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May 24, 2012
Elderly Woman Carjacked in Financial District, Two Arrested
Two men led police on a high-speed chase across the Bay Bridge after carjacking an elderly woman in the city's Financial District. Officer Albie Esparza says the 83-year-old woman was parked in her van on the corner of Battery and Washington streets at about 1:40 a.m. when two men approached her and ... More >>
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May 18, 2012
Anthony Lacayo Arrested in Shooting Death of Ronald Monzon
Police have arrested a 19-year-old San Francisco man for allegedly murdering 40-year-old Ronald Monzon back in March. Anthony Lacayo was taken into custody yesterday afternoon at 850 Bryant Street and booked into San Francisco County Jail on murder charges. Police would not release his booking photo ... More >>
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May 14, 2012
Derryck A. King, Suspected Purse-Snatcher, Shot at by Police
San Francisco police shot at a man who was attempting to rob a 30-year-old woman as she walked through the city's Financial District late last night. According to Sgt. Michael Andraychak, officers were coming from another call about about 10:40 p.m. when they heard a woman scream. The cops saw ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
Serial Smartphone Robbers Use Rubber Boot to Steal Phone
Police are reminding residents to stop walking and texting after a series of smartphone robberies hit the Richmond and Inner Sunset districts yesterday evening.According to police, the first incident happened at about 4:46 p.m. on the 600 block of Clement Street. A 12-year-old girl was inside a stor ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2012
Occupy SF Protester Accused of Stabbing Fellow Occupier
San Francisco police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of stabbing an Occupy protester earlier this week after the two got into a fight over a camera. Police said they took the suspect -- who has only been identified as a Texas resident -- into custody on Thursday on the 100 block of M ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2012
Thieves on Boat Busted Stealing Metal from Hunters Point Shipyard
It appears stealing metal is what floats some thieves boats these days. According to San Francisco police, officers were doing an operation at the shipyard Monday night where metal theft has been rampant. At about 3 a.m., the cops saw a vessel approach the shipyard's eastern wall and watched the ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
S.F. Not the Welfare State of Conservative Nightmares, New York Times Finds
San Francisco is a favorite punching bag of right-wing provocateurs who decry it as a West Coast bastion of European-style socialism. (Whatever that might be.) Sadly, even some of our city's local journalists buy into the pat image of San Francisco as a cautionary tale of the excesses of expansiv ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2012
Angelic Cisneros Accused of Exploding Drug Lab Inside Home, Injuring Boy
Police say they have arrested a San Francisco mother in connection to yesterday's house explosion that sent both mom and a 12-year-old boy to the hospital with burns. Sgt. Daryl Fong tells us that police arrested 33-year-old Angelic Cisneros yesterday afternoon on suspicion of recklessly causing ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Christopher Dutel, SoCal Man, Accused of Sexually Assaulting Tourist Near Fisherman's Wharf
Girl assaulted on her trip to the wharf(Update 2 p.m.): Sgt. Daryl Fong said 18-year-old Christopher Dutel, a Southern California man, was arrested and booked into San Francisco County Jail on multiple charges of sexual assault and false imprisonment. Police would not yet release the man's photo. ... More >>
Blogs
January 24, 2012
Employee Allegedly Robs Own Store, Forgets Surveillance Camera Is on
Some people just don't make enough time for a square meal Here's a good one for dumbcrooks.comA woman working at a commercial store on the 2700 block of Mission Street had the brilliant idea of staging a fake robbery inside her own store. But her brilliance was quickly eclipsed by her idiocy when ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Woman Fights Off Kidnappers in SOMA District
