The latest crime news also includes a robbery/assault committed by seven men in Dolores Park.

Previously noted as a possibility, the 16th Street café has closed for good after undergoing an earthquake retrofit.

A relatively quiet couple of weeks did see two fires and a couple of robberies.

A pedestrian-vehicle fatality and a robbery this morning at Harvest Ranch Market headline the latest crime blotter.

The latest crime roundup includes a life-threatening stabbing that occurred last night, home break-ins, and an armed robbery at Twin Peaks.

Anne Kihagi is accused of "breathtaking cruelty" for harassing and displacing tenants from rent-controlled homes.

Your latest round of crime updates from in and around the Castro.

Convened by Sup. Scott Wiener, the meeting will include the District Attorney's Office, SFPD, and other public safety groups.

Tonight's tree lighting and next week's menorah lighting are the centerpiece of a decoration effort by the Castro Merchants, Castro CBD, and local businesses.

Street art takes a not-safe-for-work form at the corner of Market, Castro and 17th.

Two hot prowl suspects were arrested, and possible changes are coming to the intersection of 15th and Dolores.

Also in the latest roundup: the director of the SF LGBT Center speaks out about a homophobic attack on the center's building.

Two more burglarized businesses, plus a stabbing at Jane Warner Plaza and a very unfortunate minivan.

Wet weather didn't prevent a mix of violent and non-violent crime in the neighborhood.

Despite first year hurdles, Gyro Express defies the odds at its notorious 18th and Castro corner location.

Locals have complained that the space is attracting homeless campers, but a potential demolition is still at least a few months out.

Also of note in recent crime news: a home robbery via a cat door, and shoplifters armed with knives.

Around 6am this morning, residents awoke to the sound of multiple SFFD and emergency sirens near the intersection of Noe and 19th.

The Dolores Park area saw a variety of crime incidents over the past two weeks.

The latest Castro crime and safety update, including news on assaults, robberies, mail theft, a tricky intersection and more.

Plus, Castro Community on Patrol is celebrating its 10th anniversary next week.

Here's the latest crime and safety news from around the Castro.

Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy student Zamora Moon is receiving much-needed help through a GoFundMe page.

Whether you're looking to soak up the busy election season or tune it out, there's plenty of fun to be had.

It's a lighter-than-usual mix of crime reports from the Castro this time around.

While this month’s crime reports are light in quantity, they include a few unusual incidents.

Local organization continues work to increase awareness of LGBTQ non-profit groups.

"They took my information, replicated it, and used it to withdraw cash from ATMs near my home and statewide. "

The SF Silent Film Festival kicks off tonight at the Castro Theatre.

The 22nd Street Jungle Stairs have come a long way; a short video by Ken Fisher shows off the hard work and benefits that the community-supported green space has seen.

Event organizers are not allowed to use the "Pink Saturday" name for this year's event.

Following a rainy, relatively quiet January, crime reports have risen to more typical levels for the Castro.

The past few weeks saw a shooting, two stabbings, theft and a vehicle damaged by a compost bin.

We check in on the ongoing renovation of Dolores Park's southern side.

The latest Castro crime news also includes a man who was robbed while inside his car, and a vandal who defecated inside a car.

Although fewer incidents have been reported recently, police are investigating multiple assaults and a robbery from an occupied home.

Other notable crimes around the neighborhood include a car ride that ended in an armed robbery, and a knife-wielding robber.

The restaurant, bar, and music venue debuts its makeover tomorrow.

An architecture firm has purchased the building, and plans to revamp the street-level space as an office.

Police are seeking 3 suspects who burst into a home in the early-morning hours and robbed 4 residents at gunpoint.

After less than four months, the Korean restaurant is closing its doors.

A collective of neighbors is busy working to raise this overgrown stairway's profile.

Some words of local wisdom to improve your green thumb, via Castro Street's Hortica.

Robberies and hot prowls join a child pornography arrest and suspicious package that resulted in a shelter in place order.

A plethora of updates from the Pride event's new organizers, the San Francisco LGBT Center.

The Castro Muni station is set to get new escalators as well.

With the pharmacy moved to its temporary location, renovations are now underway throughout the store.

A program to hire at-risk youth to maintain the plaza and greet visitors is also in the works.

Also in this week's police blotter: a trash-can fire, a power outage, and a robbery at gunpoint.

A construction project may have damaged one of the plaques along the Castro's Rainbow Honor Walk.

The museum will undergo renovations through 2017, with its programs transferred to a temporary location in the Mission.

Leave those W2s at home and find some ways to enjoy your refund, or forget what you owe.

