DPW also put a cone over the object so passers-by won't trip on it. That mollifies Lassen, who often passes the metal object, which is located in front of a restaurant at 1793 Church St. "This part of Church Street near the corner of 30th is where the J Church streetcar stops on its route downtown and is a heavily used Muni stop - one which I use often," Lassen told ChronicleWatch. "A hazard like this could cause folks to easily trip and fall and result in some serious ankle/foot/leg or other injuries."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

DPW also put a cone over the object so passers-by won't trip on it. That mollifies Lassen, who often passes the metal object, which is located in front of a restaurant at 1793 Church St. "This part of Church Street near the corner of 30th is where the J Church streetcar stops on its route downtown and is a heavily used Muni stop - one which I use often," Lassen told ChronicleWatch. "A hazard like this could cause folks to easily trip and fall and result in some serious ankle/foot/leg or other injuries."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

San Francisco officials announced a $250,000 reward Monday for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects responsible for the shooting death of Terrell Rogers, an anti-violence activist who was killed outside his daughter's high school basketball game in January.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

Trent Rhorer, director of the city's Human Services Agency, has already sent a proposed budget to the mayor that slashes $15 million from his department. Under his proposal, 48 positions will be eliminated, the Ella Hill Hutch homeless shelter in the Western Addition will be closed, and a taxi voucher program that helps seniors and the disabled get around the city will see its funding reduced, among other cuts.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

It was founded during the Gold Rush for kids orphaned by parents off seeking riches, and Edgewood in San Francisco's Sunset District has been treating and housing the city's most troubled children ever since.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

At 10:43 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Connecticut Street in the city's Potrero Hill neighborhood on reports of shots fired, according to police. Arriving officers found 41-year-old Victor Carson, a San Francisco resident, suffering a gunshot wound to his neck, police said.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 5, 2008.

About a half hour earlier, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1600 block of Geary Boulevard near the city's Japan Center. Police said initial reports indicate that a 31-year-old man was shot at Geary Boulevard and Buchanan Street before he ran across the street and collapsed.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 5, 2008.

About a half hour earlier, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 1600 block of Geary Boulevard near the city's Japan Center. Police said initial reports indicate that a 31-year-old man was shot at Geary Boulevard and Buchanan Street before he ran across the street and collapsed.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 5, 2008.

A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee voted Monday to support a plan to construct a power plant near the Potrero Hill neighborhood.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 5, 2008.

Environmental activists in San Francisco are demanding the board of supervisors reject a proposed new power plant. The new plant would replace an older one next to the Bayview Hunters Point, Potrero District. It's blamed for causing severe pollution.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

The proposal calls for shutting down the aging and polluting Potrero Hill power plants and opening four cleaner more efficient power plants. Public Utilities Commission said the newer plants would produce half the pollution of the older plants. It is in all a $273 million project that has many divided on what should happen.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 5, 2008.

Gale said BADA is going forward with a planned demonstration this coming Friday, May 9th in downtown San Francisco. The group has been planning a vigil in front of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office at the federal building at 450 Golden Gate Avenue.

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

Victor Carson, 41, shot to death on the 1000 block of Connecticut Street, 10:15 p.m., Potrero Hill.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on May 5, 2008.

Victor Carson, 41, shot to death on the 1000 block of Connecticut Street, 10:15 p.m., Potrero Hill.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on May 5, 2008.

Ajason Black, 32, of Oakland, shot to death on the 1600 block of Geary Blvd., 10:15 p.m., Western Addition/Japantown.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on May 5, 2008.

Ajason Black, 32, of Oakland, shot to death on the 1600 block of Geary Blvd., 10:15 p.m., Western Addition/Japantown.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on May 5, 2008.

Ajason Black, 32, of Oakland, shot to death on the 1600 block of Geary Blvd., 10:15 p.m., Western Addition/Japantown.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on May 5, 2008.

According to the newly installed shot-spotters system, which consists of gunfire-detecting microphones set up in the Western Addition and Hunters Point, the vast majority of gunfire in those neighborhoods goes unreported.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on May 5, 2008.