Injuries and Traumas

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Howlin’ Rain’s guitarist seriously injured

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Portland Post-Punkers in Serious Van Wreck Following S.F. Show

Ex-S.F. Supe Ed Jew's New Defense: My Brain Hurt

Aaron FarmerTapioca Ed Jew now blames a brain-freeze (of sorts) for his corruptionA tired writer could describe Ex-Supervisor Ed Jew's rise and fall as "meteoric" -- but, then, meteors don't really rise that often. So let's liken Jew to a bottle rocket -- he ascended gloriously before flaming out fo ... More >>

Blood, Sweat, and Tutus

Tear your knee, wrench your back, pirouette, and bow: dancing at the San Francisco Ballet.

The Golden Hammer

A public defender explores the slippery nature of the justice system

Best Local College Basketball Player

A public defender explores the slippery nature of the justice system

Best Giant

A public defender explores the slippery nature of the justice system

Best Cocktail Pianist

Ricardo Scales

Daydream Believers

In the middle of another catastrophic season, the Golden State Warriors refuse to face the probability that they're as bad as they seem

Asian Abduction

In the middle of another catastrophic season, the Golden State Warriors refuse to face the probability that they're as bad as they seem

Warrants Indicate Hundreds of Pot Plants Seized From Property Adjoining Bayview Warehouse That Suspiciously Burned Last Month

Persons of interest...Search warrants indicate that police confiscated 860 marijuana plants growing in a structure a stone's throw from a Bayview warehouse that burst into flames last month -- a strong indication that initial theories blaming careless pot-growers for the blaze may well be accurate. ... More >>

S.F. Neighbors' Spat Leads to Sleeping Man Being Doused in Boiling Cooking Oil

​A San Francisco man experienced a wake-up call immeasurably more wretched than the standard bleating of an alarm clock over the weekend when his neighbor allegedly emptied a pan full of boiling cooking oil on him while he slept. Police followed a trail of splattered oil down the hall from the sce ... More >>

Strange Courtfellows — Driver and people he ran into in parking lot

​A San Francisco man experienced a wake-up call immeasurably more wretched than the standard bleating of an alarm clock over the weekend when his neighbor allegedly emptied a pan full of boiling cooking oil on him while he slept. Police followed a trail of splattered oil down the hall from the sce ... More >>

Dog Mauls Nob Hill Woman in Park Her Family Gave to City

Marion Cope -- the 73-year-old widow of Newton Cope, former owner of the swanky Huntington Hotel in Nob Hill -- was seriously injured last month when she was attacked by an off-leash dog in Huntington Park, according to police records reviewed by SF Weekly.​This is not only sad but deeply ironic - ... More >>

Alleged Lovers' Spat Induces Leap from Moving Vehicle

Love is a many splendored thing...​Yes, love hurts. The roadway hurts more. A Saturday police report details what appears to be a particularly messy lovers' quarrel -- undertaken at high speed. The cops' involvement started at 2:10 in the morning when officers responded to calls of a person lying ... More >>

Head Case

Experts say ex-football players with head injuries often end up in the criminal justice system. Former USC lineman Chris Brymer is exhibit A.

Is Football Without Brain Damage Possible?

Chris Brymer, far left, pictured with XFL teammates​Last month we reported in a cover story on the case of Chris Brymer, a former star lineman at USC who has been charged with hate-crime assault in San Francisco. Interviews with medical experts and with Brymer's friends and relatives indicated he ... More >>

Broken, Not Shattered: Adam Stephens and his band celebrate life after a tour accident

Chris Brymer, far left, pictured with XFL teammates​Last month we reported in a cover story on the case of Chris Brymer, a former star lineman at USC who has been charged with hate-crime assault in San Francisco. Interviews with medical experts and with Brymer's friends and relatives indicated he ... More >>

Leave Jay Cutler Alone!

Maybe not for long...​It's hard to believe, but Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler -- one of the most reviled men in sports -- has given people yet another reason to dislike him. After coming out of Sunday's championship game with a nondescript knee injury, players and fans alike excoriated the ... More >>

Not the Crime Kind, the Other Kind

Maybe not for long...​It's hard to believe, but Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler -- one of the most reviled men in sports -- has given people yet another reason to dislike him. After coming out of Sunday's championship game with a nondescript knee injury, players and fans alike excoriated the ... More >>

It’s All in Your Head

Maybe not for long...​It's hard to believe, but Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler -- one of the most reviled men in sports -- has given people yet another reason to dislike him. After coming out of Sunday's championship game with a nondescript knee injury, players and fans alike excoriated the ... More >>

Dave Duerson, Former NFL Safety Who Shot Himself, Had Brain Trauma

Illustration by Doug Fraser​Another startling indication of the potential prevalence of football-related brain degeneration came to light yesterday, as the disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was diagnosed in the autopsied brain of deceased Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson.The ... More >>

Bryan Stow, Beaten Giants Fan, to Arrive at S.F. General Hospital Today

Dr. Geoff Manley, the neurosurgeon taking over the care of Bryan Stow today.​Bryan Stow, the Giants fan suffering brain damage after being beaten by Dodgers fans, will be delivered to a hospital on the Giants' home turf today. Stow is set to arrive at San Francisco General Hospital by 5 p.m., a ho ... More >>

Awesome Secret Underground Bunker in Marin Headlands Gets Sealed Up

Dr. Geoff Manley, the neurosurgeon taking over the care of Bryan Stow today.​Bryan Stow, the Giants fan suffering brain damage after being beaten by Dodgers fans, will be delivered to a hospital on the Giants' home turf today. Stow is set to arrive at San Francisco General Hospital by 5 p.m., a ho ... More >>

Ryan White, Kid Critically Injured in Hit and Run, Gives a Thumbs Up

Ryan White​Ryan White, the nine-year-old Phillies fan who was tragically hit by a drunk driver after the Giants game last week, has been upgraded from critical to serious condition, his parents said Tuesday afternoon. Ken and Roseanne White released a statement to the media thanking the community ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Ryan White​Ryan White, the nine-year-old Phillies fan who was tragically hit by a drunk driver after the Giants game last week, has been upgraded from critical to serious condition, his parents said Tuesday afternoon. Ken and Roseanne White released a statement to the media thanking the community ... More >>

Randolph Ang, Local Cyclist, Charged with Death of Dionette Cherney -- Finally

post election charges​Four months after a cyclist blew through a red light on the Embarcadero, killing 68-year-old  Dionette Cherney as she walked across the street, the District Attorney's Office has brought charges against the biker. Randolph Ang, 23, has been charged with misdemeanor vehic ... More >>