At least two women, and possibly a third, were shot in front of a taqueria during an apparent drive-by shooting in the Tenderloin aroudn 1 p.m. this afternoon. According to a witness, a white or gray van sped up Leavenworth towards Ellis when he heard gunshots and saw the van speeding away. The two victims we both shot in the lower parts of their bodies and were taken to S.F. General to be treated for their injuries which were not considered life threatening. more ›

A guy who was a 'person of interest' in a Rohnert Park homicide was in a two-hour standoff with police inside a building at Post and Hyde. And he is now deceased. more ›

The fuzz responded to a call about a stabbing near the always-lively intersection of Turk and Hyde in the always-exciting Tenderloin. When they arrived, officers found a 57-year-old man "heavily bleeding," who is now in the hospital suffering life-threatening injures. more ›

A 44-year-old Tenderloin denizen has been sentenced to three years in prison for stalking and harassing a group of French nuns who run a soup kitchen on Turk Street. Dionn Taylor was accused of flashing and generally perving over the nuns, including one incident on the night of his arrest in November when a police officer observed him exposing his pubic area to the nuns through a window into the soup kitchen at 54 Turk Street. more ›

A man was relieved of his leftover change after stopping in to a Tenderloin liquor store to make a purchase Tuesday night. As the 38-year-old victim left the shop at Turk and Jones around 11:40 p.m., still holding the shiny remnants of a broken dollar bill, three suspects approached him and demanded he hand over his money. Two of the suspects knocked him to the ground and stole his change, while the third reportedly cut the victim twice on the neck. more ›

Over on the worrisome 400 block of Turk Street, a woman woke up Tuesday morning to an intruder sitting on her bed. A physical struggle took place, "and the intruder struck the woman in the face numerous times, according to SF Appeal. Fortunately, the victim was able to get him out of her apartment before he caused her further harm. more ›

A shooting and a stabbing shook the already shaken Tenderloin this morning, both incidents unrelated. First, police responded to a shooting was a little after 3 a.m. near Larkin and O'Farrell streets. The victim was taken to a hospital, and no arrests have been made. more ›

54-year-old John Ellis was arrested and charged after robbing a market on the 1400 block of Polk Street Friday evening. Ellis allegedly waited in line for the cashier, and when the young woman behind the counter opened her cash drawer, he threw an unidentified chemical in her face and grabbed for the cash. He then ran out the door, where the store manager tried to stop him, and was pursued by a 41-year-old good samaritan who witnessed the chemical attack. Ellis continued running toward Polk and Clay where the 41-year-old ultimately grappled with him and Ellis allegedly then stabbed him in the chest with some scissors. more ›

In our little corner of the world over on the northern edge of the Tenderloin District, which, as we all know, is rife with culture and nightlife, we hear shouts of "Call 9-1-1!" on a frequent basis. Our usual routine when this occurs involves bracing ourselves, grabbing our phones, and taking a peek out the window. more ›

A spat over a kitchen light turned into a harrowing boiling-oil attack Tuesday morning between two San Francisco roommates living in the Tenderloin. "The victim told police he was in the kitchen reading when the suspect came in and started heating the cooking oil in a pan to make some food," reports CBS 5. "The roommate then left the kitchen and turned off the light, but the victim turned it back on, apparently angering the roommate, who allegedly grabbed the pan and flung the boiling oil at the victim, scalding his face and his arms." (Something to about that the next time you fail to pay your fair share of the utilities.) more ›

While it's not as disturbing as Sunday's incident on Julian Avenue or the too-common occurrence on Sixth Street, we are now duty-bound to document the wave of knife-involved crime that has been sweeping the city in 2012. Could this be a result of San Francisco's burgeoning knife culture? Hard to say, really, but last night just before 10 p.m. a teenage victim received life-threatening stab wounds in a dispute over cellular telephone. more ›

We always assumed self-consciousness, not price, kept people from marking their bodies with tattoos. But here we see a gaggle of ink fans queued outside Let It Bleed tattoo parlor on Polk Street, waiting to take advantage of a Valentine's Day special. SFist contacted Let It Bleed for more details. They explained: "We had a sheet of Valentine themed tattoos for just $25." more ›

Two civil lawsuits were filed today on behalf of the City of San Francisco against two Tenderloin businesses that are considered "host businesses" for drug sales and the fencing of stolen property. The businesses are Barah's Market at the corner of Leavenworth and Turk, and Razan Deli & Grocery nearby at 391 Ellis Street. City Attorney Dennis Herrera says these lawsuits were needed to help kids and seniors and to "create an environment where people can thrive and be the best we can be." more ›

Here's a slightly odd item for the blotter: A man in his 30s ran into a building Saturday night around 7:20 p.m. on the 100 block of Hyde Street claiming he had been shot. Police who responded to the scene found that the man had actually been stabbed. Was he drunk? more ›

If these two recent crime reports are any indication, the transition to 2012 was a stabby one for San Francisco. In less than a week, arguments over the price of crack cocaine and the outcome of a Mission District soccer match ended in unfortunate stabbings. more ›

Dozens of people are out of a home tonight after a fire on shady Eddy Street consumed an apartment building. "The fire at a six-story, 40-unit apartment building at 347 Eddy St. was reported just after 8 a.m.," reports SF Examiner. 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 ›

Not that we have any right to complain (it's been over five years since we last blacked out at this fine music venue), but Polk Street rock 'n' roll/hustler staple Kimo's (1351 Polk) is on the market, and its future doesn't look good. more ›

Recall back in September when we stepped in a proposed plan to install streetside public toilets in the Tenderloin. At the time the plan promised to bring eco-friendly, drug use-free johns to some of the nastiest corners of the neighborhood, but wasn't quite ready for public input. Fast forward two months and the pooplet plan has apparently acquired enough fiber to take suggestions from the community at large. more ›

A tenderloin mugging victim, left beaten and bloodied after her attacker realized she had no money, decided to seek out medical attention from some other downtrodden and financially strapped San Franciscans early this morning, Bay City News reports. According to an SFPD spokesman, after the woman realized she had been stabbed at around 3:45 a.m, her "husband came to the scene and they decided to ... take a cab down to the Occupy SF event because there's a medical tent there." more ›