U.S. NavyCapt. Richard Phillips, right, shakes hands with Lt. Cmdr. David Fowler, executive officer of USS Bainbridge, shortly after his rescue Treasure! Our sister paper the Village Voice dug up an insider's e-mail detailing the onboard battle between Somali pirates and the crew of the M/V Maersk Alabama that led to the recent dramatic rescue of Captain Richard Phillips. We don't want to ruin it for you, but it's a damn good read: Let's hope they get Wolfgang Peterson to direct the movie
San Francisco is planning to take title to the decommissioned Hunters Point Naval Shipyard before the military completes an environmental cleanup. The move could cost the city hundreds of millions of dollars -- or more.
Last year, two Bay Area astronomers said they had discovered planets outside our solar system and became instant media celebrities. Now, Paul Butler and Geoff Marcy face prominent scientific challengers who contend some of the new planets are nothing but
It's the law...​Cops! Compost! Conspiracies! Killers! The Board of Supervisors has voted, 8-2, that we should have a quiz right now (Michela Alioto-Pier abstained -- but we won't hold it against her). 1. The San Francisco Police Department announced that DNA evidence could tie an unsolved 1984 murder to what infamous killer(s)? A. The Zebra KillersB. The Zodiac KillerC. The Night StalkerD. The Committee of Vigilance 2. True or False: Though the city's mandatory composting law went into effect
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