So, not at all the point of the article, but ... who does Mercury News think is benefited by the embedded map at the bottom of the article with a point just labeled "San Francisco, CA", centered at Market & Van Ness? It's not where the guy lived. If you're a non-local reader confused about where SF is, the map is far too zoomed in to show you.
The embedded map has a link to a "story map" that drops a pin for each recent story, mostly around the bay area. Probably a default to embed a zoom-in on each story's map entry at the bottom of the story text.
They mention "Lower Haight" and "Buchanan St" for the apartment location. In lieu of an exact address of his apartment, I feel like the marked location is reasonably close to situate the story within the area - within a half mile or so?
