“All of the law enforcement in the world is not going to create a peaceful environment,” said Mayor Newsom. “I don’t want to get into the details of these investigations, but you got folks from all over the Bay Area who happen to be in San Francisco doing things that they shouldn’t be doing.”

Published by Mission Mission on September 7, 2008.

The slain men worked at Goodwill's store and processing center at Mission and Van Ness Avenue and were friends, said chief executive officer Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez. They had recently been promoted...

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

The slain men worked at Goodwill's store and processing center at Mission and Van Ness Avenue and were friends, said chief executive officer Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez. She praised them as "exemplary employees who had really turned their lives around."

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 6, 2008.

Simple math explains why the Tenderloin is one of San Francisco's most downtrodden neighborhoods. The small district has the city's largest number of liquor licenses per square block. It has the largest number of chronic inebriants.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle on September 6, 2008.

Authorities said they would take several steps in response to the violence, including increasing beat patrols along Mission Street, adding cars to parts of the Mission and Ingleside neighborhoods and doubling the number of school resource officers at Mission High School.

Published by Mission Mission on September 6, 2008.