I was still trying to figure out what I would do with my brain when Dan Pulcrano of the Silicon Valley Metro invited me out for really strong martinis at Blondie's Bar in the Mission District and offered me a job writing about tech workers in Silicon Valley.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on July 22, 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.

"If I were a betting person, I'd be very optimistic" about passage, said the panel's chairman, Stephen Shortell, dean of the UC-Berkeley School of Public Health. "All the data pointed to the need for an acute care community hospital. If St. Luke's were to close, it would leave a big gap south of Market."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 3, 2008.

Municipal advocates are petitioning for the Tenderloin neighborhood, an area many regard as a refuge for the down-and-out, to be placed on the national register of historic places.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on July 3, 2008.

San Francisco police arrested 12 people in two undercover robbery abatement operations in the past week targeting crime in the city's Tenderloin district and Market Street corridor, police announced Wednesday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 2, 2008.

Cal students in the 1970s fondly remember Arinell as the place to get a cheap slice of pie. Owner Ron Demirdjian expanded to the Mission District in 1992.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 2, 2008.

San Francisco police arrested 12 people in two undercover robbery abatement operations in the past week targeting crime in the city's Tenderloin district and Market Street corridor, police announced Wednesday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 2, 2008.

Police arrested 12 people in two undercover robbery abatement operations in the past week targeting crime in the city's Tenderloin district and Market Street corridor, police announced Wednesday.

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

In fact, event promoters say they've been hit by a quadruple whammy that threatens their livelihoods and the vibrant nature of the city: rising fees charged by city departments looking to close budget gaps, increased concern over alcohol consumption and other liability issues, more conflicts over noise in increasingly dense neighborhoods such as SoMa, and the ability of a handful of complaining neighbors to create event-killing permit conditions.

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

San Francisco police say they have been arresting young illegal immigrants from Honduras for several years after catching them selling crack cocaine and other drugs in the Mission and Tenderloin. Until May, the city was quietly sending the offenders back home to Honduras rather than turning them over to federal authorities for possible deportation.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 1, 2008.

San Francisco police say they have been arresting young illegal immigrants from Honduras for several years after catching them selling crack cocaine and other drugs in the Mission and Tenderloin. Until May, the city was quietly sending the offenders back home to Honduras rather than turning them over to federal authorities for possible deportation.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 1, 2008.

But a stretch of San Francisco's South of Market corridor on Townsend Street has no sidewalks. Several people have contacted ChronicleWatch to complain, saying pedestrians using Townsend Street between Fourth and Seventh streets have to walk in the street- and risk being sideswiped by traffic.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 30, 2008.

In the 21st century, a city street without a sidewalk is like an apartment without a refrigerator or a skyscraper without an elevator. Shouldn't happen. But a stretch of San Francisco's South of Market corridor on Townsend Street has no sidewalks.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 30, 2008.

Thousands of lesbians and their supporters streamed through the Mission District tonight in a parade that stretched for 10 blocks. Onlookers tossed down Mardi Gras beads from apartment windows. Street bands blared on sidewalks. Music blasted from open cafes. From windows hung banners that read, "We Lykes Dykes," "Dykes Forever" and "Dykes Welcome But It's Time for Bush to Go."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 29, 2008.

Thousands of lesbians and their supporters streamed through the Mission District Saturday night in a parade that stretched for 10 blocks. Onlookers tossed down Mardi Gras beads from apartment windows. Street bands blared on sidewalks. Music blasted from open cafes. From windows hung banners that read, "We Lykes Dykes," "Dykes Forever" and "Dykes Welcome But It's Time for Bush to Go."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 29, 2008.

That's not the case at Domo, a tiny new spot in Hayes Valley, which leans toward Eastern influences. It has a neighborhood feel, just a handful of high-backed wooden stools, and a menu that, while innovative and varied, focuses almost exclusively on seafood.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 25, 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.

That's not the case at Domo, a tiny new spot in Hayes Valley, which leans toward Eastern influences. It has a neighborhood feel, just a handful of high-backed wooden stools, and a menu that, while innovative and varied, focuses almost exclusively on seafood.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 24, 2008.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 24, 2008.

Anne Stoll, co-owner with chef husband Craig Stoll of Delfina, a trattoria in the Mission, insists they always intended to be just a neighborhood restaurant.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 24, 2008.

Founder Trevor Paque, 29, envisions what he calls a decentralized urban farm - a network of backyard organic vegetable gardens that will free urbanites from their reliance on food trucked in from the country. Clients who live in the sunny Mission District will grow tomatoes for denizens of the foggy Richmond, where broccoli and other cool-weather vegetables will thrive in customers' backyards. And bicycles, rather than gas-guzzling trucks, will be the main method of transport.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 23, 2008.

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Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 23, 2008.

The only San Francisco neighborhood that she could afford was the Tenderloin - a nonstarter with her two young daughters. Instead, she found a two-bedroom apartment in Richmond, near the El Cerrito border, for about $500 less per month. It means a drive across the Bay Bridge each weekday for her job.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 22, 2008.

This celebration will also affect the 5 Fulton, 22 Fillmore, 31 Balboa, 38 Geary, 47 Van Ness, and 49 Mission/Van Ness lines. Check NextMuni before you head out.

Published by SFist on June 21, 2008.

