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Bay Area Woman Who Calls Herself 'Love,' Charged In 2017 Burglary and Stabbing Gets Parole Revoked Over Threats

A 50-year-old woman, jailed in the East Bay since November, is facing a revocation of her parole over alleged criminal threats against judges, district attorneys, and others made since her last release.

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Suspects In Oakland Cop Killing Plead Not Guilty In Latest Court Appearance

The three suspects charged in connection with the December 29 killing of Oakland Police Officer Tuan Le made their first court appearance together on Thursday, and all three entered not-guilty pleas.

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Second Shooting In Two Weeks In Mission Bay Leaves One Man Dead, One Injured

The Mission Bay neighborhood has seen two fatal shootings in the span of just one week, meaning that the first two homicides of 2024 in San Francisco both occurred within blocks of each other, about seven days apart.

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Another Car Torched In Bernal Heights, Prompting Serial Arson Concerns

After four cars were set ablaze on New Year’s Eve in Bernal Heights, yet another car was lit on fire some five blocks away on Tuesday night, though in this case the described arsonist had actually lit a disposed Christmas tree on the curb.

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Rev. Amos Brown Issues Apology Over Alleged Intimidation of Rapper Who Made Breed Diss Track

A week after he denied doing any such thing, longtime SF civil rights leader Rev. Amos Brown issued a formal apology for intimidating an SF restaurant owner and rapper who made a diss track and video about Mayor London Breed.

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Victim In Weekend Homicide Outside Chase Center Identified as San Mateo County Man

The man who was fatally shot outside the Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday night has now been identified, and the case is being investigated as a homicide.

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SF Jury Convicts Man In Brutal Attack on Older Asian Woman Outside Her Duboce Avenue Building

A San Francisco jury has convicted a man of assault in a case that was among a string of violent incidents targeting older Bay Area residents of Asian descent in recent years.

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Naked Man Reportedly Shooting Off Gun Amid Mental Health Crisis In Outer Richmond

A man who was reportedly naked and having a mental health crisis was firing off a gun on New Year's Eve morning, and he was arrested and thankfully no one was struck by any of the bullets.

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Guest at SF Marriott Last Summer Sues Over Alleged Attack By Homeless Person

A man who stayed at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis last year has filed a lawsuit against the Marriott corporation claiming negligence after he was allegedly assaulted by a person he says was homeless on hotel property.

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Victim Identified In Fatal SoMa Stabbing

A man who was fatally stabbed in SF's South of Market neighborhood before the New Year's weekend has been identified, and the condition of the second victim is not known.

SF Politics

Minor SF Rapper Records Diss Track About London Breed, Breed’s PR Team Throws Kitchen Sink at Him

How soft of a rapper are you if you record a diss track about Mayor Breed, and then immediately apologize when her PR people complain? More importantly, why are pro-Breed PR forces coming after this obscure rapper with everything they’ve got?

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Fleeing Suspect, Police Chase Tuesday Evening Causes Multiple Injuries In SF

A hit-and-run suspect who was fleeing from San Francisco police on Tuesday allegedly struck a car and a pedestrian as he tried to escape arrest, leading to multiple injuries.

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Jury Convicts SF Man of Public Nuisance After He Displayed 'Free Fentanyl' Sign Outside Public School

On Friday morning, a jury convicted a homeless man of "willfully and unlawfully creating a public nuisance" after he piled belongings on a sidewalk and displayed signs near a school advertising "Free Fentanyl 4 New Users."

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Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting In SF's Oceanview Last Week

A 46-year-old suspect is in police custody following a December 13 shooting that killed a 48-year-old man in San Francisco's Oceanview neighborhood.

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Man Robbed, Stabbed Near SF's Mid-Market

A 21-year-old man was gravely wounded in an armed robbery near the intersection of Mission and Seventh streets Monday night.

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23-Year-Old Man Getting Arraigned Today For June Mass Shooting on 24th Street

Nearly six months to the day of his arrest, 23-year-old Javier Campos is being arraigned in San Francisco for the June 9 shooting at 24th and Treat streets that injured nine people.

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Gonzo Journalist Interviews Serial Car Burglar In SF, Draws Direct Line Between Fentanyl and 24th Street Vendors

You may be familiar with gonzo YouTube journalist Andrew Callaghan and his "Channel 5" interviews with everyone from the Q Shaman, to anti-vaxxers, and Phish fans. Well, he just spent some time in San Francisco, and his footage is both sensational and enlightening.

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Man Shot and Injured In Daylight Robbery In Lower Pac Heights

A young man was shot in the course of a robbery Monday morning in a typically quiet residential neighborhood of San Francisco, but thankfully his injuries are not life-threatening.

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Oakland Man Arrested in Alleged $137,000 Stolen Cigarette Fencing Operation

Cartons upon cartons of stolen cigarettes were being sold in East Bay convenience stores, as the California Highway Patrol just learned in busting up a fencing operation with well over $100,000 in stolen cigarettes.

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Lengthy Times Piece About SF Fire Commissioner Assault Case Tries to Counter 'Doom Loop' Narrative

The New York Times is, somewhat recently, trying to counter the "doom loop" narrative about San Francisco that the SF Chronicle first promoted, and that the Times itself contributed fodder to earlier in the year.

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One of Two Stabbing Victims Dies After Crashing Car En Route to SF General

One of two men who were stabbed and attempting to drive themselves to SF General's emergency room Friday night/Saturday morning has died from his injuries. He was 27 years old.

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Fatal Shooting on Turk Street Leaves One Dead, Another Injured

Around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday morning, police found two people shooting at each other on the streets of the Tenderloin, with one suspect ultimately dying from their wounds.

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CHP Busts Huge Retail Theft Ring In East Bay, Seizes $350K In Stolen Goods

The California Highway Patrol's Organized Retail Crime Task Force made a major bust last week of a fencing operation for stolen retail merchandise — the kinds of stuff taken in brazen robberies at Walgreens stores, Target, and the like.

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First Crime-Related Embarrassment of APEC: Czech News Crew Robbed

A Czech news crew who came to San Francisco to cover the APEC summit and drove around Sunday shooting B-roll of charming scenes like the Painted Ladies in Alamo Square was robbed of their camera equipment in North Beach.

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30-Year-Old SF Woman Accused of Committing 20 Separate Retail Thefts at Westfield Mall

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office is calling attention to a case in which one woman suspected of participating in a rampant spree of retail thefts has been arrested and charged.