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Former San Francisco Police Commission President L. Julius M. Turman, right, was found dead in his home on Sunday. (Mira Laing/Special to S.F. Examiner)

Former SF Police Commission President Turman dies at 52

Former Police Commission President Julius Turman, the labor and employment attorney who…

 

Warren Haynes, second from left, brings his band Gov’t Mule to The Fox Theater next week. (Courtesy Jacob Blickenstaff)

Busy Warren Haynes finds time for Gov’t Mule

Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes certainly hasn’t suffered from serving too many masters.…

 

J. Geils, founder of the 1980s hitmaking band, was found dead at his home in Massachusetts. (Courtesy photo)

RIP J. Geils

John Warren Geils Jr., founder of The J. Geils Band (which hit…

 

Singer and poet Leonard Cohen performs at the piazza Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2010. Cohen died Thursday at the age of 82. (Courtesy photo)

Night comes on for Leonard Cohen, dead at 82

Leonard Cohen, the legendary Canadian singer and poet, has died at 82.…

Singer and poet Leonard Cohen performs at the piazza Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2010. Cohen died Thursday at the age of 82. (Courtesy photo)
A vigil for the gorilla Harambe, who was killed after a youngster fell into the animal’s enclosure, took place outside the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Monday. (AP/John Minchillo)

Scoop: Accident, gorilla death at Ohio zoo spark outcry

A 3-year-old boy who somehow got into an enclosure at the Cincinnati…

A vigil for the gorilla Harambe, who was killed after a youngster fell into the animal’s enclosure, took place outside the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Monday. (AP/John Minchillo)
Songwriters' songwriter Guy Clark, pictured in 2012, died at his home in Nashville. He was 74. (Wade Payne/ Invision/AP)

Scoop: Respected Texas songwriter Guy Clark dies at 74

Another musical great has passed: Poet and raconteur Guy Clark died Tuesday…

Songwriters' songwriter Guy Clark, pictured in 2012, died at his home in Nashville. He was 74. (Wade Payne/ Invision/AP)
Eagles’ co-founnder Glenn Frey, pictured performing in 2010, died in New York after battling multiple ailments. (Ralph Freso/AP)

Scoop: Eagles’ Glenn Frey checks out, but won’t leave fans’ hearts

There’s definitely a heartache tonight. Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey, who, with Don…

Eagles’ co-founnder Glenn Frey, pictured performing in 2010, died in New York after battling multiple ailments. (Ralph Freso/AP)
Owen Sweeney/Invision/APMark McGrath of the rock band Sugar Ray performs on the Under The Sun 2013 Tour at The Electric Factory on Saturday

Mark McGrath debunks death hoax, PR firm takes blame

It was a hot Hollywood mystery: Who killed Mark McGrath? The 46-year-old…

Owen Sweeney/Invision/APMark McGrath of the rock band Sugar Ray performs on the Under The Sun 2013 Tour at The Electric Factory on Saturday