Officers responded to the area of McAllister and Fillmore streets at about 7:15 p.m. Friday on reports of shots being fired, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 6, 2008.

Officers responded to the area of McAllister and Fillmore streets at about 7:15 p.m. Friday on reports of shots being fired, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on September 6, 2008.

Officers responded to the area of McAllister and Fillmore streets at about 7:15 p.m. Friday on reports of shots being fired, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on September 6, 2008.

Officers responded to the area of McAllister and Fillmore streets at about 7:15 p.m. Friday on reports of shots being fired, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 6, 2008.

Cameron reportedly was walking south on Fillmore Street toward McAllister Street with another person when a man in his 20s appeared and began firing, said Sgt. Wilfred Williams. The other person was not injured.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 6, 2008.

Hundreds of taxicabs lined up in San Francisco's Tenderloin district today for the annual "blessing of the taxicabs."

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on September 5, 2008.

Canine Happy Hour will be this Saturday at Lafayette Park (Sacramento and Gough) at 2pm. With our Indian Summer in full swing it will be a great way to spend the afternoon.

Published by SFHotlist on September 5, 2008.

The Breast Cancer 3-Day wraps up Sunday with a closing ceremony at 4:30 pm at San Francisco's Marina Green.

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

San Francisco police plan to increase patrols in the city's Mission District after two people died and three others were wounded in two separate shootings Thursday night.

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

Do you sometimes feel complaints about your neighborhood are not being heard? That no one is listening? That you get lost in voicemail when you call City Hall? Well, in San Francisco at least, there is a new way to get action.

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

A champagne promenade and after-party at City Hall - with tickets up to $250 - was scheduled to include a variety of bands, noshes and drinks for night owls who did not partake in the dinners.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 4, 2008.

Under summery warm skies, the San Francisco Symphony kicked off its fall arts season tonight with a black tie party - the 97th opening night gala in its history - attended by thousands of revelers who descended on Davies Symphony Hall for a night of splendor.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 4, 2008.

In 2005, after nearly a decade of wrangling and infighting at City Hall about having a warehouse-style chain retailer in the area, Home Depot received approval for a 100,000-square-foot store near the border of Bernal Heights and Bayview-Hunters Point.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 4, 2008.

Police Lt. William Canning told members of the San Francisco Police Commission Wednesday evening that since February, police have conducted 25 robbery abatement team decoy operations, or RAT ops, in the city's Bayview, Ingleside, Mission, Southern and Tenderloin police districts, resulting in the arrests of 109 robbery suspects.

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

Police Lt. William Canning told members of the San Francisco Police Commission Wednesday evening that since February, police have conducted 25 robbery abatement team decoy operations, or RAT ops, in the city's Bayview, Ingleside, Mission, Southern and Tenderloin police districts, resulting in the arrests of 109 robbery suspects.

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

Under summery warm skies, the San Francisco Symphony kicked off its fall arts season tonight with a black tie party - the 97th opening night gala in its history - attended by thousands of revelers who descended on Davies Symphony Hall for a night of splendor.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 4, 2008.

A champagne promenade and after-party at City Hall - with tickets up to $250 - was scheduled to include a variety of bands, noshes and drinks for night owls who did not partake in the dinners.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 4, 2008.

As is custom, the opening-night crowd turned out in their finery for the gala at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall.

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

...Outdoor [OMG, Oh noes!!! -- SFist] and the advertising agency, Heat, renovated the bus shelter on Larkin St. and McAllister (Civic Center) with a "living roof." This "living roof" is modeled after the 2.5...

Published by SFist on September 4, 2008.

"Personally, I believe this helps avoid accidents," said cabbie Robbins Mathew, waiting in a long line in San Francisco's Tenderloin for his 15-second-long state of grace at the annual blessing of the taxi fleet today. "I also do not mind receiving the sandwich. However, that is secondary."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 4, 2008.

"Personally, I believe this helps avoid accidents," said cabbie Robbins Mathew, waiting in a long line in San Francisco's Tenderloin for his 15-second-long state of grace at the annual blessing of the taxi fleet today. "I also do not mind receiving the sandwich. However, that is secondary."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 4, 2008.

...molds are inexpensive ($1.50-$3) and are available at Japanese stores including Ichiban Kan (1625 Post St., San Francisco) in Japantown. Traditionally these rice balls are filled with pickled plums, fish roe...

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 3, 2008.

The Eastern Neighborhoods plan envisions a huge new influx of housing into the area, and city planners admit the result will be a loss of blue-collar jobs. So the city can't let the Bayshore site sit empty for years while some North Carolina–based megaretailer decides the neighborhood's fate. And the last thing the Bayview, the Mission, and Bernal Heights need is another drawn-out conflict over a home improvement store.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 3, 2008.

The ever-versatile intellectual and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek, recently known from the 2006 documentary The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, takes on pessimists with a discussion of his new book, In Defense of Lost Causes (Verso). In it, he argues for the success of several disparaged ideologies, from Maoism to Bolshevism.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 3, 2008.

Pollster John Zogby's findings reveal that Americans are not as isolated and materialistic as the world might think. At this World Affairs Council lecture, he presents in-depth surveys about a developing trend that disproves conventional wisdom about our political apathy and consumerism.

Published by San Francisco Bay Guardian on September 3, 2008.

This man was shot near my house in the Mission District of San Francisco. We heard about 4 shots and I went up to see him face down in the street. The picture was taken right after they rolled him over. He was shot right in the face.

Published by SFist on September 3, 2008.

Prosecutors with the San Francisco District Attorney's office have charged Teresa Sheehan with five felony counts, including assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon, as well as making criminal threats against a social worker at her Mission District transitional housing apartment unit.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on September 3, 2008.

