The second week of June has passed and these are the local news from June 13-18 that you need to know to keep up to date with what's happening locally.
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San Francisco firefighters rescued a man from a cliff north of Ocean Beach on Monday morning. The man was hoisted to safety from a ledge below the former Cliff House restaurant. The rescued man, who was not injured, told firefighters he was curious and climbed down to the ledge, but was unable to climb back down on his own.
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Millbrae City Councilman Anders Fung said he was attacked over the weekend in San Francisco near Lands End Lookout. The attack took place around 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, according to U.S. Park Police, who responded to the incident.
Fung posted on Facebook early Sunday, saying two young men wearing hoodies threw a concrete block that hit his head.
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Three parrot chicks that were being smuggled into the U.S. have been rescued and have a new home at the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens.
The yellow-crowned Amazon parrots were 10 weeks old when they were confiscated and placed at the zoo by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, zoo officials said Monday.
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A 32-year-old man was killed in a shooting Monday night in San Francisco’s Hunters Point neighborhood, according to police. The shooting was reported at 10:41 p.m. in the 1300 block of Ingalls Street, and officers learned the victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting and suspect details were not immediately released.
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Monday's NBA championship parade for the Golden State Warriors along Market Street in San Francisco has been extended two more blocks. The parade route, along Market Street, will begin at Main Street. The parade was originally planned to extend to Sixth Street, but the procession will be extended two blocks to Eighth Street.
The Warriors, who won their fourth NBA Finals in eight years on Thursday night, arrived home at San Francisco International Airport on Friday afternoon.
Monday's parade begins at 11:20 a.m. at the intersection of Market and Main streets. It is expected to last until around 2 p.m., when it will end at Market and Eighth streets.
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With information from Bay City News
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