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San Francisco needles (Christopher Michel / Flickr / CC / cropped)

Columnist: SF’s ‘Needle Access’ Is a Disaster

San Francisco’s needle exchange program, which began in 1988 in an attempt to prevent, reduce and eventually thwart the spread of HIV among users, has spiraled out of control and into a public health disaster for inhabitants of the burgeoning city.

Ben Franklin Bike Messenger (torbakhopper / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

Bike Messenger Delivers…a Baby

An unidentified bike messenger is being lauded as a hero after he helped deliver a baby under a San Francisco bus shelter to a homeless woman who did not even know she was pregnant.

San Francisco City Hall and Paris (Justin Sullivan / Getty)

‘Nous Sommes Tous Paris’: San Francisco Shows Solidarity

San Francisco and other cities throughout the world joined in solidarity with Paris by holding candlelight vigils in front of the French Consulate on Friday and Saturday nights to mourn the loss of life at the hands of radical Islamic terrorists in the aftermath of France’s most brutal attack in recent history.

Kirsten Andereck (SFPD / San Francisco Chronicle)

Allegedly Drunk Teacher Hits Kids with Car in S.F.

On Thursday, only a day after an allegedly drunk teacher and former debutante smashed into two 12-year-olds walking to school, sending them to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the city of San Francisco finally decided to make the area safer for pedestrians.

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Hannity to Texas Governor: ‘Good Job in Texas, I’ll Tell You That!’

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was interviewed by Sean Hannity and the nationally syndicated radio talk show host told Abbott – “Good job in Texas, I’ll tell you that!” Hannity commended Abbott for his tough stance on sanctuary cities, his lawsuit against the Obama administration’s amnesty program, and putting a halt to Obama’s amnesty during his tenure as President. The talk show host also asked the Texas Governor who he was supporting as President.

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Rotting Shack Sells for $400,000 in San Francisco

A dilapidated, 765-square-foot earthquake shack in San Francisco sold for $408,000 this week–a deal that is seen as a bargain considering the difficulty of finding a home under half a million dollars in the city’s surging real estate market.