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10 photos new on September 5

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:40:47 -0400

News article: Woman shot by cops must stand trial

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: 1900 block of 15th Street

Publication date: September 5, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle — Police were sent to Sheehan's apartment on the 1900 block of 15th Street in the Mission District about 11:10 a.m. Aug 7, after a social worker called for help, saying Sheehan had threatened to kill him, said police spokesman Sgt. Wilfred Williams.

News article: Annual Blessing Brings Hundreds Of Taxicabs To SF Tenderloin

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Tenderloin

Publication date: September 5, 2008

KTVU News (Channel 2) — Hundreds of taxicabs lined up in San Francisco's Tenderloin district today for the annual "blessing of the taxicabs."

News article: SFPD To Crackdown On Mission As Violence Continues To Rise

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Mission

Publication date: September 5, 2008

NBC News (Channel 11) — 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.

1 lost and found posting new on September 5

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

14th and Valencia Found Yellow / Gold Bike (mission district)
We got it about two weeks ago. Supposedly it was found near 14th and Valencia.

Posted to Craigslist on September 5, 2008.

14 business reviews new on September 5

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:00:15 -0400

5 stars out of 5: The Bella Union, Isotope Comics, Duboce Park Cafe and Blo Salon reviewed on Yelp.com.
4 stars out of 5: Cafe du Soleil, Absinthe Restaurant & Bar and Mission Beach Cafe reviewed on Yelp.com.
3 stars out of 5: Bar Jules and Jasmine Garden reviewed on Yelp.com.
2 stars out of 5: Rickshaw Stop, Levende Lounge and Kate's Kitchen reviewed on Yelp.com.
1 star out of 5: Metromint and Obama for America Nor CA Campaign Office reviewed on Yelp.com.

2 photos new on September 4

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:54:47 -0400

News article: Knife-wielding woman accused of confronting cops and social worker must stand trial

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: 1941 15th St.

Publication date: September 4, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle — Police were dispatched to the apartment at 1941 15th St. in the city's Mission District at about 11:10 a.m. Aug 7, after a social worker called for help, saying Sheehan had threatened to kill him, said San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams, a department spokesman.

News article: Web site tracks neighborhood complaints

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: City Hall

Publication date: September 4, 2008

ABC News (Channel 7) — 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.

News article: A warm opening night for San Francisco Symphony

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: City Hall

Publication date: September 4, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle — 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.

News article: A warm opening night for San Francisco Symphony

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Davies Symphony Hall

Publication date: September 4, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle — 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.

News article: Lowe's coming to S.F.?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: City Hall

Publication date: September 4, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle — 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.

News article: SFPD Launches Effort To Curb Spike In Robberies

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Mission

Publication date: September 4, 2008

CBS News (Channel 5) — 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.

News article: SFPD Launches Effort To Curb Spike In Robberies

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Tenderloin

Publication date: September 4, 2008

News article: A warm opening night for San Francisco Symphony

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Davies Symphony Hall

Publication date: September 4, 2008

News article: A warm opening night for San Francisco Symphony

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: City Hall

Publication date: September 4, 2008

News article: S.F. Symphony Season Opens With Gala

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Davies Symphony Hall

Publication date: September 4, 2008

KTVU News (Channel 2) — As is custom, the opening-night crowd turned out in their finery for the gala at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall.

News article: S.F. cabbies get blessings and a free bite

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Tenderloin

Publication date: September 4, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle — "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."

News article: S.F. cabbies get blessings and a free bite

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Tenderloin

Publication date: September 4, 2008

News article: Horns O'Plenty

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Café du Nord

Publication date: September 4, 2008

SFist — Local trumpet superstar Frank London leads his SF Klezmer Brass Allstars at Café du Nord this Friday, September 5th.

20 business reviews new on September 4

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:00:15 -0400

5 stars out of 5: Woodward's Garden, Simply Unique Nails, Mariquita Farms, Chicken Soup Chinese Medicine, Huf, Simply Unique Nails and Davies Symphony Hall reviewed on Yelp.com.
4 stars out of 5: Home, Arlequin Wine Merchant, Destino, Memphis Minnie's, Box Dog Bikes, 3-1-1 Customer Service Center and Hotel Biron reviewed on Yelp.com.
3 stars out of 5: Delessio Market & Bakery, War Memorial Opera House, Sebo and MUNI reviewed on Yelp.com.
2 stars out of 5: Pizza Zone And Grill reviewed on Yelp.com.
1 star out of 5: Chow reviewed on Yelp.com.

1 zoning agenda item new on September 4

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

2168 MARKET STREET Request for Conditional Use Authorization at 2168 MARKET STREET
On the agenda for September 4, 2008.

1 excavation permit new on September 4

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:16:35 -0400

Stevenson St Pacific Gas & Electric received permit to install new service
Permit #08EXC-2597 effective September 2, 2008.

