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SF Man Identified as Dead Three Years Ago Turns Up Alive, Family Is Flabbergasted

The SF Medical Examiner's Office declared a 50-year-old Tenderloin resident dead of an overdose in May 2021, sending his daughter the man’s ashes. But it turns out those were someone else’s ashes, the man was still alive, and the family is going through quite an ordeal.

One Person, Two Cats Rescued In Tenderloin Apartment Fire

One person and two cats had to be rescued from a fire escape Sunday evening after an accidental kitchen fire spread inside a top floor apartment in SF's Little Saigon neighborhood.

SFPD Raids Underground Casino Operating Inside Tenderloin Market

San Francisco police raided what appeared to be an illegal casino operation inside of one or more Tenderloin storefronts Tuesday evening, seizing 16 gambling machines.

Mysterious Fatal Tenderloin Shooting by Hotel Security Guard Draws Lawsuit from Victim’s Family

A 37-year-old insurance executive was shot and killed by a security guard last August. But a year later, no charges have been filed, the guard has skipped town, and the family is now suing the security company for damages.

Man Fatally Stabbed in Tenderloin Apartment on Labor Day, Suspect in Custody

An unnamed man was stabbed and killed in a Leavenworth Street apartment on Monday afternoon, and a 37-year-old suspect was arrested for the killing shortly afterward.

SFPD Officers Shoot and Kill Armed Robbery Suspect Near the Tenderloin

In an incident that occurred just before midnight last night, San Francisco police officers shot and killed a man who was a suspect in an armed robbery on McAllister Street.

Fatal Shooting, Stabbing In SF's SoMa Neighborhood

An adult man was fatally shot and a woman was stabbed in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood Friday.

SF Supervisors Approve Mayor Breed’s Plan to Shut Down Tenderloin Corner Stores at Midnight

Convenience stores in a 20-block area of the Tenderloin will not be allowed to stay open between midnight and 5 am for the next two years, as City Hall says those corner stores “attract significant nighttime drug activity."

Juvenile Arrested In Civic Center Convenience Store Shooting; Store Part of Proposed Corner Store Curfew Legislation

San Francisco police say they arrested a juvenile in connection with a Tuesday night shooting near Civic Center that occurred inside a corner store that is at the center of a potential Tenderloin crackdown.

Friday Morning Constitutional: Feds Expand Crackdown In SF's Tenderloin

Federal law enforcement is expanding its 'All Hands on Deck' initiative in SF's Tenderloin; there was a vigil Thursday for a hit-and-run victim in Bernal Heights; and two female Apple employees are suing over gender-based wage gaps.

Code Tenderloin ‘Night Navigation’ Teams Out There Doling Out 300 Addiction Medications Per Month

While Mayor Breed’s ballyhooed Tenderloin drug crackdown is pretty much failing to get anyone into treatment, a Code Tenderloin night program is getting drug addiction treatment to hundreds every month.

Suspect In Two Hit-and-Run Collisions, Including One Involving a Child, Arrested After Chase In San Francisco

Police in San Francisco were led on a chase Tuesday morning through the Tenderloin and to the Embarcadero after a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian.

Family Fears the Worst After Man Goes Missing While Staying In SF's Tenderloin

A 30-year-old North Carolina man who had come to San Francisco to audition for a band has been missing for six days, and his family is afraid that foul play may have befallen their loved one.

Latest City Hall Remedy for Tenderloin Street Circus Is Shutting Down Corner Stores at Midnight

Corner stores that cater to the crowds who hang out around UN Plaza and elsewhere into the wee hours of the morning are part of the problem, the mayor's office says.

Tenderloin Residents and Businesses Pushing Back Against Proposed Turk Street Homeless Shelter

A proposal to turn three vacant storefronts at Turk and Hyde streets into a homeless services center has some Tenderloin residents and businesses fuming, and saying that the Tenderloin is bearing the burden of too many of these facilities.

SFPD Boasts 42 Arrests Made in Wednesday’s One-Day Tenderloin Sweep

A one-day operation targeting Tenderloin drug dealers resulted in 42 arrests on Wednesday, and 30 of those suspects had outstanding warrants.

Man Allegedly Assaults Woman In SF Who Refuses to Give Him Cigarette

A woman was attacked and left with life-threatening injuries early Wednesday in the Tenderloin, all over a refused cigarette.

Two Tenderloin Hotels and Four Residents File Lawsuit Against City Over Street Conditions

Two hotels in the Tenderloin, the Phoenix and Best Western, as well as a group of residents, have filed a lawsuit against the city that's similar to one filed four years ago by UC Hastings.

Homicide In the Tenderloin Is SF's Fourth Killing of the Year

There was a fatal stabbing Tuesday night in the Tenderloin that is being investigated as a homicide.

SFPD Touts Drug Bust That Seized Eight Pounds of Fentanyl, 32 Pounds of Meth

A very heavy drug bust, as SFPD says they arrested four people for having 44 pounds of illegal drugs, and all were East Bay residents who allegedly supplied “street-level dealers who frequent the Tenderloin.”

Tuesday Morning Topline: Nine Arrested For Tenderloin Drug Dealing

Nine people were arrested for selling drugs to undercover cops in the Tenderloin; five arrests have been made in connection with six bodies found in the Mojave Desert; and the MAGA universe is losing its mind over Taylor Swift conspiracy theories vis a vis Biden.

Five Shot In SF's Tenderloin Overnight, One Person Dead

Five people were shot in a mass shooting Thursday morning in the Tenderloin, and one of the five people died from their wounds with the others all suffering life-threatening wounds.

Prolific Honduran Fentanyl Dealer Based In Oakland Being Kept Behind Bars Now After Multiple Arrests, Releases

A Honduran national who had been arrested multiple times by law enforcement in recent years, and was on pretrial release for drug charges from 2022, has now been ordered to stay in federal custody pending his trial on new charges.

Eight-Hour Police Standoff In Tenderloin After Man Attacks Woman, Barricades Self in Residence

The corner of Eddy and Leavenworth streets was mobbed with police cars for hours Friday morning, as a man reportedly attacked a woman, and then barricaded himself inside his residence for nearly eight hours.

Charges Dropped Against Man Shot By Police While Holding Knife In Tenderloin

A man who was shot five times by the SFPD in August in a widely covered incident in the Tenderloin is going free after being jailed for the last four months, after the cops in the case declined to testify.