At least 2 injured at Dolores Park hill bomb event

Despite clear warnings from the San Francisco Police Department, dozens of skateboarders and spectators turned out for the annual Hill Bomb event at the city's Dolores Park. 

Water main in Bernal Heights break, water shut off

A water main broke in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon in the western area of the Bernal Heights neighborhood.   

San Francisco's Fillmore Jazz Festival celebrates 35 years with music, food, and fun

The Fillmore Jazz Festival kicks off this weekend on Fillmore Street. This year's theme is "Harlem of the West." The free, two-day festival runs through Sunday.

San Francisco police warn skaters to stay away: "We don't intend to allow a hill bomb"

SFPD Chief Bill Scott urged skaters to stay away from the Dolores Park hill bomb Saturday, stating that as far as the department is concerned, it is canceled. Still, officers will be heavily deployed to ensure the community is safe in the event crowds become unruly and violent.

San Francisco Police pledge to stop Dolores Park 'hill bomb' after last year's violence
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San Francisco Police said the department does not intend to allow a hill bomb on Saturday. Last year, the unofficial event that typically attracts large crowds as skaters ride down a steep part of Dolores Street, turned unruly and violent.

Driver in West Portal crash who killed family pleads not guilty

A 79-year-old woman pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of felony vehicular manslaughter related to a car crash that killed a family of four at a bus stop in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood in March.

Hotel telephone operator, 74, pushed to death on BART platform

A 74-year-old telephone operator was fatally pushed on a BART platform this week and her nephew said that even though there is a man now charged with her death, it won't "bring her back, being angry."

Will fog block July 4 San Francisco's fireworks?

San Francisco's annual fireworks display on the waterfront is often obscured by fog. What about this year?

San Francisco ready for clear skies, fireworks and big crowds
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The city's annual fireworks display on the waterfront is often obscured by fog. But that's not expected to be the case this year. The hot temperatures are making for clear skies this holiday. San Francisco is ready to put on a great show. Illuminate, the group behind the Pride lasers and Bay Lights, debuted the Aurora lights at the Ferry Building on the eve of the Fourth of July. The lasers will remain visible at night through July 7th.

Homicide in Berkeley, shooting in San Francisco

Officials are investigating a Berkeley homicide after someone was shot Wednesday evening, officials say. 

Child falls from window in San Francisco

A child is in critical condition after falling from a window in San Francisco's Mission neighborhood on Wednesday, authorities said.

Man who shoved woman into BART train, killing her, charged

A 49-year-old homeless man, who allegedly shoved a woman into an oncoming BART train from the Powell Street platform this week, was charged with murder and a special circumstance of lying in wait by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office on Wednesday. 

Bullets fly in San Francisco eviction attempt, person in custody

Civil unit officers with San Francisco Sheriff's Department were shot at while attempting to evict a man from a home in the Buena Vista neighborhood on Wednesday.

California heat wave: San Francisco makes public pools free

With temperatures at nearly 20 degrees above summer averages in California, the city of San Francisco is making all its public pools free for the heat-weary on Wednesday. 

San Francisco motorcycle officer struck by vehicle: police union

One police officer remains in critical condition following a head-on collision in Potrero Hill on Tuesday, according to the San Francisco Police Officers Association. 

74-year-old woman fatally pushed into oncoming BART train identified

BART police arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman who he allegedly pushed into the path of an approaching train at the Powell Street station in San Francisco. 

Driver charged with felony vehicular manslaughter in SF crash that killed an entire family

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced four counts of felony vehicular manslaughter charges against the driver who killed an entire family of four in the West Portal neighborhood in March.