Subject:

Suicide

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2013

    Public Influence: "We're Trained Not to Believe We Would Kill Ourselves."

    There are around 100 suicides in San Francisco every year, according to Eve Meyer, executive director of San Francisco Suicide Prevention. Some of those people may not show a lot of overt warning signs, as was the case with Dylan Yount, the 32-year-old who jumped off the Forever 21 building in Febru ... More >>

  • News

    January 2, 2013

    Public Influence: The Immortalization of an Anonymous Death

    There are around 100 suicides in San Francisco every year, according to Eve Meyer, executive director of San Francisco Suicide Prevention. Some of those people may not show a lot of overt warning signs, as was the case with Dylan Yount, the 32-year-old who jumped off the Forever 21 building in Febru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2012

    Niels Conrad Was Trying to Kill Himself, Not His Mother When He Set House on Fire

    A San Francisco jury acquitted a 55-year-old man of seven counts of attempted murder concluding that he wasn't trying to kill his elderly mother as well as police officers when he set fire to his family home. Instead, evidence convinced the jury that the fire was nothing more than a botched suicid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2012

    Duncan Phillips Identified as Man Who Shot Himself During Police Standoff

    Medical authorities have identified the man who killed himself after leading police on a car chase to Treasure Island as 29-year-old Duncan Phillips. Phillips, a Benecia resident, was reportedly wanted by Benicia police for allegedly stealing his ex-girlfriend's car at gunpoint and robbing and pist ... More >>

  • Music

    June 13, 2012

    Tinted Windows: The Limousines' Eric Victorino Is Barely Hanging On

    Medical authorities have identified the man who killed himself after leading police on a car chase to Treasure Island as 29-year-old Duncan Phillips. Phillips, a Benecia resident, was reportedly wanted by Benicia police for allegedly stealing his ex-girlfriend's car at gunpoint and robbing and pist ... More >>

  • News

    May 30, 2012

    The Gay Selma: Schools Ignore Gay Bullying at Their Own Peril

    Medical authorities have identified the man who killed himself after leading police on a car chase to Treasure Island as 29-year-old Duncan Phillips. Phillips, a Benecia resident, was reportedly wanted by Benicia police for allegedly stealing his ex-girlfriend's car at gunpoint and robbing and pist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    James Olds Identified as Man Who Shot Himself at Mission Dolores

    The Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man who shot himself outside the Mission Dolores chapel Thursday morning as 85-year-old James Olds of San Francisco. As Mission Local reported last week, Olds was sleeping on the steps in front of the gift shop at Mission Dolores around 7 a.m. when a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Man Kills Himself at Mission Dolores This Morning

    An unidentified man reportedly shot himself outside a local church this morning in a quiet part of the city's Mission District. We contacted police to confirm that the shooting, which occurred outside Mission Dolores, was indeed a suicide, but we have not heard back yet. However, an eyewitness ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Family Found Dead in House Near City College This Morning in Apparent Murder-Suicide

    ​(Update 1:27 p.m.): Cmdr Lyn Tomioka gave reporters an update on the tragedy, saying four of the five victims are definitely related, and the fifth victim is probably an acquaintance. She would still not confirm that the shooting was a murder-suicide, but noted that they are not looking for any s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 28, 2011

    Two Far Gone

    ​(Update 1:27 p.m.): Cmdr Lyn Tomioka gave reporters an update on the tragedy, saying four of the five victims are definitely related, and the fifth victim is probably an acquaintance. She would still not confirm that the shooting was a murder-suicide, but noted that they are not looking for any s ... More >>

  • Music

    November 23, 2011

    Bouncer on Missing Jesse Morris, SF's Punk Rock Johnny Cash

    ​(Update 1:27 p.m.): Cmdr Lyn Tomioka gave reporters an update on the tragedy, saying four of the five victims are definitely related, and the fifth victim is probably an acquaintance. She would still not confirm that the shooting was a murder-suicide, but noted that they are not looking for any s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Bouncer: On Missing Jesse Morris, San Francisco's Punk Rock Johnny Cash

    From this week's Bouncer column: At times I find myself preoccupied with thoughts of suicide -- not my own, but other people's. I visit suicide memorial websites and read each blurb. I always look at the recent suicide postings on Wikipedia. It was there that I learned of the death of one of the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Advocates Link Inmate Suicides to Recent Hunger Strike

