Article: San Ramon man in coma after 'vicious' attack: SAN FRANCISCO: 20-year-old and his friend were beaten by possible gang members, police say.

Byline: Eric Kurhi

Apr. 4--A week after a brutal beating near a San Francisco nightclub, a San Ramon man remains in a coma as investigators look for three possible gang members who apparently picked their victim at random. Buck Spillner, 20, met some old high school friends on March 27 at Club NV, a South of Market hip-hop club. Spillner and a friend headed for their car about 1:55 a.m., when they were confronted in front of the club by three men who asked them if they were affiliated with a gang. "They were asking them what they claim," said Phil Ribera, Spillner's uncle. "My nephew said they're not into that, and didn't want any trouble," said ...

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