This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSarah Bates could still see debris smoldering on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on Tuesday, nearly 72 hours after sent flames higher than 100 feet and destroyed a processing and storage warehouse at the waterfront property.Bates, who fishes out of San Francisco, is one of dozens of local fishers who had equipment in the building at the time of Saturday’s inferno. And like the others, everything she had was destroyed.The storage facility on Pier 45 had 30 tenants, including many who allowed other fishers to store gear in their...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSarah Bates could still see debris smoldering on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco on Tuesday, nearly 72 hours after sent flames higher than 100 feet and destroyed a processing and storage warehouse at the waterfront property.Bates, who fishes out of San Francisco, is one of dozens of local fishers who had equipment in the building at the time of Saturday’s inferno. And like the others, everything she had was destroyed.The storage facility on Pier 45 had 30 tenants, including many who allowed other fishers to store gear in their...WW…

University of California President Janet Napolitano is recommending that the 10-campus system drop the SAT and ACT testing requirement and replace those standardized tests with a newly created admissions test in a move that could swiftly reshape the contentious college admissions process nationwide.Napolitano’s , released Monday in a Board of Regents’ agenda, calls on university officials to create a new University of California-specific entrance exam by 2025 or ditch standardized testing for good. Either way, if regents adopt the recommendation at their May 21 meeting, high school juniors...…University of California President Janet Napolitano is recommending that the 10-campus system drop the SAT and ACT testing requirement and replace those standardized tests with a newly created admissions test in a move that could swiftly reshape the contentious college admissions process nationwide.Napolitano’s , released Monday in a Board of Regents’ agenda, calls on university officials to create a new University of California-specific entrance exam by 2025 or ditch standardized testing for good. Either way, if regents adopt the recommendation at their May 21 meeting, high school juniors...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThese are news items from June 23, 2020 stemming from the George Floyd protests in the Bay Area, the state of California and across the U.S. Floyd died in Minneapolis after being handcuffed and while an officer pressed a knee onto his neck for more than eight minutes. He repeatedly said he was unable to breathe before losing consciousness and dying on the street.For coverage of more recent events, go to The Chronicle’s main page at .Updates from June 23:4:18 p.m. Union City police investigating racist graffiti on vehicle: Someone...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThese are news items from June 23, 2020 stemming from the George Floyd protests in the Bay Area, the state of California and across the U.S. Floyd died in Minneapolis after being handcuffed and while an officer pressed a knee onto his neck for more than eight minutes. He repeatedly said he was unable to breathe before losing consciousness and dying on the street.For coverage of more recent events, go to The Chronicle’s main page at .Updates from June 23:4:18 p.m. Union City police investigating racist graffiti on vehicle: Someone...WW…

Residents of San Francisco’s Bayview, Sunnydale and Visitacion Valley — low-income, racially diverse neighborhoods hit hard by the pandemic — will be able to get a free coronavirus test through a new UCSF four-day testing project aimed at understanding the prevalence of the virus.The program will offer voluntary testing from Saturday to Tuesday with the goal of testing up to 4,000 people who live, work, play or pray in the neighborhoods. Volunteers will be tested for current coronavirus infections as well as for antibodies to show if they have already been exposed to the virus.Researchers...…Residents of San Francisco’s Bayview, Sunnydale and Visitacion Valley — low-income, racially diverse neighborhoods hit hard by the pandemic — will be able to get a free coronavirus test through a new UCSF four-day testing project aimed at understanding the prevalence of the virus.The program will offer voluntary testing from Saturday to Tuesday with the goal of testing up to 4,000 people who live, work, play or pray in the neighborhoods. Volunteers will be tested for current coronavirus infections as well as for antibodies to show if they have already been exposed to the virus.Researchers...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateRodney Peterzen arrived home on a recent Tuesday eager to help his son tackle fourth-grade homework, but his wife met him at their Spring Branch area home with a worried face.“Where’s Victor?” she asked. Louisa Peterzen’s maternal instinct kicked in when she heard an ambulance minutes after her 10-year-old son left on his bike.With dread, Rodney remembered the flashing police lights he saw two blocks away and sped back to the intersection. There, Victor’s bike lay mangled beneath a black Jeep Wrangler. The boy’s legs poked out...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateRodney Peterzen arrived home on a recent Tuesday eager to help his son tackle fourth-grade homework, but his wife met him at their Spring Branch area home with a worried face.“Where’s Victor?” she asked. Louisa Peterzen’s maternal instinct kicked in when she heard an ambulance minutes after her 10-year-old son left on his bike.With dread, Rodney remembered the flashing police lights he saw two blocks away and sped back to the intersection. There, Victor’s bike lay mangled beneath a black Jeep Wrangler. The boy’s legs poked out...WW…

