News articles on June 7, 2008

19 news articles

  • 600 block of 34th Street Richmond Man Convicted Of Murdering 15-Year-Old Boy

    McMahon said that at about 9:45 a.m. on June 3, 2007, which was a Sunday, Emory and Williams tracked down Dailey at the home of his ex-girlfriend in the 600 block of 34th Street in Oakland, where Dailey had spent the night.

    Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 7, 2008.

  • San Francisco City Hall SF Weekend Events To Affect Traffic, Muni Service

    The Fiesta Filipina at the Civic Center Plaza from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday will affect traffic near San Francisco City Hall.

    Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 7, 2008.

  • Golden Gate National Recreation Area Ranchers battle drought and bureaucracy

    Ted McIsaac's family ranch has been operating in what is now the Golden Gate National Recreation Area for four generations. But for the this first time in 160 years, cows on the McIsaac ranch may graze no more.

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

  • Nob Hill Woman giving back at church, at home

    Reverend Nina Pickerell leads the Sunday morning service at Grace Cathedral, an Episcoal church in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood. She's cathedral deacon, ordained to serve others. But she takes her mission far beyond the house of worship -- she takes it to her house in Bayview-Hunters Point. There, Reverend Pickerell is simply known as Nina.

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

  • Hunters Point Woman giving back at church, at home

    Reverend Nina Pickerell leads the Sunday morning service at Grace Cathedral, an Episcoal church in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood. She's cathedral deacon, ordained to serve others. But she takes her mission far beyond the house of worship -- she takes it to her house in Bayview-Hunters Point. There, Reverend Pickerell is simply known as Nina.

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

  • Scott and Lloyd CHRONICLEWATCH / Working for a Better Bay Area

    Finished corners in S.F.: Dinah Washington's biggest hit, "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," describes the dramatic changes that happen in the span of 24 hours (everything from love to better weather). For residents around Scott and Lloyd streets in San Francisco, Washington's song had to come to mind when the San Francisco Department of Public Works finished work at their intersection.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Lower Haight CHRONICLEWATCH / Working for a Better Bay Area

    Now, however, the intersection is as immaculate as an intersection can be. Likewise the other end of Lloyd Street, which also has a new curb ramp for the disabled. Five others were added to corners in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood, a hilly area that fans out to the Castro and the Lower Haight. For the disabled, these ramps are the difference between night and day.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Duboce Triangle CHRONICLEWATCH / Working for a Better Bay Area

    Now, however, the intersection is as immaculate as an intersection can be. Likewise the other end of Lloyd Street, which also has a new curb ramp for the disabled. Five others were added to corners in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood, a hilly area that fans out to the Castro and the Lower Haight. For the disabled, these ramps are the difference between night and day.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Alcatraz Disabled vets plunge into Alcatraz triathlon

    Derek McGinnis doesn't scare easily, but nobody can blame him for being a little nervous Sunday when he lines up for the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • St. Francis Yacht Club Disabled vets plunge into Alcatraz triathlon

    McGinnis, nevertheless, will plunge into the frigid waters off the infamous rock and thrash his way 1.5 miles through choppy seas to the Marina Green. After his racing partner covers the cycling portion of the race, McGinnis will put on his prosthetic leg and run 8 miles over hills and through sand and dirt until he crosses the finish line at the St. Francis Yacht Club.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Marina Green Disabled vets plunge into Alcatraz triathlon

    McGinnis, nevertheless, will plunge into the frigid waters off the infamous rock and thrash his way 1.5 miles through choppy seas to the Marina Green. After his racing partner covers the cycling portion of the race, McGinnis will put on his prosthetic leg and run 8 miles over hills and through sand and dirt until he crosses the finish line at the St. Francis Yacht Club.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Contemporary Jewish Museum New Jewish museum in S.F. unique

    When the Contemporary Jewish Museum opens Sunday, it won't try to document history. Instead, it will seek to create new expressions of a culture that has flourished in the Bay Area.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Holy Cow S.F. nightclub bouncer shot dead after work

    A South of Market nightclub security guard who was hoping to become a police officer was shot to death on the street early Friday after leaving work, San Francisco authorities said. Germane Harris, 33, of San Francisco had just finished his shift as a bouncer at the Holy Cow at 1535 Folsom St. when the attack happened.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • 1535 Folsom St S.F. nightclub bouncer shot dead after work

    A South of Market nightclub security guard who was hoping to become a police officer was shot to death on the street early Friday after leaving work, San Francisco authorities said. Germane Harris, 33, of San Francisco had just finished his shift as a bouncer at the Holy Cow at 1535 Folsom St. when the attack happened.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • 12th and Harrison S.F. nightclub bouncer shot dead after work

    He was walking with two women shortly after 2 a.m. when someone in a silver 2002 Volkswagen Jetta opened fire on him near 12th and Harrison streets, about a block from the club, said Inspector Karen Lynch of the homicide detail.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Scott and Lloyd CHRONICLEWATCH / Working for a Better Bay Area

    Dinah Washington's biggest hit, "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," describes the dramatic changes that happen in the span of 24 hours (everything from love to better weather). For residents around Scott and Lloyd streets in San Francisco, Washington's song had to come to mind when the San Francisco Department of Public Works finished work at their intersection.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Lower Haight CHRONICLEWATCH / Working for a Better Bay Area

    Now, however, the intersection is as immaculate as an intersection can be. Likewise the other end of Lloyd Street, which also has a new curb ramp for the disabled. Five others were added to corners in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood, a hilly area that fans out to the Castro and the Lower Haight. For the disabled, these ramps are the difference between night and day.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Duboce Triangle CHRONICLEWATCH / Working for a Better Bay Area

    Now, however, the intersection is as immaculate as an intersection can be. Likewise the other end of Lloyd Street, which also has a new curb ramp for the disabled. Five others were added to corners in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood, a hilly area that fans out to the Castro and the Lower Haight. For the disabled, these ramps are the difference between night and day.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

  • Fifth Floor AT Fifth Floor, some dishes are lost in translation

    Fifth Floor is one of the highest-profile restaurants in the city. Four-star cuisine by George Morrone put it on the map, along with a clever name that proclaimed its hard-to-find location on the fifth floor of the Palomar Hotel. After Morrone moved on, the restaurant continued to garner favorable publicity because of the French twists from another high-profile chef, Laurent Gras, followed by the fresh American approach of Melissa Perello.

    Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.