...7110x110 or razzu@thclinic.org or come to a meeting October 8, 6 pm, at 259 Hyde St. (corner of Eddy...

Published by Mission Dispatch on October 6, 2008.

San Francisco Police Department horses are also scheduled for a blessing at the event at 133 Golden Gate Ave.

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

2 LIPS Bar & Lounge (1414 Market (at 10th Street): three flat screens, $2 beers, loads of wonks

Published by SFist on October 2, 2008.

2 LIPS Bar & Lounge (1414 Market (at 10th Street): three flat screens, $2 beers, loads of wonks

Published by SFist on September 26, 2008.

The latest took place Sunday in front of 245 Hyde St. in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood. 

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 22, 2008.

On Sunday morning, another 59-year-old San Francisco man, Ralph Ruiz, was fatally stabbed in the 200 block of Hyde Street in the Tenderloin.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 22, 2008.

An attack at 10:45 a.m. Sunday in the Tenderloin left Ralph Ruiz, 59, dead of stab wounds. Investigators said Ruiz had been arguing with a man outside 245 Hyde St. when the man attacked him.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 22, 2008.

The latest took place late this morning in front of 245 Hyde St. in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood.

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

It's been a year since the mayor's office boosted the number of homeless caseworkers working the part of the up-and-coming South of Market neighborhood bordered by Market, Fifth, Third and Howard streets.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 20, 2008.

A reader sends us info (and several images) on a shooting that occurred early this morning in front of an apartment on Hyde between O"Farrell and Geary streets. Here's all we know so far.

Published by SFist on September 19, 2008.

A man was shot at 1:30 this morning in the doorway of an apartment building on Hyde Street, between Geary and O'Farrell. A reader at SFist sent in some pictures of the crime scene and a description of the shooting, which you can see here. There's no word from the news on this one yet.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on September 19, 2008.

The Tenderloin has joined a growing number of San Francisco neighborhoods to gain free basic wireless Internet, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on September 17, 2008.

The answer: not many. But a handful of nonprofits are working on providing free or very low-cost refurbished laptops and PCs. And the truth is, a monthly $30 to $50 broadband bill is a lot more foreboding for many low-income residents than a one-time computer purchase, said Don Falk, chief executive of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 17, 2008.

The Wi-Fi is being provided by Meraki, a South of Market hardware company that is slowly building a wireless network as a way to showcase its "repeater" technology. So far the network is available to about 150,000 people in 40 San Francisco neighborhoods. Check out the Meraki Web site at sf.me raki.com/map to find out if your street is covered.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 17, 2008.

222 Club, that stellar little nightspot/safe haven/afterhours in the Tenderloin, is closing. Boo. In addition to big and not-so-big DJ lineups, the folks who worked there were super swell.

Published by SFist on September 17, 2008.

Now that Walgreen's across the city have designated an entire aisle to bags of fun-size candy, vampire teeth, and orange/black home accents, Halloween season is here. Yay! And what that comes the nonsense of City Hall, still bickering about this year's city-sanctioned Halloween bash.

Published by SFist on September 17, 2008.

Now with the official city party moving to SoMa (zzzz), things are slowly rolling downhill. While originally reported that there would be a late-night party happening near AT&T; Park, after the boring family-friendly one taking place earlier in the day, that's probably no longer the case.

Published by SFist on September 17, 2008.

...written analysis today of the current state of City’s future (maybe) PUC headquarters at 525 Golden Gate Avenue.  According to the article the building may get built, it may not get built, or...

Published by San Francisco Tenant Representation on September 17, 2008.

Friday, Harrington said the end result might be a more modest green-tinted PUC building rising at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Polk Street. Or, the agency could purchase an existing structure and give it a green do-over.

Published by San Francisco Tenant Representation on September 17, 2008.

Despite a string of approvals last winter from the PUC and the Board of Supervisors, the proposal for 525 Golden Gate Ave. is in limbo. And if something does get built, don't look for the adventurous design features that attracted notice in the first place.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 16, 2008.

Friday, Harrington said the end result might be a more modest green-tinted PUC building rising at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Polk Street. Or, the agency could purchase an existing structure and give it a green do-over.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 16, 2008.

Were they here to discuss the recent spike in shootings in the Mission District? The murder of a Western Addition teenager three days earlier? The effectiveness of gang injunctions in those neighborhoods? The upcoming march on City Hall of students from June Jordan High School demanding leadership from the mayor on the rise in violence?

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 16, 2008.

Were they here to discuss the recent spike in shootings in the Mission District? The murder of a Western Addition teenager three days earlier? The effectiveness of gang injunctions in those neighborhoods? The upcoming march on City Hall of students from June Jordan High School demanding leadership from the mayor on the rise in violence?

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 16, 2008.

Speaking afterward, Katzman returned to the issue of what defines safety, and for whom. "We have tenants and clients in the Tenderloin who are afraid to go out of their buildings at night because of drug-related violence. They're not complaining to us about people peeing on the streets," he said. "No one likes it, but that's not the big issue right now."

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 16, 2008.

The stakes couldn't be higher — and not just for the Mission, Potrero Hill, South of Market, and Dogpatch districts, but for the entire city. Because if the supervisors can't get this right, the pattern will be set for development that will profoundly change the demographics (and politics) of this city.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 16, 2008.

A plugged-in reader provides the scoop on, and a few shots from atop and within, The Artani (818 Van Ness): The roof deck is really fantastic. It invites a gathering and party, and you have great views easterly of the skyline (new against old San Francisco, a really great juxtaposition).

