8 p.m. // The Independent (628 Divisadero) // $20

Published by SFist on August 27, 2008.

"Burning Man doesn't mean anything unless it affects the way we live our lives back home," event founder Larry Harvey told me earlier this year as we chatted in his rent-controlled apartment on Alamo Square.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on August 19, 2008.

Police are investigating the fatal street shooting of a man late Monday night in the Western Addition neighborhood less than two blocks from City Hall.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 12, 2008.

Police are investigating the fatal street shooting of a man late Monday night in the Western Addition neighborhood less than two blocks from City Hall.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 12, 2008.

9 p.m. // The Independent (628 Divisadero) // $12

Published by SFist on July 29, 2008.

Hayes Valley housing still varies widely by block and becomes more unpredictable as the neighborhood merges into Wester Addition. A geographically large and economically and ethnically diverse area, Western Addition encompasses the famous “painted ladies” of Alamo Square, the busy commercial district along Divisadero, the lively African-American neighborhood of lower Fillmore, and the shopping and dining enclave of Japantown.

Published by SFHotlist on July 18, 2008.

Hayes Valley housing still varies widely by block and becomes more unpredictable as the neighborhood merges into Wester Addition. A geographically large and economically and ethnically diverse area, Western Addition encompasses the famous “painted ladies” of Alamo Square, the busy commercial district along Divisadero, the lively African-American neighborhood of lower Fillmore, and the shopping and dining enclave of Japantown.

Published by SFHotlist on July 18, 2008.

"We should maintain the cameras that exist," said Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who supported the cameras at first in his Western Addition district but has since become a skeptic.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 14, 2008.

"We should maintain the cameras that exist," said Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who supported the cameras at first in his Western Addition district but has since become a skeptic.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 14, 2008.

"We should maintain the cameras that exist," said Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, who supported the cameras at first in his Western Addition district but has since become a skeptic.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 13, 2008.

"This is breathtaking art and why shouldn't kids from Bayview Hunters Point and the Mission, why shouldn't seniors from the Western Addition and Viz Valley get opportunities to have access to such a wonderful cultural institution?" said Alex Tourk, Fisher spokesperson.

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

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.

There are people who think it's cool to go shoot a pig or a turkey or a duck and take it home for supper: since I think it's one of the world's great experiences to catch a bass or a trout and do the same thing, it's hard to be critical. But the United State Supreme Court decision last week wasn't about my nephew's .22 or my friend Rich's hunting rifle. It was about whether cities can do anything remotely at all meaningful to keep 14-year-olds from shooting each other on the streets.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on July 2, 2008.

1031 Fell St

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 30, 2008.

Car break-ins are down slightly from last year, but they are still epidemic in several places in the city, police said. Those include the Embarcadero from Fisherman's Wharf to Howard Street, the Western Addition and along the beach near the Great Highway.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 24, 2008.

955 Grove St #3

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 23, 2008.

1261 Grove St #3

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 23, 2008.

Within hours after Louvier left court, Washington was gunned down in the city's Western Addition.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 2008.

9 p.m. // The Independent (628 Divisadero) // $16

Published by SFist on June 10, 2008.

1000 Steiner St #203

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 9, 2008.

The layout's the same, Barsch said.De La Plaza was last seen at 2:15 a.m. leaving a nightclub in the lower Haight neighborhood.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on June 9, 2008.

Now, however, the intersection is as immaculate as an intersection can be. Likewise the other end of Lloyd Street, which also has a new curb ramp for the disabled. Five others were added to corners in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood, a hilly area that fans out to the Castro and the Lower Haight. For the disabled, these ramps are the difference between night and day.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

Now, however, the intersection is as immaculate as an intersection can be. Likewise the other end of Lloyd Street, which also has a new curb ramp for the disabled. Five others were added to corners in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood, a hilly area that fans out to the Castro and the Lower Haight. For the disabled, these ramps are the difference between night and day.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 7, 2008.

Likewise the other end of Lloyd Street, which also has a new curb ramp for the disabled. Five others were added to corners in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood, a hilly area that fans out to the Castro and the Lower Haight. For the disabled, these ramps are the difference between night and day.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 6, 2008.

The defendants were members of the Page Street Mob in the Western Addition and were charged under the federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations law, which was created to crack down on organized crime.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 31, 2008.

The defendants were members of the Page Street Mob in the Western Addition and were charged under the federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations law, which was created to crack down on organized crime.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 31, 2008.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Peterson admitted he was a member of the Page Street Mob, a violent drug gang operating out of San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood, and assisted with Hearns' murder to better his status in the gang.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 30, 2008.

