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The thieves, described as a group of men and women, made off with over $10,000 in items from the Italian leather-goods maker. An employee tried to stop them, but they "used force" to get away.
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The Pacific Justice Institute is threatening to sue the city unless the pissoir is removed, saying it discriminates against women and the disabled, and could potentially expose genitalia to passersby.
A man was hospitalized with a life-threatening head injury last night after being run over by a motorcyclist at Fillmore and Fulton.
A man died this evening at the Hayes Valley location of Walgreens. According to a tipster who was on the scene, emergency services tried to treat him for a heart attack, but he was unresponsive.
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The beleaguered Alamo Square Super Bowl statue has once again been defaced: knocked onto its side, it now reads "Oops." Meanwhile, the statue on Twin Peaks has been defaced to read "Up R Bowel."
The vandalization of the Super Bowl 50 statues around town continues: a day after Alamo Square's was altered to read "Superb Owl 50," the statue in Civic Center now reads "Sup Bro 50."
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A year after opening, the Twitter building's grocery store is shifting gears to focus on independent vendors serving to-go food. Pizza, donut, burger, and ramen vendors are all in talks to move in.
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N-Judah riders will be facing delays tonight, as a sinkhole has emerged near the tracks at 4th and Irving.
With maxed-out service already in place, BART is trying a new technique to address overcrowding: taking out seats.
"This is the chillest possible-kidnapping announcement I've ever seen," one Twitter user said. BART's response: "Until we can confirm further details, we don't want to be unnecessarily dramatic."
Super Bowl 50 is set to cause all kinds of transit blockages, but it's bringing an end to one Muni annoyance: the nighttime shutdowns of light-rail trains, which should conclude later this month.
BART is trying to achieve transparency through a new "Escalator Status" module on its website. Of the 12 escalators currently listed as out of service, 10 are located in San Francisco.
BART service at Civic Center was temporarily taken offline last night after the agency received a call from the SFPD about a bomb threat. No bomb was found, and regular service eventually resumed.
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