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It was exactly five years ago today that Digg went live as a simple site where you could vote on your favorite content from around the web. (Here is our initial profile from over 4 years ago.) They've grown a lot since then, to over 40 million monthly visitors and 80 employees, founder Kevin Rose writes today. But perhaps more impressive is that for their fifth birthday, Digg received quite the gift from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom: An...  

In a wide-ranging interview with InformationWeek, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom talked about DataSF.Org, the role of social networking in politics and running his diverse city, and the role of San Francisco in the digital world. In the first of three in this video series, Newsom discusses how his city has embraced the "open and transparent government" concept.  

Recently, the San Francisco Gate posted an article that outlined the deadly dangers posed by the poorly designed S-curve on the San Francisco Bay Bridge. That stretch of road earned a repoutation as a ganger zone after an accident earlier in November... Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.  

San Francisco police arrested two women and a juvenile boy after a robbery in the city's South of Market District sparked a pursuit across the Bay Bridge into Oakland Thursday morning, a police lieutenant said.  

December’s ccSalon SF will be a celebration of CC’s 7 years and the wrap-up of our 2009 annual fundraising campaign, so if you’re located in the SF Bay Area, we hope to see you there! On the evening’s agenda: We’ll hear from Twitter’s General Counsel, Alex Macgillivray. Alex was previously Deputy General Counsel at Google and [...]  

Watch SFAppeal's Eve Batey and your SFist editor pick the brain tissue of admitted cyclist Jackson West to find out more about cycling -- specifically, the bike injunction/work happening. And since neither host employs the use of a bicycle to commute around the city -- when our driver calls in sick, we simply cab it! -- today will surely be a meeting of the minds. Those of you with biking prowess, though, are urged to watch and ask...  

Well, it's taken some time for me to get over the first-base poll. Not that Will Clark is a poor choice. On the contrary. It just seems Willie McCovey is the logical choice, being as the website is named after him. That's all I have to say on the matter. Long live The Thrill. Results of the first-base voting: Will Clark 45%, Willie McCovey 32%, J.T. Snow 20%. This is the poll for the all-time favorite San Francisco Giants closer. To avoid...  

On November 12th, 2009 members of the labor union SEIU held a protest at San Francisco's City Hall. Protesters eventually made their way to Room 200 in City Hall, and sat down and demonstrated outside that office. Ultimately approx. 25 people were in Room 200 and may have been arrested. There was no sign of Mayor Gavin Newsom.  

State inspectors say an oil spill that sent hundreds of gallons of bunker oil into San Francisco Bay was caused by a fuel tank that overflowed during a morning refueling stop. In investigating the Oct. 30 spill from the Dubai Star, officials with the California Office of Spill Prevention also determined that crew members didn't notice the tank was overflowing until the oil had already leaked into the bay.  

By now everyone knows Newsom press spokesman Nathan Ballard has decided to leave, and use his consderable talents elsewhere. This is just the latest in an exodus of talent from the Newsom "Administration," now in full force since his departure...  

The ridiculous and unfounded war on SF's all-ages music venues continues. Threats have gotten serious. Accusations ridiculous. A litany of SF's problems (think murder and violent crime) have all been blamed on all-age venues such as Slim's, Cafe Du Nord and the Great American Music Hall. Clearly, rock, jazz, folk and bluegrass are dangerous for our youth. A vocal group of ultra-conservative neighbors have gotten their panties in a bundle and...  

(The Associated Press) Crews worked around the clock to repair the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, but officials still had no firm idea of when the span would open to traffic.State Transportation Department spokeswoman Lauren Wonder says the bridge will remain closed at least through early Saturday evening while crews...  

With its circulation falling faster than any other major U.S. newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle is determined to set the pace in a flashier way: It's about to become the first general-interest daily to print its editions on high-quality glossy paper. The... San Francisco Chronicle - United States - Newspaper - California - San Francisco Bay Area  

(10-30) 20:37 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) -- Officials are advising people to avoid contact with the waters of San Francisco Bay after an oil spill. City officials said Friday people should refrain from swimming in the Bay and stay away from...  

An accident-plagued stretch of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge saw its first fatality Monday when the driver of a speeding big rig lost control and the truck plummeted 200 feet from the span, authorities said. (Nov. 10)