A 26-year-old woman managed to fend off two men who forced her into car as she walked through the SOMA neighborhood Friday afternoon. According to police, the men pulled up to the corner of 8th and Minna streets; one of the men got out of the vehicle and asked the woman for directions. Before she ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2011
Garbage Can-Kicking Man Shot in Chest
Man shot A 28-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after he was shot in the chest yesterday night as he yelled and screamed outside the suspect's house. Police say the victim was walking down the street in the Bayview kicking garbage cans when the suspect's son told him to stop and go ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2011
Police Arrest Two Suspects Accused of Stabbing Woman Outside Bayview Bar
Man stabbed, two arrestedSan Francisco police say they have caught the two people who they believe are responsible for stabbing a 32-year-old woman outside a Bayview bar Sunday night. On Monday, officers arrested 39-year-old Shamballa Rogers and 25-year-old Deanna Rattler, both of San Franc ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2011
Ungrateful Son Tries to Strangle His Mother
Norman Bates: Taking the "norm" out of normalThere's so many good reasons why a grown man should not still be living with his mother. Let's just say it doesn't bode well for his relationship with women.Here's a great example:A 23-year-old mama's boy was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of a ... More >>
Blogs
October 21, 2011
Police Scandals Free Up Jail Cells For Released Inmates
San Francisco County Jail: VacanciesThe Examiner had an intriguing piece today on how the scandals shaking the police department in the last year have had an ironic consequence: more empty beds in county jails to receive the hundreds of state prison inmates that will be sent our way from state pr ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2011
This Weekend's World Veg Fest is Guaranteed Bananas!
Tamara PalmerOCD Sweet's Caramel 'Not' Corn for your face.What: 12th Annual World Vegetarian Festival Where: San Francisco County Fair Building When: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $8 suggested donation The rundown: Gather round, ye hippies and bleeding hearts, it's ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
San Francisco One of the Few California Towns with Room for Prisoners
Tamara PalmerOCD Sweet's Caramel 'Not' Corn for your face.What: 12th Annual World Vegetarian Festival Where: San Francisco County Fair Building When: Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 & 2, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $8 suggested donation The rundown: Gather round, ye hippies and bleeding hearts, it's ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2011
Cherena Martinee-Lugo Arrested in Connection with Dolores Park Stabbing
Crime scenePolice say they arrested 20-year-old Cherena Martinee-Lugo on suspicion assault with a deadly weapon during an attack on another female in Dolores Park Friday night. Police responded to a phone call about a group of 40 people drinking in the park. When they arrived, police saw a woman ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown Ready to Send State Prisoners to County Jails
Gov. Brown is dumping prisoners in your hometown Last month, SF Weekly told readers about a Supreme Court decision to force California to cut its inmate population -- drastically. Today, Gov. Jerry Brown told the courts that he has the perfect plan in mind: Shift state prisoners to county jails.A ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2011
Douglas Cabrera Turns Himself In for 1995 Double Murder
Sixteen years later ... More than 15 years after the killing of Vincent Betancourt and his nephew, Ruben Solis, a man turned himself in to police this week, claiming responsibility for the shootings. Police arrested 33-year-old Douglas Cabrera on suspicion of shooting the 31-year-old Betancourt a ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2011
