Recent work

The Cespedes Saga (July 15, 2013)
Oscar Grant Film Captures His Humanity (July 12, 2013)
Jail Sentences Vary in State's Counties (June 3, 2013)
Prison Realignment Gets Political (May 19, 2013)
Limo Fire Prompts Call for Oversight (May 8, 2013)
Richmond Antiviolence Outreach Pays Off (April 14, 2013)
Cops Fear They're Targets of Gun Thieves (March 14, 2013)
Personalized Guns Touted as Safety Check (March 3, 2013)
State Lines Don't Stop Illicit Guns (Feb. 17, 2013)
Nightmare Reversed -- Inmate Exonerated (Feb. 16, 2013)
Police Stops Dramatically Down in Oakland (Dec. 13, 2012)
Arrests Down Sharply in Oakland (Dec. 2, 2012)
Net Sharpens Divide Over Cop Shootings (Oct. 14, 2012)
A Point Man on Tough Love (Sept. 3, 2012)
Revolving Door Opens to Tragedy (Aug. 12, 2012)

Guns after Newtown

Cops Fear They're Targets of Gun Thieves (March 14, 2013)
Personalized Guns Touted as Safety Check (March 3, 2013)
State Lines Don't Stop Illicit Guns (Feb. 17, 2013)
Feinstein Gun Bill Seeks to Plug State Ban Holes (Feb. 2, 2013)

Curious tales


Oscar Grant


Oscar Grant Film Captures His Humanity (July 12, 2013)
Mehserle Sentence -- In the Judge's Words (Nov. 17, 2010)
Mehserle Sentenced to 2-Year Minimum (Nov. 6, 2010)
BART's Price Tag in Grant Shooting: $6 Million (Aug. 26, 2010)
Mehserle Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter (July 9, 2010)
Summing Up the Two Arguments in Mehserle Trial (July 4, 2010) 
Mehserle on Stand: Emotion, Integrity in Focus (June 27, 2010) 
Mehserle's Fellow Officer in Spotlight (June 17, 2010)
Video Takes Its Central Place at Mehserle Trial (June 11, 2010)
Oscar Grant's Character, Shooter Both on Trial (May 30, 2010)
Position of Mehserle's Taser Holster May Be Key (Feb. 14, 2010)
Ex-BART Cop Accused of Murder in Rare Group (Feb. 15, 2009)
BART's Shooting Probe Missteps (Jan. 30, 2009)

San Bruno pipeline blast


San Bruno Fills Crater, Erases a Bit of the Pain (Sept. 21, 2011)
One Year After Blast, San Bruno Still Isn't Whole (Sept. 9, 2011)
Feds Come Down Hard on PG&E (Aug. 31, 2011)
6 Months Later, Scars Slow to Heal (March 9, 2011)
Chaotic First Minutes After San Bruno Blast (March 2, 2011)
Landlords Who Lost Homes Get Left Out (Jan. 22, 2011) 
Failures Tied to PG&E, Regulators (Dec. 26, 2010)
Blast Probe Looking at Weld Failure (Dec. 15, 2010)
Blast Victims Get Buyout Offer From PG&E (Oct. 19, 2010)
Blast Probe Focuses on Shut-Off Valves (Sept. 15, 2010)
First Responders Put Fears Aside (Sept. 15, 2010)

Surveillance nation

Gunfire Sensors Hear What Police Can't (Dec. 30, 2011)
Officer Videotapes His Killing of Suspect (Oct. 3, 2011)
Fingerprint Check-In Tried at 24 Hour Fitness (Aug. 23, 2010)
Rise of Cop-Cam (July 27, 2010)
State to Expand Tracking of Parolees with GPS (Jan. 24, 2010)
Tiburon May Install License Plate Cameras (July 10, 2009)
San Francisco Security Cameras' Choppy Video (Jan. 28, 2008) License Plate Tool Led to Abduction Arrest (Oct. 13, 2007)
Cameras Survey Chicago's Toughest Blocks, But Do They Reduce Crime? (Sept. 24, 2007)

