Kathleen Bolton of San Francisco was letting her dog into her Suburu Outback in a parking lot off Sloat Boulevard at Sigmund Stern Grove when the limb fell and struck her and the car around 11:30 a.m., fire Lt. Mindy Talmadge said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 15, 2008.

The crushed car of a woman who was killed when part of a tree fell on the car in San Francisco's Stern Grove park Monday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 15, 2008.

Kathleen Bolton of San Francisco was letting her dog into her Suburu Outback in a parking lot off Sloat Boulevard at Sigmund Stern Grove when the limb fell and struck her and the car around 11:30 a.m., fire Lt. Mindy Talmadge said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 15, 2008.

Which is why Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has replaced underground piping throughout San Francisco, including the intersection of Castro and Market streets near the Castro Theatre. The only problem: At the fabled Castro intersection, PG&E repaved the street but forgot to completely redo the "No Left Turn" lettering that once was there.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Jasinski pointed out another PG&E paving/lettering miscue in the Castro - this one at 20th and Collingwood streets, where the warning to "STOP" had been reduced to "S."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Spring means getting outside and enjoying the blooming foliage, but for Orville and Karen Magoon of San Francisco, a good walk is spoiled when they venture near Bay and Mason streets.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Police found his body on Feb. 1 inside a van they impounded from outside his Lamartine Street home on Jan. 24.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 15, 2008.

A parolee is going back to prison for 50 years to life after being sentenced for shooting to death a mother of six on a Fremont street.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 15, 2008.

Considering dropping by the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival at Japantown this weekend? We checked it out on Saturday just as the lines started building up at the nonprofit-run food bazaar, and boy were the snacks worth the wait.

Published by SF Weekly on April 15, 2008.

The victim walked into the Northern Police Station located at 1125 Fillmore St. and said he had been stabbed in the back, police said.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on April 15, 2008.

It was a changeup.And he smoked it over the right field fence."I remember everything really clear," said Cepeda, on the corner of 16th and Bryant.That was the home of Seals Stadium, and of the new San Francisco Giants.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 15, 2008.

Phantom warning: Old pipes corrode. Old pipes can snap in a strong earthquake. Which is why Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has replaced underground piping throughout San Francisco, including the intersection of Castro and Market streets near the Castro Theatre. The only problem: At the fabled Castro intersection, PG&E repaved the street but forgot to completely redo the "No Left Turn" lettering that once was there. For four months, drivers going north through the intersection have seen just the word "NU." (The top of the letter "O" was blacked out with new asphalt.) Castro resident Tony Jasinski, who alerted ChronicleWatch about the missing words, said he has seen cars try to make an illegal left-hand turn onto busy Market Street. "It's a hazardous situation," he said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Contacted Monday, PG&E spokesman Joe Molica said the problem would be corrected by evening. He said the contractor who worked on the intersection in November "made a mistake. In our normal work flow, the contractor puts down temporary lettering on the street, and we immediately notify the city that the road sign needs to be repainted permanently." Jasinski pointed out another PG&E paving/lettering miscue in the Castro - this one at 20th and Collingwood streets, where the warning to "STOP" had been reduced to "S." That will also be fixed by Monday night, Molica said. "We apologize to the residents of the Castro neighborhood for the delay," he said. PG&E's pipeline work is ongoing. As Molica said, "We're upgrading our gas pipelines as part of a citywide project to make them far more resistant to earthquake and corrosion."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Alvis shot and killed Asa Sullivan during a June 6, 2006, confrontation in the attic of a unit in the Villas Parkmerced complex near San Francisco State University.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Phongboupha was part of a large group of partygoers who spilled out of the club at 650 Indiana St. around 2 a.m. He allegedly fired off five shots from a handgun after a dispute broke out with others outside the club.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Billie McGee was last seen at her house on Howth Street in San Francisco's Ingleside neighborhood, near San Francisco City College. She said goodbye to an aunt who lives with her and told her mother she was going to take the bus to S.R. Martin College Preparatory School, where she is in the seventh grade and is an honor-roll student.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

A heavy limb from an apparently healthy redwood tree snapped today and plummeted into a parking lot at San Francisco's Stern Grove, killing a woman who was loading her dog into a car, officials said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Old pipes corrode. Old pipes can snap in a strong earthquake. Which is why Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has replaced underground piping throughout San Francisco, including the intersection of Castro and Market streets near the Castro Theatre.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Alvis shot and killed Asa Sullivan during a June 6, 2006, confrontation in the attic of a unit in the Villas Parkmerced complex near San Francisco State University.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

The landmark Cow Palace got a new lease on life Tuesday when state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, dropped efforts to put the aging arena in Daly City up for sale and settled on a compromise measure that would allow only an adjoining parking lot to be sold.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Phongboupha was part of a large group of partygoers who spilled out of the club at 650 Indiana St. around 2 a.m. He allegedly fired off five shots from a handgun after a dispute broke out with others outside the club.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Billie McGee was last seen at her house on Howth Street in San Francisco's Ingleside neighborhood, near San Francisco City College. She said goodbye to an aunt who lives with her and told her mother she was going to take the bus to S.R. Martin College Preparatory School, where she is in the seventh grade and is an honor-roll student.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Bad plot in North Beach: Spring means getting outside and enjoying the blooming foliage, but for Orville and Karen Magoon of San Francisco, a good walk is spoiled when they venture near Bay and Mason streets.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Tree experts will be at Stern Park Tuesday to inspect the trees around the parking lot. They will be looking for weak spots and possible loose limbs that can fall and hurt someone.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 15, 2008.

Billie McGee was last seen by one of her parents at 5 Thomas Mellon Drive in the city's Bayview Heights neighborhood.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 15, 2008.

Billie McGee was last seen by one of her parents at 5 Thomas Mellon Drive in the city's Bayview Heights neighborhood.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 15, 2008.

A heavy limb from an apparently healthy redwood tree snapped today and plummeted into a parking lot at San Francisco's Stern Grove, killing a woman who was loading her dog into a car, officials said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.

Mixt Greens. The third downtown location for this gourmet salad eatery is greener than ever, and even includes sandwiches. (415) 543-2505 or mixtgreens.com. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 15, 2008.