Firefighters were scrambling Friday to replace toys lost when The City's biggest blaze in more than seven years left as many as 60 people homeless at the height of the holiday season.The effort to help those displaced by the blaze came after firefighters saw ruined gifts strewn in the wreckage near the city's historic Alamo Square, Chief Joanne Hayes-White said. Read More

A man walking in a crosswalk at Divisadero and Fell streets in San Francisco was struck by a car making a left turn Wednesday morning. The accident was reported at 7:03 a.m. at the intersection of Divisadero and Fell streets in the Panhandle neighborhood of San Francisco, San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said. Read More

A reported stabbing called San Francisco firefighters out to a Western Addition neighborhood early this morning, but when they got there, the victim was gone.The incident was reported at 6:55 a.m. at the intersection of Fulton and Fillmore streets near Alamo Square, according to the Fire Department.When firefighters arrived, however, there was no one to be seen, the Fire Department said.aburack@sfexaminer.com Read More

One person was displaced by a two-alarm fire near San Francisco’s Alamo Square on Tuesday morning, a fire dispatcher said.The blaze was reported at 1127 Elm St. at 12:58 a.m. and firefighters had the fire under control by 1:37 a.m., the dispatcher said.No one was injured and the American Red Cross was contacted to assist the displaced resident with temporary housing.The cause of the fire is under investigation. Read More