Due to the violence the plagued last year's 49ers vs Raiders game (an exhibition battle between San Francisco and Oakland), the "Battle of the Bay" has been cancelled. Which: good. A fight inside the stadium during last year's bout, if you recall, spilled into the parking lot and resulted in two people getting shot. (One of the victims was sporting a "Fuck the 49ers" t-shirt, which irked several lunatic Oakland San Francisco fans.) more ›

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi received a one-day jail sentence and three years of probation Monday for falsely imprisoning his wife, Eliana Lopez, during a fight that allegedly resulted in his bruising her. The Chronicle breathlessly reports, "An emotional Mirkarimi said outside the courtroom that he accepted full responsibility for his actions. He will get credit for the time he has already spent in jail." more ›

Shareef Allman, the 47-year-old San Jose resident still at large for the shooting deaths of three people at the Permanente Quarry, hosted a community access show on CreaTV called Real to Real where he preached non-violence and interviewed "several notable African-Americans," like Jesse Jackson. more ›

More bad behavior unveiled itself at Candlestick Park on Sunday. During the Niners victorious opening game, a (presumably intoxicated) man was pinched by stadium fuzz for trying to pee on other fans. SF Examiner reports: "According to police, security reported the man was 'attempting to urinate on people in the bathroom and trying to incite fights with other fans.' It took several officers to get the man handcuffed and on the ground, but the man kicked one of the security guards in the shin, police said." more ›

Jed York set the tone for yesterday's press conference with 49ers team officials and Mayor Ed Lee when he told the press, "the degenerate behavior that happened on Saturday is not going to be tolerated." And after confirming rumors we heard yesterday that the team would ask the league to cancel the yearly San Francisco-East Bay rivalry game, York laid out the team's new guidelines for tailgating at Candlestick Park. more ›

ecause of American football's atrocious yet accepted violent nature -- well, specifically due to Saturday's Raiders and 49ers game that ended in two shootings and at least one assault at Candlestick Park -- "a high-ranking NFL source said it is certain that the 49ers and Raiders will end their annual exhibition game against each other," reports the Mercury News. more ›

Members of the Santa Rosa SWAT team were at the South Park Day and Night Festival on Saturday. They were there to demonstrate to attendees what they do and, most notably, to show off their big weaponry. Many participants, it seems, were furious over the fact that they allowed children to hold their guns. Some as young as 5. more ›

A mind-bending five other cities are considered more violent than Oakland, according to 2010 FBI crime data. A 24/7 Wall Street review of said data revealed that, to the shock of no one, violent crime rose in the largest and poorest cities in the U.S., "particularly those which have been in decline for some time." more ›

Well, this is disgusting. At Wednesday night's Prince concert at Oakland Arena, a man was beaten by concert goers after catching the purple one's guitar. Prince typically tosses his guitar into the audience at the end of the show, which we thought was the artist's way of giving back to his fans, or whatever. more ›

A threat of violence, via graffiti sprayed on a bathroom wall, prompted some classes cancelations at UC Santa Cruz today. According to Santa Cruz Sentinel, here's what happened: "On Jan. 11, UCSC administration announced in a campuswide e-mail that graffiti found in a men's bathroom in the Social Sciences 2 building contained a threat of violence to be carried out today." more ›

The events today in Arizona were horrific and disturbing to say the least. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims, including federal judge John Roll, and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who remains in critical condition. more ›

The most sordid and sensational story to come out over the weekend is the brutal stabbing and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by her 14-year-old neighbor, who broke into the girl's house late Saturday night/early Sunday morning while she was sleeping. The victim ultimately escaped the home, running to a neighbor's house to call 911 after being stabbed 30 times. The victim's 18-month-old brother, whom she was babysitting at the time, was also stabbed after he woke up during the assault. This all took place on Balsam Way in Vacaville, and the victim's mother was out all night, returning at 9 a.m. without knowing anything of what had happened. more ›

Griffith Rutherford Harsh V, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's deplorable son, was accused of sexually assaulting a classmate while attending Princeton. Gawker's Maureen O'Connor, who broke the story, has the frightening accusation: more ›

Following three recent, violent attacks on elderly Asian-American people by young African-American men in both SF and Oakland, Gavin is holding a conference today to discuss growing tensions within the two communities. Tomorrow afternoon, Asian-American community leaders will be convening a public meeting on the steps of City Hall to draw attention to the issue as well. more ›

Did you wait in line on Saturday to purchase a new "game changing" iPad? Well, a few teens from Pittsburgh did. They bought the new $500+ Apple product, which was finally released this past weekend, only to smash it to bits with a baseball bat. Kids these days. Thankfully, the rapscallions captured it on video. Watch it after the jump. more ›

You probably heard about the ungodly and totally uncalled-for shooting that took place during Sunday services at a Richmond church this past weekend — an act which, because it's so fucked up, may just propel Richmond ahead of Vallejo as the worst place to be in the Bay Area right now. Well, Richmond police now have one of their three suspects in custody, a 15-year-old male, following a series of search warrants served in the last few days. Two African-American males remain at large in the shooting of two brothers, ages 14 and 19, both of whom survived. more ›

The Solano County sherriff's office say there's been a 25% uptick in the number of permits for concealed weapons, following on a crime wave in Vallejo which has included the shooting of an ice cream truck driver and a crazed teen mob that attacked a city worker. (We also might take this moment to remind you of a little girl who was shot in bed last June.) As KCBS reports, there have been a large number of individuals and business hitting up gun stores and security firms in efforts to protect themselves against any potential threats. They talked to one Bill Morgan who owns a store called Guns, Fishing and Other Stuff in Vacaville, who's been getting a lot of calls from Vallejo. more ›

19-year-old Puerto Rican teenager Jorge Mercado was stabbed, dismembered and beheaded last week by 25-year-old Juan Martinez Matos, and Matos has since confessed to the crime using the gay panic defense. Matos was allegedly out looking for women in an area known for prostitution, and he met Mercado, who was there dressed in drag. Upon discovering that Mercado was a man, Matos stabbed him, and proceeded to dismember the body in a rage. more ›

SFPD has released a sketch of the man suspected of stabbing 11-year-old Hatim Mansori a couple of weeks ago on Muni in an unprovoked attack. Here's the description again: more ›

Cal State East Bay senior Jamonte Turner, 23, was gunned down at Third Street and Harrison at 2 a.m. shortly after leaving Boss Nightclub on April 18. Celebrating a night out with his colleagues, he and his friends were allegedly harassed by a group of guys once the club closed. A verbal dispute occurred outside the venue, leading to gunfire from the group of harassing men. As the friends scattered, Turner "was among those running on Third, [and] was shot from behind. He managed to make it across the street before he collapsed at Third and Folsom." He died at the scene. Police still have no leads as to who did this or the group of men involved. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact teh SFPD violent crime line at 415-575-4444. more ›

Part of SOMA's trend in escalating violence, two people were stabbed a little before 1:30 a.m. this morning at 5th and Stevenson Streets (next to the Westfield Shopping Center and the Louie-Bloo!) more ›

Violence at SF nightclubs has been all the rage this year - all nine days, that is - and now a summit is being held this month in order to curb the violent tomfoolery. A few choice incidences to refresh your memory: Marcus Pepper, 26, was killed on New Year's Day outside a Ninth Street warehouse SOMA party; Clarence Corbin 34, was shot outside Jelly's Dance Cafe in Mission Bay; Club Vessel was, well, Club Vessel; and much to no one's surprise, two women were attacked by two male Antiochians outside 715 Harrison this past Sunday. more ›