ChronicleWatch explained why the vegetation won't be trimmed to accommodate visitors who want uninterrupted vistas of San Francisco Bay. No matter. More people have contacted ChronicleWatch to see what we can do to improve the sightseeing at Coit Tower.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 5, 2008.

The department doesn't really know how many trees in the city would be considered hazardous by arborists because only three areas - Stern Grove, Park Presidio and Washington Square - have undergone recent assessments, he said. "Over the decades, had there been a larger or more regular effort dedicated to tree management, it could have put the entire city in better position," Kern said.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 4, 2008.

However, motor coach service at the San Francisco Pier 39 stop will be suspended from 7 p.m. to midnight.

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

San Francisco parking Meters not enforced except at Fisherman's Wharf and along the Embarcadero. Street cleaning not enforced unless posted "Seven days a week" or "including holidays." Residential permit parking not enforced.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 3, 2008.

The fireworks show beginning at 9:30 p.m. Friday on the waterfront near Pier 39, and entertainment events beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Pier 39, Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square are expected to draw as many as 200,000 people.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on July 3, 2008.

San Francisco parking Meters not enforced except at Fisherman's Wharf and along the Embarcadero. Street cleaning not enforced unless posted "Seven days a week" or "including holidays." Residential permit parking not enforced.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 3, 2008.

The measure was developed by the Save SF Culture Coalition, whose members include the Entertainment Commission, Black Rock City LLC (which stages Burning Man as well as events here in town), the Late Night Coalition, and the Outdoor Events Coalition (a group formed last year to counter city policies and neighbor complaints that threatened to scuttle the North Beach Jazz Festival, How Weird Street Faire, concerts in Golden Gate Park, and other events).

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

Following the onstage entertainment, visitors will be treated to the City of San Francisco's spectacular fireworks display at approximately 9:30 p.m. Shot from a barge off PIER 39 and from the Municipal Pier, this show over San Francisco Bay should not be missed!

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

Enjoy Big Bang Beat from 1- 4 pm and Tainted Love from 6 - 9:30 pm. Following the onstage entertainment, visitors will be treated to the City of San Francisco's spectacular fireworks display at approximately 9:30 p.m. Shot from a barge off PIER 39 and from the Municipal Pier, this show over San Francisco Bay should not be missed!

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

It seems the last chapter of Myth may have a happy ending after all. The Quince group appears to be going ahead with the purchase of the former restaurant space (470 Pacific Ave.), where they'll likely relocate Quince. And last season's "Top Chef" competitor Ryan Scott, formerly of the also out-of-business Myth Cafe, is safely ensconced at Mission Beach Cafe (198 Guerrero St.).

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 2, 2008.

When the Healthy San Francisco program began at two Chinatown clinics July 2, 20o7, public health officials said they would swing open the doors to all of the city's 73,000 uninsured residents on Jan. 1, 2008. They anticipated people would enroll gradually at a pace of about 600 a week, and full coverage would be attained by the end of this year.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 2, 2008.

The two officials urged Fourth of July revelers to watch professional fireworks displays at Fisherman's Wharf, the Giants' ballpark, Jack London Square in Oakland, the Berkeley Marina, the Sausalito waterfront, the Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael or the Foster City lagoon.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 1, 2008.

Myth Cafe,

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 1, 2008.

The two chiefs urged Fourth of July revelers to watch professional fireworks displays at Fisherman's Wharf, the Giants ballpark, Jack London Square in Oakland, the Berkeley Marina, the Sausalito waterfront, the Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael or the Foster City lagoon.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 1, 2008.

While pigeons swoop and poop inside the empty Pagoda Theater, there are hints of a neighborhood uprising in North Beach. Could it be that the populace is finally going to stand up and demand an end to policies that have created boarded-up storefronts in one of San Francisco's most vibrant neighborhoods?

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 1, 2008.

It seems the last chapter of Myth may have a happy ending after all. The Quince group appears to be going ahead with the purchase of the former restaurant space (470 Pacific Ave.), where they'll likely relocate Quince. And last season's "Top Chef" competitor Ryan Scott, formerly of the also out-of-business Myth Cafe, is safely ensconced at Mission Beach Cafe (198 Guerrero St.).

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on July 1, 2008.

"We certainly want to keep fireworks out of everyone's hands, especially the hands of children," said Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. She urged celebrants to enjoy the various public fireworks displays "set off by trained professionals," such as the one Friday night at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. "We want to make sure that this is a holiday that everyone can enjoy ... and safely," Hayes-White said.

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

"We certainly want to keep fireworks out of everyone's hands, especially the hands of children," said Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. She urged celebrants to enjoy the various public fireworks displays "set off by trained professionals," such as the one Friday night at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.

Published by CBS News (Channel 5) on June 30, 2008.

The two chiefs urged Fourth of July revelers to watch professional fireworks displays at Fisherman's Wharf, the Giants ballpark, Jack London Square in Oakland, the Berkeley Marina, the Sausalito waterfront, the Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael or the Foster City lagoon.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 30, 2008.

The two chiefs urged Fourth of July revelers to watch professional fireworks displays at Fisherman's Wharf, the Giants ballpark, Jack London Square in Oakland, the Berkeley Marina, the Sausalito waterfront, the Marin County Fairgrounds in San Rafael or the Foster City lagoon.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 30, 2008.

dangerous, according to fire officials. "We certainly want to keep fireworks out of everyone's hands, especially the hands of children," said Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White. She urged celebrants to enjoy the various public fireworks displays "set off by trained professionals," such as the one Friday night at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. "We want to make sure that this is a holiday that everyone can enjoy . . . and safely," Hayes-White said.

