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Top Cities Where IRS Expects Tax Cheats

Small-business owners among top targets: study

(Newser) - A study is shedding new light on just who should most fear a federal tax audit. Small-business owners—who often deal in cash—are eyed more warily than others, says the report by the National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent office within the IRS. And location matters. According to secret data...

Last Human Toll-Taker Leaves Golden Gate Bridge

Starting today, the span is using an automated system

(Newser) - Starting today, it's a little more efficient and a little less ... human ... to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge. The last toll-taker wrapped up her shift at midnight, paving the way for a fully automated system designed to save millions in the coming years, reports the BBC . Drivers no...

Coast Guard Suspects Missing Family a Hoax

Officials can't find any proof vessel off San Francisco actually existed

(Newser) - Another high-profile hoax ? The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a boat that supposedly went missing off San Francisco because it has turned up no trace of the boat or survivors after two days and can find no records that it existed in the first place, reports the...

Geeks Flock to Class on ... Light Sabers
 Geeks Flock to Class 
 on ... Light Sabers 
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Feb 21, 2013 6:35 PM CST

Geeks Flock to Class on ... Light Sabers

San Francisco aficionado teaches eager young padawans

(Newser) - A group of San Francisco Star Wars fans who want to travel to a galaxy not that far away have created a combat choreography class for Jedis-in-training with their weapon of choice: the light saber. The "Golden Gate Knights" club is run by self-proclaimed Jedi Master Alain Block, who...

SF Cops Name Suspect in 1984 Abduction Case

Search resumes for body of Kevin Collins

(Newser) - San Francisco police have reopened a 29-year-old abduction case, renewing the search for the body of Kevin Collins, who disappeared in 1984 when he was 10 years old, and publicly naming a suspect for the first time. That suspect, who was last known as Dan Leonard Therrien but has gone...

The Gross Ways That Plastic-Bag Bans Backfire

Reusable bags are home to all kinds of germs: Ramesh Ponnuru

(Newser) - Environmental concerns have spurred plastic bag bans or fees in US cities ranging from Los Angeles to Washington—but these measures come with "unintended consequences" that "can be, among other things, kind of gross," writes Ramesh Ponnuru at Bloomberg . It seems that reusable shopping bags can carry...

San Francisco May Name Airport for Harvey Milk

No other US airport named after a gay person: official

(Newser) - San Francisco International Airport could soon be renamed after Harvey Milk. City supervisor David Campos will today introduce a bill to name the hub in honor of the gay rights activist; if Campos can get the backing of five other supervisors—he says he's already got four—then the...

Oil Tanker Hits San Francisco's Bay Bridge

No oil spill reported after crash

(Newser) - An empty oil tanker sideswiped a tower of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in heavy fog yesterday but the Coast Guard believes no oil was spilled into the bay. A large amount of absorbent boom was deployed as a precaution after the crash, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. There was...

SF Passes Public Nudity Ban
 SF Passes Public Nudity Ban 
Nov 21, 2012 1:04 AM CST

SF Passes Public Nudity Ban

It's about genitals, Wiener explains

(Newser) - San Francisco's streets should no longer be clothing-optional, the city's Board of Supervisors has decided. The board voted 6-5 in favor of a measure to ban public nudity , though it includes exemptions for some beaches and for events like the Pride Parade, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Bare...

San Francisco Eyes Nudity Ban
 San Francisco Eyes Nudity Ban 
Nov 19, 2012 3:51 AM CST

San Francisco Eyes Nudity Ban

Lawmakers to vote on Wiener proposal tomorrow

(Newser) - Lawmakers in San Francisco will vote tomorrow on a proposal to make life a lot more constricting for residents who like to let it all hang out. The ordinance proposed by Supervisor Scott Wiener would ban anyone over the age of 5 from exposing "his or her genitals, perineum,...

California Drivers First to Test Algae Fuel

It's 80% petroleum and 20% algae

(Newser) - Drivers in the San Francisco Bay Area have become the first motorists in the nation to fill up their gas tanks with an algae-based biofuel . The fuel, known as Biodiesel B20, went on sale yesterday at gas stations in Berkeley, Oakland, Redwood City, and San Jose as part of a...

SF Giants Fans Go Bonkers
 SF Giants Fans Go Bonkers 
Oct 29, 2012 2:30 AM CDT

SF Giants Fans Go Bonkers

City erupts after World Series sweep

(Newser) - Giants fans went crazy last night in San Francisco after their team trounced the Detroit Tigers in a clean sweep to grab their second World Series title in three years. Bar crowds near the ballpark and across the city poured into the streets, and thousands watching the big game on...

Want to Lose Wrinkles? Try Thai Face-Slapping

Couple offers face-slapping therapy in Calif.

(Newser) - A slap from a beautiful woman usually means "how dare you"—except at a Thai face-slapping parlor in San Francisco, where it costs $350, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The therapist, Bangkok-born Tata, says it removes wrinkles and firms up skin without the cost of surgery or a single...

Prop. 8 'Architect' Set to Take Over as SF Archbishop

Gay Catholics reeling

(Newser) - Critics are calling it "bombshell by the Bay." The pope has sent a strong message to his Left Coast faithful by naming a key backer of Proposition 8 against gay marriage as the new archbishop of San Francisco. Salvatore Cordileone, who officially takes charge next week, is considered...

America's Richest, Poorest Cities

San Jose is No. 1 in terms of income; poorest is Detroit

(Newser) - Of the country's 25 most populated cities, San Jose has the highest median household income: near $77,000, compared to the national median of $51,000. San Jose's success is thanks in part to its high-tech culture. MarketWatch lists the five richest, with median incomes:
  • San Jose, $77,
...

Flower Power Icon, Singer Scott McKenzie Dead at 73

'Wear Flowers in Your Hair' defined hippie era

(Newser) - Singer Scott McKenzie, best known for his song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," died Saturday at the age of 73, reports the BBC . Released in 1967, "San Francisco" became one of the most iconic songs of the hippie era, helping define the...

SF Escalators Jammed With ... Poop

Homeless people use them as restrooms

(Newser) - San Francisco workers were greeted with an unpleasant sight when they opened a broken subway escalator: a vast quantity of human waste—enough to require a hazardous materials team on the scene. It seems that homeless people frequently use BART stairwells as nighttime toilets; indeed, the poop came as no...

SF Library Offers 'Privacy Screens' to Block Porn

But some patrons say the screens don't work

(Newser) - Apparently, running down to the public library to stream a little porn is a lot of people's idea of a rockin' good time, so San Francisco is responding by installing plastic "privacy screens" over computers, reports KTVU . The screens are meant to shield images from passing patrons who...

Alleged Identity Thief Serves Prison Time as Victim

Gregory Harville wanted health care benefits

(Newser) - San Francisco police collared a man this week for allegedly stealing an old friend's identity and using it to get a job and health benefits. The twist: Gregory Harville, 58, also paid traffic tickets and served time in state prison under the victim's name, SF Weekly reports. The...

Couple Buys, Destroys $4.2M Home to Improve View

 Couple Buys, Destroys 
 $4.2M Home to Improve View 
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Jun 30, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

Couple Buys, Destroys $4.2M Home to Improve View

House was blocking San Francisco skyline

(Newser) - A California couple bought and demolished a home that was standing between their $19 million home and spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge. Money manager Clark Winslow and his wife, who bought their Marin County home in 2008, purchased the neighboring home at auction...

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