Suicide

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

Heath Ledger, RIP, A Short Web Memorial

The Weekend Hitlist: 4/18-4/20

Rear Window

"Apocalypse Night"

Free Opera on a Big TV

Slap Shots

Runaway Train (Part II)

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

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

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 >>

Political Suicide

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

Stiffed

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

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.

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.

SFIFF52:Q&A with David Lee Miller

My Suicide director talks about death and the Internet.

Golden Gate for Sale

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

Sweet Blossom, Come On

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

Room for Improvement

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

Grave Anatomy

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

"Uncle Dickie's Wicked Little Christmas"

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

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted: A Memoir

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

Serfing the Web

AOL's treatment of its volunteer workers should give pause to those arguing for less regulation of business

Do No Harm

AOL's treatment of its volunteer workers should give pause to those arguing for less regulation of business

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 >>

When a mother is tried for murder: The case of Linda Woo

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 >>

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 >>

SF Weekly Letters

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 >>

In the Night Museum

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 >>

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division portrait proves the exception to the rock biopic drool

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 >>

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 >>

Better Off Dead?

Did Jessica's Law kill a homeless sex offender?

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 >>

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.

Busy Day on BART Tracks: Parolee Chase, Passenger Trapped Beneath Train

​Passengers in BART trains spent an ungodly amount of time stuck going nowhere today, but it could always be worse. You could be stuck beneath the train, which was the case at Embarcadero not long ago. Major delays are in effect, and the condition of the rider is not currently known.

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 >>

Funny or Die

​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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Jesse Brown, S.F. Man Accused in Halloween Gunfire, Dies in Texas Shootout with Cops

Texas shootout​The man accused of shooting three people -- including a 3-year-old girl -- on Halloween in San Francisco last year killed himself during a shootout with Houston police this weekend. The Houston Chronicle reports that 20-year-old Jesse Brown killed himself in a parking garage while t ... More >>

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 >>

Allison "Alliy" Bayliss Likely Jumped from Golden Gate Bridge

Allison Bayliss ​The anxious search for Allison Bayliss, the 15-year-old missing teen, came to a tragic ending today after police reportedly said she jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge in an apparent suicide. Bayliss, a San Ramon Valley High School sophomore, was last seen on Monday at about 8 a.m ... More >>

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 >>

Body, Gun Found in Western Addition

Unidentified body found ​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, ... More >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 o ... More >>

Two Far Gone

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 o ... More >>