Roomate Arrested in Connection with 'Brutal' Killing of Jack Baker; Homicide No. 13
Homicide confirmed Police said they have arrested a man who allegedly stabbed 67-year-old Jack Baker to death last week. Police have issued an arrest warrant for Waheed Kesmatyer, 24, who is currently in custody in Marin County Jail on unrelated charges. Kesmatyer is awaiting extradition to San F ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Almon J. Johnson Accused of Killing Woman Found in Burning Car
Almon J. JohnsonSan Francisco Police arrested Almon J. Johnson, 29, on suspicion of murdering a woman and leaving her body in a burning car that was found in the Lower Haight Sunday morning.Police held a press conference on Tuesday where they said Johnson allegedly killed Vanessa Herrera. He was ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2011
Meat Stolen from Safeway Grocery Store -- Again
it's worth paying for Local carnivores are adding a new layer to the ethics of eating meat. For the second week in a row, police arrested someone for shoplifting meat from a Safeway Grocery store in the Mission District.At about 9:20 a.m., police were called to the Safeway store on the 4900 block ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2011
Free and Five Party, Writers With Drinks, Gestapo Khazi, The Babies, and No Pants BART Ride
The Babies plays Hemlock Tavern this Saturday There is heavy metal and ethereal ambient noise, transsexual fashion shows and fancy vintage paper, Go-Gos and Babies. It's all here this weekend, in San Francisco, for less than the cost of taking a heterosexual date to Chick-fil-A. Here's our list o ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
Bay Bridge Gunman Currently at San Francisco CHP Office
Sky1RonTraffic was halted this morning when a gunman acted out on the Bay BridgeThe gun-toting driver who halted westbound traffic on the Bay Bridge this morning with bomb threats is currently in custody at the San Francisco CHP office. "Obviously, we have a few questions for him," said Californi ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2010
Harldly Strictly Bluegrass, AIDS Wolf, World Veg Fest, Castro Street Fair and More
Autumn De WildeJenny and Johnny are among 80 acts at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2010Hardly Strictly is here! But before you blow your figurative load over the biggest free concert of the year, keep in mind that there are plenty of other fun and cheap events in the city this weekend. Here's our lis ... More >>
Blogs
September 3, 2010
Magic Kids, ZineFest, Prince vs. Michael, Doin' It in the Park, and More
Magic Kids plays Bottom of the Hill this SundayIt's Labor Day! Meaning: an extra day to your weekend, 10 percent more texts than usual and even more chances to nurse epic hangovers. Have fun San Francisco, you deserve it. Here's our list of fun things to do this weekend for less than a ticket to ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2010
San Francisco Unemployment Numbers Holding at 'Crappy'
Dorothea LangeGood news, pal! It could be worse...As we've said before, losing by less is the new winning. So, by that measure, San Francisco's just-released unemployment numbers are cause for celebration. Yes, the city's unemployment rate grew from 9.6 percent in June to 9.7 percent last month. ... More >>
News
June 23, 2010
SF Weekly Letters
Dorothea LangeGood news, pal! It could be worse...As we've said before, losing by less is the new winning. So, by that measure, San Francisco's just-released unemployment numbers are cause for celebration. Yes, the city's unemployment rate grew from 9.6 percent in June to 9.7 percent last month. ... More >>
Blogs
March 30, 2010
When Will We Find out Why Prisoner Earl Brown Jr. Died? Don't Hold Your Breath.
www.brocktonpolice.comDoes what happens in the cell stay in the cell? Yesterday afternoon, the Bay City News reported that a man had died in the San Francisco County Jail shortly after being booked on Sunday. That man was 43-year-old Earl Brown, Jr. who had been brought in for battery on a poli ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2010
Got Stress? List of Most and Least 'Stressed' Counties Updated -- S.F. Makes Neither.