Police informally warned roughly 138 people to socially distance and wear face coverings at San Francisco parks this weekend, officials said.Chief Bill Scott said during a Monday news briefing that officers patrolled 25 parks, where they handed out face masks and reminded people to stay at least six feet apart. Those who were informally warned complied on the spot, he said.“Almost by and large, everyone who was warned informally came into compliance,” Scott said. “We want to thank you for that ... because that is what makes this work.”Parks have been a focal point since Mayor London Breed...…Police informally warned roughly 138 people to socially distance and wear face coverings at San Francisco parks this weekend, officials said.Chief Bill Scott said during a Monday news briefing that officers patrolled 25 parks, where they handed out face masks and reminded people to stay at least six feet apart. Those who were informally warned complied on the spot, he said.“Almost by and large, everyone who was warned informally came into compliance,” Scott said. “We want to thank you for that ... because that is what makes this work.”Parks have been a focal point since Mayor London Breed...WW…

City officials served a cease-and-desist notice to a Vacaville barbershop that opened its doors for business Friday in violation of state and county public health orders.Juan Desmarais, owner of Primo’s Barbershop, said he closed his business for several weeks but reopened Friday after realizing it could be months before the government might give him permission to operate.“I had enough,” Desmarais said. “I wasn’t going to stand for it. We have rights that I feel like are being trampled on. Our industry is being overlooked.”California’s shelter-at-home order mandates certain businesses...…City officials served a cease-and-desist notice to a Vacaville barbershop that opened its doors for business Friday in violation of state and county public health orders.Juan Desmarais, owner of Primo’s Barbershop, said he closed his business for several weeks but reopened Friday after realizing it could be months before the government might give him permission to operate.“I had enough,” Desmarais said. “I wasn’t going to stand for it. We have rights that I feel like are being trampled on. Our industry is being overlooked.”California’s shelter-at-home order mandates certain businesses...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateMost retail businesses in San Francisco are expected to be allowed to reopen for curbside sales Monday, barring a significant spike in COVID-19 diagnoses and hospitalizations over the next few days.Mayor London Breed announced the plan Wednesday, a substantial expansion of , which allowed curbside sales only for certain types of businesses.San Mateo County is expected to issue similar directives that would loosen some retail restrictions, also starting Monday.Customers will still not be allowed inside of stores, and transactions...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateMost retail businesses in San Francisco are expected to be allowed to reopen for curbside sales Monday, barring a significant spike in COVID-19 diagnoses and hospitalizations over the next few days.Mayor London Breed announced the plan Wednesday, a substantial expansion of , which allowed curbside sales only for certain types of businesses.San Mateo County is expected to issue similar directives that would loosen some retail restrictions, also starting Monday.Customers will still not be allowed inside of stores, and transactions...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA 21-year-old woman is accused of snatching a $10,000 bulldog from a Harris County family-owned pet shop and speeding away while a store employee held tight to the hood of the getaway car for more than a mile, officials said.Royshana King was arrested and charged last Wednesday with aggravated robbery involving a deadly weapon in connection with the November incident, according to Harris County court documents.The employee, Alize James, 21, said she was working on Nov. 4 at Bully Kamp, a specialty pet supply store near Aldine in...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA 21-year-old woman is accused of snatching a $10,000 bulldog from a Harris County family-owned pet shop and speeding away while a store employee held tight to the hood of the getaway car for more than a mile, officials said.Royshana King was arrested and charged last Wednesday with aggravated robbery involving a deadly weapon in connection with the November incident, according to Harris County court documents.The employee, Alize James, 21, said she was working on Nov. 4 at Bully Kamp, a specialty pet supply store near Aldine in...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateUnion City police are conducting a hate crime investigation after a vehicle was smashed and sprayed with racist graffiti, officials said.An unknown suspect spray-painted “N— bitch” and “F— you N—” on both sides of a white Saturn sedan that had a “Black Lives Matter” sign in its rear window, according to photos released by the Union City police department. The front windshield of the car was also smashed.Police responded to the incident on Sunday near Almaden Boulevard and Alvarado Niles Road in what appears to be a residential...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateUnion City police are conducting a hate crime investigation after a vehicle was smashed and sprayed with racist graffiti, officials said.An unknown suspect spray-painted “N— bitch” and “F— you N—” on both sides of a white Saturn sedan that had a “Black Lives Matter” sign in its rear window, according to photos released by the Union City police department. The front windshield of the car was also smashed.Police responded to the incident on Sunday near Almaden Boulevard and Alvarado Niles Road in what appears to be a residential...WW…