A San Francisco man was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in federal prison for aiding and abetting a 2002 gang murder, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday. Aquil Peterson, 24, pleaded guilty in January to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, admitting that, armed with an AK-47, he helped kidnap and beat Joseph Hearns before Hearns was shot in the head on Aug. 23, 2002.

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

This comes a week after cyclist Kirk Janes was struck and killed at Fulton and Steiner. Again, be careful out there, riders.

Published by SFist on May 29, 2008.

A woman escaped injury in San Francisco early Wednesday when a bullet from a shootout outside her Western Addition home struck her television set, police said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 29, 2008.

A 24-year-old San Francisco man has been sentenced to 77 years to life in prison on a first-degree murder conviction in an attack that authorities say was part of a running feud in the city's Western Addition four years ago.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 29, 2008.

Johnson was killed in broad daylight in the parking lot of a Safeway at Geary and Fillmore streets. The killing came minutes after the victim had attended a funeral for his 17-year-old cousin Raymon "Ray Ray" Bass, a standout athlete who was also killed as part of a gang feud in the Western Addition.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 29, 2008.

It happened at about 3 am on Eddy Street in the city's Western Addition District.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 28, 2008.

San Francisco police said today they have conflicting statements as to who had the right of way when a bicycle messenger was killed Wednesday in a collision with a pickup truck near Alamo Square.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 22, 2008.

Police hit-and-run investigator Dean Taylor said today that two witnesses say Janes had the green light when the accident happened at 10:55 a.m. at Steiner and Fulton streets, but that at least one other witness said the pickup truck had the green.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 22, 2008.

San Francisco police said today they have conflicting statements as to who had the right of way when a bicycle messenger was killed Wednesday in a collision with a pickup truck near Alamo Square.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 22, 2008.

Police hit-and-run investigator Dean Taylor said today that two witnesses say Janes had the green light when the accident happened at 10:55 a.m. at Steiner and Fulton streets, but that at least one other witness said the pickup truck had the green.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 22, 2008.

Police responded to the collision at 10:55 a.m. at Fulton and Steiner streets, where the man, who remains unnamed, was pronounced dead at the scene, police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on May 21, 2008.

A pickup truck struck and killed a 35-year-old bicycle messenger today next to Alamo Square, San Francisco police said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 21, 2008.

The accident happened at 10:55 a.m. at Fulton and Steiner streets at the northeast corner of the square. The bicycle messenger was a San Francisco man whose name has not yet been released.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 21, 2008.

The accident happened at 10:55 a.m. at Fulton and Steiner streets at the northeast corner of the square. The bicycle messenger was a San Francisco man whose name has not yet been released.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 21, 2008.

A pickup truck struck and killed a 35-year-old bicycle messenger today next to Alamo Square, San Francisco police said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 21, 2008.

Sadly, a bicyclist was hit by a vehicle this morning and killed. SFPD arrived at the scene at around 10:55 a.m. at Fulton and Steiner streets. The cyclist, whose name has yet to be released, was "pronounced dead at the scene."

Published by SFist on May 21, 2008.

733-735 Webster St

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on May 19, 2008.

The Flowers Heritage Foundation acquired one million latex prophylactics for a vast giveaway program in April - distributing them to local agencies such as the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Haight Ashbury Free Clinics and the Black Coalition on AIDS. But when those programs collected all they needed, the "Condom Room" at Flowers headquarters was still stacked with 500 boxes, each containing 1,000 of the rubber devices.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 14, 2008.

The Flowers Heritage Foundation acquired one million latex prophylactics for a vast giveaway program in April - distributing them to local agencies such as the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Haight Ashbury Free Clinics and the Black Coalition on AIDS. But when those programs collected all they needed, the "Condom Room" at Flowers headquarters was still stacked with 500 boxes, each containing 1,000 of the rubber devices.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 14, 2008.

San Francisco's latest addition to the world of upscale yet laid-back Italian dining comes in the form of Uva Enoteca (568 Haight at Steiner) in the Lower Haight, which, despite being open only a few weeks, is quickly gathering a roster of loyal regulars.

Published by SF Weekly on May 7, 2008.

On Monday, detectives took prints from an NBC11 news van after a thief ripped a laptop computer right off of Cheryl Hurd's lap in the city's Western Addition.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on May 7, 2008.

Veteran NBC-11 reporter Cheryl Hurd found herself the star of her own story on San Francisco's plague of car robberies the other day when she had her computer snatched right out of her lap as she sat in her camera truck working on a story about "smash and grab" robberies in the Western Addition.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on May 6, 2008.