About 5:20 a.m., a small device, possibly a pipe bomb, exploded in the 1100 block of Newhall Street, causing no injuries. Officers said the pickup was possibly linked to that explosion.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on October 10, 2008.

...Dodge Ram, possibly linked to a pipe bomb explosion that occurred in Bayview on the 1100 block of Newhall Street. (Two men in their twenties have been detained for questioning.) So, you know, don't...

Published by SFist on October 10, 2008.

A rainwater harvesting workshop is will also take place at Saturday's "Big Blue Bucket" Eco-Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Jerrold Avenue and Phelps Street.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on October 9, 2008.

The blaze, reported around 10:40 p.m., fully involved the first and second floor of the structure at 1537 Revere Ave., fire Lt. Ken Smith said.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 30, 2008.

The fire at 1537 Revere Ave., in the Bayview district, was called in at about 10:40 p.m., and firefighters arrived to find both floors of the two-story home on fire and flames coming out of the roof, said fire spokesman Lt. Ken Smith. The sole occupant of the home had escaped.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 30, 2008.

Bayview residents are scared of what's going on in their neighborhood. This weekend, another shooting occurred where they live, on the 1700 Block of Newcomb, and many residents asked to speak out anonymously.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 24, 2008.

Police were also investigating a Saturday night shooting in the 100 block of Kiska Road in the Bayview District.

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

Detectives were also investigating a fatal Saturday morning shooting near the Bayview. Williams said a 26-year-old man was shot in front of 1710 Newcomb Ave. around 6:30 a.m.

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

At about 9:13 p.m., two people were shot around the area of Griffith Street and Gilman Avenue, police said.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on September 22, 2008.

SUNDAY, BAYVIEW: Two people found themselves riddled with bullets "around the area of Griffith Street and Gilman Avenue" last night. The two unidentified victims were rushed to SF General. No arrests have been made.

Published by SFist on September 22, 2008.

SATURDAY, BAYVIEW: Near the 100 block of Kiska Road, SFPD responded to a call reporting gunfire at around 10:30 p.m. Officers found...

Published by SFist on September 22, 2008.

...at SF General. Also, a 26-year-old lad was shot and killed outside of 1710 Newcomb sometime around 6:30 a.m. the same night. No arrests have been made...

Published by SFist on September 22, 2008.

The first murder claimed the life of Darius Cooper-Brooks, 26, of San Francisco. That murder, a shooting, happened around 6:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1700 block of Newcomb Avenue, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.

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

Later that day, 59-year-old Calvin Fennell was fatally shot in the 100 block of Kiska Road in the Bayview District, Williams said. That shooting happened around 10:30 p.m.

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

Police are also investigating a double shooting that happened in the 1000 block of Gilman Ave around 9:15 p.m. Sunday.

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

...were in the Bayview. The first happened at 6:30 a.m. Saturday on the 1700 block of Newcomb Avenue, when Darius Cooper-Brooks, a 26-year-old San Francisco resident, was shot to death...

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 22, 2008.

At 10:25 p.m. Saturday, Calvin Fennell III, 59, was shot several times on the 100 block of Kiska Road. Fennell died later at San Francisco General Hospital. Police said the killer wore a ski mask and black clothing.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 22, 2008.

At about 9:13 p.m., two people were shot around the Griffith Street and Gilman Avenue, police said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 22, 2008.

At about 9:13 p.m., two people were shot around the Griffith Street and Gilman Avenue, police said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 22, 2008.

Authorities said Cooper-Brooks was fatally shot at about 6:30 a.m. on the 1700 block of Newcomb Avenue, which is just a block west of busy 3rd Street. He was rushed by ambulance to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 21, 2008.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of Kiska Road around 10:30 p.m.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on September 21, 2008.

Authorities said Cooper-Brooks was fatally shot at about 6:30 a.m. on the 1700 block of Newcomb Avenue, which is just a block west of busy 3rd Street. He was rushed by ambulance to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Published by San Francisco Crime blog on September 21, 2008.

Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of Kiska Road around 10:30 p.m.

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

Detectives are also investigating a fatal Saturday morning shooting near the Bayview. Williams said a 26-year-old man was shot in front of 1710 Newcomb Ave. around 6:30 a.m.

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

Pacific Gas and Electric Company demolished the last major part of a former power plant Friday in San Francisco's Hunters Point neighborhood. It was quite a scene, because the two boilers and a large stack were destroyed by explosives.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 19, 2008.

The final pieces of the old Hunters Point power plant came crashing down Friday in a chorus of explosions. PG&E used cutting charges to topple the final two boiler structures and a large stack at the end of Cargo Way.

