Two people were shot in the city's notorious Bayview neighborhood Thursday night. A man and woman were both shot in the leg at around 7:50 p.m. on the in the 4600 block of Third Avenue. SF Examiner reports, "Police said [they had] no one in custody, but San Francisco Police officers remain on the scene to investigate the incident." more ›

San Francisco Police are calling for witnesses and information after a woman in the Bayview was seen being assaulted and possibly kidnapped in broad daylight last Saturday afternoon. According to Bay City News, a witness saw two male suspects beating up a woman before shoving her in to a maroon Land Rover around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Police put out an APB for the vehicle and checked for surveillance video from nearby businesses, but have so far turned up empty handed. more ›

Gunshots rang out in three separate shooting incidents this Saturday — two in the Bayview and one during a mugging in Bernal Heights. In the first Bayview incident a 20-year-old man was shot on a T-Third Muni platform near Gilman Avenue. more ›

A man killed in Bayview Thursday night was San Francisco's second homicide of 2012. The unidentified victim was sitting inside his car at the intersection of Jennings Street and Revere Avenue around 8:20 p.m. when someone came up to him, asked for drugs, and then was shot. more ›

Neighborhood-specific Occupy protests are happening simultaneously today in four 'hoods around the city which organizers say have experienced the highest rates of "eviction for profit." 99-percenters are being called to gather in the following locations, starting at 11 a.m. in the Bayview, noon in the Castro, 1 p.m. in the Mission, and 2 p.m. in the 'Loin, followed by a "mass march" at 3 p.m. from Justin Herman Plaza. more ›

Former sheriff's deputy Carolyn Gage brought a small portion of the Occupy movement to the Bayview yesterday, where she vowed to reclaim the home she lost to foreclosure. Gage led a group of about 50 protesters, including Supervisor John Avalos, members of Occupy SF and organizers from Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, on a march down a two-block stretch of Quesada Avenue where 11 homes are facing foreclosure and four families have already been evicted. Now she's back, occupying the house her father built (and a bank in Florida evicted her from), with no plans to leave. more ›

Near the intersection of Shafter Avenue and Jennings Street this morning, a man was shot while sitting in his car. "The 38-year-old victim was sitting in the car when a female fired a shotgun through the passenger door of the vehicle, reports BCN (via KTVU). "The bullet struck the man in the upper lip, and he was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening." more ›

San Francisco Police claim they've recovered the gun involved in the shooting death of Kenneth Harding. No weapon was found at the scene initially, leading many to believe fare officers were at fault for the killing. It was later revealed that Harding died from a bullet separate from the bullets used by the cops. Eve Batey at SF Appeal now reports that police claim they recovered the gun. more ›

In response to tension sparked by Kenneth Harding reportedly shooting himself to death while trying to evade fare police earlier this month, several pastors "stood on a Muni platform Monday in San Francisco's Bayview district and handed out money to strangers." It's all part of a campaign to somehow help alleviate anger and frustration due to there being an unusual amount of cops manning the T-Third line. more ›

What authorities initially claimed as a justifiable self-defense killing, SFPD now says that Kenneth Harding died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. "Police had originally said Harding had turned and fired at the officers, who returned fire and fatally struck him," reports SF Appeal. "However, the bullet believed to have killed Harding was removed from his head by the medical examiner, who discovered it was a .380-caliber bullet, which is not consistent with the service ammunition used by San Francisco police." more ›

On Wednesday night, Police Chief Greg Suhr headed back to his old neighborhood to discuss Saturday's justifiable shooting death of 19-year-old parolee Kenneth Harding. Instead of answering questions, Suhr received a chilly reception and was eventually booed off stage. The Chronicle reports: more ›

"They can't shoot us all -- fuck the police," reads a banner carried by a smattering of people following yesterday's protest in Dolores Park. The protest was over the unfortunate yet justifiable shooting death of Kenneth Harding, 19, who was killed in Bayview on Saturday after using a firearm against SFPD officers. more ›

Oh dear. A protest is planned today in Dolores Park over the shooting death of murder suspect Kenneth Harding, 19, who was killed by SFPD officers in Bayview on Saturday after evading fare and using a firearm. Even the more left among us are cocking their eyebrows at this alleged civil rights protest. more ›

With shouts of "fuck the police" filling the background, the following (very graphic) video shows SFPD officers just moments after they shot and killed armed 19-year-old Kenneth Harding on Saturday. You can see Harding try to move several times, bob his head up and down, while his blood grows wider on the sidewalk. more ›

