The folks at Parkmerced, the big suburban-ish development out by the ocean near Lake Merced, are looking to add 7,000 new units, effectively adding 10,000 or more people to the city's population. more ›

You know that dead body dragged out of Lake Merced earlier this week? Well, no one seems to know who he is, so the police are asking for the public's help. According to the Examiner, John Doe is a white male who appeared to be about 50 years of age...5 feet seven inches tall, weighing 167 pounds with dark brown hair and an undetermined eye color. He had no tattoos or jewelry, and was wearing a green sweatshirt, a red T-shirt, green boxer shorts, and one green dress sock when his body was discovered." Also, he has an "identifiable surgical scar on his left shoulder," as well as a a "surgical screw and wire in that shoulder." Know the guy? Then, please, call the Medical Examiner’s Office at 415-553-1694. more ›

A kayaker in Lake Merced on Sunday spotted a dead body floating in the reeds on the east side of the lake. Police and the Medical Examiner showed up to drag it out, but nothing is known yet about the identity of the body or the cause of death. Call this Reason #23 not to do outdoorsy things, especially kayaking in Lake Merced.
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A stone’s throw from Lake Merced and San Francisco Zoo, there’s a secluded land where the scent of freshly cut and watered grass wafts through the air. Where the juniper bushes are neatly sculptured and the single-family houses are defiantly unattached to one another. Where untidiness of yard and home is possibly met with scorn and derision among whispering neighbors. On Country Club Drive between Berkshire and Ocean, landscaping is king, putting green lawns and rock gardens remain all the rage, and the number of residents in the 20-39 age bracket appears to be minimal, at most. This block may be an allergy sufferer’s or Mission hipster’s nightmare, and its name may portend false images of Chase and Hilary Whitebread whizzing off in their electric golf cart to the first tee, all bent out of shape about how “the help” failed for the third time this month to feed Shrilly the Pomeranian her Alpo Premium. But, holy smokes, the street’s called “Country Club Drive,” and it’s in San Francisco. We could not resist its pull. more ›

The Chron's got the wrapup of the results from this year's problem-solving Chronicle Watch reports -- from October 2005-October 2006. We've got a wrap-up of the wrap-up, right here! more ›

Seniors at San Jose's Independence High aren't talking about who super-glued 180 classroom and library door locks on the first day of finals, even after the principal canceled the senior picnic and the school offered a $500 reward for information. A freshman said, "I thought it was mean. If I get an F on my final, I'm going to blame the seniors." more ›

When God Winked opens The Marsh's new space in Berkeley. more ›

Bay Area crime roundup more ›