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Tag: san francisco

07 May

Cash is still king: San Francisco to ban credit-only stores

published on May 7, 2019 - 12:43 PM

(AP) — San Francisco is about to require brick-and-mortar retailers to take cash as payment, joining Philadelphia and New Jersey

22 Apr

San Francisco at ‘boiling point’ over tech, houses, homeless

published on April 22, 2019 - 1:33 PM

(AP) — San Francisco’s renowned waterfront hosts joggers, admiring tourists and towering condos with impressive views. It could also become

15 Apr

San Francisco eyes charge to drive its famed crooked street

published on April 15, 2019 - 12:54 PM

(AP) — Thousands of tourists may soon have to pay as much as $10 to drive down a crooked street

07 Feb

US officials to investigate San Francisco gas explosion

published on February 7, 2019 - 12:37 PM

(AP) – The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate a natural gas explosion in San Francisco that sent flames into

21 Dec

Historic San Francisco luxury store closing after 157 years

published on December 21, 2018 - 1:57 PM

(AP) – San Francisco’s oldest department store, Gump’s, is closing its doors after 157 years in business. Shoppers rummaged through

17 Dec

Man who demolished landmark house ordered to build replica

published on December 17, 2018 - 12:50 PM

(AP) – A man who illegally demolished a San Francisco house designed by modernist architect Richard Neutra was ordered this

03 Oct

Japan city snubs San Francisco over ‘comfort women’ statue

published on October 3, 2018 - 1:34 PM

(AP) – The mayor of Osaka, Japan, says he’s ending a six-decade “sister city” relationship with San Francisco to protest

24 Jul

San Francisco to consider outlawing plastic straws, stirrers

published on July 24, 2018 - 12:47 PM

(AP) — In a bid to further cut down on waste, eco-conscious San Francisco is expected to join Seattle in

24 Jul

Top US, Australian officials meet in San Francisco Bay Area

published on - 12:44 PM

(AP) — U.S. talks with North Korea and trade tensions with China were among the topics U.S. Secretary of State

30 Apr

Tolerant San Francisco fed up with dirty, smelly streets

published on April 30, 2018 - 1:09 PM

(AP) — Though known for its compassion to the needy, San Francisco may have hit peak saturation with tent camps,

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