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A woman, Kathryn Steinle, is shot dead in a random attack at the busy Embarcadero district in San Francisco, California. A Mexican national is arrested in connection with her death.
2015-07-1

Gay marriage in the state of California is legalized after the stay held on the unconstitutional California Proposition 8 is lifted. Two women who successfully challenged Proposition 8 in the Supreme Court of the United States are married in San Francisco.
2013-06-28

Ross Mirkarimi, the head of the Sheriff's Department in the US city of San Francisco is put on probation for three years for false imprisonment of his wife on New Years Eve 2011. [http:--bostonherald.com-news-national-west-view-20120320sf_sheriff_gets_3_years_of_probation_for_imprisoning_wife ("Los Angeles Times" via "Boston Herald")]date=August 2019
2012-03-20

Voters in San Francisco, California, elect Ed Lee as the city's interim Mayor. Lee is the first Asian-American to become Mayor of San Francisco.
2011-11-9

Voters in the US city of San Francisco, California, will vote on a proposition to ban male circumcision in November.
2011-05-18

The death toll rises to 7 from a pipeline explosion in San Bruno, California, near the U.S. city of San Francisco.
2010-09-12

The death toll rises to 6 from the pipeline explosion in San Bruno, California near the U.S. city of San Francisco. [http:--www.mercurynews.com-breaking-news-ci_16051764?nclick_check=1 (AP via Silicon Valley Mercury News)]date=August 2019
2010-09-11

The death toll from the fire in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno in the U.S. state of California, reaches 4, with 50 other people injured.
2010-09-10

The 2010 San Bruno, California fire begins with a massive explosion in a natural gas line destroying dozens of houses, killing at least 6 people, and continues burning in San Bruno, California near the US city of San Francisco.
2010-09-9

The "Plastiki", a catamaran made out of recycled plastic, arrives in Sydney, Australia, after travelling across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco, United States, to raise awareness of environmental issues.
2010-07-26