For almost 75 years, Coit Tower has loomed regally over much of San Francisco. Its views are magnificent, even from ground level. But in recent years, thick foliage in the park surrounding the tower has increasingly obscured those views.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

The first incident took place in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood just before midnight Friday, when Fred Bishop, 40, was shot and killed outside his car at Hudson Avenue and Cashmere Street.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

Natsuki is one of the five young women who were competing Saturday for the title of Cherry Blossom Queen, which is a traditional part of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival that kicked off in Japantown this weekend.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

You will recall that in June, two aggressive coyotes were shot and killed in Golden Gate Park. The pair, a male and female, had attacked a dog in the park, and city officials decided they had to be destroyed. It was a huge controversy at the time, but most people seemed to think that the problem had been solved.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

Residents of the Western Addition, Cole Valley and the Haight wait the least amount of time for 911 ambulance service. Residents of neighborhoods in the Ingleside and Excelsior districts such as Miraloma Park and Visitacion Valley suffer the longest delays.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

Residents of the Western Addition, Cole Valley and the Haight wait the least amount of time for 911 ambulance service. Residents of neighborhoods in the Ingleside and Excelsior districts such as Miraloma Park and Visitacion Valley suffer the longest delays.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

Residents of the Western Addition, Cole Valley and the Haight wait the least amount of time for 911 ambulance service. Residents of neighborhoods in the Ingleside and Excelsior districts such as Miraloma Park and Visitacion Valley suffer the longest delays.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

Residents of the Western Addition, Cole Valley and the Haight wait the least amount of time for 911 ambulance service. Residents of neighborhoods in the Ingleside and Excelsior districts such as Miraloma Park and Visitacion Valley suffer the longest delays.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

Residents of the Western Addition, Cole Valley and the Haight wait the least amount of time for 911 ambulance service. Residents of neighborhoods in the Ingleside and Excelsior districts such as Miraloma Park and Visitacion Valley suffer the longest delays.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 13, 2008.

One of the people on board a yacht motoring near the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge contacted the Coast Guard at 5:20 p.m. to report that there was a possible exhaust leak on the boat.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 13, 2008.

The San Francisco Fire Department sent 11 units to the incident, including two jetskis and one fireboat which doused the flames with its water canon before the vessel's remains sank into the waters between Yerba Buena Island and the Berkeley Marina.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on April 13, 2008.