Russian Hill News

During her long career, architect Julia Morgan designed more than 700 buildings.

It is property with a view of Alcatraz and a structure that has gone unused for 60 years.

Tomorrow, bust out your dusty helmet, roll up your jeans, and pump up your tires for San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's annual Bike to Work Day.

Records 31 - 34 of 34 Previous 1 2 Driver in fatal crash in Petaluma is identified Tyche Hendricks, Chronicle Staff Writer A man driving a Land Rover sport utility vehicle died Sunday evening in Petaluma after ...

A fire at a four-story house in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood early Wednesday morning caused extensive damage to the property and contents, a fire spokeswoman said Friday. via ABC7 - KGO-TV/DT

Imagine that one could travel from the south side of San Francisco through downtown and into North Beach on fast buses and trains unhindered by traffic. via SFGate

A little girl runs into Za Pizza and grabs the counter to lift herself up. "Hi, Doreen," says owner Brooks Berstein. via SFGate

Simply because it appealed to her, Jessica Goldfarb named her new home decor and gift shop Limonaia - after a room in old Italian villas used to store lemon trees each winter. via San Francisco Chronicle

“We didn't invent Irish Coffee, but we perfected it.”

Loaf around in the high-toned bars, or in the honky-tonks. It is a city in which the spirit can know refreshment every day." -- William Saroyan San Francisco is a city of neighborhoods, each with its own ... via TravelLady Magazine

A panhandler shot dead by San Francisco police in the Russian Hill area Sunday afternoon after allegedly threatening officers with a knife was identified yesterday by the medical examiner's office as ... via Fog City Jouranl

A panhandler shot by San Francisco police in the Russian Hill area Sunday afternoon after allegedly threatening officers with a knife died at the hospital a few hours later, a San Francisco police spokesman ... via NBC Channel 11

Just can't seem to get to blogging these days. But a few quick items to mention. via Attitude Adjustor

“It was nothing dramatic for us - we knocked it down in 20 minutes”

The blaze, which caused substantial damage to the restaurant, was reported a little before 6 a.m., Fire Department Lt. via SFGate

A three-alarm fire damaged two apartment buildings in San Francisco's Russian Hill/North Beach neighborhood Sunday night. via KCBS

“Young guys trying to make their mark would target couples walking by themselves”

It doesn't look like much from the street. The San Francisco Police Department's Central Station is old and drab with a substandard holding cell and electrical problems. via San Francisco Chronicle

My wife and I recently spent a long weekend in San Francisco, flying in on a Friday morning and returning home Monday afternoon. via San Marcos Daily Record