Tragic. And just before XMAS.

[Boar-Ral]

This is the sort of thing that I think most of us are concerned with:

"Official: Kim 'did nothing wrong'

"James Kim did nothing wrong," Hastings said. "He was trying to save his family."

Kim had walked five miles up a road, then five more miles down rugged Big Windy Creek. Despite his long hike, he was only a mile from the car, which was near the road to the lodge.

On Thursday, the Kim house -- with its cheery, red garage door and window sills, perched up a small hill -- stood dark and empty in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood.

A few blocks away, a sign outside Church Street Apothecary, one of the Kims' two boutiques, read: "We will be closed for a few days. Please respect our privacy."

Below the sign, scores of flowers, cards and candles conveyed warm wishes from neighbors.

"Your dad is a hero. Your dad is a great, kind man. He will always love you very much," said a handmade card written in a child's scrawl, signed by "Malia.""