Published by SocketSite on September 16, 2008.

According to a plea agreement, Craft admitted that during those calls he contacted 911 dispatch and threatened in a Middle Eastern accent to blow up San Francisco City Hall and Westfield San Francisco Centre as well as the "Tribune."

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 16, 2008.

An alleged leader of a gang in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood faces 10 years to life in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to drug and firearms charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 16, 2008.

An alleged leader of a gang in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood faces 10 years to life in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to drug and firearms charges, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on September 16, 2008.

According to a plea agreement, Craft admitted that during those calls he contacted 911 dispatch and threatened in a Middle Eastern accent to blow up San Francisco City Hall and Westfield San Francisco Centre as well as the "Tribune."

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 16, 2008.

Paris Moffett, who according to city officials was a leader of the Eddy Rock gang—one of three gangs barred by the city of San Francisco from activity in the Western Addition—pleaded guilty Sept. 10 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco to possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and to possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 16, 2008.

Despite a string of approvals last winter from the PUC and the Board of Supervisors, the proposal for 525 Golden Gate Ave. is in limbo. And if something does get built, don't look for the adventurous design features that attracted notice in the first place.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

Friday, Harrington said the end result might be a more modest green-tinted PUC building rising at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue and Polk Street. Or, the agency could purchase an existing structure and give it a green do-over.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

Mexico's Consul General Carlos Felix led the Mexican independence day celebration Monday night in front of San Francisco City Hall.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

"Big noise at Civic Center 50 seconds ago," we were told at 9:54 a.m. this morning. "Sounded like a building falling down for about 4 seconds." Edags, anyone else hear this? What happened?

Published by SFist on September 15, 2008.

Mexico's Consul General Carlos Felix led the Mexican independence day celebration Monday night in front of San Francisco City Hall.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

Beloved S.F. eateries such as Acme Chophouse, Chaya Brasserie, Foreign Cinema, Il Fornaio, Kuleto's, Perbacco, PlumpJack and others will be on hand to serve up appetizers and drinks as "San Francisco Restaurants Unite to Fight Hunger." Now, more than pregnant women can eat for two (or three or four), as all proceeds benefit the San Francisco Food Bank.

Published by SF Weekly on September 15, 2008.

...Mateo, (650) 401-8077; and at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Edinburgh Castle Pub, 950 Geary St., San Francisco, (415) 885-4074...

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 14, 2008.

...Brown Bag Lunch Discussion takes place Wednesday, September 17, from 12 to 1 pm at 155 Grove Street, which is free and open to the public. The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery is...

Published by Mission Dispatch on September 14, 2008.

The San Francisco Municipal Railway's plan to overhaul its decades-old route structure, aimed at improving service on the most heavily used lines at the expense of buses that carry relatively few passengers, will get a public airing at City Hall on Tuesday.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 14, 2008.

Hundreds of San Francisco public school students, mostly from June Jordan School for Equity, filled the steps of City Hall Friday afternoon to demand more city action in response to the rash of killings in the Mission District and elsewhere over the past few weeks.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 13, 2008.

It's been over a year since we've seen such wet fun on the streets of San Francisco. Yesterday, Flickr user bikelikeme captured some refreshing pics of an overturned fire hydrant and the fun that followed.

Published by SFist on September 12, 2008.

Mr. Jim Herd has word that a couple of hundred or so high school students from the Mission have taken to the steps of City Hall. Why? Because of the recent spike in murder that has plagued the Mission district. And they're none too thrilled. (Really, you don't want to upset a Mission High student. Trust us.)

Published by SFist on September 12, 2008.

Based on information provided in a U.S. Marshals Service arrest warrant for violation of federal probation, police arrested Seltenrich a short while later at a residential hotel on the 400 block of Eddy Street in the Tenderloin.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 10, 2008.

Originally built in 1892, the distinctive building at the Market and Jones Street has been home mostly to pigeons since 2000 when the a San Francisco Police Department task force operation left, making the front steps a haven for public drinking, drug dealing and street urination four blocks from City Hall.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 10, 2008.

Neither developers nor community activists are happy with the plan approved Aug. 7 by the Planning Commission, which sets zoning, policies, and funding levels for new development in the Mission District, eastern SoMa, Potrero Hill, and the Central Waterfront.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 9, 2008.

Cycling and public transportation is the San Francisco way, but some commuters must still travel by car. Mark Armstrong, an instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College, teaches you how to convert your car to alternative fuel or electrical power. He also surveys various alternative energy sources and their current impact on the environment at this brown bag lunch event.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 9, 2008.

Women's issues continue to be a crucial and exciting topic this election year, though the mainstream has failed to address the concerns of immigrant women. At this forum, the Radical Feminists group presents an analysis of how women have organized against government injustices such as ICE raids, detention, and deportations — as well as the problems created by far-right groups like the Minutemen.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 9, 2008.

After two years of research, the revised recommendations of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP) are finally in and heading to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors. Find out if your favorite route got axed or extended at the SFMTA Web site. Then show up to one of two meetings held by the SFMTA specifically for public comment and add your two cents.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 9, 2008.

The food focus is not without risks to the mayor, however. As one law enforcement official told us Friday, "We may have had four shootings in the Mission last night, but at least we have strawberries growing on top of the bus shelter at Larkin and McAllister."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 7, 2008.