The Coffee Pavilion was the most ridiculous area and consequently, the most educational, because you had to learn if you wanted to taste. The best part: when pouring each cup, the (very nice) barista started each time with “This farm you are tasting right now is…” We learned a lot about Ecuadorian shade patterns.

Published by Mission Mission on September 3, 2008.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Monday announced that a temporary garden in the Civic Center Plaza will remain put longer than originally scheduled.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 2, 2008.

The snacks are available at 99 Ranch Market in Richmond (3288 Pierce St., near Central; 510-769-8899) and may be stocked at 99 Ranch Markets in Daly City, Foster City, Cupertino, Milpitas, San Jose, Newark, Fremont and Dublin.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 2, 2008.

...molds are inexpensive ($1.50-$3) and are available at Japanese stores including Ichiban Kan (1625 Post St., San Francisco) in Japantown. Traditionally these rice balls are filled with pickled plums, fish roe...

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 2, 2008.

That flower and vegetable garden at Civic Center -- the one that will, eventually, allow all of us to eat cake, or whatever -- gets a stay of execution. Since there has been a dubious "outpouring of public support" for the garden since its installation in early July," Mayor Gavin Newsom plans on keeping that garden in front of city hall until root vegetable season. Yay. We guess.

Published by SFist on September 2, 2008.

That flower and vegetable garden at Civic Center -- the one that will, eventually, allow all of us to eat cake, or whatever -- gets a stay of execution. Since there has been a dubious "outpouring of public support" for the garden since its installation in early July," Mayor Gavin Newsom plans on keeping that garden in front of city hall until root vegetable season. Yay. We guess.

Published by SFist on September 2, 2008.

See, a lady had her purse violently snatched from her in broad daylight last July in the Marina District. And no one, it seems, came to her rescue while she screamed for help during the attack.

Published by SFist on September 2, 2008.

It is done. 12 Galaxies, the Mission club named after mentally unfit local color Frank Chu and that sign he carries, came to end this past weekend. Local indie rock outfits StitchCraft and Big Light were the last bands to stomp the floorboards there. And even Mr. Chu himself beamed in for the final show. Read more about it here. (Mission Mission)

Published by SFist on September 2, 2008.

Slow Food Nation's Victory Garden in Civic Center, from which 100 pounds of produce a week is currently being harvested according to SFN founder Alice Waters, was granted an extension to remain in place on-site until November. Organizers had planned to move it to a permanent location before the end of this month.

Published by SF Weekly on September 2, 2008.

Taste Pavilions was the hot culinary ticket in town this weekend, with all four tasting sessions sold-out in advance (and at $65 a pop, not including the additional cost of actually tasting the food and drink).

Published by SF Weekly on September 2, 2008.

The deliciously leftfield band, spearheaded by singer/rapper Cee-Lo and production whiz Danger Mouse, have routinely been playing much larger venues. It even sold out the 17,000-seat Hollywood Bowl last month, so catching Gnarls Barkley at the relatively intimate environs of the Great Meadow at Fort Mason was a real treat.

Published by SF Weekly on September 1, 2008.

This year, the English Center moved from Mills College to 66 Franklin St. at Jack London Square in Oakland and is now co-educational. Classes are offered in...

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

But they were curious. So, like thousands of others Saturday, they shelled out $65 each to attend Slow Food Nation's Taste Pavilions at Fort Mason. At the very least, they figured they'd taste some really terrific food.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

The four-day event, which kicked off Friday with a series of lectures and a farmers' market that spanned San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza, attracted all walks of life. Besides the epicureans in search of a good meal, educators traveled from across the country to learn how they could improve school lunches. Activists flew in to address world hunger.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

A few blocks away at Herbst Theater and at the state and federal buildings, community leaders, politicians, nutritionists, authors and scientists held summits to examine the possibilities of overhauling what they called a failing food system.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

It is a bit of an anachronism. When military bases ringed San Francisco Bay, there were several facilities like this - clubs open to the military and their dependents in the Presidio, at Fort Mason, on Treasure Island, in Alameda and Mare Island.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

It is a bit of an anachronism. When military bases ringed San Francisco Bay, there were several facilities like this - clubs open to the military and their dependents in the Presidio, at Fort Mason, on Treasure Island, in Alameda and Mare Island.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

The place was originally a yacht club for military personnel, but when the U.S. Army marched out of the Presidio and Fort Baker more than 10 years ago, the club and the 65-berth yacht harbor became affiliated with Travis Air Force Base in Solano County.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

It is a bit of an anachronism. When military bases ringed San Francisco Bay, there were several facilities like this - clubs open to the military and their dependents in the Presidio, at Fort Mason, on Treasure Island, in Alameda and Mare Island.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

It is a bit of an anachronism. When military bases ringed San Francisco Bay, there were several facilities like this - clubs open to the military and their dependents in the Presidio, at Fort Mason, on Treasure Island, in Alameda and Mare Island.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

The group braved the mean streets of San Francisco on Friday night, getting their beautiful optical illusion of a school bus unceremoniously tagged with graffiti while parked in the Mission District.

Published by SF Weekly on August 31, 2008.

But they were curious. So, like thousands of others Saturday, they shelled out $65 each to attend Slow Food Nation's Taste Pavilions at Fort Mason. At the very least, they figured they'd taste some really terrific food.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.

The four-day event, which kicked off Friday with a series of lectures and a farmers' market that spanned San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza, attracted all walks of life. Besides the epicureans in search of a good meal, educators traveled from across the country to learn how they could improve school lunches. Activists flew in to address world hunger.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on August 31, 2008.