 18, 2008

17 news articles

  • Mission SF Restaurants fight health care ordinance

    Luna Park in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood has comfort food on the menu and something a little extra on the bill -- a $1 dollar per person surcharge, to help the restaurant pay for employee health coverage required by the city.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 18, 2008.

  • Luna Park (694 Valencia St) SF Restaurants fight health care ordinance

    Luna Park in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood has comfort food on the menu and something a little extra on the bill -- a $1 dollar per person surcharge, to help the restaurant pay for employee health coverage required by the city.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 18, 2008.

  • Lotta's Fountain (692 Market St) SF marks anniversary of 1906 quake

    A large crowd is attending a ceremony at Lotta's Fountain, where survivors of the earthquake and fires that leveled half the city more than a century ago gathered to search for loved ones.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 18, 2008.

  • 20th and Church streets SF marks anniversary of 1906 quake

    After the ceremony, a procession will be heading to 20th and Church streets.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 18, 2008.

  • Wax Museum of Fisherman's Wharf (145 Jefferson St #500) Bonds demoted at SF's Wax Museum

    The San Francisco Giants have dumped him. Now the city's Wax Museum of Fisherman's Wharf is demoting him.

    Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 18, 2008.

  • Root Division studios (3175 17th Street) Last Night: Taste 2008 at Root Division

    OK, maybe drank is the more accurate term, since the nice ladies behind the counter inside the Mission's Root Division studios did swirl it around in a wine glass with some water before handing it over, instructing me to inhale the earthy aroma while chewing on a leaf.

    Published by SF Weekly on April 18, 2008.

  • Lotta's Fountain '06 SF Quake Anniversary Ceremony Hosts 1 Survivor

    Police, firefighters and the volunteer who has led the annual tribute for 32 years made sure that Herbert Hamrol, age 105, arrived in a stylish and comfortable ride at Lotta's Fountain Friday morning.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 18, 2008.

  • Lotta's Fountain Wrong WWII Remains Given To Stockton Family

    A survivor of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake and fire attended the pre-dawn ceremony commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the cataclysmic event. Police, firefighters and the volunteer who has led the annual tribute for 32 years made sure that Herbert Hamrol, age 105, arrived in a stylish and comfortable ride at Lotta's Fountain Friday morning.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 18, 2008.

  • Civic Center SF Weekend Events To Affect Buses, Traffic

    Sunday's parade is scheduled to begin at Civic Center at 1 p.m. But before the parade can begin, about 60 groups will gather to prepare for the parade, which will start at Polk and McAllister streets, head north on Polk Street, go west on Post Street to Fillmore and then disband at Steiner Street.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 18, 2008.

  • Polk and McAllister SF Weekend Events To Affect Buses, Traffic

    Sunday's parade is scheduled to begin at Civic Center at 1 p.m. But before the parade can begin, about 60 groups will gather to prepare for the parade, which will start at Polk and McAllister streets, head north on Polk Street, go west on Post Street to Fillmore and then disband at Steiner Street.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 18, 2008.

  • 24th Street and Mission Street SF Weekend Events To Affect Buses, Traffic

    The parade itself will start at noon and will travel on 24th Street to Mission Street, head north on Mission Street, turn east on 22nd Street and go south on Folsom Street.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 18, 2008.

  • Golden Gate Park SF Weekend Events To Affect Buses, Traffic

    Lastly, on Sunday, the Zippy 5K Run will be held in Golden Gate Park, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on John F. Kennedy Drive by the Conservatory of Flowers. The race will head west by Stow Lake and then return back to the starting point by 10 a.m.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 18, 2008.

  • 22nd Street and Folsom Street SF Weekend Events To Affect Buses, Traffic

    The parade itself will start at noon and will travel on 24th Street to Mission Street, head north on Mission Street, turn east on 22nd Street and go south on Folsom Street.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 18, 2008.

  • Lotta's Fountain 105-Year-Old Survivor Recalls 1906 Quake

    Lotta's Fountain is where survivors of the earthquake and fires that leveled half the city more than a century ago gathered to search for loved ones. Residents have been meeting there once a year for almost as long to remember the lives lost to the Great Quake.

    Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 18, 2008.

  • Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf (145 Jefferson St # 500) First The Giants, Now Wax Museum Dumps Bonds

    he San Francisco Giants have dumped him. Now the city's Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf is demoting him. Barry Bonds has lost his prime spot in the lobby of the popular museum of wax replicas.

    Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 18, 2008.

  • Cesar Chavez Street near Highway 101 S.F.: Why 'No U-Turn' sign is where it is

    For a good reason, drivers eastbound on Cesar Chavez Street near Highway 101 are prohibited from making U-turns: With so many cars hurdling along in both directions, a U-turn would endanger other vehicles.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 18, 2008.

  • 24th Street between Bryant Street and Potrero Avenue SF Weekend Events To Affect Buses, Traffic

    Another festival and parade, this time honoring Cesar Chavez on Saturday, will begin at 10 a.m. at 24th Street between Bryant Street and Potrero Avenue.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 18, 2008.