SF News Alleged Silk Road Kingpin Grants First Interview, Wears Socks With Flip Flops Two weeks after his arrest on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges related to the online drug marketplace Silk Road, alleged proprietor Ross William Ulbricht has gone ahead and granted his first
SF News Man Shot, Killed In The Mission This city's most problematic neighborhood played host to a fatal shooting Monday morning. Near the intersection of 21st and Bartlett, a man was shot and killed at around 4:30 a.m. "When
Arts & Entertainment Watch The Hibernia Bank Get Graffiti Bombed Yesterday's Photo du Jour, shot by Bhautik Joshi, shows some choice or deplorable graffiti, depending on your views, atop the Hibernia Bank building at Jones and Market. Now here's video showing how graffiti
SF News Man Almost Beaten To Death Near Union Square A horrific incident took place near Union Square on Friday night. A man, found unconscious and bleeding from both ears, was discovered on Stockton and Bush, a few blocks from Union Square and
SF News Bouncy Castle Monger Steals $630K From Friend, Says 'Have a Nice Life' A San Jose man who was put in charge of a friend's finances while she entered a rehab program managed to spend every cent of an inheritance she had that was intended for
SF News Limo Chauffeur Hurt During Mission Robbery Attempt Over near 18th and Mission early Thursday morning, a limo driver was injured after an unsuccessful robbery attempt. "A driver for the San Francisco’s based Abala Limo Service told police that two
SF News Habitat For Humanity Crew Robbed At Gunpoint Eight members of the Habitat for Humanity crew in Oakland were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon while preparing for a visit by former President Jimmy Carter next week. Hardworking Habitat and AmeriCorps crew
Arts & Entertainment Check Out This 1885 Vice Map Of Chinatown There was a time when San Francisco was known more for its brothels, seedy boarding houses and gambling parlors than its high rents, tech companies and leather parties. And according to a rare
SF News Children Find Loaded Handgun Near Golden Gate Park Birthday Party A group of kids playing in the bushes during a birthday party in Golden Gate Park stumbled upon a a loaded handgun yesterday afternoon near the Conservatory of Flowers. According to a witness,
SF News Bank Robbed At Mid-Market Over on the 1300 block of Market near 9th Street, a bank (possibly a Wells Fargo) was robbed. The culprit used nothing more than a few words on paper. "The suspect entered the
SF News SFPD Seeking Video of Wednesday Fight That Led To Fatal Stabbing of Dodgers Fan The SFPD is on the hunt for two suspects who were part of a four-man group of Giants fans who attacked two Dodgers fans after the game at AT&T Park on
SF News Giants Release Statement Regarding Slain Dodgers Fan As we reported today, Jonathan Denver, 24, was fatally stabbed near Third and Harrison in SoMa just after Wednesday's game. The Giants released the following statement in the wake of his death. We
SF News Oakland Sideshow Shooting Caught On Video; Suspects Sought Here's a video of an illegal sideshow that ended with a shooting on Seventh Street in Oakland Saturday morning. "Police said that about 4:15 a.m. a Mazda and a Camaro involved
SF News Fan Violence Big Problem At Candlestick Park As SFist's 49ers reporter Daisy Barringer can attest, violence at Candlestick Park is an increasingly dangerous problem. In addition to Barringer's assault, which you can read all about here, a 40-year-old Niners fan
SF News Dogfighting Video Leads To SFPD Investigation SFPD's crowdsourcing unit is asking for the public's help in tracking down three suspects caught on video encouraging a dog fight in Hunters Point. In the video, the suspects can be seen slapping
SF News Reason #758392 To Never Leave The City Suburban teens. They're deplorable. For example... #Pleasanton PD will hold news conference at 9:30a.m. to update man beaten into coma after he asked teens to quiet down in front of his
SF News Teen Shot, Killed In Ingleside Shortly after getting off an M Ocean View line at the corner of Randolph and Bright streets, an unidentified 19-year-old man was shot and killed. The shooting happened at around 10 p.m.
Arts & Entertainment Daisy Does The Niners: Assaulted Twice At Candlestick Park (By Daisy Barringer) Yesterday at this time, I said to my friend, “Game Day is the best day. Seriously. What other day is this much fun?” And she agreed. Because on Game Day,
SF News Potrero Hill Shooting Leaves One Dead, Melee Follows A double shooting in the Potrero Hill neighborhood on Thursday night left one man dead and a woman injured. The incident happened a little before 8 PM near 23rd and Arkansas streets. "Officers
SF News Stabbing Suspect Flees On Bicycle Over near Polk and Pine on Tuesday night, the fuzz claim that a fight broke out at a nearby cafe, escalating into a stabbing. Ouch. "The victim and suspect met at a nearby
SF News Blind Reverend And Guide Dog Victim Of Hit-Run Sweet Jesus. Down in East Palo Alto, Albert Macklin, a Reverend of the New Sweet Home Church of God in Christ who also happens to be blind, was hit while crossing the street
SF News Marina Boat-Fuel Station Almost Burned Down On Sept. 11 The owner of a boat-fuel dock in the Marina says that an attempted arson at her business could have been tied to September 11. But it also might have been coincidental and just
SF News Two Shot In Oakland Over Weekend The violence in Oakland showed no signs of sluggishness over the weekend. Two men, who were shot in separate incidents, are expected to survive the most recent reports of East Bay terror. First
SF News More Oakland Neighborhoods Hiring Private Security Firms To Reduce Crime If the cops don't show up, what's a worried neighborhood to do? As cash-strapped, crime-challenged cities like Detroit, L.A., Atlanta, and Oakland face continually dwindling budgets and smaller police forces, there's been
SF News The S.F. Public Library Remains A Dangerous Place In case you doubted that the public library, in particular the Main Library at Civic Center, is an awful place with a clientele akin to the dreaded Walgreen's at 9th and Market, we