A 19-year-old allegedly armed man was fatally shot in Bayview at about 4:40 p.m. this evening after he ran from police conducting a Muni fare inspection along the T-Third line on the platform at Third and Oakdale. The officers approached the victim when he got off the train without proof of payment, and the victim fled. more ›

Another day, another shooting in the Bayview. Early Friday morning, a Department of Parking and Traffic employee was plugged in the shoulder blade while working near Palou Avenue and Quint Street. "While making a U-turn or a similar maneuver around 8:30 a.m., a nearby driver became upset and began to curse and become belligerent," reports KTVU. "The DPT driver drove away to avoid an altercation when the suspect opened fire at the DPT truck." After firing several shots, the driver hit the worker who was later treated for non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made. more ›

On Tuesday afternoon, a 5-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl where whisked to San Francisco General Hospital after tumbling out of a second-story window on the 2600 block of Newhall Street. While their exact condition has not been made public, they were awake when emergency crews arrived at the scene. No word yet on what exactly led to their trip the window. more ›

Bayview / Stabbing: A 21-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times in broad daylight near the intersection of Third Street and Oakdale Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Her injuries are considered to be non-life-threatening. No arrests have been made. [KTVU] more ›

The 19-year-old man shot by teens getting off the 44 O'Shaughnessy on Thursday is expected to survive. If you recall, young men, described as being between 13 and 15 years old, got off of the bus and began firing at the victim. He was hit several times in the torso. more ›

An 18-year-old 19-year-old man was shot by a group of teens getting off a Muni bus in the city's janky Bayview district this morning. "The shooting was reported at 8:02 a.m. near the intersection of Palou Avenue and Newhall Street," reports KTVU. "The suspects, described as boys between 13 and 15 years old, got off of a Muni bus and began firing at the victim." According to the Examiner, the hooligans "hopped off a 44 O'Shaughnessy bus and began shooting." more ›

At around 7:30 p.m. last night, a speeding car crashed into a parked truck, killing the driver. "A gold Saturn station wagon was traveling at a 'high rate of speed' when it went out of control and slammed into a parked truck," reports SF Appeal. Three others were injured after the collision. The accident occurred in the Bayview District near Revere Avenue and Griffith. Street. more ›

Friend of SFist Matt Baume wrote an intriguing piece this week on Bayview Greenwaste, a little company in the Bayview that produces tons of mulch and gives it away for free, and they're the ones responsible (in part) for the huge explosion of urban agriculture projects all around the city in recent years -- most notably, Hayes Valley Farm. more ›

Mission / Stabbing: A fight broke out at the door of a residence at 18th & Capp on Saturday evening that resulted in a stabbing. Someone was arrested but details are sketchy. As Mission Local reports, "At 6:30 p.m., the puddle of blood outside of 323 Capp Street at 18th Street was still wet, as was the trail of bloody sneaker prints leading away from the doorway." more ›

SFist's favorite crime reporter Mike Aldax over at the Examiner brings us an update today on the case of last month's home invasion and slaying of Dennis Wayne Dixon. In the earlier Chron report, Dixon's niece had speculated that the motive for the crime was robbery, because her uncle was "flashy" and wore a lot of jewelry. Now Aldax recounts the night that these "heartless thugs rang the doorbell of [Dixon's] Palou Avenue home," and further reports that a third, previously unknown suspect is scheduled to be arraigned today in connection with the crime. more ›

The Chronicle's Victoria Colliver penned a fascinating story in today's issue, one that mentions an "online report card on the health of San Franciscans" that's being introduced today "by a consortium of public and private health groups." The report will, ideally, help improve parts of the city when it comes to public health. more ›

During a reported robbery attempt, an Internal Revenue Service special agent shot and wounded a man in Bayview during an attempted mugging. Police spokesman Sgt. Troy Dangerfield told BCN (via CBS 5) that "two suspects approached the agent and attempted a robbery. At some point the agent fired a gun at the suspects, hitting one in the torso...the wounded suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive." An IRS spokesperson confirms that the agent was on-duty at the time of the shooting. more ›

Early this morning, the Board of Supervisors signed off on the environmental impact report on a gargantuan $8 billion re-imagining of the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. The redevelopment plan, as conceived by Lennar, "calls for creating a neighborhood of 10,500 homes, plus parks and amenities on the 720-acre site of the former shipyard. The development also includes 3.5 million square feet of commercial space -- the planners envision a center of green technology -- as well as 800,000 square feet of retail and 320 acres of open space and parks," reports SF Business Times. more ›

At around 9:15 p.m. at Keith Street and Quesada Avenue on Saturday night, a man was stabbed, resulting in his hospitalization. He is in stable condition. What's more, the man accused of said stabbing was arrested. So, there you have it. [via SF Appeal] more ›