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

"Sunday's a Drag," a drag show at Harry Denton's Starlight Room, turned two years old this month. It's modeled after the long-defunct Finocchio's, which ran for 63 years above Enrico's in North Beach - but with a twist.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 29, 2008.

A crowd gathered at Pier 39 to watch the 18-foot skiffs skim the bay's choppy water. With Alcatraz and Angel Island as backdrops, the sailboats looped around two buoys in a series of 3-mile races.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 29, 2008.

One large group of Chinese tourists we spoke to just got back to Pier 39 and they're about to take their cameras and their cash out around town.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 29, 2008.

He resigned his post as a supervisor representing the city's Sunset District in January amid allegations he lived in Burlingame rather than San Francisco while running for office in 2006. Jew is the owner of a Chinatown flower shop.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on June 27, 2008.

The stations are the Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center stations.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 27, 2008.

A woman walked away with minor injuries after she ducked under a Bay Area Rapid Transit train in the San Francisco Montgomery Station, a BART spokesman said

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 26, 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.

41 Valparaiso St

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 23, 2008.

"When this first happened I dropped into the BBB office at 470 Columbus, but their attitude was 'Whatever.' It seems a shame that a memorial to someone who made such a long-time contribution to the City should be allowed to reach such a sorry state."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 22, 2008.

"About a year ago, the tree was broken in half and city crews hauled it away," Banka wrote Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik, who forwarded his e-mail to ChronicleWatch. "When this first happened I dropped into the BBB office at 470 Columbus, but their attitude was 'Whatever.'

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 22, 2008.

"About a year ago, the tree was broken in half and city crews hauled it away," Banka wrote Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik, who forwarded his e-mail to ChronicleWatch. "When this first happened I dropped into the BBB office at 470 Columbus, but their attitude was 'Whatever.'

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 21, 2008.

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera Thursday morning sued Exxon Mobil Oil Corp. for allegedly refusing to clean up decades of oil pollution from a former fueling facility at the city's famed Fisherman's Wharf.

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

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed suit Thursday against ExxonMobil Oil Corporation for what he called the company's "defiant refusal" to address environmental damage caused by oil products at a city property in the Fisherman's Wharf area.

Published by NBC News (Channel 11) on June 19, 2008.

San Francisco has sued Exxon Mobil Oil Corp. for allegedly refusing to clean up decades of oil pollution from a former fueling facility at the city's famed Fisherman's Wharf.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 19, 2008.

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera today sued Exxon Mobil Oil Corp. for allegedly refusing to clean up decades of oil pollution from a former fueling facility at the city's famed Fisherman's Wharf.

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

Maurizio Bruschi started making his thin-crust pizzas at Pazzia, which I blogged about last year, but a dozen years ago, he sold out and opened a Rome-inspired trattoria in the heart of North Beach. If you want a good pizza in that neighborhood, Ideale is the place to go.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 18, 2008.

8 p.m. // Enrico's (504 Broadway) // free

Published by SFist on June 17, 2008.

Maurizio Bruschi started making his thin-crust pizzas at Pazzia, which I blogged about last year, but a dozen years ago, he sold out and opened a Rome-inspired trattoria in the heart of North Beach. If you want a good pizza in that neighborhood, Ideale is the place to go.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 17, 2008.

9 p.m. // Bimbo's (1025 Columbus) // 18-20

Published by SFist on June 16, 2008.

Under the plan, bar patrons in the North Beach neighborhood would be required to get a hand stamp, designed specifically for each club.

Published by KTVU News (Channel 2) on June 14, 2008.

The 54th Annual North Beach Festival will be held today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in and around Washington Square Park, according to the agency.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on June 14, 2008.

By comparison, the Turkish food of his youth seemed like a book with chapters missing. Here, Sonmezsoy reveled in garlicky Italian fare in North Beach, dim sum at Ton Kiang and the "double-double animal style" burgers at In-N-Out Burger. When his parents came to visit, he took them to the Slanted Door - "my most favorite restaurant in the whole world" - for clay-pot chicken and Vietnamese coffee.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 11, 2008.

It's been an ongoing saga at North Beach's Washington Square Bar & Grill (1701 Powell St., at Union) ever since founders Ed and Mary Etta Moose sold the Washbag to Guy and Rose Ferri in 1999. The Ferris turned it into Cobalt Tavern, but when that didn't last, they brought back the original name and concept.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 11, 2008.

It isn't every day that a new vegan restaurant opens, even in veggie-friendly San Francisco, which is why The Usual Suspects Cafe (459 Broadway at Kearny) in North Beach is generating so much interest - and because word of mouth has it that the food is terrific.

Published by SF Weekly on June 10, 2008.

By comparison, the Turkish food of his youth seemed like a book with chapters missing. Here, Sonmezsoy reveled in garlicky Italian fare in North Beach, dim sum at Ton Kiang and the "double-double animal style" burgers at In-N-Out Burger.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on June 10, 2008.

315 Chestnut St

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 9, 2008.

240 Lombard #930

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 9, 2008.

33 Vandewater St #201

Published by San Francisco Schtuff on June 9, 2008.

Reverend Nina Pickerell leads the Sunday morning service at Grace Cathedral, an Episcoal church in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood. She's cathedral deacon, ordained to serve others. But she takes her mission far beyond the house of worship -- she takes it to her house in Bayview-Hunters Point. There, Reverend Pickerell is simply known as Nina.

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