Our latest update also features a phone-store robbery, a car theft/break-in, and a robbery at gunpoint.

New proposals include redesigned chairs and expanded entertainment and arts programming.

The latest from the neighborhood blotter includes robberies, a stabbing, and efforts to address quality-of-life concerns.

Local LGBTQ organizations will be participating in the 3rd annual fundraising event next week.

Police are trying to locate Mr. Ryan Semonian, who went missing today in the Castro.

A collision at around 4:30pm led to congested traffic, shattered glass, and at least one driver being carried off in a stretcher.

After losing his Divisadero location to a controversial Chase bank, Santos Euan's truffle business is going strong in the Castro.

Parties, events, art shows and happenings are planned for this week's celebration of LGBTQ Pride.

The coffee shop opened its larger location this morning, along with an expanded menu and outdoor seating on the way.

The new look is designed to open up the space and reduce lines.

From an aerosol attack to an attempted shopping cart bar arson, here's what's been happening around the Castro.

Church Street Market owner struggles to recover after the February fire torched his store's building.

All about Rock Hard, Phantom, Chaps, and Does Your Mother Know.

Construction crews are making strides on the northern phase of the project.

Bisou's owners look back on five years in the neighborhood, and ahead with Bisou, Beso, and new concept Baccio.

The new space is seeking small businesses for a market hall concept on Market and 15th Street.

The 50-bike, 3,684-square-foot studio is readying for a summer debut at Castro and Market.

A tapas restaurant with a large gin and tonic selection will debut in the Swedish American Hall building this week.

Construction crews are making minor alterations to previously renovated sections of Castro Street.

Parks, puppies, and softball are all in store for your Castro weekend.

The annual fundraiser brought out families, dogs, and everyone in between.

The LGBT Center has announced a new name for the former "Pink Saturday" Pride event.

A year-long survey provides insight into Castro residents' preferred transportation methods.

Vehicle burglars caught on camera, plus an assault, a stabbing, robberies and more.

The cycling gym at Castro & Market will open during Pride Week in June.

Vehicle hits jaywalker, garbage lit on fire, and garage break-in/theft.

Increased rent and a month-to-month lease offer results in 26 year-old restaurant's closure.

The LGBTQ non-profit spreads the love of country-western dancing to the city and beyond.

Dog-walker assault and robbery along with thefts and accidents.

The cafe, which held a going-away party on Sunday, will be closed for at least 2-4 months.

Castro robbery incidents, crime numbers from Pride, and an update on a shooting during Pride.

Though there have been no signs of construction thus far, the project is still moving forward.

With city numbers staying constant, shifting populations have brought more homeless people to the neighborhood.

A man was found dead on 18th Street between Noe and Sanchez at around 12:10pm today.

A new SFMTA project seeks to improve Market Street's six-way intersections.

A coalition of neighborhood groups has announced a new policy statement aimed at increasing the affordable housing stock.

After 35 years on Market Street, the music retailer will close this weekend.

The Italian specialty food chain, which has struggled in recent years, has decided to shutter its Castro outpost.

Well into its ninth year, CCOP and its volunteers monitor the Castro and aim to provide a safer environment.

Beginning in late fall or winter, The Ice Cream Bar's sibling will occupy the former L'Occitane space in the Castro.

A new ordinance introduced by Supe. Wiener would make it possible for Churchill to officially expand upstairs.

A man fell down and reportedly passed away near Beaux Dance Club today.

Despite positive reviews, the new alternative and holistic health store is closing its doors.

Live! In The Castro brought swing and music to Jane Warner Plaza over the weekend.

We explore the weekend Castro scene and share what we see and hear.

Hot prowl burglaries, assaults, arrests, and other updates from the past two weeks in Castro crime.

Artist Lily Simonson's art is on display in vacant storefront window on Castro Street.

The burger joint is currently closed for a remodel and menu refresh.

Dirty needle concerns, burglaries, arson, and other updates from the past two weeks in Castro crime.

After a brief stint down the street, Vanguard Properties is set to move back into its more permanent spot later this month.

After some confusion over ownership and name changes, we now have a clearer grasp on what's going on at 2295 Market Street.

The upcoming marketplace hopes to open by the end of the month.

Police have reported a suspicious death inside a Sanchez Street residence near Duboce Park.

The mobile bathing and restroom facility aims to begin service to the Castro starting in October.

Carrying on their fight for "body freedom," nudists and supporters will once again rally at Jane Warner Plaza on Saturday.

Yesterday's 41st annual fair featured drag performers, vendors, neighborhood groups, and a Supervisor taking a pie to the face.

