...Also, yeah, it was a mortor. Jim tells us "they picked up the mortar at 200 Cole and then went on a caravan." What a way to kick off the 4th, eh...

Published by SFist on July 4, 2008.

∙ Listing: 10 Miller Place #901 (2/2) [MLS]

Published by SocketSite on July 4, 2008.

That was more than the maximum capacity of 150 at the new Youth Guidance Center near Twin Peaks, and city officials vowed during the facility's construction that the beds would never be filled. Siffermann was hired by Newsom in 2005 in large part because he successfully cut the size of the juvenile population in Chicago.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

BART officials said Maurer attacked 41-year-old Nicholas Jackalone on June 8 after the firefighter's wife pointed out that Maurer was leaning against the door of a Muni train taking fans away from a Kenny Chesney concert at AT&T Park. The attack allegedly continued inside the Embarcadero BART Station.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

Day and night, people flock to Ocean Beach for the vistas and the chance to get in touch with nature. What could be better than strolling along the boulevard that overlooks the sand and waves? How about taking the same stroll and having access to better trash receptacles.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

That was more than the maximum capacity of 150 at the new Youth Guidance Center near Twin Peaks, and city officials promised during the facility's construction that the beds would never be filled. Siffermann was hired by Newsom in 2005 in large part because he had cut the size of the juvenile hall population in Chicago.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

The danger of illegal fireworks has prompted San Francisco police to close off several areas in the Bayview and Hunters Point where revelers have set off Fourth of July skyrockets in past years.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

The danger of illegal fireworks has prompted San Francisco police to close off several areas in the Bayview and Hunters Point where revelers have set off Fourth of July skyrockets in past years.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

For the second year in a row, streets will be closed from 4 p.m. today to 4 a.m. Saturday at Candlestick Park, Candlestick Heights and Executive Park. The Candlestick exit off northbound Highway 101 will be shut by early evening.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

The Marina district north of Bay Street will be blocked to traffic to all but residents after the tonight's legal skyrockets begin bursting in air above the bay, police said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

Three months after a large branch snapped off a Stern Grove tree and killed a woman, San Francisco officials said Thursday that there are still more than 100 hazardous trees that need to be removed there - and probably thousands of others throughout the city that need to be pruned or cut down.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

Some speakers at the public hearing, however, decried trees' health at many parks, including Stern Grove, SoMa's South Park and Buena Vista Park in the Haight-Ashbury.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

Some speakers at the public hearing, however, decried trees' health at many parks, including Stern Grove, SoMa's South Park and Buena Vista Park in the Haight-Ashbury.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

The department doesn't really know how many trees in the city would be considered hazardous by arborists because only three areas - Stern Grove, Park Presidio and Washington Square - have undergone recent assessments, he said. "Over the decades, had there been a larger or more regular effort dedicated to tree management, it could have put the entire city in better position," Kern said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

The department doesn't really know how many trees in the city would be considered hazardous by arborists because only three areas - Stern Grove, Park Presidio and Washington Square - have undergone recent assessments, he said. "Over the decades, had there been a larger or more regular effort dedicated to tree management, it could have put the entire city in better position," Kern said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

The San Francisco Zoo consulted with at least four other institutions as well as outside animal nutritionists before determining that Tatiana - the Siberian tiger who escaped and killed a visitor on Christmas - should weigh about 250 pounds.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

Neighbors of Cayuga Park, a gem of an open space nestled in a small neighborhood just southwest of the Excelsior, were heartbroken when their longtime gardener, Demetrio Braceros, retired in April.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

The extra cars are to accommodate passengers traveling to the Giants versus Dodgers game at AT&T Park, set to begin at 1:05 p.m., and for passengers taking BART to see the fireworks at Aquatic Park between Piers 39 and 45 in San Francisco.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

However, motor coach service at the San Francisco Pier 39 stop will be suspended from 7 p.m. to midnight.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

In addition, Capitol Corridor will move the San Francisco Ferry Building stop about 1.5 blocks to Steuart and Mission streets from 7 p.m. to midnight.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

In addition, Capitol Corridor will move the San Francisco Ferry Building stop about 1.5 blocks to Steuart and Mission streets from 7 p.m. to midnight.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

A fire on a power pole in San Francisco's Mission District Friday morning left 235 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers without electricity, a company spokesman said. The outage was reported at 5:55 a.m. after the pole caught fire, PG&E spokesman J.D. Guidi said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

The San Francisco Fire Department responded to several fires on power poles Friday morning, the first in the 3900 block of Cesar Chavez Street at about 5:20 a.m. and the second at Hyde and Filbert streets just before 7 a.m., a dispatcher said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

