Saved by reader sponsors, Borderlands Books now aims to buy...
When Alan Beatts announced in early 2015 that he would close his science fiction, mystery, and horror bookstore Borderlands, his customers did something extraordinary: They refused to let it happen....
Pair of San Francisco 49ers players outthink, outrun would-be armed...
Hours after a close loss on the football field to the Washington Redskins, two San Francisco 49ers players managed to stave off a second loss — at gunpoint. Linebackers Ray-Ray...
Yulanda Williams climbs SFPD ranks one year after being target...
Among the recently promoted seven black San Francisco Police department officers is Sgt. Yulanda Williams. It was a move that put 19 black officers in the SFPD’s leadership ranks, the...
After half a century, boxing returns to SF Armory
Walking into the San Francisco Armory’s drill court, the 40,000-square-foot room located inside the ex-National Guard base turned ex-porn studio, feels a lot like jumping into the deep end. Not...
Laptop with “sensitive material” on homicides stolen from DA employee’s...
Car break-ins in San Francisco have reached epidemic proportions, and city employees aren’t immune. Now it’s the Office of the District Attorney’s turn. Thankfully, it wasn’t a gun stolen from...
Pants and a car among items stolen in five weekend...
Five Robberies Police report a 27-year-old man’s pants were stolen by three men believed to be in their early 20s on 18th and Florida Streets at 11:40 p.m. Friday night....
Mission Station to get new captain amid command staff changes
Mission Police Station Captain Bill Griffin will be replaced on Saturday by Captain Gaetano Caltagirone, formerly the city’s night captain, Mission Local has learned from internal police documents and confirmed...
SF property manager atones for greed, Boogaloos slated to reopen
In life, Boogaloos served as a microcosm of Mission trends every bit as well as it served as a brunch spot. There were the tattooed, toddler-toting hipsters wiping vegetarian herb-cream...
Wine Country fire aid efforts in the Mission
If you know about any other neighborhood efforts to assist with disaster relief, please let us know and we’ll add them. SFGate has a general how-to-help list. Here’s a link...
Developments in Development: Poverty and millionaires
When apartment rents are so high, it can be easy to get jaded about the cost of an apartment. I don’t even blink anymore that a studio could cost $2,000...
Medical emergency shuts down 24th Street BART
The BART station at 24th and Mission streets was shut down shortly after noon Saturday due to a “major medical emergency,” according to a statement from the transit system. It’s...
Everybody knows Monty: A Bayview officer’s mission for justice
Covering the Police is a collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. When San Francisco Officer Montgomery Singleton goes to work in the morning, he hoists himself onto his...
Street Food Festival to energize Potrero Power Station on Sunday
Despite — and perhaps even in defiance of — the apocalyptic, smoky haze hovering in the air, culinary business incubator La Cocina will go ahead with its highly anticipated Street...
Neighborhood Notes: Hot tub prank, fire aid, and too many...
“Public hot tub” NOT coming to Valencia Street For anyone who wet themselves over a sign outside of Valencia Street’s Betabrand store that reads, “COMING SOON, Betabrand PUBLIC HOT TUB”...
SF neighborhood watch groups keep their eyes peeled for crime
As San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott puts more foot patrols on the city’s streets, he’s also looking to increase the eyeballs on crime. To demonstrate how serious he...
Three robberies in one evening in SF Mission District
Police reported that three robberies occurred in the Mission District on Wednesday night. A 37-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint on Liberty Street between Guerrero and Valencia streets at 7:27...
Hundreds of bikes reportedly hauled from Folsom Street garage
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that police seized the bicycles. In fact, they were hauled away by their owner, and police only ran the serial numbers on...