A Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member involved in a drive-by shooting pled guilty this week to racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit murder charges.
Wilbert "Cypress" Castillo, 29, admitted Tuesday he's been an MS-13 member since 2004. He confessed that he agreed with others that a conspirator would commit crimes to further the goals of the gang, including attacking and killing rival Norteno gang members who defied MS-13.
City Supervisors selected City Administrator Ed Lee as interim mayor, putting an end to a long and agonizing debate over who will replace outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom.
While away in Hong Kong, Lee has been the center of media attention and political discussion since Tuesday when his name emerged as the leading candidate for interim mayor. The progressives on the Board of Supervisors had been pushing for Sheriff Michael Hennessey to take the position until it became clear he didn't have the six votes needed.
On Friday, the board finally voted 10-1 supporting Lee as interim mayor. Supervisor Chris Daly was the lone dissenter.
Not exactly -- at least not yet. But who's to say the adorable baby anteater who just came into this world at the San Francisco Zoo won't one day be a match for the likes of Godzilla and Mothra?
Bear with us, folks. This isn't just scare journalism. As we all know too well, the beasts of our city's zoo are not creatures to be trifled with -- particularly while eating nachos. And as the San Francisco Appeal reports today, the giant anteater, while almost unbearably cute in its present state of infancy, could become a formidable adversary in adulthood.
Last week, we spoke to the SF Bike Coalition's Renée Rivera about her plans and predictions for 2011. We asked her what New Year's resolutions she hopes the city has.
"Commit to completing all of the bike plan projects in 2011," she said. So we put it to SFMTA spokesman Paul Rose. Can it be done?
"No, is basically the answer," he said.
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Progressives say City Administrator Ed Lee is a moderate, while moderates claim he is a progressive.
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce today endorsed Lee for interim mayor.
Now you do the math.
Where did we leave off?
In December, a (sort of) repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell was passed by the Senate and signed by the President. I predicted a long, slow and agonizing death of the policy while John McCain lamented the end of DADT saying that soldiers will lose their legs if gays aren't kicked out of the military.
Fast forward to the present and now Defense Secretary Robert Gates is eager to get the repeal implemented and Sen. John McCain's (R-Arizona) resistance to faggotry in the military seems to be waning.
Maybe I'm being too negative. If John McCain can smile away the blues then I suppose I can too! I'm turning a new leaf in 2011! Resolutions!! The glass is half full, goddamnit!! Exclamation point!
Media reports are saying that Stanford football coach Jim Harbaugh has been hired to coach the San Francisco 49ers.
Recent Tweets indicate that the 49ers will hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m.at San Francisco's Palace Hotel, presumably to announce the five-year, $25 million deal with Harbaugh.
Supervisor David Chiu surprised people when he took his name off the short list for replacing Kamala Harris as San Francisco's District Attorney.
Amandeep Jawa
, part of a self-described co-op of cyclists behind tonight's ride, which starts at 7:30 p.m. from AT&T Park. "We can handle the cold. Once we're on our bikes and there's music, not much is going to bother us."It's true that San Francisco is not considered a pet-friendly city.
Still, it did a pretty good job over the holidays luring cat and dog lovers to Union Square, and then convincing them to adopt the homeless animals.
In November, the SPCA launched its Macy's pet display, hoping to find homes for 320 cats and dogs by Jan. 2
And while the agency didn't quite reach that goal, it did pretty damn good.
