SF News Scenes from Oakland After Mehserle Verdict Images from Oakland shortly after the Johannes Mehserle verdict was announced. Reactions ranged from calm and peaceful to violent and abrasive, including several small incidents of looting and arson. Read SFist's continuing coverage
SF News Mehserle's Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction: Right or Wrong? BART cop Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter today. Do you agree with the jury? Do You Agree With Mehserle's Involuntary Manslaughter Verdict?survey software Read SFist's continuing coverage of the verdict
SF News UPDATED: Johannes Mehserle: Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter A Los Angeles jury reached a verdict: BART cop Johannes Mehserle is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. He was convicted of killing Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009. Involuntary manslaughter comes with a
SF News Verdict Reached In Mehserle Case; Announcement at 4 p.m. The jury has reached a verdict in the Mehserle case. Johannes Mehserhle, accused of killing Oscar Grant on New Year's Day at the Frutivale platform, faces a conviction of 2nd degree murder (15
SF News Pink Saturday Stays, Says D8 Supe Candidates Local homosexual newspaper The Bay Area Reporter reports that the District 8 (The Castro!) candidates, each one of them, promise an intact Pink Saturday for 2011. Even after this year's typically fey fete
SF News Golden Gate Stabbing Victim Identified Police identified the man who was stabbed to death in Golden Gate Park over the weekend. Adam Noyes, 25, was killed Sunday near Conservatory and John F. Kennedy drives. Richard Ray, 65, who
SF News Mehserle Verdict Update: Deliberations Cut Short The Mehserle jury is in recess now until 9 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday. The day was cut short after a juror had to go to a doctor's appointment this afternoon. The jury, according
SF News Leslie Van Houten Has 19th Parole Hearing Today Former Charles Manson 'it' girl and two-time homecoming princess, Leslie Van Houten, has her 19th parole hearing today. The former Manson family member was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life
SF News SFist Blotter: Stab Edition Tenderloin / Stabbing: Over on the 200 block of Golden Gate Avenue last night, a thirtysomething white man stabbed a fortysomething black man. The incident, according to SFPD, was sparked by a verbal argument.
SF News Man Dies After Golden Gate Park Stabbing‎ A 25-year-old man was stabbed in the wooded area of Golden Gate Park late Sunday night. He was pronounced dead at 9:40 near the Conservatory of Flowers at Conservatory Drive and John
SF News Cyclist Beaten, Stabbed Along Embarcadero Waterfront Early Sunday morning at 12:30 a.m. near the The Embarcadero and Broadway, police found a man in his 30s suffering from "multiple stab wounds all over his body." According to Bay
SF News Scenes from Oakland Amid Johannes Mehserle Verdict Hoopla While we wait for the Johannes Mehserle case to conclude--for those of you who recently rose from a coma, the BART cop is on trial for the shooting death of Oscar Grant on
SF News SFist Blotter Police say that, early this morning on the Unit block of Plymouth Avenue in the Lakeview neighborhood, two suspects walked up to a 16-year-old man. Suspect #1, a man between 18-22, brandished a
SF News How Guilty, If at All, Is Johannes Mehserle? As the Mehserle closing arguments wrap up, on Thursday, the Chronicle reports, jurors "were told that the video-recorded killing during an arrest at BART's Fruitvale Station in Oakland was either an intentional act
SF News Ed Perkins Not the 'Pink Saturday' Shooter Ed Perkins, the man arrested for allegedly killing Stephen Powell and wounding two others at Saturday's Pink Saturday in the Castro, will not be charged with with murder. BCN (via SF Appeal) notes,
SF News Mission Home Invasion Robbery Over on the 2600 block of Bryant Street on Monday, two men in their twenties knocked on the door of a nearby home, waited for the resident to answer, and started hitting the
SF News Two Shot at Vigil for 'Pink Saturday' Victim During a Monday night vigil for Stephen Powell, the Pink Saturday shooting victim, two people were shot. The gunfire was reported around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Third Street and Quesada
SF News Alleged Castro 'Pink Saturday' Shooter ID'd The man who allegedly shot and killed 19-year-old Stephen Powell during Gay Pride's Pink Saturday party has been identified as 20-year-old San Franciscan Ed Perkins. "Police are unsure what, exactly, led Perkins to
SF News <s>3 Wounded</s> 1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Castro 'Pink Saturday' Shooting (UPDATED) During last night's Pink Saturday festivities in the Castro, three people were shot at Market and Castro Streets. Police responded to reports of gunfire at around 11:30 p.m. BCN (via CBS
SF News Salinas Couple Arrested for Attempting to Sell Infant Outside Walmart A Salinas couple faces child endangerment charges today, according to the Chronicle, after they allegedly "tried to sell their 6-month-old baby for $25 outside a Walmart store." While riding high on meth, Patrick
SF News Mehserle Breaks Down In Court, Judge Clears Courtroom According to Beth Spotswood at Eye On Blogs, things took a turn for the LA Law-ish during today's Mehserle trial. It seems that, while testifying about shooting Oscar Grant, BART cop Johannes Mehserle
SF News Police Get Serious About Fireworks Season God, do we miss buying and igniting fireworks. So much third-degree fun, so deeply missed. SF Weekly reminds us that, starting this month until July 4, police are busting folks for firework possession.
SF News SFist Blotter: Arson, Brazen TV Theft Downtown/Arson: Yesterday, over on the 400 block of Mission Street near the sleek Millennium Tower, the San Francisco Fire Department responded to two bush fires. After extinguished the tiny blazes, authorities determined
SF News SFist Blotter: Stabbing, Robbery with Knife Hayes Valley/Stabbing: Near the the intersection of Fell and Laguna this morning, a 28-year-old man stabbed an 18-year-old man with a knife in front of several bystanders. After a nearby security guard
SF News Wanted: Midday Bank Robbery Suspect The fuzz is on the hunt for an elderly rapscallion who allegedly robbed a downtown bank on Monday afternoon. Bay City News (via SF Examiner) reports: "Police spokesman Sgt. Troy Dangerfield said a
