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Seven more fire lawsuits filed against PG&E
Seven new lawsuits were filed against PG&E Tuesday in three different courts by people whose property was burned in the devastating North Bay wildfires.Read More
Fire lawsuits stack up against PG&E
Two new lawsuits have been filed against PG&E, claiming the utility's negligence is responsible for the devastating Northern California wildfires.Read More
Lawsuits allege security lapse before UPS shooting
Lawsuits filed Wednesday allege that security guards failed to stop a gunman who killed four people, including himself.Read More
SF Superior Court to furlough staff, cut clerk hours
The San Francisco Superior Court announced Monday that it will furlough staff and cut office hours for clerk offices.Read More
He beat her to death then stuffed her body in a suitcase. Today justice arrived.
Jurors Thursday found Lee Bell guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Pearla Louis, whose body was found in a suitcase floating in San Francisco Bay.Read More
Judge dismisses Kate Steinle family’s claim
The parents of a San Francisco woman who was allegedly fatally shot by an undocumented immigrant in 2015 can proceed with a lawsuit against the federal government.Read More
Judge denies police union injunction against force policy
A San Francisco Superior Court judge Tuesday denied a request by The City's police union for a preliminary injunction to block a new Police Department use of force policy.Read More
SF Superior Court Bench elects first female African-American judge
The San Francisco Superior Court Bench elected its first female African-American presiding judge.Read More
Court blocks eviction protections for teachers
A San Francisco Superior Court judge has blocked a city ordinance protecting school employees from evictions during the school year.Read More
Sex assault victim sues SF school district
School officials failed to enforce a restraining order protecting a Galileo High School student who had been sexually assaulted, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.Read More
Accused Scott Wiener phone thief due in court
A woman who allegedly robbed San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener of his cellphone and then demanded money for its return will make her first appearance in court.Read More
‘Hot cop’ pleads not guilty to hit-and-run
A San Francisco police officer known as the “Hot Cop of the Castro” pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two felony hit-and-run charges after he allegedly struck two pedestrians in a...Read More
Nevada to pay SF $400,000 over patient dumping
A tentative $400 million settlement of a patient-dumping lawsuit filed against Nevada by the city of San Francisco is expected to be finalized by the end of 2015.Read More
Bicyclist accused of U-lock attack pleads not guilty
A bicyclist charged with hitting a Zipcar with a U-lock during a Critical Mass event last month pleaded not guilty in San Francisco Superior Court Monday morning.Read More
Bicyclist charged with U-lock attack
A bicyclist who is charged with attacking a Zipcar driver with a U-lock during a Critical Mass event last month made his initial appearance.Read More
KTVU reporter testifies over TV crew armed robbery
Television news reporter Cara Liu witnessed an armed robbery of news crews while she was covering a homicide at Pier 14 in San Francisco last month.Read More
Massage therapist accused of sexual battery
An unlicensed San Francisco massage therapist has been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery at his Union Square office building.Read More
Uber settles lawsuit after driver kills 6-year-old
The family of a 6-year-old girl who was struck and killed by an Uber driver in 2013 settled a lawsuit against the ride-for-hire company Monday.Read More
Feinstein, police union slam ‘sanctuary’ policy
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and the San Francisco Police Officers Association have expressed their deep concern that 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle might still be alive if not for a...Read More
Pier 14 shooting suspect pleads not guilty
An undocumented immigrant accused of fatally shooting a woman at a San Francisco pier had his bail set at $5 million.Read More