11+ hour, 27+ min ago  (484+ words) A young family in San Francisco's Richmond District is facing heartbreak and potential displacement after receiving a shocking notice of a nearly 90% rent increase. This astronomical rent bump means their monthly payment will go from $3, 695 to a whopping $7, 000 starting in…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago  (862+ words) FULL NAME: Harvey Bernard Milk BORN: May 22, 1930 DIED: November 27, 1978 BIRTHPLACE: Woodmere, New York ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Gemini Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York. Reared in a small middle-class Jewish family, Milk was one of two boys…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (479+ words) San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener dominated early returns in the bitter showdown to replace retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi in Congress, claiming victory in the primary contest. Wiener won 43. 4% of votes in the first batch of returns posted Tuesday night…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (92+ words) Residents in the South Bay may have been rattled this morning after a 3. 1-magnitude earthquake struck the Ohlone Regional Wilderness east of Alum Rock. The United States Geological Survey captured the earthquake at about 7 a. m. about 20 miles from San Jose, according…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (553+ words) A San Francisco YMCA has adopted new locker room guidelines following complaints from some members about nudity and conduct inside a women's changing area at one of its facilities. The use of women's locker room facilities prompted complaints from some…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (513+ words) The leech is believed to have first arrived in the Bay Area in the 1850s, having hitched a ride on plants or other debris from South America (Image: Richard Hasegawa) A California resident participating in a crowdsourced species-spotting challenge discovered an…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (418+ words) Several large lots recently sold in San Francisco for just $250 in deals that would be considered a steal - except the land is located completely underwater. Some hopeful investors in San Francisco, a city known for its high cost of living…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (527+ words) The SFPD said officers have spoken to witnesses and gained access to surveillance video from the area (Image: Peter Thoshinsky/SFPD) San Francisco authorities have identified the man fatally shot over the weekend in the city's Outer Sunset neighborhood, the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (830+ words) Joshua and his wife thought they were doing reasonably well until a surprise tax bill completely upended their finances. Now, the couple is staring down a massive $130, 000 debt load. That includes $80, 000 owed to the IRS and another $50, 000 spread across various…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (522+ words) The hunt is on for $10, 000 in buried treasure hidden somewhere in San Francisco, a year after one lucky seeker found a fortune on another quest in the city. This year's search starts, like the previous hunt, on Reddit. "One year…...