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Weekly Ink: Shark Attack!

This shot was taken the day Palarca got her lower-body tattoo.​Vital Statistics: Juliet R. Palarca, RN Risk Manager at San Francisco General HospitalSpotted: Foraging for food at her parent's house in the Outer Sunset, or your neighborhood dive bar.Tattoo: Tribal sharks with Filipino script (aliba ... More >>

Bicyclist Asks Motorist to Share the Road, Witness Claims Motorist Shared His Fist Instead

Please don't assault my rider.​Bicyclists and motorists frequently display a this-road's-not-big-enough-for-the-both-of-us attitude, and it's usually all bluster. But on Monday afternoon, an altercation between a bicyclist and a motorist ended with cracked skull and a fe ... More >>

Thai Barbecue Chicken from Manivanh

noreylee/FlickrThe flesh is ridiculously soft.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

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noreylee/FlickrThe flesh is ridiculously soft.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Patient-on-Patient Sexual Assault Alleged at SF General

​ Details are scant and nobody is talking because an investigation is ongoing, but a male patient at San Francisco General Hospital accused another patient of sexually assaulting him, hospital brass said Wednesday (SF Appeal, via Bay City News). As if visits to the hospital weren't already unpl ... More >>

Vacationing Ohio Couple Victims in Fiery Taxi Crash

www.ktvu.comVacation ends in fatal taxi crash​A man and woman from Ohio, visiting San Francisco on vacation, are the victims in a fatal taxicab crash, authorities have just announced.The woman was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at San Francisco General Hospital from the scene of the 10:57 ... More >>

Daevonn Hartley, Apparent Embarcadero BART Suicide Attempt, Dies of His Wounds

​The San Francisco Medical Examiner's office identified the person who yesterday wandered onto the BART tracks at Embarcadero in an apparent suicide attempt. Sadly, the attempt was successful -- Daevonn Hartley, a 16-year-old male Fremont resident, died of his wounds at 7 p.m. last night at San Fr ... More >>

Cain and Abel Reenacted, With a Metal Pipe, in Bernal Heights

​For Cain, it a matter of jealousy. His brother Abel had offered God some sweet-ass livestock and topped Cain's own crop offering. He had to go. In Bernal Heights last week, something similar happened. A 47-year-old man savagely beat his own 51-year-old brother with a metal pipe, according to poli ... More >>

Public's Help Sought in Tenderloin Hit-and-Run

​If you were standing at the corner of Hyde and Golden Gate at 5:04 a.m. on July 28 -- and there must be some of you -- then the San Francisco Police are begging for your help. At around that time, a relatively new, silver four-door vehicle believed to possibly be an Oldsmobile barreled through th ... More >>

Knife-Wielding 20-Year-Old Shot By Burlingame Cops, Dies in San Francisco

​Burlingame police last night called at 8:40 p.m. to a disturbance on 217 Myrtle Avenue found one: A 20-year-old man with a knife. Police claim the man advanced on them, and resisted their efforts to detain him. This lead to one officer firing his Taser. This was ineffective, and the suspect was s ... More >>

Man Suffers Heart Attack While Shoplifting Meat

Red Meat Is Bad For Your Heart and Your Criminal Record​A man caught stealing meat from a grocery store, apparently didn't have the heart to carry through with the crime. At about 9:20 a.m. on Jan. 13, police were called to a grocery store on the 4900 block of Mission Street after getting report ... More >>

Joe Olivares Hernandez, Temple Nightclub Homicide Victim, Donates Organs to Californians

Courtesy of Hernandez FamilyOrgan Donor ​Joe Olivares Hernandez, the man beaten to death at Temple Nightclub, wanted to be a doctor to help save lives -- and he is managing to do just that a few weeks after he died. Hernandez, a 30-year-old medical student at UCSF, had told his family he wanted to ... More >>

Man Shot in Potrero Hill; Homicide No. 11

Rapid fire​Minutes before two merchants were found shot to death in Fisherman's Wharf, police officers were across town responding to another homicide in Potrero Hill.At about 8:15 p.m. Sunday, a man was shot and killed on the 900 block of Connecticut Street, outside an apartment building. Police ... More >>

S.F. Man Shot After Dispute Over Chihuahua in a Pink Sweater

Adorable ​Update: Police arrest shopkeeper in connection with shooting. Sam Zazzouh, 42, of Fairfield was arrested inside the store after the shooting. He has been charged with three felonies, including assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a loaded firearm not registered to him, and shooting in ... More >>

S.F Cop Beaten by Teen Riding Muni

Rage face​A kid in the Richmond District with a big temper and a lot of testosterone took his rage out on a local cop last week, knocking him to the ground. At about 4 p.m., on Thursday cops were alerted to several juveniles who had just gotten into a fist fight at the corner of 17th and Geary Bou ... More >>

Teen Jumps Off Golden Gate Bridge; Survives

One too many jumpers​A teen from Sonoma County jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge today during a school field trip, yet survived after falling nearly 250 feet. Media outlets are reporting that at about 11 a.m., the Windsor High School student jumped from the eastern sidewalk, just south of the Sou ... More >>

Woman Eats Pot Brownie Then Jumps Off Inner Sunset Balcony

Coming down hard -- literally -- after a bad high ​Here's a new anti-drug advertisement.A woman in the living in the Inner Sunset thought it was a good idea to devour some pot brownies and then thought it was an even better idea to jump off her balcony.The fun all started at about 7 p.m. when the ... More >>

San Francisco Police Kill Suspected 'Gen X Bandit' Bank Robber

Gen X bandit wears plaid shirts​San Francisco cops shot and killed a suspected bank robber last night after he allegedly tried to run them over with his car. Media outlets are reporting that the wanted criminal might have been the notorious 'Gen X' bandit, who is known to rob banks in his distinct ... More >>

Karl Henderson Killed in Ingleside; Homicide No. 29

man shot ​Medical authorities have identified the man who was shot to death in broad daylight this weekend as 23-year-old Karl Henderson. Henderson, a San Francisco resident, was shot in the chest Holloway and Brighton avenues sometime around 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, according to police.

