San Francisco Informer

San Francisco Has Highest Minimum Wage in Nation, But Thousands in City … San Francisco labor inspectors say budget constraints limit them to investigating businesses only when their workers file claims. After years of partnering with community groups with deep roots in ethnic communities where the abuse is most widespread … Read more on KQED [...]

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A Bar Sprint in a Cocktail-Crazed City As any boozehound worth his salt-rimmed glass will tell you, the City by the Bay is New York's only real rival for American cocktail supremacy. Yet the last time I was in San Francisco was in 2006, which was also, coincidentally, the year I began … Read more [...]

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SF Supervisors Struggle To Solve Long-Term Cost Of Retired City Workers … SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— San Francisco Supervisors have started the discussion about how to pay for ballooning health care costs for retired city workers. The City's liability is on track to grow to $ 4.4 billion over the next 30 years. Supervisor Scott … [...]

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Vandal defaces marble wall at San Francisco City Hall San Francisco City Hall is usually closed on the weekends so sheriff's deputies are trying to figure out how someone was able to get inside and spent several minutes scrawling markings all over an entire marble wall panel on the second floor. City … Read more [...]

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ZBoard rolls out the San Francisco Special for the hilly city by the bay (video) ZBoard's San Francisco Special ups the game for the Kickstarted company, extending the board's range to 20 highway or 14 city miles. The wheels also got an upgrade to high-traction 110mm models, while the braking system got a nice bump, [...]

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Protestors Demand City Hall Help Fund San Francisco City College The Save CCSF Coalition said they want the city of San Francisco to commit to filling any budget gaps the school experiences, and to reverse cuts to classes, programs and staff with funds from Proposition A, which was passed by local voters last November. Read [...]

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Recap: San Francisco vs. Kansas City Johnny Giavotella finished 3-for-4 with four RBI as Kansas City whipped San Francisco, 13-2, in Cactus League play. Brett Hayes added a pair of hits and also drove in four, while David Lough and Max Ramirez contributed two RBI each for the Royals. Read more on MiamiHerald.com

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Anti-Police Protesters Take Over Vallejo City Council Meeting … the scene tried to calm the crowd, but because of the size had to bring in additional officers to assist. No one was arrested in the incident and police eventually broke up the unruly crowd, allowing the meeting to resume. (Copyright 2013 CBS San … Read [...]

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San Jose Police, City Officials Butting Heads Over Pay SAN JOSE (KCBS) – How much should police officers in San Jose be taking home over the next three years? That's the question at the heart of a debate between the San Jose Police Officers Association and city leaders. The San Jose POA is starting … [...]

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World's Happiest Cities: San Francisco Is The Happiest City In America (PHOTOS) A recent global perception survey ranked San Francisco the seventh happiest city in the world, and the only city in the United States to make the cut. GFK Custom Research calculated happiness rankings based on a variety of factors including the number … [...]

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Brothers Killed In Fatal Foster City Crash Identified FOSTER CITY (CBS SF) — Two brothers who died Sunday night in a crash on state Highway 92 in Foster City have been identified as 12-year-old Erik Reynaga and 16-year-old Aldo Reynaga, according to the San Mateo County coroner's office. The two … Read more on CBS [...]

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Peggy Cummins Honored at San Francisco's Noir City Film Festival San Francisco's most enticing and provocative film festival, NOIR CITY opened its 11th season on Friday night at the city's celebrated movie palace, the Castro Theatre. First on the roster of the festival's 27 films was Gun Crazy (1950), which stands … Read more on [...]

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San Francisco on Track to Become Zero Waste City San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports that the city has … Read more on PBS NewsHour

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San Francisco city departments' OT spending keeps trending upward Hundreds of San Francisco government workers exceeded the limit on overtime last fiscal year, as the time-and-a-half spending continues to climb. The City first placed a cap on the amount of overtime a worker could accrue in 2009, but it also allowed … Read more on [...]

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