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SAN FRANCISCO—After over a million dollars worth of bond money had disappeared from the South of Market Community Stabilization fund, a Bay Area public finance official has been linked to the massive Rincon Hill embezzlement scheme. City officials are currently working to determine if Clarke Howatt is the man behind the missing bond money after it was discovered missing during a...

SAN FRANCISCO—Home to championship teams and iconic sports moments, demolition has officially begun on San Francisco's iconic Candlestick Park. Labeled "The Stick," the stadium was known for wind, fog, and chilly temperatures born from the nearby San Francisco Bay. Formerly the home field of both the San Francisco Giants and 49ers, The Stick is also known as the last venue...

SAN FRANCISCO—Three people were injured during a rash of violent home invasions in San Francisco over the weekend. All three robberies occurred during daylight hours, where the burglars broke into homes and held the occupants hostage while robbing them of their valuables. The first robbery took place on January 30 on the 100 block of Farallones Street in Ocean View at 8:15 a.m. A...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department bomb team was sent into the city's Inner Richmond neighborhood following reports of a suspicious package found on the sidewalk of the 3600 block of Geary Avenue. Law enforcement responded to the location of the suspicious box at 3:15 p.m. on Monday, February 2 resulting in a detouring of traffic between Geary and Arguello Boulevards...

SAN FRANCISCO—The City of San Francisco has recorded its 10th homicide case for the start of 2015, after a man was found dead in a stairwell on the 1400 block of McKinnon Avenue. Officers were called to the building, located near the intersection of McKinnon and Lane Street, arriving at 9 a.m. on Sunday, February 1. The victim died of multiple...

SAN FRANCISCO—A protest in the Castro District led to the arrest of several protestors for violating San Francisco's ban on public nudity. The protest, located at Jane Warner Plaza near Market and Castro Streets, was to protest the ban on public nudity. The ban, put in place two years ago, prohibits public nudity except in cases in which sponsored events have obtained public...

SAN FRANCISCO—Following a search for a person of interest case where severed human body parts were found in a suitcase and dumpster in the city's South of Market area, SF police officers have detained two people who were taken to the Hall of Justice for questioning. Mark Andrus was taken into custody by the SFPD on January 30 at the apartment of his friend...

SAN FRANCISCO—A story of heroism emerged after last week's four-alarm blaze that killed one person and wounded six in the city's Mission District last week. The fire, beginning around 6:30 p.m. on January 28, destroyed a three-story structure at 22nd and Mission Streets, creating an enormous billow of smoke that could be smelled and seen for miles around. As the deadly blaze destroyed the...

HOLLYWOOD—Well its official, the 87th Annual Academy Awards are less than 3 weeks away, so its time to start predicting who the victors will be in some of the major categories. Normally, I’d break-down each category, but this year, there are front-runners in the Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress race that I would be speechless...

HOLLYWOOD—Not many of us have seen actress Jennifer Aniston in a stripped down performance. When I think of Aniston the first thing that comes to mind is “Friends.” Aniston proves her ability to tackle dramatic material in the gripping film “Cake.” She portrays a woman suffering from chronic pain and addiction. Its one of those roles that actresses in Hollywood...