Why a sleepy Bay Area city is outraged over the arrest of a homeless gardener  sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

As San Quentin’s Death Row empties, condemned inmates get a glimpse of hope sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via San Francisco Chronicle

“sad and unacceptable” -- A man died in an S.F.-run hotel. It took days for his body to be found in a shared bathroom sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via San Francisco Chronicle

Mahnaz Momeni, mother of Nima Momeni, attorney Saam Zangeneh, and attorney Zoe Aron leave the Hall of Justice after hearing.
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Lawyers for man accused of killing Bob Lee in S.F. want more info from Lee's cellphones sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via San Francisco Chronicle

Where people go after leaving S.F. homeless shelters is often a mystery. Here’s why sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Brutal cold-case rapes and murder of 2 Bay Area women in the '70s solved with DNA sfchronicle.com/crime/article/… via San Francisco Chronicle

Here's our artistically eyed ace Lea's portrait of one of the main characters in the bizarre, historic 50-year-old saga of the Patty Hearst kidnapping -- Lea Suzuki San Francisco Chronicle

In a twisted mirror, the Left has become the Right -- 50 years after Patty Hearst’s shocking kidnapping, parallels to the turbulent ’70s are everywhere sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl… via San Francisco Chronicle

Judge could decide next month if Nima Momeni trial gets moved out of San Francisco sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…

Nima Momeni change of venue hearing put off until February 22

Judge could decide if Nima Momeni trial gets moved out of San Francisco sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…

Hearing on change of venue for Bob Lee murder defendant Nima Momeni delayed to 2 pm - stay tuned for story

This In-N-Out has become an epicenter for crime in a city where violence is surging sfchronicle.com/crime/article/… via San Francisco Chronicle

A must-see documentary about the bizarre kidnapping case ace crime reporter Henry K. Lee found himself ensnared in, calmly taking communications from the criminals like the pro he has always been. Top-notch stuff

Why the L.A. Innocence Project wants to exonerate Scott Peterson sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…

First big break in Donna Lass case since she vanished in 1970 -- A skull was found in the High Sierra. Is there a Zodiac Killer connection? sfchronicle.com/california/art… via San Francisco Chronicle

ID of Donna Lass skull helps prove the Zodiac killed her in 1970, sleuths say sfchronicle.com/california/art…

Retired Oakland judge has shocking theory about infamous Lindbergh kidnapping. And it’s catching on sfchronicle.com/california/art… via San Francisco Chronicle

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How have San Francisco's open-air drug markets changed since a police and federal crackdown?

The transformation has been like day ... and night.

By Megan Cassidy gabrielle lurie & Kevin Fagan

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