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Coalition says redistricting plan splinters LGBTQ cultural districts
LGBTQ cultural districts would be splintered under a redistricting proposal that would pull the Tenderloin from D6 and move it into a new D5.Read More
Victim shot in SoMa attempted robbery
A 54-year-old man was shot in an attempted robbery in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood on Thursday evening, according to police. The shooting was reported at 7:18 p.m....Read More
Man fatally stabbed outside Sixth Street residential hotel
San Francisco police are investigating a stabbing that left one man dead Tuesday morning in front of a Sixth Street residential hotel. Read More
San Francisco police officer fatally shoots suspect in SoMa building
A San Francisco police officer shot and killed a person Friday morning as officers were investigating a report of a man armed with a knife in the city’s South...Read More
San Francisco to reopen SoMa mass testing site
As testing demand grows during the fourth Covid-19 surge, San Francisco will reopen its mass Covid-19 testing site in the South of Market. Beginning Wednesday, the site at Seventh...Read More
Suspect surrenders to police in fatal stabbing of 76-year-old man
A suspect turned himself in and was arrested Saturday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 76-year-old man in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, police said. According...Read More
Suspect in custody after fatal SoMa stabbing
Police are investigating a stabbing that killed a 24-year-old man Monday night in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood. Around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the corner of Otis...Read More
Work starts on South of Market temporary transit-only lanes
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency crews starting Monday are installing temporary emergency transit lanes along Seventh and Eighth streets in the South of Market neighborhood to improve service on...Read More
Crews to monitor SoMa fire scene for several days after five-alarm blaze
Firefighters are likely to continue tamping down a five-alarm fire in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood for several days after it burned a half-dozen buildings Tuesday morning, fire...Read More
Five-alarm, multiple-building fire prompts SoMa evacuations, street closures
A five-alarm fire is burning multiple buildings in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The fire department wrote on Twitter shortly before 7 a.m....Read More
Victim suffers critical injuries in shooting during late-night SoMa robbery
A 56-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting during a robbery in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood late Tuesday night. The shooting was reported at about 11:45...Read More
Woman recovering after Muni bus collision
A Muni bus struck and injured a 29-year-old woman in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood on Wednesday morning, according to police. The collision was reported at about 9:30...Read More
Sixty-year-old driver strikes pedestrian in SoMa
A 54-year-old man is in a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood early Monday morning, police said. The collision was reported...Read More
5th Street protected bike lane, traffic reduction gets green light
Bicyclists who ride down 5th Street, one of the most dangerous corridors in the South of Market neighborhood, will soon get a little extra protection in the form of...Read More
Open-air drug dealing task force proposal moves to full vote
Residents and businesses are fed up with drug dealing on the streets of San Francisco’s District 6. Supervisor Matt Haney, who represents the district, is pushing to form a...Read More
Suspect in custody for assault that killed man in SoMa
An arrest was made for a homicide that occurred at Fifth and Stevenson streets on Aug. 18, San Francisco police said Wednesday. Police arrested 45-year-old Antwan Monroe on suspicion...Read More
Folsom Street partially closes, transit routes detour for Sunday Streets
A reminder that a portion of Folsom Street will be closed to motor traffic for a Sunday Streets SoMa event from 10 a.m. to 4:30 Sunday has been issued...Read More
Doctor faces second-degree murder, elder abuse charges for opioid deaths
The California Attorney General’s Office has charged a Santa Rosa doctor with second-degree murder for allegedly prescribing dangerously high levels of addictive opioids and narcotics to four of his...Read More
Commercial truck strikes, kills skateboarder in SF SOMA neighborhood
A commercial truck struck and killed a skateboarder in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The collision was reported at 12:16 p.m. in the...Read More
Hit-and-run sends woman to hospital, driver still at large
A hit-and-run collision in San Francisco on Monday morning sent a 36-year-old woman to the hospital, according to police. The woman was struck while walking in the area of...Read More