Tacchini said Fong demoted him because he "might have had an inappropriate contact" with another San Francisco police official following an investigation of his son, police Officer James Tacchini, for an undisclosed off-duty incident. His son was later absolved of any wrongdoing, Tacchini said.

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

The lower Haight's newest, coolest, and maybe only laid-back-yet-upscale Italian joint Uva Enoteca (568 Haight at Steiner) is planning a weekend of wine tasting, winemaking, and wine history. Kind of like summer school, only with Sopressata.

Published by SF Weekly on June 20, 2008.

The elder Tacchini, 53, a 31-year veteran officer, had been deputy chief in charge of department operations for less than a month when the incident occurred. After Fong did an inquiry, she sent Tacchini the demotion letter and slashed his salary from $220,000 a year to $163,000. He was recently assigned command over the Mission District station.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 2008.

The elder Tacchini, 53, a 31-year veteran officer, had been deputy chief in charge of department operations for less than a month when the incident occurred. After Fong did an inquiry, she sent Tacchini the demotion letter and slashed his salary from $220,000 a year to $163,000. He was recently assigned command over the Mission District station.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 2008.

"Donna could manage that situation as easily as she could navigate a leather bar South of Market," Leno says.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 2008.

Gala Concert: The Golden Gate Men's Chorus summer concert series continues with the West Coast premiere of David Del Tredici's "Queer Hosannas." $20. 5 p.m. San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., San Francisco. (415) 668-4462, www.ggmc.org.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 20, 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.

Tacchini said Fong demoted him because he "might have had an inappropriate contact" with another San Francisco police official following an investigation of his son, police Officer James Tacchini, for an undisclosed off-duty incident. His son was later absolved of any wrongdoing, Tacchini said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 20, 2008.

The operation will be conducted during evening hours Wednesday in the Taraval District; Thursday in the Mission District; Friday in the Ingleside District; and Sunday in the Northern District.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 19, 2008.

Banana Republic, Levi Strauss Foundation, McKesson Corp., Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and the Trust for Public Land are helping raise money to transform Hayes Valley Playground, Balboa Park and Boeddeker Park in the Tenderloin by 2011.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 19, 2008.

The operation will be conducted during evening hours Wednesday in the Taraval District; Thursday in the Mission District; Friday in the Ingleside District; and Sunday in the Northern District.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 19, 2008.

The Physicians rebuttal is that, we agree that the entire City, especially SOMA neighborhoods will benefit from better access to ambulatory services. However, it is an error to then assume that this means that in-patient services are not also needed. The report, say the physicians, did not draw that conclusion, it is being inferred by CPMC

Published by Mission Dispatch on June 17, 2008.

The ancient letter board just inside the entrance of the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center tells much of the story of this neighborhood institution. Since 1981 it's been a crucial hub for the Western Addition, a mostly level stretch of terrain west of downtown that rivals the Mission District and Bayview–Hunters Point as the source of the most despair from senseless gun violence.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on June 17, 2008.

(2) Vegan snowfish sandwich, Love N' Haight, SF

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on June 17, 2008.

The input from the people living in the South of Market neighborhoods brings an important human dimension to the data we will weigh with equal gravity in our recommendation,” said Andrus.

Published by Mission Dispatch on June 17, 2008.

Standing on the rooftop of a Mission District single-room-occupancy hotel, Newsom pointed to a "repeater antenna" - which looks like an oversized, white computer mouse - and said the devices someday will blanket the city with free Wi-Fi.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 12, 2008.

The network is called "Free the Net" and currently is available in two neighborhoods, Haight-Ashbury and the Mission District.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 12, 2008.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors opted not to hold an up-or-down vote Tuesday on whether to fund a new court in the Tenderloin, instead referring the matter back to the same budget committee that has already voted against approving the money.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 11, 2008.

Nearly 100,000 San Francisco residents, including those in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and the Mission District, have since been using Meraki's network, called Free the Net, according to Chief Executive Officer Sanjit Biswas.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 11, 2008.

The court would prosecute misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods and would try to link defendants with social services. It is expected to cost the city about $2.8 million a year.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 11, 2008.

The court would prosecute misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods and would try to link defendants with social services. It is expected to cost the city about $2.8 million a year.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 11, 2008.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors opted not to hold an up-or-down vote Tuesday on whether to fund a new court in the Tenderloin, instead referring the matter back to the same budget committee that has already voted against approving the money.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 11, 2008.

Greg Dewar of NJudahChronicles seems to be everywhere lately. Check out the latest gem he snapped up today over on Duboce and Church.

Published by SFist on June 10, 2008.

French police officers were in San Francisco Tuesday, investigating the unsolved 2007 stabbing death of a 36-year-old French national in his Hayes Valley apartment.Hugues de la Plaza, a dual U.S.-French citizen, was found dead inside his in the 400 block of Linden Street on June 2, 2007.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 10, 2008.

∙ Listing: 396 Hermann (2/1) - $779,000 [MLS]

Published by SocketSite on June 10, 2008.

"People say, 'Why should we pay $3.75 or $4.50 for the same taco you can get in the Mission for $1.75?" Des Jardins said. "It's shocking to me that there is so much price resistance when our food is so carefully prepared, using natural ingredients, in the environment of the Ferry Building. People don't understand what food costs."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 10, 2008.