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Person Shot in Head During Home Invasion Robbery This Morning

San Francisco police are looking for two gun-toting men who forced their way into a residence in the Mission Terrace neighborhood this morning where one person was shot. Officer Albie Esparza told us the home invasion happened at 10:39 a.m. on the 200 block of San Juan Avenue. He's not sure how th ... More >>

"The Rum Diary": Giddy, High-Speed Tale Never Hits Full Velocity

Passenger Attacks Pilot on SFO-Bound Plane

NBCNot the type of guys you want to sit next to on a plane ​An American Airlines flight finally landed safely just at 2 a.m. this morning after being delayed on a Miami tarmac when two "unruly" passengers -- identified as Jonathan Baez and Luis Baez -- started a scuffle and punched the captain. Fl ... More >>

Fresh Eats

Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

S.F. Police Investigate More Possible Arsons

Flag on fire​Police are investigating two more suspicious fires that started over the weekend in the Balboa Park neighborhood, just a few doors apart. On Saturday at about 5:30 am., firefighters responded to a fire that had started outside a dwelling on the unit block of San Juan Avenue. Fire offi ... More >>

What To Do? Our Pick For Tonight's Entertainment

Wednesday (and Thursday) Night OutThe Spits​Though they hail from opposite ends of the American Empire -- rainy Seattle, Washington, and sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico, respectively -- The Spits and Davila 666 share a love of raucous punk rock'n'roll and the wild time it often inspires. Last month ... More >>

If You Must Drive Like an Asshole Thursday, Avoid These Intersections

I say high, you say low. You say why, and I say I don't know. Oh, no -- you say 'pedestrian sting' and I say 'Operation Safe Crossing.'​In what appears to be an adoption of less menacing nomenclature, the San Francisco Police Department has ceased undertaking "pedestrian stings." Instead, the cops ... More >>

Stung: Ingleside Station Cops Issue 123 Citations, Arrest 10 In Crosswalk Crackdown

http://www.old-cans.com/en/carmageddon/Yesterday, SF Weekly noted that the police at San Francisco's Ingleside Station were planning a sting aimed at busting motorists who don't stop for pedestrians -- and the cops were even generous enough to list the intersections and times of day they'd be out st ... More >>

Don't Be So Pedestrian: Cops to Bust Drivers With Bad Manners

Why did the cop cross the road? To nab a hasty motorist. Okay, it's not that funny -- but who among us can resist the opportunity to pen a variation on the classic chicken joke?Negligent drivers beware: Your reckless ways won't be tolerated today. An Ingleside Police Station newsletter penned by Cap ... More >>

Sanctuary for Salvadoran Food

Give me your tired, your poor, but most definitely your pupusas.

Telluride Film Festival: Day Zero (Travel on 8/28)

Fair Ball

Love of the national pastime, on display at a downtown art gallery

Local Motion

Drinking with the neighborhood regulars at Excelsior bars

Heavy Hitters

The Puerto Rican Band, Puya

Night Crawler