SF News Tenderloin Fire Causes Traffic Nightmare You might want to reconfigure your route home, readers. According to ActionNewsSF, who have been updating all afternoon on today's underground Tenderloin fire, "Northbound Van Ness [is] closed, O'Farrell, Polk and Larkin also
SF News Polk / O'Farrell Emergency Alert: Tenderloin Vault Fire In Progress Breaking news, folks. According to Alert SF, "Avoid the area of Polk / O'Farrell for next hour due to fire in underground vault. Heavy smoke. Traffic in area is impacted." Also, as always, you
misc Photo du Jour 326 Today's Photo du Jour goes out to the Merrill's on Market Street, may it rest in peace.
SF News Tenderloin Shooting With all of the crime happening over in the East Bay, it's nice to see San Francisco finally play host to some as well. According to the Examiner, "[a] man was hospitalized early
SF News C.W. Nevius Published On Tenderloin Billboard SFist commenter Oskarv sent us the above image taken from that famous billboard at Larkin and Turk. Why? Because weblog naysayer and SF Chronicle scribe C.W. Nevius's golden nuggets of wisdom made
SF News 5 Shot in the Tenderloin, 1 Dead Over on the glamorous intersection of Turk and Taylor -- do you think rent for a studio is still astronomical over there? Even though it's in the pit on the TL? Even with
SF News SFist Blotter TENDERLOIN / WEDNESDAY: A man was stabbed to death in the TL last night. At around 5:30 p.m. an unidentified man, according to the police, "the victim walked into a hotel in
SF News 12oz Prophet Theatens Adam's Block? We've all been bummed out here over the sudden demise of Adam's Block. It was fun, legal, and helpful. And now? Well, this happened. Here's the thing about Adam's Block recent drama. A
SF News Tenderloin Webcam Founder Receives His First Death Threat Well, this not very nice. Adam Jackson, founder of the addictive Tenderloin webcam AdamsBlock.com, has received his very first death threat today. (Congratulations, Adam. You're growing up so fast. Sob.) Jackson's noted
SF News Hyde Street Shooting A reader sends us info (and several images) on a shooting that occurred early this morning in front of an apartment on Hyde between O"Farrell and Geary streets. Here's all we know
SF News Glide Memorial Church Food Line's New Menu Items Results in Two Arrests Two unidentified East Bay men (one on probation, the other on parole) were arrested on Wednesday afternoon after an undercover sting caught them dealing crack-cocaine in the food line for the homeless/hungry
SF News Monday's McAllister Street Murder SFPD are trying to find the suspects in connection to a Monday night Tenderloin shooting death. At around 10:20 p.m. last night, eye-witnesses claim the "victim was approached by a group
SF News Tenderloin Now Officially an Historic Neighborhood Noted for its vast collection of pin-thin whores, the disenfranchised, SROs, murders, and unaffordable studio apartments, the Tenderloin district - you know, the area from "McAllister, to Mason, to Geary (between Taylor and
misc Where Have All the Crackheads Gone? Yesterday we mentioned how we often see lots of crack being smoked in the boarded-up window across the street from our Tendernob window. But after thinking about it some, we realized we haven't
SF News Vile Turk and Hyde Street-Level, One-Bedroom Apartment: $1,500 Wait, really? BeyondChron's Paul Hogarth has a depressing article up about the Tenderloin's newest and ugliest building, above, offering up their street-level one-bedroom apartment for a whopping $1,500/month. For that. At
SF News Man Falls to His Death In Tenderloin Elevator Shaft, Two Arrested In the Tenderloin on Saturday night, three men were heatedly arguing in an apartment building over on the 400 block of Jones Street (at Ellis). During the fight, one man died after he
misc Blocker: 1200 Polk Exploring San Francisco through the lens of city blocks, Blocker is a regular series by Charles Hodgkins. Look for it on SFist every other Wednesday, around the lunching hour (the timing of this
misc Have a Happy Year of the Rat -- Tết Festival in Little Saigon As far as the trend of naming smaller neighborhoods in San Francisco goes, Little Saigon (sandwiched between Civic Center and the Tenderloin) sounds pretty good. Anyway, it's a lot better than the name
misc Muni's Guide to the Weekend: Asians! Muni has three disruptions on their radar this weekend: The Chinese Flower Market Fair on Saturday and Sunday, the San Francisco Half Marathon on Sunday, and the Tet Fesitval Celebration on Sunday. All
SF News SFist Blotter -- On Saturday Friday at around 10:40 p.m., Jan. 26, 24-year-old Ernesto Williams was shot and killed while standing outside his car at the Chevron station at Sixth and Harrison streets.
SF News Dame Fires Gun in Holding Area After SFPD Botch Search This is rich. The San Francisco Police Department are now having to investigate their own brethren. It appears that last Saturday morning, SFPD missed finding a firearm on a female suspect being booked
misc Don't Let the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bite We are super creeped out right now. We've had a few mysterious, little bites appear on our wrists that itched like a bitch the first day and have stuck around for two or
SF News P.M. Tenderloin Shooting According to San Francisco Crime (via Bay City News) a 19-year-old man was shot in the chest in -- where else? -- the Tenderloin. The shooting occurred around Ellis and Jones Streets, according
SF News Maria Shriver Visits the Tenderloin For Family Day Destination Turk Street in the TL, our First Lady Maria Shriver is coming to town to celebrate Family Day ("a day to eat dinner with your children"), and in part for "It About
