• SF set to host 101st Bay to Breakers race - Boston has its marathon, Pamplona has the running of the bulls, and San Francisco has Bay to Breakers.
  
• Bill Cosby gets honorary doctorate from USF - The legendary comedian Bill Cosby received an honorary doctorate during Friday's USF graduation ceremony.
  
• Conservative group's campaign against Harvey Milk Day - A conservative political action group called Save California is running a media campaign this weekend against Harvey Milk Day.
  
• Ambulance frequent fliers costing cities millions - Will an ambulance be there when you need it? Ambulance providers all over the Bay Area are dealing with frequent fliers.
  
• Janitor awarded $812K for sexual harassment - A janitor has received an $812,000 jury award after saying she was raped by a supervisor while working in San Francisco's Ferry Building.
  
• Harbaugh helps unveil Salvation Army mobile canteen - Jim Harbaugh knows a thing or two about disaster relief, having turned borderline disasters at Stanford and the 49ers into much needed relief.
  
• Muni plans to add more bus-mounted cameras - If you ever drive in San Francisco, keep in mind Muni is watching you.
  
• Bay Area weather forecast for Saturday
  
• Police seeking three men in two bank robbery series - Police have released photos of three men involved in two separate bank robbery series in San Francisco in the past few weeks.
  
• Police display jewelry, items stolen from Chinese women - Police recovered more than $850,000 in cash, jewelry and other items from scam suspects targeting elderly Chinese women.
  
• Crawford's 2 RBIs help Giants beat Cardinals 7-5 - Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single for his first RBIs since April and the Giants capitalized on shoddy fielding to beat the Cardinals.
  
• Hundreds of kids cleaning up Ocean Beach - Hundreds of Bay Area elementary school students will descend on Ocean Beach to clean it up and raise awareness about protecting sea life.
  
• Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck - A pedestrian was struck and killed by a large truck in San Francisco Thursday afternoon, a police spokesman said.
  
• America's Cup organizers encourage youth to sail - Gearing up for the America's Cup to be held in San Francisco in 2013, organizers Thursday revealed a partnership designed to help energize youth to sail.
  
• Partial solar eclipse wiil be visible in the Bay Area - Something unusual will take place in the sky this weekend. A partial solar eclipse will be visible in the Bay Area this Sunday.
  
• LGBT activists to mark day against homophobia - Members and supporters of the LGBT community are gathering at United Nations Plaza to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
  
• Workers collecting change at Caltrain station to combat suicides - San Mateo County Transit District employees will be at the San Francisco Caltrain station asking riders to donate spare change to help prevent suicides.
  
• SF fire chief's wages garnished for spousal support - San Francisco's fire chief is coming under fire for refusing to pay spousal support.
  
• Final plans announced for Golden Gate anniversary - Organizers of the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th anniversary celebration announced their final plans for the official day.
  
• Asian Art exhibit connects contemporary and classic - A new exhibit opening Friday at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum makes a connection between the contemporary and the classic.
  
• Questionable medical bill passes through House committee - A bill moving though the House is raising some concern because it allows less testing for medical device companies.
  
• Fire starts in Kokkari Estiatorio flue - A fire that started in the flue of a restaurant in San Francisco's Financial District this afternoon has been extinguished.
  
• Man shot in Visitacion Valley dies at hospital - A man found shot in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood early Wednesday morning has died, a police spokesman said.
  
• Woman robbed at gunpoint in the Marina District - A woman was robbed at gunpoint after getting out of her car in front of her home in San Francisco's Marina District.
  
• Judge says video can be used in Mirkarimi hearings - Video showing injuries Ross Mirkarimi's wife suffered at his hands will be allowed to be part of a misconduct hearing against him.
  
• SF drug users form advocacy group - One bi-monthly union meeting is probably unlike any you've ever attended -- it's the San Francisco Drug Users' Union.
  
• Scutaro's HR in 9th lifts Rockies past Giants 5-4 - The Colorado Rockies beat the mistake-prone San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night.
  
• SF measure seeks to require competitive bidding for garbage services - A measure on the June ballot in San Francisco would require that the city's waste collection services be put up for competitive bidding.
  
• 3,000 attended Businesswomen's Conference - More than 3,000 women and men attended a big conference at San Francisco at Moscone West.
  
• Man followed off bus, stabbed in Mission District - A man was followed off of a Muni bus and stabbed by a group of suspected gang members in the city's Mission District.