A San Francisco Superior Court judge on Tuesday rejected San Francisco's request for broad discretion in implementing roadway improvements aimed at making travel safer for bicyclists, but did give the OK to make lane and traffic signal modifications at the notoriously dangerous intersection of Fell Street and Masonic Avenue.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

"Adrian said he knew he was going to die," said one of his friends, Bill Herrmann, his former boss and owner of the Holy Cow nightclub in the South of Market area where Ruiz had tended bar until recently.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

"Adrian said he knew he was going to die," said one of his friends, Bill Herrmann, his former boss and owner of the Holy Cow nightclub in the South of Market area where Ruiz had tended bar until recently.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

Herrmann said Ruiz had worked for him for three years before recently going to work at other bars, including the Blue Light and Nova.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

Herrmann said Ruiz had worked for him for three years before recently going to work at other bars, including the Blue Light and Nova.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

A former executive of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics was sentenced today to seven years in state prison for defrauding the San Francisco nonprofit out of $773,000, authorities said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

San Francisco General Hospital will pay out millions of dollars to settle a lawsuit involving a man who now requires 24-hour medical care after seeking treatment for a fever and cough.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 30, 2008.

A San Francisco parks official Wednesday denied that a tree -- whose massive limb fell off in a wind storm and crushed a woman to death in the city's popular Stern Grove Park -- had been identified as one of the 603 labeled as hazardous in a 2004 report.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on April 30, 2008.

It turns out San Francisco officials were warned about the dangers of a redwood tree that killed a woman at Stern Grove earlier this month.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 30, 2008.

According to police, Bajjalieh's brother Isam, 48, was found atabout 4:15 p.m. in a home in the 1600 block of 26th Avenue, where the brothers lived.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 30, 2008.

An arborist warned San Francisco park officials four years ago that the redwood tree at Stern Grove whose branch fell and killed a woman had significant structural defects that put it at risk of falling.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 30, 2008.

A cluster of skyscrapers rivaling the Transamerica Pyramid would rise around the West Coast's tallest tower in an ambitious proposal that would shift the heart of San Francisco's downtown south of Market Street.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

The zoning plan, unveiled tonight at a packed public meeting, would allow as many as seven new skyscrapers to surpass the current 550-foot height limits in an area surrounding the planned Transbay tower- a high-rise of roughly 1,000 feet adjacent to a new Transbay Terminal at First and Mission streets.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

At that altitude, planners now say, the skyscraper's shadow at lunchtime would cover most of Justin Herman Plaza, a popular park next to Embarcadero Center. At 1,000 feet, according to planner Joshua Switzky, "it barely touches the plaza at all."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

A cluster of skyscrapers rivaling the Transamerica Pyramid would rise around the West Coast's tallest tower under an ambitious proposal that would shift the heart of San Francisco's downtown south of Market Street.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

The city's zoning plan, unveiled Wednesday at a packed public meeting, would allow as many as seven new skyscrapers to surpass the current 550-foot height limits in an area surrounding the planned Transbay tower - a high-rise of roughly 1,000 feet adjacent to a new Transbay Terminal at First and Mission streets.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

At that altitude, planners now say, the skyscraper's shadow at lunchtime would cover most of Justin Herman Plaza, a popular park next to Embarcadero Center. At 1,000 feet, according to planner Joshua Switzky, "it barely touches the plaza at all."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

"He was always coming in to work after a surf session," said Chris Morin, 38, a fellow bartender at the Blue Light, in the San Francisco's Marina District. "Everybody's in shock here."

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 30, 2008.

"Adrian said he knew he was going to die," said one of his friends, Bill Herrmann, his former boss and owner of the Holy Cow nightclub in the South of Market area where Ruiz had tended bar until recently.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

Fans of former Myth chef Sean O'Brien, who were hoping to eat his food at the new incarnation of Frisson, will be waiting longer than expected. The deal to reopen Frisson (224 Jackson St., near Battery) with Andrew McCormack and Joe Hargrave has fallen apart, and McCormack is looking to sell the spot.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

It's the third Jackson Square restaurant to take a hit in the last few months. Myth (490 Pacific St., near Montgomery) is currently "closed for remodeling," according to the answering machine, with no official word as to its future after Ritz-Carlton chef Ron Siegel and San Francisco businessman Carl Pascarella pulled out of a potential takeover. Nearby, Scott Howard (500 Jackson St., at Montgomery) is also closed.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

Nearby, Scott Howard (500 Jackson St., at Montgomery) is also closed.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

It was a quick rise and fall for Nua, the sleek wine bar and Mediterranean restaurant in North Beach (550 Green St., at Jasper Alley) that earned high marks when it opened in the former New Pisa location June 2006. Now, according to the building's landlord, Gigi Fiorucci, the restaurant has closed.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

Uva Enoteca, 568 Haight St. (near Steiner), San Francisco; (415) 829-2024

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on April 30, 2008.

San Francisco General Hospital will pay out millions of dollars to settle a lawsuit involving a man who now requires 24-hour medical care after seeking treatment for a fever and cough.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on April 30, 2008.

According to police, Bajjalieh's brother Isam, 48, was found at about 4:15 p.m. in a home in the 1600 block of 26th Avenue, where the brothers lived.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 30, 2008.

Daly City resident Christian Rojas, 30, had been charged with burglary and sexual battery following an incident at the Clift Hotel, 495 Geary St., on March 2.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on April 30, 2008.