The sabotage of the City of San Francisco

Plus: An underground fire west of Yosemite has been burning for 5 years(!), up to 40% flights have been delayed or cancelled by runway repairs at SFO and #ChinaKlay is back! View in browser       The Daily   Tuesday, September 10, 2019       In 1939, sabotage killed dozens on the City of San Francisco. The killer was never found.     Underwood Archives / Getty Images     The 'City of San Francisco' was America's most luxurious streamliner when it launched in 1938.   But only one year later, the train's engine slid off the rails into a Nevada riverbed - followed by five aptly named cars: The Presidio, Mission Dolores, Embarcadero, Twin Peaks and Chinatown.   Although survivors and onlookers had walked all over the scene, with some even taking pieces of the train and track as souvenirs, authorities quickly discovered the cause of the derailment: sabotage.         Up to 40% of flights delayed or cancelled by SFO runway closure     Justin Sullivan / Getty Images     San Francisco International Airport shut down its busiest runway to flight traffic for repairs on Saturday.   Since then, there have been more than 1,200 cancellations or delays, the majority of which are regional or intra-California flights.   The numbers were worse on Monday compared to today, but there are another two weeks to go until repairs are done.         Mysterious underground fire has been burning near Yosemite for 5 years     Carol Ewell / US Forest Service     For at least five years, a fire has been burning underground west of Yosemite, and foresters say they have no idea what started it or exactly how big it is.   A ranger said they aren't sure how deep the fire goes or what is fueling it because it's too dangerous to get a close look.         NRA sues San Francisco for declaring it a domestic terrorist organization     Justin T. Gellerson / New York Times     The National Rifle Association is suing the city and county of San Francisco and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for declaring it a domestic terrorist organization earlier this month.   In the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, the NRA claims that SF and the Board of Supervisors "adopted a new government policy: blacklist anyone linked to the NRA."         Where the Warriors went on vacation during their offseason     VCG / Getty Images     For the fifth straight year, the Golden State Warriors have had the shortest offseason in the league - one of the few downsides to repeatedly playing in the NBA Finals.   Nonetheless, the team has packed it in this offseason, both in terms of free agent drama and luxurious holidays.         San Francisco   • Uber announces 435 layoffs on product and engineering teams   • The Giants are giving out (basically) free flights   • Giants game and Dave Matthews Band concert expected to create traffic mess in Mission Bay   • Lyft announces safety changes advocated by victims in wake of scrutiny   • Green Day announces 2020 tour date in SF, goes wild on Twitter   • SF's 'cruelest landlord' is sued by her longtime attorney         Bay Area   • 'Blindspotting' star talks different Bay Area dialects   • No more 'blade' fare gates at Fruitvale BART   • 25 must-see murals and public art pieces in SF and Oakland   • Oakland Craftsman asking $898K is lovingly restored   • Kevin Durant on the Warriors: 'I'm just different from the rest of the guys'   • Vegetation fire in Novato prompts evacuations         California   • Trapped at a waterfall, they sent an SOS message in a water bottle and were rescued   • Trump pushing for crackdown on homeless camps in California   • Sacramento woman gets mercury poisoning from skin cream from Mexico   • Governor Newsom signs vaccine bills he demanded   • Kamala Harris memo left in restaurant, campaign's worries leaked         United States   • A 'curvy' high school swimmer won - only to be disqualified because of a 'suit wedgie'   • Trump fires John Bolton, says they 'disagreed strongly'   • FEMA officials, contractor accused of hurricane relief fraud   • Spirit Airlines says seat pitch is 'misleading'   • US seeks dismissal of tribes' lawsuit over Keystone pipeline         World   • Iranian female soccer fan dies after setting herself on fire   • Netanyahu pledges to annex heart of West Bank if re-elected   • Klay Thompson is having a lot of fun in China as #ChinaKlay trends on social media   • Italian officer in Marin teens murder case under investigation for being unarmed   • Crews in Bahamas keep finding more bodies, but official death toll rises slowly         In Case You Missed It   • 32 incredible sand masterpieces from a San Francisco native   • This Mission photo studio has been 'making it hot' for 100 years   • 'Last Week Tonight' host John Oliver announces SF sets   • Doing these five things could decrease your risk of Alzheimer's by 60 percent, new study shows         One More Thing   • Here's when you can get a new iPhone 11   See more of today's top headlines at SFGATE.com   P. 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