Jaycee Dugard

Dugard's Disturbing Account of Captivity (June 3, 2011)
Judge to Decide on Sealing Dugard Testimony (May 10, 2011)
'92 Tipster Told of Girl Like Dugard in Oakley (Oct. 5, 2009)
Life Never the Same for Kidnapped Girl's Friend (Sept. 17, 2009)
Kidnap Victim Key Worker, Suspect's Clients Say (Aug. 31, 2009)
Kidnap Suspect Had Criminal Past, Brother Says (Aug. 28, 2009)

Bryan Stow

Trial Ordered in Stow Beating Case (June 9, 2012)
Driver: Stow Defendants in a Hurry (June 8, 2012)
Friend: Stow Suffered "Full Windup" Kicks (June 7, 2012)
Friend: Sneak Attack Came From Behind (June 2, 2012)
Stow Never Saw Punch Coming, Witness Says (June 1, 2012)
Soda Spraying, Curses Preceded Beating (May 31, 2012)
Bryan Stow's Family Has Hope Amid Uncertainty (July 10, 2011)

Deadline narratives


NorCal dispatches

Bakersfield: Conflicted Over Gay Legislator (March 10, 2010)
Redding: Fire-Starter Furious About Punishment (Aug. 10, 2008)
West Sacramento: Gang Injunction Polarizes Town (Dec. 26, 2006)
Sebastopol: Was the Plant a Plant? (Sept. 2005)
American Canyon: Wal-Mart Divides Growing City (Sept. 9, 2004)
Ukiah: Music's Blare Proves Rift is Still There (July 11, 2004)
Pleasanton: Extreme Traffic Control (June 7, 2004)

Sports


The Cespedes Saga (July 15, 2013)
Mavericks: Women Riding the Monsters (Nov. 25, 2012)
Giants' Sellout Streak a Numbers Game (Sept. 20, 2012)
Giants' Bochy Has Humble Approach (Oct. 15, 2010)
From Depths of Meth -- Back to Mavericks (Nov. 8, 2009)
Mayhem Ends, Ball in Hands of Mets Fan (Aug. 8, 2007)
Game Spoils Opening Day (April 4, 2007)
49ers' Sad Day (Aug. 22, 2005)
For Rodeo Cowboys, Pain Goes with the Ride (June 11, 2004)
Cal Prof Says Teams Should Go For It More Often on Fourth Down (Aug. 19, 2002)

Policing and legal affairs

Richmond Cops Hired, Armed Teen Explorers (April 5, 2011)
Palo Alto's Soul-Searching Over Profiling (Nov. 22, 2008)
Man on Trial over Crime He Already Served Time for (Aug. 20, 2007)
Success Seen in Novel Move to Limit Gang (March 4, 2007) 
Blogger Stays in Prison, Defying Grand Jury Order (Oct. 16, 2006) 
For Gavel Groupies, Polk Trial is the Best (May 21, 2006) 
Killers' Lawyers Blame Seminars (Dec. 14, 2004) 
Troubled History of Contractor in Blast (Nov. 28, 2004)

Subcultures


Record collectors: Into the Groove (Dec. 27, 2002)
Big beautiful women: Party Big (Aug. 23, 2002)
The pro chili tour: Hot Competition (March 8, 2002)
The Extra Action Marching Band: Party Animals (Feb. 22, 2002)
Car collectors: Corvair ... If You Dare (Jan. 4, 2002)

Crime stories

Prosecutor Gressett Fighting Charge of Rape (July 27, 2009)
Mom Recalls Death of Baby She Left in Car (June 14, 2009)
The Mystery of Melissa Huckaby (April 15, 2009)
Wine Scandal Leaves Sausalito with a Bad Taste (May 29, 2007)
A Deadly Tale of Underground Rap (Nov. 29, 2005)
Retracing the Doomed Couple's Steps (Aug. 29, 2004)

Trends


San Francisco scenes


Rare Day in Court -- Mayor Newsom on the Stand (Feb. 24, 2010)
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