A woman was killed Monday at San Francisco's Stern Grove when gusty wind apparently caused a a portion of an old redwood tree to fall on her, park officials and the coroner's office said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

Police investigating eight robberies of Chinese women in Chinatown between March 11 and Thursday arrested city resident Jimmy Situ, 33, the Police Department reported. Situ allegedly approached the women in eight separate incidents and tore off their gold or jade necklaces before fleeing, police said.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on April 14, 2008.

Also on Thursday, police arrested two 17-year-olds suspected in a series of armed robberies in the city's Potrero Hill neighborhood. The suspects allegedly robbed pedestrians who were walking late at night at gunpoint, police said. Two robberies were carried out April 6 and two on Tuesday, according to police. Police allegedly recovered a firearm from the suspects. link

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on April 14, 2008.

Fred Bishop, 40, shot to death at Hudson Ave. and Cashmere Street, 11:59 p.m., Hunters Point. (04/11)

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on April 14, 2008.

Chocoholics stormed Fort Mason Sunday for a slice of the San Francisco International Chocolate Salon. Smart parents bought their wee ones (kids under 6 got in free), but everyone who paid the $20 entrance fee -well, at least those who arrived before 2 p.m. when we headed out- got their money's worth.

Published by SF Weekly on April 14, 2008.

Over the weekend, the Chronicle informed me that the Haight-Ashbury Food Program that sits a few blocks away from my Waller Street sublet closed its doors on Friday, with volunteers emptying out the pantry and handing out lists of other food kitchens to the hungry instead of hot bowls of soup.

Published by SF Weekly on April 14, 2008.

Don't get me wrong, I love Magnolia Pub & Brewery. I've eaten there more times than I can count and have never had a meal that wasn't satisfying.

Published by SF Weekly on April 14, 2008.

Palace gag: Tense times out at the Cow Palace, where no sooner did directors vow to fight an effort by Daly City to close the old barn than they were ordered by the governor's office to shut up.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 14, 2008.

A woman is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a large portion of a redwood tree fell on her today in a parking lot at San Francisco's Stern Grove, officials said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

Police investigating eight robberies of Chinese women in Chinatown between March 11 and Thursday arrested city resident Jimmy Situ, 33, the Police Department reported.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

Also on Thursday, police arrested two 17-year-olds suspected in a series of armed robberies in the city's Potrero Hill neighborhood.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

"I really love it when it gets like this," Watt said, as Stinson, named after the beach to the north, panted and shook salt water from his coat. "We were in North Beach last night and it was packed. Not just the tourist crowd that you expect, but people who live here."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 14, 2008.

Everyone, it seemed, wanted to go to the beach today. Parking was impossible in the lots and streets near Baker Beach and Ocean Beach.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 14, 2008.

Everyone, it seemed, wanted to go to the beach today. Parking was impossible in the lots and streets near Baker Beach and Ocean Beach.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 14, 2008.

The men are part of the city's First Offender Prostitution Program because they've been arrested for soliciting a prostitute, usually in the Mission or Tenderloin. If they agree to pay a $1,000 fee and spend a Saturday afternoon listening to sex-trafficking experts, neighborhood activists and doctors who subject them to photographs of venereal diseases, the district attorney's office will drop the misdemeanor charge.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 14, 2008.

The men are part of the city's First Offender Prostitution Program because they've been arrested for soliciting a prostitute, usually in the Mission or Tenderloin. If they agree to pay a $1,000 fee and spend a Saturday afternoon listening to sex-trafficking experts, neighborhood activists and doctors who subject them to photographs of venereal diseases, the district attorney's office will drop the misdemeanor charge.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 14, 2008.

Valentina, a striking Russian woman with jet-black hair (to protect her privacy, her full name is not given in this article), explains how she was molested from age 8 to 13 by a cousin; how she was a full-blown alcoholic and heroin addict at 21; how she became an "escort" a year later, and by age 25 was working Mission Street.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 14, 2008.

The fight occurred in the 100 block of 15th Avenue, and spilled out onto the street after an initial confrontation inside the home of a San Francisco police sergeant and her husband, a retired San Francisco police sergeant.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

A woman is dead following a freak accident in which a fallen branch from a Redwood tree struck her near Stern Grove in San Francisco Monday.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on April 14, 2008.

The woman, who was possibly in her 50s, was letting her dog into her Suburu Outback in a parking lot off Sloat Boulevard at Sigmund Stern Grove when the branch fell and struck her and the car around 11:30 a.m., fire Lt. Mindy Talmadge said.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on April 14, 2008.

Police investigating eight robberies of Chinese women in Chinatown between March 11 and Thursday arrested city resident Jimmy Situ, 33, the Police Department reported.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.

Beane was arrested on suspicion of robbing the Washington Mutual Bank at 2166 Chestnut St. on April 7, the U.S. Bank at 443 Castro St. on Wednesday, and the Bank of the West at 295 Bush St. on Thursday, police said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 14, 2008.