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The FBI said Friday that it found a martyrdom letter and several guns in the home of a former Marine who may have been planning a Christmas Day attack on Pier 39, a popular San Francisco tourist destination near Fisherman's Wharf. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption The FBI said Friday that it found a martyrdom letter and several guns in the home of a former Marine who may have been planning a Christmas Day attack on Pier 39, a popular San Francisco tourist destination near Fisherman's Wharf.
Rabbi Beth Singer led those gathered at City Hall in prayer Sunday after praising the late mayor's justice, mercy, and humility. The 65-year-old Lee, the son of Chinese immigrants and San Francisco's first Asian-American mayor, died last week.
A proposed "Southern Crossing" would carry more than just cars in this architectural rendering of a proposed new bridge, just one of several transportation improvements imagined as part of a "mega" funding measure. Imagine a Bay Area with highways that flow instead of grind to a halt.
In this Aug. 15, 2017, file photo, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee listens to questions during a news conference at City Hall in San Francisco. Hundreds of people are expected for a public celebration in San Francisco Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, of the life of Lee, who died suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.
Mayor Ed Lee, who oversaw a technology-driven economic boom in San Francisco that brought with it sky-high housing prices despite his lifelong commitment to economic equality, died suddenly early Tuesday at age 65. A statement from Lee's office said the city's first Asian-American mayor died at 1:11 a.m. at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Lee was surrounded by family, friends and colleagues.
State Sen. Scott Wiener says he was "floored" to learn of the sudden death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Tuesday morning. He tells KTVU-TV that he just held a press conference with Lee on Monday and the mayor was his normal friendly and jovial self.
Federal lawmakers are pushing the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to build a new bridge across the San Francisco Bay, but state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, says that funding could be better used to build another cross-bay BART tunnel. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, sent a letter Wednesday urging the MTC to construct an additional east-to-west bridge south of the Bay Bridge to ease commuting traffic, which has increased by 80 percent since 2010.
U.S. officials say President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusal... . Hamas supporters stage a protest against the possible U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Jebaliya Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
President Donald Trump lashed out Friday after a jury acquitted a Mexican man in the killing of a woman on a San Francisco pier, calling the verdict "disgraceful" and suggesting Democrats will pay a price for being "weak on Crime." Trump launched an aggressive series of tweets over the 2015 shooting of Kate Steinle, which he often cited during his presidential campaign to push for a wall on the Mexican border.
A Mexican man will be deported after he was found not guilty in the killing of Kate Steinle, whose death while out walking on a San Francisco pier reignited a national debate over immigration policy. Jurors acquitted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, of murder and involuntary manslaughter, as well as assault with a deadly weapon.
A jury on Thursday found an undocumented immigrant not guilty in the July 2015 death of Kate Steinle, a decision that reignited the debate over immigration policy. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, was acquitted of murder and involuntary manslaughter charges, as well as assault with a deadly weapon.
The House is scheduled to vote on adopting mandatory anti-sexual harassment training for all members and their staff. The vote comes amid a wave of alleg... Garrison Keillor, the former host of "A Prairie Home Companion," says he's been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior.
Residents of a mansion-lined San Francisco cul-de-sac have reclaimed their street after city supervisors rescinded the sale at an auction ordered because the homeowners association failed to pay an annual property tax bill of about $14. The Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 at a hearing Tuesday night to cancel the $90,000 sale of the sidewalk, street, common areas and about 100 parking spaces.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presents The Trust for Public Land's 'Land for People' Award to Exelon at the national organization's annual celebration luncheon. The award is the Trust's highest honor.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein called for "patience" with the president as he responded to Hurricane Harvey. Her comments came during an August Commonwealth Club event in San Francisco.
Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the U.S. House, says Northern California's wildfires that destroyed 8,900 buildings and killed 42 people can serve as a national model for disaster response. Pelosi, of San Francisco, is joining other members of Congress on Saturday touring Sonoma and Napa counties, which were hard hit by the nearly two dozen fires that raged for more than a week in mid-October.
Six times the control tower at San Francisco International Airport ordered an incoming Air Canada plane to abort its landing, fearing another plane might be on the runway. Each time, the order went unanswered.
The Latest on the trial of a man charged in the fatal shooting of a woman on a San Francisco pier : Jurors are hearing from a tourist who took photos of the Mexican man accused of fatally shooting a woman on a San Francisco pier two years ago. The shooting stoked the U.S. immigration debate during last year's presidential campaign.
During a candlelight vigil Jacqueline Melendez, left, and her husband Jose Melendez mourn the death of three victims who were killed in the recent shootings in the Seminole Heights neighborhood in Tampa on Su... . Interim Police Chief Brian Dugan speaks at a press conference regarding the recent three murders in the Seminole Heights neighborhood at the Tampa Police Department headquarters in Tampa, on Friday,... .