    Inmate suicides ​Advocates for prisoners involved in the recent hunger strikes are linking three inmate suicides to the unsavory prison conditions that prisoners had been protesting when they refused to eat state-issued meals for several weeks. The group, Prison Hunger Strike Solidarity, says John ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Body, Gun Found in Western Addition

    ​Traffic was backed up early this morning near Geary Boulevard after a pedestrian spotted a body in the street by St. Mary's Cathedral. The body was found in the bushes near Geary Boulevard and Gough Street at about 7:30 a.m. Police have very few details about the incident; however, Officer Albie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Kenneth Harding's Family Retains Attorney, Demands Shooting Records from SFPD

    Kenneth Harding​The family of 19-year-old Kenneth Harding, the Seattle man who died in a gunfire battle with police, has retained high-profile civil rights attorney John Burris and could file a lawsuit. Associate attorney Adante Pointer is demanding that the cops start releasing records, surveilla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Suicidal Man at Market Street Talked Down from the Ledge

    A suicidal man went to the top of a downtown building Monday morning and stayed on the edge of the roof for nearly an hour before police were able to talk him down. Sgt. Michael Andraychak told SF Weekly that at about 10:22 a.m. on Monday, someone called police to report a man standing on the buildi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Another Teen Jumps off Golden Gate Bridge, Survives

    Suicide attempt ​Last month, a Sonoma County teen got the attention he was looking for when he jumped 250 feet from the Golden Gate Bridge during a school field trip for shits and giggles -- although nobody was laughing. That incident seems even less humorous after this weekend when another teen j ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    How Do You Explain the Suicide of Joy Division's Ian Curtis to a Kid?

    Ian Curtis​Dad Rock is a new column in which Ryan Foley will attempt to look at pop music and pop culture from the precipice of middle age. If he ultimately leaps, it's because tiny hands ruined his Galaxie 500 vinyl. Accusations that he's raising five insufferable hipster children can be sent to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    One-Third of Gay Middle Schoolers In S.F. Have Attempted Suicide, Study Claims

    ​The recent coverage of gay teen suicides has the country on high alert, with even President Obama's Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, speaking out against bullying. While many of the "It Gets Better" videos on YouTube feature people talking about their horrendous experiences growing up in less ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    LGBT Suicides: Aiyisha Hassan, Daughter Of Marin Non-Profit Executive Director, Takes Life

    Aiyisha Hassan​The rash of young gays and lesbians committing suicide has now struck the country's LGBT capital here in the Bay Area: Aiyisha Hassan, a 20-year-old Marin County native who identified as lesbian, killed herself on October 5. Hassan was a former student at Howard University in Washin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    Funny or Die

    Aiyisha Hassan​The rash of young gays and lesbians committing suicide has now struck the country's LGBT capital here in the Bay Area: Aiyisha Hassan, a 20-year-old Marin County native who identified as lesbian, killed herself on October 5. Hassan was a former student at Howard University in Washin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Foxxconn Protestors Flashmob San Francisco Apple Store

    A crowd of at least 100 people gathered outside the Union Square Apple store yesterday evening for what may be the first large scale American protest of Foxxconn, a Chinese factory that produces iPads and iPhones.

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Caitlin McMahon, Missing and Suicidal Teen, Desperately Sought By Cops

    ​San Francisco police have turned to the public for help in tracking down missing 15-year-old Caitlin McMahon, described as having attempted suicide "numerous" times. She left her Castro Street home yesterday evening without her prescription medication and has not been seen since. McMahon was home ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2010

    Better Off Dead?

    Did Jessica's Law kill a homeless sex offender?

