SF News Monday Lunchtime Links: SF Hotel Hacked Le Meridien San Francisco reportedly hit by hackers. [CBS 5] This [Associated Press] report on a Bend, Oregon public safety officer who allegedly went on a multi-state crime spree is utterly chilling. Now
SF News Westfield Centre Muggers Shake Man Down For School Supplies A group of muggers menaced a shopper at the Westfield Centre Friday afternoon, beating and robbing him as he used the restroom of the tony Market Street mall. The attack, says the San
SF News Victims Fight For Lives After Gunman Fires Into Crowd Outside Nightclub, Man On Capp Is Shot Two men were rushed to the hospital in critical condition this weekend, victims of separate shootings in which the suspects remain at large. At 10:37 p.m. on Saturday, police say that
SF News SFPD Conducts Sweep Of Mission Bike Chop Shops San Francisco Police Department Sergeant Matt Friedman is the Sisyphus of San Francisco. Since 2013, Friedman has been fighting bike theft not just on the streets but on Twitter as @SFPDBikeTheft, where he
SF News Monday Morning Linkdump: Should You Take Your Dog To Work? Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Your weekend ICYMI: A huge tree branch fell on
SF News Sunday Morning Coming Down: Do We Need Drone Balconies? Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Rain says that Florence Foster Jenkins is way more
SF News Saturday Morning Special: Salt Lake Man Decries SF 'Zombies' Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Second Act's second act won't involve food, apparently. [SFist]
SF News San Francisco Tent Dweller's Argument Ends In Alleged Arson A San Francisco tent dweller's shelter was damaged Thursday afternoon, following a heated argument in the Bayview. According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 59-year-old woman reported that her tent was set
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: Cheerios Headed To Court Fog prompts delays of up to an hour at SFO. [SF Examiner] Nearly 10 years after his death, homicide detectives are asking the public for help in solving the 2006 murder of a
SF News SFPD's Acting Top Cop Says He Wants The Chief Job For Real Though rumors have swirled that acting San Francisco Police Department Chief Toney Chaplin would soon be offered the role permanently, Chaplin has demurred, saying that he hasn't even thought about the topic. That
SF News Negotiation With Sex Worker Turns Into Knifepoint Robbery A man seeking to purchase sexual services from a woman got more than he bargained for Thursday afternoon, when a third party interrupted their transaction and robbed the aspiring customer at knifepoint. It
SF News Morning BART Fire Means Delays All Day Friday BART riders at 24 St. station headed to SFO/peninsula told:take alternative trans. due to track power cable issue. pic.twitter.com/BSDipE0wJB— Cbarnard (@CornellBarnard) August 12, 2016 Bay Area commuters are
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Where SF's Homicides Get Solved Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. BART announces very BART timeline to allow access to
SF News Happy Ending After Tenderloin Trio Swipes Man's Dogs An early-morning assault and dog theft ended happily Thursday, when police nabbed at least one of the alleged miscreants and reunited the pets with their guardian. Two suspects, an 18-year-old man and a
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Why TV Companies Snubbed Facebook Apple took a patent out on ring-shaped a wearable health device. [CNet] SF startup may outpace Google in the driverless car race. [Wired] [Facebook] claims that sci-fi readers like cats, not dogs. TV
SF News Deplorable Teen Camera Thief Dumps Man From Wheelchair Near AT&T Park A teenaged robber who attacked a man in a wheelchair remains at large today, following an early-morning mugging near Pier 40. It was 12:25 this morning when police say that the suspect
SF News Man With 'Numerous' Outstanding Warrants Arrested In Mission District Pokemon Go Theft The suspect in a August 4 strong arm robbery of a Pokemon Go player is a wanted man in three other cities, police announced Wednesday night. According to San Francisco Police Department Spokesperson
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: Instagram's Alleged Snapchat Castration Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Do "Common" tenants know they can get shares all
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: New MacBooks Rumored A San Mateo woman was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for killing her neighbor last year with a baseball bat. [Bay City News] Apple is preparing the first significant overhaul of its MacBook
SF News SF's Plummeting Crime Rate (Except For Homicides), By The Numbers As fans of The Wire* inevitably assure you, crime data, especially those from systems like Compstat, are infinitely, um, malleable. And yet, they are often the only method we have, especially given the
SF News Video: Disgruntled Muni Patron Claims Drivers Won't Stop For People Of Color A Muni patron who allegedly threatened to stab a streetcar operator after multiple buses passed him was detained by police on Market Street, after they learned that the rider had an outstanding warrant
SF News Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Yelp Shares Soar Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Here's what you should be doing. So, go! [SFist]
SF News SoMa Pedestrian Punched Over Bose Headphones A man walking on an infamously troubled San Francisco street was robbed Monday afternoon, attacked by a mugger who crept up on his headphone-wearing prey. The 37-year-old victim was walking near Folsom Street
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Supes' Anti-Lee Move Stymied A motion by the Board of Supervisors that would oppose state “by-right” development legislation and skirt Mayor Ed Lee’s veto of a resolution against it failed at a special meeting Monday. [SF
SF News Teen Busted For North Beach Cab Attack A 19-year-old man who was refused a ride by a North Beach taxi driver ended up behind bars late Sunday, when the confrontation escalated into a violent attack. According to the San Francisco
