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 16, 2008.

While the block of 16th Street around South Van Ness in the dicey heart of the Mission may seem an unlikely spot to find excellent, upscale Italian served in a sophisticated and downright chic setting, Bar Bambino (2931 16th St) has been doing just that, snagging critical accolades right and left along the way.

Published by SF Weekly on April 16, 2008.

Here's the point: I finally dragged myself to dinner the Mission's Japanese vegetarian stronghold Cha-Ya (762 Valencia) after many months of the same assessment by meat-eaters and veggies alike: "It's really good, even for a vegetarian restaurant."

Published by SF Weekly on April 16, 2008.

On June 6, 2006, Alvis and another officer, John Keesor, fatally shot Asa Sullivan, 25, after chasing him into an apartment at the Villas Parkmerced complex.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 16, 2008.

Billie McGee was last seen by her aunt when she left to catch a city bus to take her to the S.R. Martin College Preparatory School near Candlestick Park.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 16, 2008.

Her husband, Jason, stopped in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury area on his way home to Sacramento to break the news of her death to friends. But at about 2 p.m. on Sunday, someone broke into the family car.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 16, 2008.

Billie McGee, described as a 5-foot-5-inch black girl with black hair and brown eyes who weighs 140 pounds, was reportedly last seen by her parents at 5 Thomas Mellon Drive in the city's Bayview Heights neighborhood.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 16, 2008.

Billie McGee, described as a 5-foot-5-inch black girl with black hair and brown eyes who weighs 140 pounds, was reportedly last seen by her parents at 5 Thomas Mellon Drive in the city's Bayview Heights neighborhood.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 16, 2008.

Gage Opdenbrouw, who taught Washer in a private painting class in San Francisco's Mission District, said the young painter "had a lot of natural talent and was just beginning to sharpen it."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 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 16, 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 five shots from a handgun after a dispute broke out with others outside the club.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

Her home is on Howth Street, and the bus she said she was going to catch stopped on the corner of Howth and Geneva, less than a block away. Her school is located at 5 Thomas Mellon Circle, about 5 miles away.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

Her home is on Howth Street, and the bus she said she was going to catch stopped on the corner of Howth and Geneva, less than a block away. Her school is located at 5 Thomas Mellon Circle, about 5 miles away.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

Hoskins was killed in December, authorities said, but Carelli's van was not towed from the Mission Terrace home where the three lived until Jan. 24, after a neighbor told police he had seen Carelli hit Hoskins over the head with a piece of lumber and then drag him inside the home.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

The murder and related shootings happened at about 2 a.m., just after the closing of Club Cocomo, located in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 16, 2008.

Billie agreed to catch a city bus on Geneva Avenue, as she has done before, and to head to school near Candlestick Park on her own, her mother said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

Serna and Moriyama were near the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero and were looking for Jackson because he had been involved in an altercation with another motorist, according to police and Jackson. In his suit, Jackson said he emerged from a bathroom, saw the officers and told them he wanted to lodge a complaint against the other driver.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

Her home is on Howth Street, and the bus she said she was going to catch stopped on the corner of Howth and Geneva, less than a block away. Her school is located at 5 Thomas Mellon Circle, about 5 miles away.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

Hoskins was killed in December, authorities said, but Carelli's van was not towed from the Mission Terrace home where the three lived until Jan. 24, after a neighbor told police he had seen Carelli hit Hoskins over the head with a piece of lumber and then drag him inside the home.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

Billie agreed to catch a city bus on Geneva Avenue, as she has done before, and to head to school near Candlestick Park on her own, her mother said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 16, 2008.

Prana has a soundstage look of the sort we haven't seen in restaurants around here since the late 1990s, when Entros and Mercury lived their firefly-brief lives.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on April 16, 2008.