“A man reportedly blocked the path of a fire engine at Haight and Stanyan streets last weekend, delaying emergency personnel who had been responding to a medical call for an ‘intoxicated and semi-conscious’ 16-year-old girl.”
‘Nincompoop’ stands in way of emergency responders [Ex]

“We have been very zealous in combating marijuana sales … and I believe it has had the intended effect”
San Francisco police still using buy-bust tactic on marijuana dealers in Haight-Ashbury [Ex] [SFBG]

“Police reported that a man was walking through a dark area of Dolores Park at 1:12 a.m. when a male suspect approached him and asked him for a place to stay overnight. When the victim refused, the suspect threw him to the ground and punched him several times in the face.”
Crime Recap: Robberies, Stabbing [ML@L]

the author

Eve Batey is the editor and publisher of the San Francisco Appeal. She used to be the San Francisco Chronicle's Deputy Managing Editor for Online, and started at the Chronicle as their blogging and interactive editor. Before that, she was a co-founding writer and the lead editor of SFist. She's been in the city since 1997, presently living in the Outer Sunset with her husband, cat, and dog. You can reach Eve at eve@sfappeal.com.

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