San Francisco Metro News

Robert Lindsey was not surprised by new data last week that showed new home sales have fallen more than 40 percent from their peak almost three years ago.

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Newsom said he would eliminate more than 1,000 city jobs in a variety of departments, but about 600 of those jobs are vacant.

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A freeway shooting over the weekend has claimed the life of a San Francisco mother of six.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed state Assemblyman Mark Leno in a contentious Democratic primary for state Senate.

Pelosi announced her endorsement in an appearance with the three-term San Francisco legislator in the city Saturday.

Leno is running against incumbent state Senator Carole Migden and former state Assemblyman Joe Nation for the district encompassing Marin County and parts of San Francisco and Sonoma County.

The race has split California Democrats, with the state's two U.S. Senators supporting Migden and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom backing Leno.

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Jackie Speier's term in Congress has just begun, and she's already up for re-election. Speier, D-San Mateo, won a special election in April to fill the unexpired term of Tom Lantos, who died of cancer in ...

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It's been said that hot dogs - like laws - are something you never want to see being made.

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Spurred by a group of concerned citizens, the San Bruno City Council has unanimously backed a resolution opposing a proposed aerial spraying program to control the Bay Area's growing population of light brown ...

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The president of the state's county clerks association says clerks will be authorized to hand out marriage licenses as soon as Saturday, June 14th.

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The sun shined on San Francisco's Mission District Sunday as thousands of costumed dancers and musicians made their way through the heart of the neighborhood for the city's annual Carnaval Grand Parade.

The parade, part of the two-day Carnaval San Francisco 2008 event that began Saturday, kicked off at 24th and Bryant streets, traveled to Mission Street, and then along 17th Street to the festival area.

An estimated 300,000 people attended the parade, according to festival organizers.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Mark Leno's bid for the State Senate on Saturday, in one of the Bay Area's most closely followed elections.

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