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Attorney General Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum walk on a boat ramp during a visit to Alcatraz Island in San Francisco

Bondi visits Alcatraz amid talks to reopen prison

US Attorney General Pam Bondi visited Alcatraz prison, weeks after President Donald Trump said he would order the long-shuttered facility, now operated as a historical site, to once again house violent criminals.

US • 18 Jul

Located 2km off the coast of San Francisco, Alcatraz held several well-known criminals, including Al Capone

US president orders reopening of Alcatraz prison

US President Donald Trump has said he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that was shut six decades ago.

US • 05 May

Musk draws heat from San Francisco over giant X logo

A giant, glowing X marks the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he plans to keep his company, the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Business • 31 Jul 23

Getvisibility COO Jacinta Tobin will head up the company's new office in San Francisco

AI firm Getvisibility opens new San Francisco office

Cork-based Getvisibility is opening a new office in San Francisco as it continues its global expansion.

Business • 07 Oct 22

The decision to open an office in San Francisco - which covers the wider Silicon Valley area - was taken after last year's EU-US summit

European Commission opens tech office in San Francisco

The European Commission has opened an office in San Francisco, a key global centre for digital technology and innovation - and the new office is a tenant of the Irish Consulate in the city.

Business • 02 Sep 22

Battery-powered devices enable users to inhale addictive nicotine liquids that are often fruit flavoured

San Francisco to ban e-cigarette sales

San Francisco has became the first major US city to effectively ban the sale and manufacture of electronic cigarettes, as concerns grow over a sharp rise in vaping among young people.

US • 26 Jun 19

Project hopes to clean-up the rubbish patch within 5 years

Ocean Cleanup project sails from San Francisco

A supply ship towing a long floating boom designed to corral ocean plastic has set sail from San Francisco for a test run ahead of a trip to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The Ocean Cleanup • 09 Sep 18

Retailers said they were worried about the ban

San Francisco bans sale of fur

San Francisco has become the largest US city to ban sales of fur as a way to protect animals.

News Lens • 21 Mar 18

The pilots had reported a vibration in the right engine (Pic: Peter Lemme)

Passenger jet lands after engine covering rips apart

Passengers on board a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Hawaii had a scary trip after the casing around one of the engines ripped apart.

World • 14 Feb 18

Uber grounded its fleet in Arizona, Pittsburgh and San Francisco after the crash

Uber grounds self-driving fleet after crash

Uber has grounded its fleet of self-driving cars pending an investigation into the crash of an Uber autonomous vehicle in Arizona, a spokesperson for the car-hailing service said.

News • 26 Mar 17

Riot police carry a protester away during the demonstrations

Trump threatens Berkeley funding over protests

US President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw federal funds from UC Berkeley after violent overnight protests against a planned appearance by a controversial editor of conservative news website Breitbart.

News • 02 Feb 17

San Francisco was supposed to be Uber's second testing ground for its self-driving cars

Uber removes self-driving cars from San Francisco

Uber has removed its self-driving cars from San Francisco streets, as the company faced a regulatory crackdown.

News • 22 Dec 16

Commuters faced difficult conditions in the heavy rain

Two killed as storm strikes US west coast

A major storm in the US killed two people after hitting northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

News • 12 Dec 14

Airline says pilots were flying dangerously low

Pilot error probable cause of San Francisco crash

The fatal crash of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco last July was likely because the pilots were flying dangerously slow and a warning system that should have alerted them was inadequate.

News • 01 Apr 14

Three Chinese teenage girls died in the crash earlier this month

Airline withdraws action over fake pilot names

Asiana Airlines said has it has scrapped a plan to sue a US television station that incorrectly reported in a racially offensive manner the names of pilots of the flight that crash-landed in San Francisco.

News • 17 Jul 13

The Boeing 777 hit a seawall as it came in to land at San Francisco

Third schoolgirl dies in San Francisco plane crash

A Chinese girl seriously injured in the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet in San Francisco has died in hospital, becoming the third victim of last weekend's crash.

News • 13 Jul 13

Ms Hersman also confirmed witness accounts that at least one emergency escape chute had deployed inside the aircraft, trapping a flight attendant

US probe reveals Asiana plane relied on auto-pilot

The head of the US National Transportation Safety Board has said that the pilots aboard the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in San Francisco relied on automatic equipment.

News • 10 Jul 13

Initial inquiries suggest the plane was below its target approach speed

San Francisco crash pilot was in training

The pilot of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 jet that crash-landed in San Francisco was being trained on the long-range plane.

News • 08 Jul 13

The Boeing 777 airplane lies burned near the runway after it crash-landed

Two dead in San Francisco air crash

An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 with 307 people on board crashed and burst into flames as it landed at San Francisco International Airport, killing two people and injuring over 180.

News • 07 Jul 13

At least one person has died after a Korean airliner crashed at San Francisco airport with 307 people on board

Korean airliner crashes at San Francisco airport

At least one person has died and up to 30 hurt when a South Korean airliner carrying over 300 people crashed on landing at San Francisco in the US.

News • 06 Jul 13

The Golden Gate bridge now attracts some 10 million visitors each year

San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge turns 75

San Francisco has marked the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Special Reports • 28 May 12

Elmer Morrissey (Pic: Provision) and Alan Cahill are missing off US coast

US Coast Guard suspends San Francisco search

The United States Coast Guard has suspended its search and rescue mission for the four people who went missing from a yacht off the coast of San Francisco at the weekend.

News • 17 Apr 12

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