Family members said that the woman, who was walking to a bus stop when she was shot, would "be greatly missed."

In the latest incident at the chronically troubled intersection, a man was attacked from behind and stabbed by a stranger at midday.

The driver fled, and the vehicle was last seen heading north on Columbus Avenue.

This morning's homicide was the third in six months at the intersection.

The fight to landmark the redwood tree towering over Lombard Street has divided neighbors in Russian Hill.

First responders worked to evacuate the elderly woman from a third-floor window.

16 shoppers were injured by the pepper spray, with three requiring hospitalization.

If approved, the giant smoke-in would become an officially sanctioned city event.

A 25-year-old man was shot dead last night in the Tenderloin.

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

There's good news about violent crime so far this year, with some notable exceptions.

Officials are asking people to avoid the area of Turk and Jones streets while police respond.

This week's roundup features hot prowl burglaries aplenty.