Police are asking for the public's help in locating a special bike used by a handicapped man who is riding for charity across the country.
At 10 a.m., officers were called to the 200 block of Linden Alley, where a man stated that his custom hand-cranked bicycle that's specially equipped for a handicapped person was stolen. The $13,000 bike was stolen sometime between 10 p.m. on Wednesday and 6 a.m. today, said Officer Albie Esparza.
The thieves used a cutting tool to access the entryway to the building. The bicycle was taken from the stairway area, Esparza said.
City Attorney Dennis Herrera today denied Ross Mirkarimi's request for the city to finance his defense attorneys during the Ethics Commission proceedings, which are looking into whether the suspended sheriff committed official misconduct.
Not to make you feel guilty or anything, but too many sweet animals are lingering in local shelters, in need of your love and your home. So if you are an upstanding, caring, and responsible citizen (with a permanent residence), there' s really no good reason why you shouldn't rescue one of these many, many adorable dogs and cats and make them a part of your family.
The local SPCA and other animal groups are hosting an adopt-a-thon this weekend, which, by the way, includes a smooch-the-pooch kissing booth! To make this easier on your, the Pleasanton-based nonprofit Maddie's Fund, has offered to cover the adoption fees for you, so say thanks to the kind animal lovers over there.
Here are the details to adopt:
Perhaps it's happened to you. In the comfort of your own home, you switch on the television to watch a high-level soccer match being played on the other side of the world, broadcast live at an ungodly local hour.
Due to the darkness and your early morning stupor, it's only at halftime that you notice it -- there are 14 other people in the room with you. Your home is infested with Europeans (This actually happened to your humble narrator during the 2002 World Cup finale between Brazil and Germany; roommates and guests and guests of guests filed in to watch the pre-dawn game; it's uncertain how many of them knew anyone else was in the room).
In any event, those of you who live in close proximity to internationally themed sports bars or in buildings with foreign-born tenants are highly likely to be jolted out of bed at unwelcome hours by nationalistic hooting in the coming days and weeks. Euro 2012 kicks off tomorrow -- and, in much of the civilized world, this is a very big deal. Imagine the World Cup, but with no rinky-dink nations. Just 16 European teams, many of them among the world's elite, and nearly all of them with a fighting shot at capturing the title.
It's going to be loud.
Much to the dismay of locals, the Federal Communications Commission today approved the sale of the radio station KUSF to the Classical Public Radio Network. The sale will be finalized immediately, and the FCC will allow CPRN to broadcast on 90.3 while the sale is pending.
The FCC also concluded that the CPRN's payments to USF under the Public Service Operating Agreement thus far violated a Commission rule, and both the university and CPRN will have to pay a $50,000 fine.
"The sale provides the University of San Francisco with funds that will directly benefit our students, and support our mission of offering an outstanding education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition," said Gary McDonald, associate vice president of communications. "We are pleased that the FCC has completed its review in a manner that allows the sale to close and for USF to focus on its core mission of education and service."
Students and teachers have worked tirelessly to stop the sale of the indie college station, and filed a petition last year arguing that the sale is not in the public
interest and that the Classical Public Radio Network is not a qualified nonprofit that would offer noncommercial and educational programs.
Amid all the crowds, traffic street closures, and protesters in downtown, President Barack Obama managed to shake down San Francisco for another $2 million in less than four hours yesterday afternoon.
This just shows the president is still heavily reliant on San Francisco and its money to help keep him afloat in this financially competitive election. It's the third trip he's made to our fair city in the last few months -- and from what we hear it won't be the last.
But his trip wasn't all about raking in the campaign cash. After being greeted at the airport by Mayor Ed Lee and Lt.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, he then got to talk sports with the two pols.
Consider this a case of two roommates who mix about as well as oil and water.
A San Francisco jury decided Felipe Manrique, the man accused of tossing hot oil from a frying pan into his roommate's face earlier this year, was not guilty of assault and battery, saying he clearly acted in self defense.
The jury deliberated no more than 30 minutes on Wednesday afternoon before acquitting 48-year-old Manrique, who had never been arrested before. He was facing seven years in prison, said his attorney, Deputy Public Defender Matt Sotorosen.
SF Weekly readers might recall that Manrique was arrested Feb. 28 after his plans for a late-night snack were thwarted when he got into a heated argument with his new roommate, 49-year-old Pedro Torres.
According to the report, put together by the campus five-panel Police Review Board committee, "the vigor of these baton thrusts is most distressing. The police hit some students while they seemed bent over in pain from prior strikes to the gut."
Pleasanton police are desperate to identify a woman whose body was found dumped in a trash can last month, and have released these sketches, hoping it will help them solve this sad mystery.
Police said the body was found along the 11000 block of Dublin Canyon
Road on May 24. Medical authorities performed an autopsy, however they were unable to determine her
identity or how she died. What's more,
fingerprints and dental records have not led to any match.
According to press reports, the woman had shoulder-length dark hair, was 5-foot-6, and weighed about 130 pounds, according to the Alameda County Coroner's Office. She
was wearing an Old Navy shirt and pajama bottoms when she was found.
