Seven years after Marjorie Knoller's pup killed Dianne Whipple in the hall of her Pacific Heights apartment building, a judge sentenced Knoller 15 years to life in prison today. Initially handed a four-year sentence after the original trial judge "reduced a jury's conviction of second-degree murder to involuntary manslaughter," Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard was all oh, hell no, and slapped Knoller with 15+ years in the clink. For those of you who don't......

Once again, lots of sticky, viscous blood bathed the streets of San Francisco. Let's see, we had a 19-year-old man shot while strolling along 23rd Street and Treat, two people shot inside a car at 23rd and Arkansas Streets, a murder at McAllister and Fillmore in the Western Addition, and it's only Sunday afternoon! This weekend's most recent gun play happened despite an increased police presence in the Mission (which was sparked by this......

22-year-old Matt Garcia, one of the youngest elected officials in the state, succumbed to injuries after taking a "single bullet to the back of the head" on Monday night in front of a pal's house. He was allowed to die "naturally" at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek this afternoon, being taken off of life support at his family's request. Garcia, who was born and raised in Farfield, wanted to be mayor the......

After enduring months of brutal muggings, Glen Park residents are now stunned by the attempted murder and kidnapping that took place on August 30th right in the heart of the neighborhood. A description of the crime was posted on the Glen Park Bulletin Board written by Elizabeth Weise of Glen Park News. Robbers stabbed Paul Park, the owner of Buddy's Market at about 11 p.m. last night, leaving him for dead. They also kidnapped one......

SUNDAY, MISSION: Over at 23rd and Treat streets, 18-year-old Jorge Hurtado was shot and killed at around 1 a.m. Hurtado, according to the Gate, was "approached by another young man, who briefly exchanged words with Hurtado," killed him, and then escaped in a "dark-colored SUV." No arrests have been made. SATURDAY, TENDERLOIN: Anyone know exactly what went down here. The fuzz didn't seem to know what we're talking about when we contacted them. According......

At around "12:05 a.m. near the intersection of 26th Street and Folsom Street" this morning, SFPD responded to a call regarding another shooting incident. And there? They found an unidentified man laced with bullet wounds. He later died at SF General. Ugh. Oh, and no arrests have been made. Yet. (SF Crime, SFGate)......

The San Francisco medical examiner's office has figured out the IDs of the two victims found dead in car at Golden Gate Avenue and Masonic: 34-year-old Isiah Turner and 18-year-old Andre Helton. As local MSM has tirelessly pointed out, "the two victims were not USF students or affiliated with the university." (Because THAT wouldn't have been sad?) Also, the neighborhood is being described as "normally quiet," but muggings and jumpings do occur in the area.......

A man was stabbed to death early this morning on Market Street during a fight. On the 1200 block of Market (at Eighth Street), the unidentified male murder victim was discovered at around 1:55 a.m. with multiple stab wounds. No arrests have been made. (SFGate)......

SFPD are trying to find the suspects in connection to a Monday night Tenderloin shooting death. At around 10:20 p.m. last night, eye-witnesses claim the "victim was approached by a group of between two and six suspects and was shot." (Ugh. Jesus.) And according to SF Crime, this makes #68. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at SF General. (CBS 5)......

At around 6:30 p.m last night, an unidentified man was shot at 813 Chenery Street in Glen Park. He was later pronounced dead at SF General. Anyone know anything further about last night's murder? We can't seem to find too much on it yet. (SFGate)......

The murder of Tony Bologna and his two sons (allegedly) at the hands of MS-13 hang member Edwin Ramos, 21, was initially reported as an incident of road rage. But? It tuns out it was, in fact, a case of mistaken identity. See, Ramos assumed the car was filled with rival gang members because "the people in the car were similar to Hispanic males." Scary. Also, MS-134 should consider an eye exam and IQ test......

Alleged member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang Edwin Ramos, 21, pleaded not guilty in the noontime shooting deaths of Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16. Ramos, if you recall, was here as an illegal immigrant and also committed two felonies - an assault of a Muni passenger and the attempted robbery of a pregnant lady - but was not, according to the Chronicle, "surrendered by San Francisco juvenile......

The City's 57th (58th?) homicide happened yesterday morning in the infamous Tenderloin hood. Over on Turk and Taylor, Richard Weiland, 53, was found beaten to death. According to reports, Weiland was robbed and repeatedly punched at around 2 a.m. Of course, no arrests have been made. Also, quality-of-life zealots, please use discretion when commenting on this, OK? Thanks.......

After a fistfight on Sunday night at around 12:50 a.m, Frederick Marcelo was shot and killed in SOMA at Fifth and Clementina. According to SF fuzz talking head Sgt. Neville Gittens, the shooting took place after a physical fight between Marcelo and three other people. One of the guys shot Marcelo with a handgun, and then the three suspects hightailed it in "a small, black car driven by a fourth suspect." Arrests? None. SF......

After wasting taxpayers' dollars and time, the body Hans led to fuzz to yesterday are officially NIna Reiser's, according to the Gate. Case closed. At last. And on that note, and if we can pierce a silver lining through this most murderous cloud, check out some humorous open-source/Wikipedia humor on this tragic tale.......

