You don't have to write the SFist Blotter to notice that we've had a disturbing uptick in violent crime over the last few weeks -- we've now had 14 murders in the last 17 days, with six murders taking place this weekend. Two parents were shot in front of their children on Friday night in Mission Terrace (the five-year-old knocked on doors in the neighborhood until someone came out to help), a man killed his......

Love, valor, compassion. We always wish our new year's resolutions were more altruistic, but year after year, our desire to look better "and sexier" tops the list . On January 1st we usually pledge to streamline our wardrobe, work out like a maniac and go on a possibly life threatening diet. So to start 2007 in style we decided to get rid of all of these resolutions in one fell swoop: a 5 minute 10 lbs slimming strategy, guaranteed to spice up our sex lives and please our inner diva, AKA a corset. ...

The family and friends of missing local man Jerry Tang have been doing a good job of keeping themselves in the public eye, with a recent appearance on KTVU and pursuit of a new lead. On January 7, the Financial District, North Beach, and SOMA were canvassed based on a December 16 possible sighting by a security guard in the 1 California area. In that sighting: (A) security guard was walking the perimeter of 1......

This January, registered California domestic partners will be entitled to most of the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. Our Family Coalition is putting on a free seminar this Saturday in Oakland to explain the new rules....