Catch up on recent crime and safety news, including assaults, robberies, a Muni attack, and someone "swinging" a knife in Dolores Park.

It looks likely that Zapata will receive a one-year lease extension from landlord Les Natali, allowing it to remain open until October 2016.

A new eatery looks to be moving into the high-turnover Market Street space.

SFAF's Strut Center is exploring the idea of expanding services into the neighboring space.

The proposed bank branch won't be coming to the Castro, as merchants worry there are already too many banks in the area.

Two weeks after it relocated to a larger location on Castro Street, Philz Coffee has finished up its exterior paint job and opened up outdoor seating in the form of one bench and two four-seat tables.

Wednesdays are the day for bank robberies in the Castro, it seems.

The Indian restaurant's front window was smashed in, but appears to have already been repaired.

The newly-made barriers and outdoor seating will have to be reduced to follow Castro Street-specific planning requirements.

A causal Japanese restaurant is in the works, from the team behind the acclaimed Sushi Ran in Sausalito.

With El Niño on its way, we got some tricks and tips for fall and winter gardening from our local expert at the Castro's Hortica.

Bombay Indian Restaurant is retaining the same owners but becoming Tara Indian Cuisine, while Pesce's casual Japanese successor, from the team behind Sausalito's Sushi Ran, will be named Nomica.

After introducing outdoor seating and then withdrawing it to go back to the drawing board, Philz Coffee debuted its newly-downsized sidewalk seating area over the weekend.

More, who created the event and promoted it over the past eight years, will be bringing it to an end on Wednesday, November 25th, according to her Facebook page.

Your recent Castro crime news, as well as safety resources for a wet winter ahead.

The dog wash and groomer, founded in Point Isabel, has been serving the Castro's canines for the past four years.

Crystal meth, heroin, ketamine, and cocaine have been confiscated over the course of multiple drug raids.

A hit-and-run on Dolores, a sock thief, and the arrest of the Walgreens window smasher also figured into the latest crime roundup.

Friends, shocked by the sudden death, have set up a memorial at 18th & Castro.

A new eatery called "Masons" could be headed to the former Dante's Table. According to a new liquor license application, the owner is the same as that of the mysterious Finn Town, headed to Market.

While you bundle up to weather the cold and wet, cozy up to some Castro news and upcoming events.

The tax, at roughly $30 per single-family home, is a possible solution to the underfunded care and maintenance of trees in the city.

The new coffee shop in the Icon building is aiming to become the "best 10 minutes of your day."

Incoming shops will eventually include bubble tea, cellphone repair, BBQ, and more, we're told.

The burgeoning coffee chain, which freshly roasts its beans for each customer, debuted its fourth location on Castro Street this weekend.

The popular weekly market will go into hibernation after tomorrow, and will return in early March of 2016.

The zoning controls follow AIDS Healthcare Foundation's attempts to open a pharmacy at 518 Castro St.

Plans for a seven-story mixed-use building will go before the Planning Commission in early February.

The project will see tunnel closures over 21 weekends, starting in mid-2016.

2016 will see changes to the interior and new menu offerings for the 20-year-old Castro staple.

A crowbar assault, a port-a-potty set aflame, a literal pain in the buttocks, and more.

Thanks to its LEED Platinum status, the new development at 2254 Market has gotten to jump the line. As a result, its 44 apartments, two townhouses, and retail space may go up sooner than expected.

Just in time for New Year's resolutions, the CrossFit gym is preparing to debut in Church Street's long-vacant former Blockbuster Video.

Other holiday crimes include an 81-year-old French tourist robbed and knocked to the ground, and gun-wielding thieves on bicycles.

From bouncers and baristas to tax preparers and travel agents, there are plenty of jobs on offer in the Castro for the new year.

With the F-Market closed between the Ferry Building and the Castro for the Super Bowl, city agencies are paying for marketing efforts to promote the Castro businesses affected.

The festival will run for three days at the Castro Theatre, highlighting films from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and more.

Though the renovation will take six months, the Center will continue as usual, with the vast majority of programs still in place.

Three men were shot early this morning, two fatally, and the shooter remains at large.

While there are fewer crimes to report this time around, we still saw some notable incidents, especially near Twin Peaks.

We've got an update on the couple violently attacked in Duboce Triangle last month, as well as other crimes around the neighborhood.

Recent retail crimes add to a mix of hot prowls, vehicle break-ins, and robberies.

Crime has been relatively quiet, but SFPD is still ramping up precautions in Duboce Triangle with two new beat cops on foot patrol.

