The suspect charged with viciously kicking a toddler for no reason at a Golden Gate Park playground Monday did not appear for her arraignment Thursday because she was reportedly too busy yelling and screaming in her holding cell. More details have been released about the epic meltdown in which 24-year-old Sabryna Bell allegedly terrorized multiple children and their parents at the Koret Children’s Quarter Playground. Read More

A couple strolling through Golden Gate Park on Thursday morning passed by a tree with a small white sign attached to it saying the perennial is on the chopping block. The tree is one of 155 that the Recreation and Park Department plans to remove from Golden Gate Park in the coming months. It also plans to plant more. The project is the second phase of a program that targets hazardous trees throughout the park, which has an estimated 25,000 trees and 13 million annual visitors. Read More

There’s nothing like misplaced expectations to muck everything up. For years, Pacific Catch was just a massive, hokey-looking spot I’d spy while cruising down Lincoln Way. I never paid it much mind; chain restaurants rarely make it on the radar. Then I was struck by that dastardly rule of threes. In a one-month period, three different people — one a food writer — told me Pacific Catch was much better than it looked. Read More

Most neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks are quiet, quasi-suburban enclaves with intermittent commercial centers where residents gather often, and which outsiders frequent once in a blue moon. Many people move to the outerlands and Avenues to escape the bustle of the eastern part of The City and visit shops and eateries frequented primarily by neighbors. Read More