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    S.F. Man Fails To Register As Sex Offender -- Because He's Dead

    ​According to the state's sex offender registry, Nicholas Chaykovsky has been in violation of registration requirements since Sunday. He has a decent excuse. He's dead.   Chaykovsky died at age 61 last month after suffering a heart attack. And though the San Francisco Police Department s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Saturday's '48 Hours Mystery' Episode Fills Missing Pieces in de la Plaza case

    Hugues de la Plaza​ Saturday's episode of CBS' 48 Hours Mystery is dedicated to examining the bizarre 2007 death of French-American citizen Hugues de la Plaza in his Hayes Valley apartment. He perished in a pool of blood after he'd spent time walking around bleeding in his apartment. Blood st ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2009

    SF Weekly Letters

    Hugues de la Plaza​ Saturday's episode of CBS' 48 Hours Mystery is dedicated to examining the bizarre 2007 death of French-American citizen Hugues de la Plaza in his Hayes Valley apartment. He perished in a pool of blood after he'd spent time walking around bleeding in his apartment. Blood st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Again? Gunn High School Students' Moth-Like Attraction to Caltrain Tracks Has Grown Surreal

    We're living through the "interesting times" of the apocryphal malevolent Chinese proverb when folks' first reaction to hearing that Caltrain plans on raising fees while cutting services is "thank God!" The fewer trains running on the tracks, the fewer Gunn High students can end their brief lives be ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2009

    SFIFF52:Q&A with David Lee Miller

    My Suicide director talks about death and the Internet.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Fatal Attraction: Illicit Affair Allegedly Behind 2006 SF Infanticide

    Three years ago Linda Woo, then 40, woke her two children, wrapped them in blankets, and placed them inside a Subaru Outback owned by a man who had recently broken off a six-year-affair with her. Also in the car had been placed a lit barbecue grill -- which Woo had bought along with a carbon monoxid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Ten Known (and Little-Known) Facts about Neil Young

    I'm Neil Young, biatch! 10. His middle name is Percival. (This actually explains his often anguished, tortured voice). 9. Before joining Buffalo Springfield, Young was in the Mynah Birds, a band fronted by future funkster Rick James. It's unclear whether he ever told James, "I'm Neil Young, biatc ... More >>

  • News

    September 10, 2008

    Stiffed

    Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.

  • Music

    April 30, 2008

    Reborn at Harry Denton's Starlight Room

    Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    The Weekend Hitlist: 4/18-4/20

    Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.

  • Film

    January 30, 2008

    Appreciation: Heath Ledger's untimely death, and that milestone performance

    Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    Heath Ledger, RIP, A Short Web Memorial

    Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2007

    Good Lord...Is That Owen Wilson? A Very Special 'S.F. Signs of the Apocalypse'

    Amidst all the murders in San Francisco, some suspicious deaths are hidden in a secret burial ground of bureaucracy.

  • Film

    October 24, 2007

    Unknown Pleasures

    Joy Division portrait proves the exception to the rock biopic drool

  • News

    September 19, 2007

    Golden Gate for Sale

    The people overseeing the San Francisco landmark consider selling ad space on the bridge

  • Calendar

    August 1, 2007

    Sweet Blossom, Come On

    The people overseeing the San Francisco landmark consider selling ad space on the bridge

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2007

    Room for Improvement

    The people overseeing the San Francisco landmark consider selling ad space on the bridge

  • News

    January 10, 2007

    Grave Anatomy

    The people overseeing the San Francisco landmark consider selling ad space on the bridge

  • Culture

    December 10, 2003

    "Uncle Dickie's Wicked Little Christmas"

    Elves, suicide, and an amorous coat rack in a three-play variety show

  • Culture

    August 27, 2003

    What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir

    Elves, suicide, and an amorous coat rack in a three-play variety show

  • Calendar

    May 27, 1998

    Do No Harm

    Elves, suicide, and an amorous coat rack in a three-play variety show

  • News

    June 5, 1996

    Political Suicide

    Probe of youth's hanging suggests misconduct that could help mayor oust Juvenile Probation foes

  • News

    September 13, 1995

    Runaway Train (Part II)

    Read Runaway Train (Part I)

  • News

    September 13, 1995

    Runaway Train

    Tricia Sullivan fled her Southern Oregon hometown and the confines of her family in April. Arriving in San Francisco, she melded with the street community of young castoffs, misfits, and rebels. Phoning home, she lied and told her dad she was in New Yor

  • Calendar

    June 21, 1995

    Slap Shots

    Tricia Sullivan fled her Southern Oregon hometown and the confines of her family in April. Arriving in San Francisco, she melded with the street community of young castoffs, misfits, and rebels. Phoning home, she lied and told her dad she was in New Yor

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