SF resident, father, and neighborhood car mechanic, William Amrull, 50, was found shot to death near his Bernel Heights home, on the sidewalk near Holly Park Circle and Newman Street. "This had to have been random violence," said Amrull's former sister-in-law. "He's a gentle person. He leaves everybody alone and keeps to himself." Read more about it here.......

Wimbledon, that top-drawer tennis championship played on grass way over on the other side of the pond, is currently underway. What's more, it's coming under fire for "using marksmen to shoot down dive-bombing pigeons" interfering with the matches on Centre Court. Mean! Typically, Wimbledon uses scary hawks to halt (arguably) adorable pigeons from game interference. The bully birds, however, haven't done the trick this year. Wimbledon spokesman Johnny Perkins tells ESPN, "the hawks are......

BERNAL HEIGHTS EXCELSIOR, SUNDAY: After three people were shot in broad daylight at Maynard and Congdon streets, two of the gunshot victims died. It seems the men were driving southbound on Congdon Street at 3:10 p.m. yesterday when they encountered another car going northbound on the same street. A suspect in the second car then fired, shot three and killed two, and fled. No arrests have been made. Oh, and this brings the city's......

In the city of Richmond this weekend, a woman was "brutally raped" on the Richmond High School campus while walking home from the grocery store at around 11 p.m. The suspect was identified (though his name is secret from the press as of now) and arrested immediately after the attack.Carlos Padilla-Ovedio, 25, stabs to death Jesus Hernandez, 33, of Daly City, inside Cafe Durango in Daly City. Hernandez, it seems, made a "rude remark"......

As students were taking their final exams yesterday afternoon, a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed on Somerset Street, right across from Philip and Sala Burton High School, according to the Examiner. While the victim has yet to be identified, the murder suspect is described as "a single black suspect, age 17 or 18." Police are also looking for another nondescript suspect "driving a white vehicle." Students were then immediately put on lock down......

Just after 2 a.m. this morning, a drive-by shooting occurred outside the Eagle on Harrison at 12th Street, killing one. According to former Pansy Division member and current LJ user Patrock, the victim "was hanging out with two females on the Harrison side of the bar when two guys in a Jetta rolled up and fired 3 to 5 rounds,"...

Remember the man accused of killing two strip club patrons earlier this week in Sunnyvale? Well, last night the suspect, 29-year-old Matthew Andrew O'Reilly, was spotted by the fuzz, a chase ensued onto the westbound Interstate 380, O'Reilly crashed right into the center divide at El Camino Real, and then turned a gun on himself. CBS 5 goes on to say that "units created a perimeter around the scene and attempted to extricate the......

Although he was known for being a neighborhood peace maker, 34-year-old Andre Daniels took two bullets to the head and died in what SFPD are calling "an execution-style killing." ...

The man accused of shooting two Brass Rail strip club partons in Suynnyvale on Sunday is on the loose, according to CBS 5. [29-year-old] Matthew Andrew O'Reilly is suspected of shooting two people in front of the Brass Rail strip club in Sunnyvale Sunday night. He was last seen driving a silver Nissan Altima, license plate 5UFY655. If you recall, Menlo Park's Benjamin Osegura, 31, and San Mateo's Jason William Gamino, 29, were found......

A man was fatally shot near Top Dog hot dog dining establishment in Berkeley last night. According to the Oakland Tribune, "[t]he name of the man in his late 20s was not immediately available from police, who said he is not a UC Berkeley student." (Well, thank God. Because that would have been upsetting.) It seems that the victim and the shooter were having a heated debated just before the murder. Then after getting......

Hey, did you know that most gunfire in SF (and everywhere else, we assume) goes unreported? It does. At least according to the Examiner, it doesn't. They report that ShotSpotter--that magic recording device that can pinpoint the locations of discharged gunfire in San Francisco's most at-risk neighborhoods--hears gunfire that city residents should be reporting. Via. Two men were shot and killed in SF on Saturday night. First, just outside the Japan center in Japantown......

Taking a cue from the East Bay's recent restaurant robberies, an armed gunman entered Valencia Street Italian eatery Beretta (formerly Last Supper Club/Radio Free Valencia) on Tuesday morning and robbed the joint. The restaurant was filled a with 10 patrons at the time....

San Ramon saw its first murder of the year after 42-year old Kashmir Billon, a mortgage lender who ran Billon Enterprises, was found dead this week. His bullet-riddled body was discovered next to hist burning BMW this past Sunday. According to reports, Billon's business partner Reginald J. Robinson, 41, of El Sobrante was arrested today in connection with his death. Investigators have yet to determine the motivation for the murder on Robinson's end. Also,......

Oakland, Monday: Two shootings that happened within minutes of one another--with one proving fatal--are being investigated by the fuzz. Last night at around 6 p.m., "a young man was shot and injured at the corner of Whitney and 59th Streets in a drive-by attack," according to the Chron. A "lime-green tuck" carrying the suspected shooter(s) then fled the scene. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital. His condition is "unknown." Then about 10......

Guilty of first-degree murder. Ta-da....