San Francisco Whistleblower Program Is Failing, Grand Jury Says

This program blows ​Last week we outlined just how negative San Franciscans are, especially when it comes to trusting local government. Now the Grand Jury has released a report validating our bad attitudes.The city's Whistleblower Program -- which is one way to garner the public's trust -- is fail ... More >>

Woman Shot in the Back While at a Party in the Mission

Woman shot ​UPDATE: Police say the victim has now been upgraded to non-life-threatening injuries. A 21-year-old woman remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after she was shot early Sunday morning while standing outside a house in the Mission District. Police said that the woman wa ... More >>

Cherena Martinee-Lugo Arrested in Connection with Dolores Park Stabbing

Crime scene​Police 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 >>

Toddler Run Over by Car in Critical Condition

Toddler in critical condition​Police say a 3-year-old boy is in critical condition this morning after being run over by a car as the driver backed out of his residence Sunday afternoon. According to police reports, a neighbor yelled at the driver to stop his car because the child was stuck underne ... More >>

Teen Shot to Death in Visitacion Valley; Homicide No. 31

Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

Man Stabs Lifelong Pal in the Head

Was it something I said?​A conniving friend will stab you in the back, but a homicidal friend might stab you smack dab in the head.  A San Francisco man gave his buddy a piece of his own mind -- literally -- when he took a knife and stabbed him in the head. The 32-year-old victim walked into ... More >>

Woman Hit by Muni Bus Has Critical Head Injury

Pedestrian hit ​A 19-year-old woman suffered a serious head injury after she was struck by a Muni bus yesterday evening. Police say the woman was walking at about 5:30 p.m. near 19th Avenue and Junipero Serra Boulevard when she was hit by a M-line bus. She was taken to San Francisco General Hospit ... More >>

Man on Muni Brutally Stabbed Over Cellphone

What's wrong with people?​As the old adage says ... no good deed goes unpunished.A 50-year-old man was riding the Muni bus through the Tenderloin Monday night when the passenger next to him asked to borrow his cellphone. The kind man agreed to let the stranger use his phone, but the communication ... More >>

Armed Security Guard Shoots Himself in the Leg

Guns don't shoot people. People shoot people. Oh, wait. ​An armed security guard shot a man last night in the SOMA neighborhood: Himself.No, really.Here's what happened: According to police the 40-year-old security guard had just finished his shift at about 11:15 p.m. and had just got into his car ... More >>

Man Shot by Police During Traffic Stop Dies

Police kill man ​The man who was shot by San Francisco cops during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday died last night, police told reporters. Officers had pulled the man -- who has not yet been identified -- over on Bush and Larkin streets Wednesday just before 1:30 p.m.. As the officers approach ... More >>

Cyclist Seriously Hurt in Hit-and-Run Accident

This is not the actual incident ​Police are asking for the public's help in finding the driver who struck a cyclist in the Ingleside neighborhood Sunday morning before speeding off. According to police, the cyclist was hit shortly after midnight on Sunday as the victim was pedaling on Geneva and O ... More >>

Man Stabbed to Death in SOMA, Homicide No. 1

Man down​Police say a man was stabbed to death in SOMA early this morning, making it San Francisco's first homicide of 2012. Officers told reporters that at about 2:40 a.m., they found the man on the corner of Sixth and Stevenson streets, bleeding with a stab wound. He was taken to San Francisco G ... More >>

Pedestrians Critically Injured in Separate Accidents

Pedestrians vs. cars​Two pedestrians remain in critical condition today after being hit by cars in separate incidents on opposite sides of town. The first accident occurred at about 11:55 a.m. when a skateboarder rolled through a red light on the corner of Eddy and Jones streets where he was hit b ... More >>

Man in Critical Condition After Shooting in Bernal Heights

Another man shot​A 59-year-old man is in critical condition today after he was shot while walking in the Bernal Heights neighborhood Friday night. According to police, the man was on the 500 block of Alemany Boulevard when the suspect walked up to him and attempted to rob him. As the victim tried ... More >>

Man Stabbed in His Sleep

Wake up! You've been stabbed.​There are heavy sleepers, and then there are those sleepers who can snooze right through an attempted murderSuch is the case with one man who was sleeping so soundly that he never felt someone stab him in the chest. Who knows what time the crime happened, but police s ... More >>

Cyclist Suffers Head Trauma After Being Hit by Postal Truck

Car vs. truck​(Update 2 p.m.): Officer Albie Esparza informs us that the victim was treated at San Francisco General Hospital and is doing just fine. The woman was not wearing a helmet when the truck driver rolled through a stop sign and hit her. (Original story 9:10 a.m.) A 39-year-old woman is i ... More >>

Man Stabbed to Death Inside Homeless Shelter; Homicide No. 4

Man stabbed​A 44-year-old man was stabbed to death yesterday evening inside a SOMA homeless shelter. Police were called to the Multi-Service Center South shelter at 525 5th St. at 6:58 p.m. where they found the victim stabbed in the chest. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he w ... More >>

Woman Critically Hurt in Hit-And-Run Accident

Woman hit in Mission ​A 47-year-old woman is in the hospital this morning with life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a car last night while walking through the Mission District. According to police, the woman was walking across 13th and Mission streets at about 5:48 p.m. when the driver ... More >>