The San Francisco Fire Department responded to several fires on power poles Friday morning, the first in the 3900 block of Cesar Chavez Street at about 5:20 a.m. and the second at Hyde and Filbert streets just before 7 a.m., a dispatcher said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

Chee Tse was last seen leaving her house in the 1900 block of Larkin Street before 8 a.m. on Tuesday to take a trip to a casino, according to the Police Department.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

Tse, whose nickname is Lan, most likely took a bus around 8 a.m. near Kearny and Clay streets to Cache Creek Casino in Brooks, Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln or River Rock Casino in Alexander Valley.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

San Francisco Police told KTVU they received a call at about 4:30 p.m. that a World War II military shell had been discovered inside a house at 220 Carl Street, a few blocks from University of California at San Francisco Medical Center.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

That was more than the maximum capacity of 150 at the new Youth Guidance Center near Twin Peaks, and city officials vowed during the facility's construction that the beds would never be filled. Siffermann was hired by Newsom in 2005 in large part because he successfully cut the size of the juvenile population in Chicago.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

That was more than the maximum capacity of 150 at the new Youth Guidance Center near Twin Peaks, and city officials promised during the facility's construction that the beds would never be filled. Siffermann was hired by Newsom in 2005 in large part because he had cut the size of the juvenile hall population in Chicago.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

Antioch police were called to the home on the 2700 block of Balboa Court around 1:30 a.m. today. La Due said that the suspect, Antioch resident Tremaine D. Oliver, and possibly one other man broke into the home while the family was sleeping in the living room. The mother was shot by Oliver as she tried to run out of the room carrying her son. The father fought with one of the suspects until they fled.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

Neighbors of Cayuga Park, a gem of an open space nestled in a small neighborhood just southwest of the Excelsior, were heartbroken when their longtime gardener, Demetrio Braceros, retired in April.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

That's why teenagers at this conflict resolution program in the city's Western Addition personally approached the mayor at an event a few weeks ago asking for jobs.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

The San Francisco bomb squad has closed down part of Carl Street in the Cole Valley area.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

The San Francisco Fire Department responded to several fires on power poles this morning, the first in the 3900 block of Cesar Chavez Street at about 5:20 a.m. and the second at Hyde and Filbert streets just before 7 a.m., a dispatcher said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

The San Francisco Fire Department responded to several fires on power poles this morning, the first in the 3900 block of Cesar Chavez Street at about 5:20 a.m. and the second at Hyde and Filbert streets just before 7 a.m., a dispatcher said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

Chee Tse was last seen leaving her house in the 1900 block of Larkin Street before 8 a.m. on Tuesday to take a trip to a casino, according to the Police Department.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

Tse, whose nickname is Lan, most likely took a bus around 8 a.m. near Kearny and Clay streets to Cache Creek Casino in Brooks, Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln or River Rock Casino in Alexander Valley.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 4, 2008.

Officers responded to reports of a robbery in the 2700 block of Balboa Court at about 1:30 a.m. and determined possibly two suspects broke into the residence and attacked a man and woman sleeping in the living room with their 2-year-old son, police said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 4, 2008.

Recycling problem at Ocean Beach: Day and night, people flock to Ocean Beach for the vistas and the chance to get in touch with nature. What could be better than strolling along the boulevard that overlooks the sand and waves? How about taking the same stroll and having access to better trash receptacles.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

Almost three months ago, ChronicleWatch ran a big item about Coit Tower - about how the view from the top, at the level where cars park, is obscured by trees.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

An additional facility temporarily located at Pier 48 that is used to store and test voting machines, and where the public is invited to observe the election process, is remote from public transportation and has "less than ideal" working conditions, including lack of access for workers to drinking water, according to the report.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

The Department's former voting machine storage location, a Cor-O-Van commercial storage facility located in the city's Potrero Hill district and used in the November 2007 election, was even worse, the grand jury reported.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

Chee Tse was last seen leaving her house in the 1900 block of Larkin Street before 8 a.m. on Tuesday to take a trip to a casino, according to the Police Department.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

Tse, whose nickname is Lan, most likely took a bus around 8 a.m. near Kearny and Clay streets to Cache Creek Casino in Brooks, Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln or River Rock Casino in Alexander Valley.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on July 4, 2008.

Since Nopa opened in '06 and put its namesake neighborhood on the "gourmet ghetto" map, it's been a standard-bearer for San Francisco foodies.

Published by SF Weekly on July 4, 2008.