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S.F. plan to alter golf course to save critters

Environmentalists and golfers have been at odds over the fate of the course by famed designer Alister MacKenzie. The proposal came in response to two long-awaited consultants' reports made public Friday that studied various scientific and financial ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Alister MacKenzie,  Jackie Speier,  Richard Harris,  Ross Mirkarimi

Supes panel votes to save jobs, pay of hundreds

The Board of Supervisors' Budget and Finance Committee voted 2-1 to recommend that the full board endorse a plan to spend about $7 million to rescind pink slips sent to 546 city employees, among them certified nurses assistants and clerical workers in ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Service Employees International Union,  Carmen Chu,  Gavin Newsom

Bay Bridge closure could stretch beyond weekend

Caltrans officials hope to find a solution, test it and reopen the bridge today, but held open the possibility that it would remain closed through the Monday morning commute - or beyond. "Unfortunately commuters are going to have to check back with us ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Linton Johnson,  John Goodwin

Bay Bridge still closed this morning

The Bay Bridge did not reopen in time for this morning's commute, and Caltrans officials had no estimate as to when the span would be back in business. Caltrans closed the bridge at 7 p.m. Tuesday after a repair made during the Labor Day weekend on a ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  30 Oct 2009

Bay Bridge repairs will face extra scrutiny

Construction crews worked nonstop Wednesday to fix an emergency repair made over Labor Day weekend that collapsed Tuesday night, showering the bridge's upper deck with steel during the peak of the evening commute. The three pieces damaged three cars ...

From MICHAEL CABANATUAN,RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: University of California Berkeley,  Carnegie Mellon University

Bay Bridge could reopen for morning commute

The public is urged to check with 511.org before hitting the roads this morning. Caltrans closed the bridge at 7 p.m. Tuesday after a repair made over the Labor Day weekend on a cracked structural support, called an eyebar, snapped apart and rained 5,0 ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  29 Oct 2009

Half of Muni cameras fail audit

The Chronicle obtained the results of the audit Monday through a public records request. The inspection's findings highlight for the first time the extent of the problem Muni has had in keeping a key component of its safety and security system in good ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Bevan Dufty,  Ford Motor Company,  James Dougherty

Napoleon Hendrix - SFPD inspector - dies

Hendrix, who stood at 6 feet 5 inches, distinguished himself not only with his stylish clothes but his knack for cracking cases. In his 21 years with the homicide unit, Mr. Hendrix cleared more than 85 percent of the 500-plus cases he investigated. "He ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  24 Oct 2009

Artwork to aid San Francisco's blighted streets

The program, called Art in Storefronts, is focused on areas that already were teetering on the economic edge but slipped closer toward financial despair during the protracted recession. The project, said Mayor Gavin Newsom, "harnesses the creativity of ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Gavin Newsom

Girl with swine flu dies in Vacaville

(10-22) 20:24 PDT VACAVILLE, CALIF. -- A first-grade student in Vacaville who died during the weekend has tested positive for the H1N1 swine flu virus, officials announced Thursday. The cause of death has not been determined pending further ...

From RACHEL GORDON, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Dodge,  Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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