It was a heartbreaking work of staggering idiocy.A man was rushed to the hospital with chest pains Tuesday after allegedly committing the stressful act of robbery on a Muni bus. Read More
A man was shot in the Bayview on Wednesday night, police said.
The 18-year-old victim was reportedly shot in the shoulder about 9:15 p.m. in the Double Rock housing complex.
Officers from a substation in the complex heard the shots and found the victim with gunshot wounds to his shoulder and arm, police said. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, but his injuries are not life-threatening. Read More
Tripping during the Zazzle Bay to Breakers not only kept a man from reaching the finish line, but it landed him in jail.Daniel Frank, 21, of Santa Clara is facing serious charges after allegedly taking a hard drug, possibly LSD, during the zany 12-kilometer footrace. Police said he went wacko along the racecourse, ripping out a woman’s hair, attacking other participants and tearing off a police officer’s badge while resisting arrest Sunday in Golden Gate Park. Read More
A two-alarm fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to a former police station in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood on Tuesday, a fire department spokeswoman said.
The fire was reported at 1:06 p.m. at 2300 Third St., located on the southwest corner of Third and 20th streets.
The blaze was extinguished in about an hour and did not injure any firefighters or civilians, fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said Wednesday. Read More
Police announced the arrest Monday of a second man in connection with the slaying of Robert Musial, who was robbed and beaten to death April 27 with at least one skateboard in Golden Gate Park.
On Thursday, 33-year-old transient Jeremy Brinker was taken into custody in the town of Weed, located in Siskiyou County, San Francisco police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said Monday. Read More
Two or three nights every week, Vajra Granelli hits the town to see what San Francisco’s nightlife has to offer.
But he is not looking to party.
Granelli is the sole inspector with the Entertainment Commission. And with more than 400 permits to keep tabs on — such as for live music and DJs — he has his work cut out for him. Read More
Two people were injured in separate shootings early Sunday in North Beach and Potrero Hill, police said.
The first incident occurred at 2:18 a.m. at Montgomery and Vallejo streets near Broadway. According to police, two groups of people shot at each other for unknown reasons.
A man was hit in the leg, police Sgt. Michael Andraychak said. The victim, a 19-year-old from the city of Richmond, was hospitalized and is reportedly in stable condition. Read More
Authorities are trying to piece together exactly what happened Monday that led to a man in a wheelchair being fatally struck by a Muni train at the Civic Center station. Read More
A woman has stepped forward with allegations that she was sexually assaulted while anesthetized by a man who is alleged to have run an illegal dermatology clinic in the Mission district.
Prosecutors said Carlos Guzmangarza, 49, of San Francisco, impersonated a legally practicing Bay Area physician’s assistant named Carlos Guzman while operating an illegal dermatology practice, called Derma Clinic, in the 2500 block of Mission Street. Read More
The massive 420 gathering in Golden Gate Park on Friday was a sobering experience for a teen who was stabbed in the arm while trying to save his female friend from being hit on.The incident, police say, was the only violent disruption during the gathering on Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park, which occurs every April 20. The day is a celebration of marijuana, said to have begun at San Rafael High School in 1971, when about a dozen pot smokers met daily to smoke at 4:20 p.m. Read More
