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San Francisco banker investigated for insider trading - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
... a Goldman investment banker based in San Francisco, tipped off Galleon about health care mergers, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter who requested anonymity because he was unauthorized to discuss it publicly.
EXCLUSIVE: Double-Fatal Collision Suspect Was Apparently Cited for Narcotics ... - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
According to an anonymous source, the incident on March 30th started long before the drugs and weapon were allegedly found. Here's what a tipster told Claycord.com regarding the incident…. WCPD pulled over a White Escalade. WCPD along with ATF ...
Bucchere cycling post: “… So I laid it down” - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
But Matier & Ross are reporting that a surveillance video has surfaced which shows the crash, and according to an anonymous source who has seen the video, “the biker is going fast and looks like he is hunched down. He hits the victim dead-on.
ANOTHER Very Large Boom Heard All Over Claycord - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
UPDATE, 9:39pm: Just got the following update from an anonymous source…. We looked out our back porch and could see a fireworks display- definitely professional grade but seemed to be coming from the Pleasant Hill baseball field near Pleasant Hill ...
Stanford men's basketball: A vote for 'Mad Dog' - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Former Stanford star Mark Madsen, who led the Cardinal to the Final Four in 1998, is a candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant assistant coaching position on the Farm, a source close to the team told me. The job opened with the upcoming retirement of ...
Man slain in barrage of bullets in Berkeley - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
She asked that her name not be used. “I went to answer the door, then hesitated. Then the bullets started flying and I heard him scream. There were so many bullets. They kept coming so fast. There were so many.”
49ers CEO Jed York takes spotlight - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
“This was a legitimate fear,” said our source, who has Mirkarimi's ear but asked not to be named with his trial pending. “Particularly with (Theo's) two high-profile parents – he being a sheriff and her a star – what a target. ...
Residents React to Arrest of Sexual Assault Suspect - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
He's not part of this community,” said one man who, like others, refused to give his name. He shook his head, upset that people think Dozier lived at Bernal Dwellings between Garfield Park and Cesar Chavez. ”He's just a visitor,” he said, ...
Is today the day for Beyoncé's baby? - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
A website called MediaTakeOut.com claims a person close to Beyoncé's family told them when the Houston pop singer will give birth. According to a person CLOSE to a member of the family, Beyoncé WILL give birth on WEDNESDAY. ...
Craigslist ad seeks girlfriend — only for the holidays - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
He asked to remain anonymous (“People who are really diligent can pretty easily find out who I am, but I see no need to just give it away to the trolls,” he wrote), but was more than willing to share that he has received between 200 and 300 emails and ...
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's top staffer resigns - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
“In this climate, those kinds of management problems get really magnified,” the source said. Quan released a brief statement, praising Cornu and explaining only that “I will be restructuring my administration and making additional personnel ...
Stolen puppy found at Mission Safeway, heading home safe - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
A woman, who asked to remain anonymous, said she bought the pup outside of the Safeway on Mission Street. She brought the puppy to her mother's house, where her mom recognized James as the stolen puppy she'd seen on the news. The woman who bought James ...
Can a cannabis collective get too big? Berkeley grapples with the question. - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
“Everybody has a problem with this,” said a member of one of Berkeley's three dispensaries who asked not to be named. “We all have to pay our taxes, pay fees, get licenses. They are not doing any of these things. Everybody else is doing things above ...
Dennis Herrera gains on Ed Lee in recent poll - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The campaign staffer who shared the information requested anonymity because they were discussing internal polling. Lee's camp maintains that Herrera's campaign poll results are skewed. "It's so out of synch with any other poll," Lee campaign spokesman ...
Man Fatally Shot on 20th and Hampshire Tuesday Identified - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
When they arrived, they found a man with three gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Officer Carlos Manfredi. A woman, who declined to give her name, said Lacayo lived a couple houses down from where he was shot.
Top schools cop suspended in slur probe - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The remark was not directed at anyone in particular, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the school district has opened a confidential personnel investigation. "There was banter among guys playing golf, and there was drinking ...
Exclusive: Victim in Airbnb-related ransacking speaks outs - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
EJ asked not to be named, because she still feels victimized and vulnerable, but said it was OK to say that she's a corporate event planner in her late 30s. She said she occasionally works with but definitely not for the hotel industry, refuting some ...
Free agency on July 25? - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Only the owners know for sure, but a source close to one of them said the disclosure definitely got that side's attention." That night, the NFL and its players agreed to a $120 million cap and then Friday talks moved beyond economic issues to cover ...
Maui fire chief: No warning sign to stay back from blowhole - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
This reader, who asked to remain anonymous, wrote that he (or she) had been frequently walking in the area and "there is not a single sign in the vicinity regarding the blowhole whatsoever," just a "small sign posted by a local ... at a parking area ...
Video: Sagging pants debate aboard Flight 488 - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
I didn't do anything wrong, there's nothing to talk about,' " said the passenger, a sales representative from Phoenix who asked to remain anonymous and said he did not know Marman. "His demeanor never changed from, 'I'm not getting up, ...
Armed robbery at the 7-11 on Pacheco Boulevard in Pacheco - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
According to an anonymous source, the suspects are two white males who got away in a white vehicle. No further description was available. One of the suspects was armed with a black revolver. They both got away with money & cigarettes. ...
Official: Warriors hire top assistant Michael Malone - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
The Warriors hired Mike Malone as the lead assistant coach, the team confirmed Tuesday, a day after sources said he signed a three-year deal. Malone brings 10 years of NBA coaching experience to the Warriors, having most recently served as an assistant ...
The two dobermans of Canterbury Village - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Here's the information from an anonymous source who's familiar with the dogs.... I noticed the two dogs out at the corner of Churchill and Shakespear. They then proceeded to go up to Sherlock Way. I called animal control however I am not sure if they ...
Can John Avalos win a citywide race? - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
But another veteran figure in the progressive movement, who asked not to be named, said Avalos needs work to get into the top tier of candidates that includes state Sen. Leland Yee and City Attorney Dennis Herrera. Can Supervisor John Avalos ride ...
EXCLUSIVE: Clayton Valley teachers want to make CVHS a charter school - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Clayton Valley High School is trying to become a charter school, according to sources close to the planning, which has been going on for the past few weeks. Here's a tip we received last night regarding the teachers' plans.... The Mayors of Concord and ...