Your latest update on recent crime incidents from around the Castro.

The Patio has been closed since 1999, and tracking a lack of movement in the space has become a neighborhood pastime.

A burglary, two robberies, and some key safety updates headline the latest crime blotter.

Notable items in the latest crime roundup: ongoing auto break-ins, coyote precautions, tree vandalism, and LGBTQ safety during Pride.

The latest crime roundup includes smartphone robberies, a Dolores Park assault, and a hot prowl on Beaver Street.

New changes for Jane Warner Plaza and the opening of a new, urgent health clinic appear in addition to recent crime.

The Castro spa is taking over the former It's All About You space to offer more nail, massage, and spa services.

Multiple robberies, including a violent home invasion, occurred in the area in recent weeks.

Ofc. Christopher Kohrs has been charged with felony counts in connection with a 2015 hit-and-run.

A number of recent violent street robberies around the neighborhood have occurred at night.

Police are seeking photos/video that can help them ID suspects in a Twin Peaks murder on July 16.

Police are seeking the public's help in identifying multiple suspects in the Dolores Park shooting.

Multiple armed robberies have taken place recently late at night in the area.

Officers conducting a well-being check discovered two dead from gunshot wounds.

In one incident, two robbers targeted a man taking photos at Twin Peaks.

The city is spending $250,000 to install security cameras at Dolores Park.

Two armed suspects robbed a man over the weekend at the Twin Peaks overlook.

Two moving cars exchanged gunfire near Duboce Triangle this morning just before 1am.

Hot prowlers continue to burgle homes in the district.

On December 21st, two armed robberies occurred nearly at the same time, separated by just a few blocks.

Witnesses at two separate incidents helped police arrest the suspects, including one who fled the crime scene in a cab.

A suspect disabled fire safety devices in his room before lighting a microwave on fire.

Someone stole more than $5,000 in equipment in a late night break-in at Daddy's Barbershop.

Three films have been announced to anchor the long-running LGBTQ film festival at the Castro Theater.

Police arrested four suspects who allegedly stabbed a man in Dolores Park during a fight.

Two vehicle fires were reported, along with one property fire that displaced eight residents.

The latest crime roundup also includes a store robbery and a laser gun robbery-turned-vehicular assault.

Drag performer Carnie Asada was robbed at gunpoint after leaving a bar this week.

After getting her phone stolen at 18th and Church, a victim chased the thief, only to be attacked by a group of four women.

Convicted killer James Rickleffs picked up his victim from a Castro bar and robbed his house before killing him.

Police have arrested two women who allegedly committed a series of strong-arm robberies, two of them in the Castro.

Two women attacked a Muni driver after being called out for not paying their fares.

Burglars broke locks, stole lock box keys, and entered through unlocked doors.

Four suspects fled Orphan Andy's without paying, threatening the cashier with a knife.

The latest in neighborhood crime news also includes a man assaulted by two fradulent marijuana sellers.

Other notable incidents include a fire on Market Street and a random stabbing.

A mix of crime news, along with ongoing neighborhood anger over Muni tracks that are hazardous to cyclists.

In one incident, two suspects posed as police officers and coaxed a victim out of his money.

A project is on the way to replace the Twin Peaks tunnel tracks and speed up Muni lines K, L, and M.

The 5-4 decision makes same sex marriage legal nationwide.

A couple leaving SF planned a unique type of sidewalk sale in the neighborhood last weekend.

In one incident, armed suspects punched and robbed a man before fleeing.

Two stores a few hundred feet apart were robbed within 15 minutes of each other.

34-year-old Roscoe Bradley Holyoake attempted to kidnap a 2-year-old from his mother in Jane Warner Plaza.

The latest crime news includes several verbal arguments that escalated to physical attacks.

In one incident, a man was sitting in his parked car when another man entered it, attacked him and stole the car.

In one incident: two men met online and then in-person, and one refused to leave the other's residence, leading to a stabbing and a struggle.

A home-invasion suspect rearranged items in a home before watering the flowers and preparing to walk the owner's pet.

In one incident, two men started a verbal fight with a group of four other men, who then attacked them and stole their phones.

An early morning argument sent a 39-year-old man to the hospital with two stab wounds, among other notable crime reports.

A 14-year-old was assaulted and robbed by 5 assailants, among other notable incidents in this Castro crime roundup.

In one incident, suspects broke into a woman's car, stole her garage-door opener, then used it to open and rob her garage.

In one incident, a man was arrested for starting a fire in the doorway of a vacant building on Market near Church.

In one incident, a 28-year-old woman was punched by an older man, who stole her bicycle.