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With the Power Out, San Francisco Improvises

Bars take cash, but self-driving cars are baffled by lack of traffic lights

(Newser) - A large slice of San Francisco briefly went dim Saturday night, but most lights were back on by early Sunday. At the peak, about 124,000 Pacific Gas & Electric customers—nearly a third of the city—lost electricity as darkness fell, according to PowerOutage.com. By around 1:30am...

Park Ranger Has Unusual Strategy on the Homeless
Park Ranger Has Unusual
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Feb 22, 2025 8:14 AM CST

Park Ranger Has Unusual Strategy on the Homeless

San Francisco Standard explains the one-on-one approach in Golden Gate Park

(Newser) - Amanda Barrows is a park ranger with a unique set of duties: She's charged with removing unhoused people from Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The 32-year-old quickly learned that the standard approach—forcibly removing a person and their belongings—usually didn't work in the long run, a...

Dog Owner Dies Trying to Rescue Stranded Pet

Victim fell from cliff in Golden Gate National Recreation Area

(Newser) - The death of a 67-year-old man in Golden Gate National Recreation Area has California park officials reiterating a warning: When a dog gets stranded on a cliff, leave him be. Chances are, the dog will return to safety, while would-be rescuers risk their lives, reports ABC7 . In this case, the...

'Unspeakable Monsters' Learn Fate After California Murders

3 pleaded guilty to 2015 killings

(Newser) - When Audrey Carey met Morrison Lampley, Sean Angold, and Lila Alligood in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in October 2015, the Canadian backpacker thought she'd found new friends. "She trusted you, you three unspeakable monsters … And you stole her from me," her mother said in...

Cops: 3 Drifters Went on a California Killing Spree

Suspects in hiker's death tied to slaying of Canadian backpacker

(Newser) - A 23-year-old Canadian backpacker was murdered by the same three drifters who killed a hiker found clutching the leash of his dog in Marin County, Calif., police say. When authorities caught up with Morrison Lampley, 23; Sean Angold, 24; and Lila Allgood, 18, at a Catholic church soup kitchen in...

Hawk Shot by Nail Gun, Survives

Wildlife rescuers hoping to capture bird to help

(Newser) - Wildlife rescuers are attempting to capture and help a San Francisco hawk that had been shot in the head with a nail gun. The bird survived, and is still flying in Golden Gate Park, but experts hope to help the creature before the wound gets worse. A $10,000 reward...

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