87 photos new on September 3

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:38:22 -0400

15 restaurant inspections new on September 3

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:01:35 -0400

297 PAGE ST Routine inspection at LAGUNA SIDEWALK CAFE
Score: 92. Inspected on July 18, 2008.
1666 MARKET ST. Routine inspection at CAV
Score: 98. Inspected on August 12, 2008.
101 OAK ST Reinspection - Routine inspection at MANDARIN VILLA RESTAURANT
Inspected on August 19, 2008.
101 OAK ST Routine inspection at MANDARIN VILLA RESTAURANT
Score: 94. Inspected on August 19, 2008.
203 OCTAVIA ST Routine inspection at J'S POT OF SOUL
Score: 100. Inspected on August 19, 2008.
1596 MARKET ST Routine inspection at BISTRO CLOVIS
Score: 100. Inspected on August 19, 2008.
400 HAIGHT ST. Routine inspection at ROTEE
Score: 78. Inspected on August 26, 2008.
530 HAIGHT ST Routine inspection at MAD DOG IN THE FOG
Score: 96. Inspected on August 27, 2008.
525 HAIGHT ST Routine inspection at NAAN N' CHUTNEY
Score: 82. Inspected on August 27, 2008.
1559 MISSION ST Routine inspection at SHANGHAI CHINA RESTAURANT
Score: 94. Inspected on August 27, 2008.
399 HAIGHT ST Routine inspection at S & W MARKET
Score: 100. Inspected on August 28, 2008.
401 HAIGHT ST Routine inspection at TWO JACKS SEAFOOD
Score: 100. Inspected on August 28, 2008.
498 HAIGHT ST Routine inspection at LO-COST MEAT MARKET NO. 3
Inspected on August 28, 2008.
400 WALLER ST Routine inspection at THEP-PHANON
Score: 100. Inspected on August 28, 2008.
609 HAYES ST Food - Location Visit inspection at BAR JULES
Inspected on September 2, 2008.

News article: Take Lowe's off the table

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Mission

Publication date: September 3, 2008

San Francisco Bay Guardian — 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.

News article: Alerts

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: 401 Van Ness

Publication date: September 3, 2008

San Francisco Bay Guardian — The ever-versatile intellectual and cultural critic Slavoj &Zcaron;i&zcaron;ek, 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.

News article: Alerts

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Herbst Theatre

Publication date: September 3, 2008

San Francisco Bay Guardian — 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.

News article: Another Muder In the Mission District of SF

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Mission

Publication date: September 3, 2008

SFist — 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.

News article: Elderly SF Woman Shot By Police After Knife Threat To Stand Trial

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Mission

Publication date: September 3, 2008

KTVU News (Channel 2) — 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.

17 business reviews new on September 3

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:00:14 -0400

5 stars out of 5: DPT Department of Parking and Traffic, Indigo, Liping Zhu - Qi Dragon Healing Center and Cafe du Soleil reviewed on Yelp.com.
4 stars out of 5: Shanghai China Restaurant, Espetus Churrascaria, Zeitgeist, Absinthe Restaurant & Bar, Memphis Minnie's and Little Star Pizza reviewed on Yelp.com.
3 stars out of 5: Place Pigalle, Absinthe Restaurant & Bar, Home and Rickshaw Stop reviewed on Yelp.com.
2 stars out of 5: Christopher Elbow Chocolates reviewed on Yelp.com.
1 star out of 5: Mr Scooter and Zeitgeist reviewed on Yelp.com.

2 excavation permits new on September 3

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:16:35 -0400

Steiner St, Scott St, Fillmore St, Seymour St, Webster St, Golden Gate Ave, Pierce St, Divisadero St, Turk St Synergy Project Management received permit to replace main
Permit #08EXC-2627 effective September 4, 2008.
Various streets (see map) LC General Engineering & Construction received permit to repair sidewalk
Permit #08EXC-2608 effective September 17, 2008.

8 photos new on September 2

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:57:13 -0400

News article: Garden to remain at Civic Center

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Civic Center Plaza

Publication date: September 2, 2008

ABC News (Channel 7) — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Monday announced that a temporary garden in the Civic Center Plaza will remain put longer than originally scheduled.

News article: Photos: Harrison Street Fair

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: SoMa

Publication date: September 2, 2008

SFist — But what we are sure of is that the fair sure looked exciting. With a delightful pun on "Harrison Street," the Hairrison Street Fair (get it? har), coinciding with something called "Bear Week," threw down the repetitive meth beats this past Sunday, making for a joyous and drunken bash in SoMa.

News article: Slow Food Nation Victory Garden Stays For Now

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: city hall

Publication date: September 2, 2008

SFist — 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.

News article: Farewell, 12 Galaxies

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Location: Mission

Publication date: September 2, 2008

SFist — 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)

23 business reviews new on September 2

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:14 -0400

5 stars out of 5: Laguna Sidewalk Cafe, On Mars, Four Barrel Coffee, Zuni Cafe, Ali Baba's Cave, Larkins Bros Tire Company, Zeitgeist, Informed Body, Rocket Dog Rescue and The Mint reviewed on Yelp.com.
4 stars out of 5: Uva Enoteca, Sushi Zone, Four Barrel Coffee, Lucky 13, Cafe Du Nord, Woodhouse Fish Company and Out of the Closet Thrift Store reviewed on Yelp.com.
3 stars out of 5: Citizen Cake, Zeitgeist and Espetus Churrascaria reviewed on Yelp.com.
2 stars out of 5: Bar Jules, Zeitgeist and Indian Oven reviewed on Yelp.com.