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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died following a yearslong battle with cancer, her family said. She was 75. Hughes-Fulford was selected by NASA for its astronaut program in 1983. In June 1991, she spent nine days in orbit on the shuttle Columbia, conducting experiments on the effect of space travel on humans as part of the agency’s first mission dedicated to biomedical studies, STS-40. She and her crew mates circled the Earth 146 times. The research shaped the rest of her career and upon her return she established the Hughes-Fulford Laboratory at the San Francisco VA Healthcare System, which worked to understand the mechanisms that regulate cell growth in mammals. Millie Hughes-Fulford. (NASA) “She came back to her world as a scientist and carried this experience of having flown in space and that became a unique filter through which she … [Read more...] about Millie Hughes-Fulford, Trailblazing Astronaut, Dies At 75 In San Francisco Home

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The head of San Francisco’s Department of Public Works has been arrested on charges of public corruption, federal authorities said Tuesday. Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru, 58, was arrested Monday by FBI agents and accused of several corruption schemes involving city contracts. Businessman and restaurateur Nick Bovis, 57, owner of the famed Lefty O’Doul’s bar and restaurant, was also arrested as part of the probe. Nuru is also the Chair of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors, which administers the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco. Dave Anderson, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, announced the charges at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. “The complaint alleges corruption pouring into San Francisco from around the world,” said Anderson. “The complaint alleges corruption, bribery, side deals by one of San Francisco’s highest-ranking public employees.” The complaint alleged Nuru was involved in five … [Read more...] about San Francisco Public Works Director Arrested On Alleged Public Corruption Charges

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Police in San Francisco on Friday were asking for the public’s help to locate a computer programmer who has been missing for more than a month . The man’s family is worried his disappearance could involve foul play. Family members told KPIX 5 the last known location of 50-year-old San Francisco resident Chris Woitel was his Mission District apartment. Christopher Woitel of San Francisco was last heard from on January 9, 2021. (San Francisco Police Department) Surveillance video taken from the apartment building showed Woitel entering his building and walking to his apartment with a bottle of wine on January 8th. His family members said they talked to him on January 9th. Woitel is also known to frequent the Emeryville area and the town of Sonora in the Sierra Foothills. Since then, they say they have received no communication from him and seen no video of him walking out of the building. “There’s been no activity. He’s not been in his … [Read more...] about Update: Family Travels From Chicago To Help Search For Missing San Francisco Man

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento-based business is getting a lot of attention after successfully moving a San Francisco Victorian home last weekend. Cameron Scott is in the spotlight after driving the truck that carried an entire 139-year-old Victorian mansion seven blocks. READ MORE: Trailblazer Flew Through Glass Ceilings As First Female African American Pilot To Fly U-2 Aircraft “One of my dreams was to move a building through San Francisco,” Scott said. “I was amazing. Just seeing all the people coming out.” The 27-year-old says there’s a lot of pressure being the one behind the wheel. “Before you take the first pull, you’re always going back through your head, ‘Did I do this? Are the blocks out of the way of the tires?’ You know, everything running through your head, what could happen next,” Scott said. No big deal, just a giant house rolling through San Francisco pic.twitter.com/6J7Tqi8cmQ — Dumitru Erhan (@doomie) February 21, 2021 READ MORE: Early … [Read more...] about Pressure Behind The Wheel: Sacramento Mover Drove Historic Victorian Mansion Through San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — With new cases of COVID-19 plunging, San Francisco health officials announced that the city was moving into the state’s Red Tier, allowing struggling restaurants to offer indoor dining for the first time in months. At a Tuesday news conference, Mayor London Breed called the reopenings the “beginning of a great time for San Francisco.” READ MORE: UPDATE: Alameda County DA Declines To Charge Oakland Chinatown Storeowner Who Foiled Robbery “We’re here, we are in the Red,” Breed said. “Now I know being in the Red doesn’t sound that great but it is great compared to where we were…It means this is just the beginning. This is the beginning of a new day for San Francisco.” She said that the city within the next three weeks would move into the even more lenient Orange Tier. With some exceptions, San Francisco’s reopenings are in alignment with the activities allowed by the state. Additionally, San Francisco will now allow groups of up to six people from … [Read more...] about UPDATE: San Francisco Moves To COVID-19 Red Tier; Indoor Dining To Resume At 25% Capacity