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Bradley Cooper and Ryan Reynolds Play Buddies In New S.F. Film

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 5:50 p.m.
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Gawker (via Hollywood Reporter) brings us a morsel of tempting celebrity news. Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper will star in an untitled action-comedy written by Sheldon Turner ( Up in the Air ) that takes place in San Francisco. The two will play cops who need to crack some sort of case with their daddies. They will also live in San Francisco. "Yes. It's like Full House , only less kinky," remarks Gawker's Richard Lawson. Have mercy ...

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Hazmat Situation at Pier 96

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Published Aug. 27, 2010 at 12:10 p.m.
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Bay City News reports that an evacuation at Pier 96 in Bayview/Hunters Point happened a little after 6:30 a.m. this morning after "[a] box was going down a conveyor belt in the facility when it broke open and a white powder was released into the air." ... More than a dozen people were treated for injuries, with one victim requiring additional treatment, "and was transported to a local hospital." ... Folks from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco Department of Public Health,

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Phone threat empties plane at SFO; ‘no credible threat’ found

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Published Aug. 19, 2010 at 2:44 p.m.

3:59 p.m.: According to ABC News, an FBI spokesman has labelled the threat “non-credible,” meaning that everybody can go back through security and try again. Safe travels, everyone!A phone call to the Alameda County sheriff’s office alleging either a bomb or a terror suspect was on board American Airlines Flight 24 from San Francisco [ ... ] ...

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Whitman, Newsom, Harris Win; Prop 16 Fails

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Published June 9, 2010 at 11:56 a.m.
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Kamala Harris making a victory speech. (Photo: Steve Rhodes) ... Here's how things went down last night after the returns came in. Shall we? ... San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris wins. She'll get the Dem nod in the attorney general race. She creamed Silicon Valley executive Steve Kelly with much of the vote ... Gavin Newsom wins. The San Francisco Mayor beat out Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn. Newsom maintained a big lead throughout the night. He'll go up against

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List: Gavin Newsom's budget surprises

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Published June 9, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Last week, Mayor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2010-2011 budget for the City of San Francisco. What were some of the surprises? ... • He unveiled it at the Luggage Store ... • In 2011, for the first time, real treasure will be buried on Treasure Island ... • Revenue estimat ...

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Shot in San Francisco

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Published May 6, 2010 at 3:12 p.m.

Shot in San FranciscoCurator Pete Gowdy* and Oddball Films* will share vintage 16mm films shot in San Francisco:San Francisco Queen of the West ~ 1947Kodachrome Tour of the City ~ 1947San Francisco Ageless Cable Cars ~ 1950Kodachrome documentary cable carBlackie, Wonder Horse, Swims Golden Gate ~ 1938 B+W1970’s News Outtakes ~ Outrageous nightclub [ ... ] ...

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Mayor Newsom’s Statement on Findings by California Inspector General that San Francisco is Spending Federal Stimulus Funds Quickly and Efficiently

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Published April 21, 2010 at 3:24 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement in response to California Inspector General Laura Chick’s audit of federal stimulus funds received by San Francisco and her finding of no reportable issues concerning how the City is spending funds received ...

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Mayor Newsom & San Francisco Public Employee Unions Reach Agreement to Help Close Deficit, Save Jobs and Essential City Services

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Published April 20, 2010 at 6:05 p.m.

Following several weeks of negotiations, Mayor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco public employee unions today reached a comprehensive two-year agreement to help close a historic $483 million deficit next year while protecting vital public service and jobs. The agreement is ...

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Mayor Newsom Announces Commercial District Capital Grants Program Awardees

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Published April 20, 2010 at 5:24 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced that the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) has awarded a total of $520,464 dollars through the Commercial District Capital Grant Program to support the City’s commercial corridors and local business districts ...

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Mayor Newsom and Residents Celebrate Groundbreaking at First Hope SF Site

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Published April 7, 2010 at 1:10 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Sophie Maxwell joined San Francisco Housing Authority commissioners and residents in celebrating the start of construction at Hunters View, the pilot project for HOPE SF. HOPE SF is San Francisco’s breakthrough initiative to transform eight ...

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