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

A San Francisco store owner was shot to death last weekend in Novato. Police believe he may have been killed as retaliation for identifying suspects who had robbed his Bernal Heights Store last month.

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

A member of the Mongols, 37-year-old Christopher Ablett of Modesto, is being sought by police in the Sept. 2 slaying of the leader of the Hells Angels' San Francisco chapter, Mark "Papa" Guardado, 46. Guardado was shot to death outside a Mission District bar about a mile from the Hells Angels' clubhouse on Tennessee Street, where he lived.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

A member of the Mongols, 37-year-old Christopher Ablett of Modesto, is being sought by police in the Sept. 2 slaying of the leader of the Hells Angels' San Francisco chapter, Mark "Papa" Guardado, 46. Guardado was shot to death outside a Mission District bar about a mile from the Hells Angels' clubhouse on Tennessee Street, where he lived.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 18, 2008.

The network is available to certain residents in neighborhoods including the Mission, Bernal Heights, Haight Ashbury and North Beach, and Meraki hopes to expand coverage to neighborhoods such as the Richmond, Sunset, Excelsior and Marina by the end of the year.

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

The network is available to certain residents in neighborhoods including the Mission, Bernal Heights, Haight Ashbury and North Beach, and Meraki hopes to expand coverage to neighborhoods such as the Richmond, Sunset, Excelsior and Marina by the end of the year.

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

The $20,000 campaign will be concentrated in three neighborhoods: The Mission, Bayview and Visitation Valley.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 16, 2008.

The $20,000 campaign will be concentrated in three neighborhoods: The Mission, Bayview and Visitation Valley.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on September 16, 2008.

There’s some cool art to see, and people from all over the place, and everyone’s into just hanging out, and there are none of the Mission vs. Marina social barriers we have to deal with back here because everyone’s pretty much dressed the same, which is in neon fake fur and goggles, and it’s not immediately apparent whether the person you’re talking to would be someone you’d talk to back in the real world or not.

Published by Mission Mission 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.

The Mission District has been swarming with police officers lately. They were present and visible in large numbers in recent weeks in an effort to stem a recent tide of mostly drug- and gang-related killings in the heavily immigrant neighborhood.

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

Amid a sea of reporters, I sat in a community meeting in the Mission District last week as city officials struggled to address the rash of homicides that have occurred in the past two weeks. As we listened to the endless chatter, I was greatly dismayed because we were avoiding the elephant in the room — the complete lack of trust between the police department and our communities of color.

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.

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.

Sunday Streets, which ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., involved closing traffic lanes between Chinatown and the Bayview.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

ChronicleWatch reader Jennie Carpenter said San Francisco should put a sign for westbound drivers Cesar Chavez at Vermont Street, because drivers were otherwise tempted to make U-turns that endangered other motorists.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

We were just talking to someone about how they moved out of that neck of the woods this week because of all the recent gunplay. Do you still go to the Mission these days? If so, why?

Published by SFist on September 15, 2008.

No, not this one or this one This one: an unidentified man was sent to the hospital after getting shot at the Osceola Lane and La Salle Avenue in the Bayview District on Friday night. He is listed in critical condition. No arrests have been made. (CBS 5)

Published by SFist on September 15, 2008.

Sunday Streets, which ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., involved closing traffic lanes between Chinatown and the Bayview.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

Hells Angels sporting patches from Alaska to Maine, from Rhode Island to Hawaii, and from Italy to Australia joined members of other motorcycle clubs to form a mile-long caravan that stopped traffic and startled onlookers on its path from Daly City, through San Francisco's Mission District, and on to Colma, where Guardado was buried.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

There was no school that day, and I was gleefully anticipating an afternoon overflowing with a bike ride which I intended to loop along the Bay, to glide past the Golden Gate Bridge, to wind south from the northern tip of San Francisco to Market Street, to coast victoriously back into the Mission by nightfall or, who knows, to see the sunset out at Ocean Beach.

Published by Mission Mission on September 15, 2008.

ChronicleWatch reader Jennie Carpenter said San Francisco should put a sign for westbound drivers Cesar Chavez at Vermont Street, because drivers were otherwise tempted to make U-turns that endangered other motorists.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 15, 2008.

Guardado, 46, was shot dead around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 outside a bar in San Francisco's Mission District, allegedly by a member of the rival Mongols motorcycle group.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on September 15, 2008.

Guardado's funeral was to be followed by processions to Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, and to the Hells Angels clubhouse in San Francisco Potrero Hill District.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on September 15, 2008.

Guardado was found around 10:30 p.m. Sept. 2 at 24 and Treat streets in San Francisco's Mission District suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported to San Francisco General Hospital where he died.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on September 14, 2008.