Police were dispatched to the apartment at 1941 15th St. in the city's Mission District at about 11:10 a.m. Aug 7, after a social worker called for help, saying Sheehan had threatened to kill him, said San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams, a department spokesman.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 4, 2008.

Police Lt. William Canning told members of the San Francisco Police Commission Wednesday evening that since February, police have conducted 25 robbery abatement team decoy operations, or RAT ops, in the city's Bayview, Ingleside, Mission, Southern and Tenderloin police districts, resulting in the arrests of 109 robbery suspects.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 4, 2008.

Crosscurrents now includes a feature called MUNI Diaries. You can listen to the three entries that are up there now (the 71 Haight is currently over-represented, with the 35 Eureka close behind), or call in to add your own stories at 415.264.7106.

Published by SFist on September 4, 2008.

The Eastern Neighborhoods plan envisions a huge new influx of housing into the area, and city planners admit the result will be a loss of blue-collar jobs. So the city can't let the Bayshore site sit empty for years while some North Carolina–based megaretailer decides the neighborhood's fate. And the last thing the Bayview, the Mission, and Bernal Heights need is another drawn-out conflict over a home improvement store.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 3, 2008.

This man was shot near my house in the Mission District of San Francisco. We heard about 4 shots and I went up to see him face down in the street. The picture was taken right after they rolled him over. He was shot right in the face.

Published by SFist on September 3, 2008.