Dorothea LangeYes, San Francisco's economic 'stress levels' have been worse...If you needed a statistical analysis to back up your gut feeling, here it is: San Francisco ain't such a bad place to be. At least that's what the Associated Press' Economic Stress Index reported on Monday. The index -- ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Man Accused of Showing His Junk at the Library -- and Possibly Elsewhere
SFPDWhile studying in the San Francisco Main Library last Friday afternoon, a 14-year-old girl noticed that the man next to her had allegedly exposed himself. Disturbed, she immediately contacted security and soon the San Francisco Police Department was arresting Marty Jeffrey, a 28- ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2009
On Christmas Day, Man Pretends to Be Cop Then Sexually Assaults Prostitute
Around noon on December 25, the SFPD got a call from a prosititute who said she was assaulted by a man who said he was a cop. She described the man -- a 5'7, 195-pound, balding African-American -- and the 1993 Isuzu Rodeo he was driving, which the cops soon learned was re ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2009
Cruelty-Free Hookups? Vegan Speed Dating and More at the World Veg Festival
T. PalmerFind your dairy-free love at World Veg Festival.SFoodie enjoyed eating healthy and creative vegetarian food at last year's World Veg Day, but organizers have stepped up the extracurricular excitement for 2009. This year's World Veg Festival, hosted by the San Francisco Vegetarian Society ... More >>
Blogs
August 27, 2009
Police, U.S. Marshals Nab S.F. Homicide Suspect on Eastern Seaboard
The SFPD has found its man -- but who will find the municipality of 'Delaware, Maryland'?Are San Francisco cops trying to put a good foot forward now that new Police Chief George Gascon is in town and vowing to improve the city's poor murder clearance rate? One could be forgiven that impression w ... More >>
Blogs
August 21, 2009
10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10
Photo by Shauna Regan www.shaunaregan.comAlland Byallo (see Sunday)The weekend's here. Time to pull out all the stops without pulling out all the cash. Our picks for time off on the cheap below.Involved, Socially @ Triple Base Gallery (Friday) "Triple Base's 'Involved, Socially' uses video instal ... More >>
Blogs
May 22, 2009
State Unemployment Numbers Are In: S.F. Situation Upgraded From 'Shitty' to 'Crappy'
James Duncan DavidsonA sign of the times...The State Employment Development Department today released its monthly accounting of where the state's employment handbasket is in its journey toward hell. And it's a good news-bad news situation akin to: "We've got fresh vegetables -- but we're serving the ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2009
Here You Go: The Filthiest Beach in California Is...
The article you are now reading has been timed to go live one second after the press embargo on the annual Heal the Bay state beach report card is lifted. So, without further ado, we can inform you that the most fecal bacteria-infested, nastiest beach in all the Golden State is: Avalon Harbor Beach ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2009
That's Just the Sound of the Employment Rate Whizzing Past Your Ears
The California Employment Development Department released their latest statistics pertaining to unemployment and industry today, and guess what? They are not awesome. California hit a record high of 11.2 percent unemployment in March, which is nearly five points higher than March of last year. San F ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2008
Yesterday: World Veg Festival
The California Employment Development Department released their latest statistics pertaining to unemployment and industry today, and guess what? They are not awesome. California hit a record high of 11.2 percent unemployment in March, which is nearly five points higher than March of last year. San F ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2008
The Weekend Hitlist: Eddie Izzard, The Melvins, Zine Fest, Download
The California Employment Development Department released their latest statistics pertaining to unemployment and industry today, and guess what? They are not awesome. California hit a record high of 11.2 percent unemployment in March, which is nearly five points higher than March of last year. San F ... More >>
Blogs
July 17, 2008
San Francisco Zine Fest this Weekend
The California Employment Development Department released their latest statistics pertaining to unemployment and industry today, and guess what? They are not awesome. California hit a record high of 11.2 percent unemployment in March, which is nearly five points higher than March of last year. San F ... More >>
Blogs
December 17, 2007
Holiday Craft Sale Bazaar Bizaare Sells Out of Plush Uterus Saturday, December 15
The California Employment Development Department released their latest statistics pertaining to unemployment and industry today, and guess what? They are not awesome. California hit a record high of 11.2 percent unemployment in March, which is nearly five points higher than March of last year. San F ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2007
Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco Trades You Knickknacks for Tchotchkes
The California Employment Development Department released their latest statistics pertaining to unemployment and industry today, and guess what? They are not awesome. California hit a record high of 11.2 percent unemployment in March, which is nearly five points higher than March of last year. San F ... More >>
News
July 4, 2007
Scared Healthy
The California Employment Development Department released their latest statistics pertaining to unemployment and industry today, and guess what? They are not awesome. California hit a record high of 11.2 percent unemployment in March, which is nearly five points higher than March of last year. San F ... More >>
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October 1, 2003
Middle East Mirror
What you see -- and what you get
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August 20, 2003
Show Time!
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