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SAN FRANCISCO—Controversy has brewed at the San Francisco Zoo following allegations that the park's upper management used a radio communication system as a means of eavesdropping on employees. Per accusations made by the Teamsters Local Union 856, the zoo's Executive Director Tanya Peterson and Vice President of Operations Robert Icard had been utilizing the technology to eavesdrop on private employee...

SAN FRANCISCO—A carjacking resulted in a hit-and-run collision near San Francisco's Inner Richmond District on March 18. San Francisco police received a report at 12:26 a.m. of a carjacking near the intersection of 10th Avenue and Gary Boulevard. The owner of the stolen vehicle works as a driver for the popular ride-sharing application Uber, and was standing outside of his Toyota...

HOLLYWOOD—“Pretty Little Liars” fans across the nation have been waiting for this day for years (personally, I’ve been waiting since the end of season 2 when it was revealed a bigger player was in the mix). Yes, the revelation of who ‘Big A’ came front in center in the season five finale “Welcome to the Dollhouse,” which saw Aria,...

SAN FRANCISCO—Thirteen young dogs were rescued from a dog meat farm in a South Korea and brought to San Francisco. The pups were the last of 57 dogs rescued from the farm in an effort carried-out by the Humane Society International in the hopes of ending the worldwide butchering and inhumane treatment of canines. Because the dogs were kept in such...

SAN FRANCISCO—Charges brought against a San Francisco firefighter accused of causing a serious crash while driving under the influence of alcohol have been dropped due to a lack of evidence. The crash, occurring on June 13, 2013, was captured on video showing the 32-ton fire truck crashing into motorcyclist Jack Frazier, who according to standard traffic laws, had the right-of-way due...

SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco Police officer involved in an scandal in which homophobic and racist text messages were allegedly exchanged has resigned from the San Francisco Police Department. Michael Robinson, a 23-year veteran, officially announced his resignation on March 19. The 46-year-old was transferred from the Special Victims Unit into the horse-mounted unit during the ongoing investigation of the allegations. The messages...

SAN FRANCISCO—Following his shocking retirement from the NFL at just 24-years-old, former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland has agreed to pay back a significant percentage of his signing bonus to his former franchise. Borland, accused of cash grabbing after playing only one season for the Niners, has agreed to give back nearly three-fourths of his original $617,436 bonus. "This to...

HELLO AMERICA!—There has always been people of “inclusion” existing in the entertainment industry. I know because I was one of those young hopefuls who was lucky enough to have the door of opportunity opened to me continually through the years even before arriving in Hollywood. While attending college in Richmond, Indiana and attacked by the KKK, it was the...

HOLLYWOOD—Liam Neeson is back once again to prove that his fame as an action-star over 60 is far from over with his new thriller “Run All Night.” Neeson plays Jimmy Conlon, an aging hitman who is forced to take on his former boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris) after he kills his son, Danny (Boyd Holbrook). The tale is a bit...

HOLLYWOOD—We all know about the classic fairy tale known as Cinderella, but when was the last time you recall seeing a live-version of the film. Hmm, takes a while to think about it doesn’t it. This new telling helmed by Kenneth Branagh is an enchanting tale that will warm the heart and further reiterate why so many of us...