According to police, 29-year-old Carrie Smith was sitting in the cab of the truck between two men when the driver crashed into a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2008.

The pursuit started after officers were called at 3 a.m. to Seventh Avenue and Hugo Street on a report of a person breaking into a car.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2008.

The Chronicle says Jennifer Siebel has moved into Newsom's penthouse in the city's Russian Hill and registered to vote. She was previously registered as a Republican but her Independent status wouldn't allow her to vote in the primary presidential election for a Democratic or Republican candidate, which included Newsom's choice of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 23, 2008.

The city-owned plants would use recycled water and more up-to-date air quality controls, making for cleaner facilities at the two proposed sites — the airport and the intersection of 25th and Maryland in the Bayview.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on April 23, 2008.

For aficionados, the vast selection of interesting brews is the main reason to come. But an extensive menu executed by chef Miguel Guillen offers a few worthy options to soak up the alcohol, if you can figure out your way around the varied - and often random - dishes. (415) 440-8727 or www.latrappecafe.com.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2008.

La Trappe is already finding a place among the similarly quirky spots that define North Beach.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2008.

The entrance is spacious, too. A bar stretches down the length of one side of the room, with silver-upholstered benches arranged in perpendicular rows down the center, accented by dramatic lighting and a waterfall wall. (650) 964-1888 or www.xanhrestaurant.com.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2008.

The shooting took place at the intersection of 20th and Bryant Streets and was reported to police around 9:45 p.m., a dispatcher said.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on April 23, 2008.

Tucked away in a narrow alley on Minna Street in San Francisco, the former auto mechanic garage has been converted into a lofty space reminiscent of East Coast fish shacks, with 30-foot trestle ceilings and old sailing ropes hanging off exposed wooden beams. (415) 501-9100 or

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2008.

A woman riding in a pickup truck that had allegedly been stolen and then crashed into a tree in Golden Gate Park Monday morning died at a hospital Tuesday afternoon, San Francisco police Sgt. Steve Mannina said.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on April 23, 2008.

An off-duty officer leaving his shift at about 3:20 a.m. then saw the pickup at Fourth Avenue and Lincoln Way and notified on-duty officers, Mannina said.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on April 23, 2008.

The shooting took place near 20th and Bryant Streets around 9:45 p.m., an SFPD dispatcher said.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on April 23, 2008.

Mission rock 'n' roll watering hole The Knockout (3223 Mission at Valencia) has been garnering attention from foodie quarters with its Wednesday night Godzuki Sushi Happy Hour.

Published by SF Weekly on April 23, 2008.

In San Francisco's North Beach, in a former basketball court inside the shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi, a new building, with roots 800 years in the past, is taking shape.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on April 23, 2008.

Police have made no arrests and say they have little to go on in the case. They are interviewing friends and family to try to determine what Arthur was doing at Thomas Avenue and Griffith Street, where his body was found in the street at 12:30 a.m. Monday.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2008.

The French word for "chalkboard" — actually, "the chalkboard" — is l'ardoise, and, in a slight slap of irony, there is no sandwich-style chalkboard on the sidewalk in front of L'Ardoise, which opened late in the winter in the old Los Flamingos space in Duboce Triangle.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on April 23, 2008.

According to police, 29-year-old Carrie Smith was sitting in the cab of the truck between two men when the driver crashed into a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 23, 2008.