A man in his late 20s was stabbed in the head and face with a kitchen knife yesterday afternoon, as he attempted to use the restroom at SF's Main Public Library.

Does it seem like there are more used needles lying around these days? The Chronicle investigates, and finds new stats and sources supporting a rising incidence of used-needle dumps around the city.

At today's community meeting, officials shared more details on investigations into the shooting of a 27-year-old resident by police.

Scores of squad cars raced to the intersection of 8th and Market, where shots were fired just after noon today.

A new powerful synthetic drug is wreaking havoc on the streets of San Francisco, and the Department of Public Health is struggling to keep up.

Valerie Byrd is known to also frequent the Civic Center Public Library, Civic Center Plaza, and the Glen Park Library.

BART spokesperson Jim Allison confirmed, "Yes we do have a fatality at the Embarcadero station."