The accident occurred at 3:32 p.m. on Mission Street between Seventh and Eighth streets, according to Muni spokesman Judson True. The victim, a man who was not identified, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with unspecified injuries.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

The accident occurred at 3:32 p.m. on Mission Street between Seventh and Eighth streets, according to Muni spokesman Judson True. The victim, a man who was not identified, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with unspecified injuries.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

Drivers could be paying as much as $7 to cross the Golden Gate Bridge if officials approve a new toll plan designed to cut down on traffic during peak hours.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on May 9, 2008.

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office has denied a claim for physical and emotional injuries made against the city by two San Jose brothers wounded on Christmas Day by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on May 9, 2008.

The lawyer for the ship pilot who struck the San Francisco Bay Bridge in November said Captain John Cota will seek to have the charges thrown out. Cota appeared in federal court Friday and the judge set a July 18 court date for the motion to dismiss.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on May 9, 2008.

Crews harnessed the rotting whale and used a boat to pull the body out to sea. Officials said the dead whale, discovered Thursday lodged between the pilings under Pier 27, was about 25 to 30 feet long.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on May 9, 2008.

It's a new kind of virus for Sun Microsystems. At the company's JavaOne conference this week at Moscone Center in San Francisco, more than 50 people were sickened with what officials believe is norovirus, a type of virus easily spread by touching dirty surfaces.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on May 9, 2008.

Golden Gate Bridge District officials are proposing an increase in the toll to cross the bridge during peak hours.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 9, 2008.

An emergency room visit that might average five hours at San Francisco General Hospital or three hours at San Jose's Good Samaritan Hospital can take care of all your healthcare needs in the emergency department -- including prescription refills, x-rays, cat scans and even dental needs.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 9, 2008.

Two weeks ago there were whale sightings in the bay near Crissy Field.It is not clear whether the dead whale is one of the ones spotted.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 9, 2008.

Marine biologists are being called in to help the United States Coast Guard deal with a whale carcass that is stuck under a San Francisco pier.A fisherman spotted the whale under Pier 27 Thursday.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 9, 2008.

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office has denied a claim for physical and emotional injuries made against the city by two San Jose brothers wounded on Christmas Day by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 9, 2008.

The lawyer for the ship pilot who struck the San Francisco Bay Bridge in November said Friday Captain John Cota will seek to have the charges thrown out.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 9, 2008.

The San Francisco Chronicle has reported that city public health officials are warning of an outbreak of a virus that has sickened several people who were attending or working at conferences at the Moscone Center.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 9, 2008.

Port officials in San Francisco puzzled over a large, foul-smelling dilemma Thursday night as authorities tried to figure out how to remove a 25-to-30 foot dead whale carcass that somehow became lodged underneath Pier 27 along the Embarcadero at the foot of Battery Street.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on May 9, 2008.

Exactly two weeks ago, there were whale sightings in San Francisco Bay near Crissy Field. And it wasn't clear then whether there were one or two whales in the bay.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on May 9, 2008.

According to the district attorney's office, Mackey took the victim to an apartment in Hunters Point and sexually assaulted her. Following the assault, he drove around the area for a number of hours and then dropped her off in the Mission District, the district attorney's office reported.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on May 9, 2008.

The victim had been on her way to school when she met Mackey on Oct. 3, 2007. According to the district attorney's office, Mackey took the victim to an apartment in Hunters Point and sexually assaulted her. Following the assault, he drove around the area for a number of hours and then dropped her off in the Mission District, the district attorney's office reported.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on May 9, 2008.

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office has denied a claim for physical and emotional injuries made against the city by two San Jose brothers wounded on Christmas Day by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on May 9, 2008.

At the company's JavaOne conference this week at Moscone Center in San Francisco, more than 50 people were sickened with what officials believe is norovirus, a type of virus easily spread by touching dirty surfaces.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on May 9, 2008.

As expected, former KGO Radio talk show host Bernie Ward pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of distributing child pornography. Ward did not comment as he left the federal courthouse in San Francisco Thursday afternoon, but he did, though, admit to a judge that he sent a sexually-explicit image of a child over the Internet.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 9, 2008.

Authorities will try to make a decision on Friday about what to do with a 30-foot long whale carcass that washed-up near a tourist hot-spot in San Francisco. The animal's body is wedged underneath Pier 27 along the Embarcadero, just south of Fisherman's Wharf.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 9, 2008.

An estimated 25 to 30 foot carcass floats in between the pilings. It's been the topic of the day at the adjacent Pier 23 Restaurant.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 9, 2008.

The body of a dead whale was discovered today lodged beneath Pier 27 along the San Francisco waterfront, the Coast Guard said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

The body of a dead whale was discovered Thursday lodged beneath Pier 27 along the San Francisco waterfront, the Coast Guard said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

A San Francisco man has been convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in a Hunters Point apartment, prosecutors said Thursday.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

A San Francisco man has been convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in a Hunters Point apartment, prosecutors said today.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

The girl was on her way to school Oct. 3 when she met Mackey, who took her to an apartment in Hunters Point and sexually assaulted her, authorities said. He drove the girl around for several hours before dropping her off in the Mission District, prosecutors said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

San Francisco public health officials are warning of an outbreak of a virus that has sickened several people who were attending or working at conferences at the Moscone Center.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

The body of a dead whale was discovered today lodged beneath Pier 27 along the San Francisco waterfront, the Coast Guard said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

"It can get downright claustrophobic," said Betty Cheung, a 26-year-old graphic designer who commutes on BART between San Francisco's Mission and Financial districts.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

The body of a dead whale was discovered Thursday lodged beneath Pier 27 along the San Francisco waterfront, the Coast Guard said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

The girl was on her way to school Oct. 3 when she met Mackey, who took her to an apartment in Hunters Point and sexually assaulted her, authorities said. He drove the girl around for several hours before dropping her off in the Mission District, prosecutors said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

The girl was on her way to school Oct. 3 when she met Mackey, who took her to an apartment in Hunters Point and sexually assaulted her, authorities said. He drove the girl around for several hours before dropping her off in the Mission District, prosecutors said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

"It can get downright claustrophobic," said Betty Cheung, a 26-year-old graphic designer who commutes on BART between San Francisco's Mission and Financial districts.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

The people appear to have caught a highly contagious norovirus, commonly and misleadingly known as the stomach flu, which can cause violent outbreaks of diarrhea and vomiting. Those who fell ill had been at the Moscone Center between April 30 and Thursday, according to a bulletin issued by the San Francisco Public Health Department.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 9, 2008.

At the company's JavaOne conference this week at Moscone Center in San Francisco, more than 50 people were sickened with what officials believe is norovirus, a type of virus easily spread by touching dirty surfaces.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 9, 2008.