Read more San Francisco stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/590/san-francisco.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:00:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74267/sf-store-gives-palin-profits-to-help-save-alaska-wolves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bookstore in San Francisco—probably not a locale Sarah Palin would consider “real America”—is donating all the profits from the sale of her book, Going Rogue , to an Alaska foundation that, among other things, helps to protect wolves from the aerial hunting the ex-governor ardently supports. In noting...http://www.newser.com/story/74267/sf-store-gives-palin-profits-to-help-save-alaska-wolves.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:25:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73420/teen-didnt-think-twice-about-911-call-in-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 18-year-old girl who called 911 to alert authorities to the brutal gang rape of a teenager says she “didn’t even think twice” about picking up the phone. California police are calling Margarita Vargas “the Good Samaritan” for her courage—after making the call, she went to the scene of...http://www.newser.com/story/73420/teen-didnt-think-twice-about-911-call-in-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 16:59:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73290/on-calif-coast-great-whites-lurk-closer-than-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe great white shark population in the eastern Pacific Ocean has a more regimented migratory schedule than previously thought—and one which brings the predators much closer to shore than was previously believed. Researchers in California tracked 179 great whites over 10 years, using acoustic tags and satellite info. Rather...http://www.newser.com/story/73290/on-calif-coast-great-whites-lurk-closer-than-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:48:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72985/sf-mayor-drops-out-of-calif-governors-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCiting his responsibilities as San Francisco mayor and as a new father, Democrat Gavin Newsom withdrew today from the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor. Despite the heavyweight endorsement of Bill Clinton, Newsom has had trouble raising money; his departure leaves state attorney general, and former governor, Jerry...http://www.newser.com/story/72985/sf-mayor-drops-out-of-calif-governors-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 18:20:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72813/san-fran-is-best-us-vacation-destination.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSan Francisco has topped this year’s Conde Nast Traveler list of American cities to visit. The city by the bay edged out Charleston , SC , at No. 2. Metropolises New York and Chicago made a strong showing as well, at Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. The list is based on a...http://www.newser.com/story/72813/san-fran-is-best-us-vacation-destination.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 9:00:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72721/five-youths-held-in-barbaric-calif-gang-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSan Francisco-area cops have arrested three more young men in the savage gang rape, beating, and robbery of a 15-year-old girl outside her homecoming dance while dozens more watched. Five youths are being held, ranging from a 15-year-old boy who knew the victim to a 21-year-old. The girl was drinking...http://www.newser.com/story/72721/five-youths-held-in-barbaric-calif-gang-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 11:44:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72696/arnold-hides-vulgar-message-to-legislators-in-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough all political vetoes send some message, a recent one by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to carry two—with the less-obvious one quite the kiss-off to the Democrat-controlled legislature. In the message accompanying Schwarzenegger’s veto of a financing measure, the San Francisco Bay Guardian found that, in reading down...http://www.newser.com/story/72696/arnold-hides-vulgar-message-to-legislators-in-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 21:38:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72634/do-nothing-bystanders-watched-filmed-calif-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo arrests have been made in a homecoming night rape of a 15-year-old high school student that was witnessed by as many as 15 do-nothing bystanders. Some may have even participated in the two-hour attack in a San Francisco suburb while others apparently filmed the assault with cell phones, according...http://www.newser.com/story/72634/do-nothing-bystanders-watched-filmed-calif-rape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 5:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72383/sf-cops-tie-night-stalker-to-1984-girl-killing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSan Francisco police believe they have uncovered another killing by the "Night Stalker" serial killer who terrorized the Bay Area in the '80s. DNA evidence has linked Richard Ramirez to the 1984 murder of 9-year-old Mei Leung, who was sexually assaulted and killed in the basement of a hotel. The...http://www.newser.com/story/72383/sf-cops-tie-night-stalker-to-1984-girl-killing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 2:30:22 CDT