Protester: San Francisco paramedic sedated her involuntarily
A protester is suing the city of San Francisco claiming that a San Francisco paramedic injected her with a sedative while she was handcuffed after being removed from a Golden State Warriors game for demonstrating in favor of abortion rights.
Judge: Walgreens contributed to San Francisco opioid crisis
A federal judge has ruled that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco’s opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, who replaced Chesa Boudin, still has plenty to prove
On Oct. 24, 2021, the San Francisco Chronicle published an interview that would single-handedly transform the city’s political landscape. The subject was Brooke Jenkins, who was leaving the office of the city’s progressive prosecutor, Chesa Boudin, charging him with incompetence, ideological rigidity and blatant mismanagement.
news.yahoo.comSF tourist shows how she tracked down stolen luggage in viral TikToks
A tourist from Vancouver explained how she managed to track down the person who allegedly stole her luggage from the trunk of her boyfriend’s parked car during a trip to San Francisco last month. In a series of TikTok videos posted on July 13 and July 14, user @Kellykwan0 said she and her boyfriend had checked out of their hotel in the morning to meet some friends and have lunch at Dumpling Home. Kelly mentioned that they took their luggage with them, admitting it was “the first mistake already, we should not have done that.”
news.yahoo.comSF school board admonishes commissioner Ann Hsu over ‘flat-out wrong and racist’ comments
Members of San Francisco’s school board unanimously voted to admonish commissioner Ann Hsu over her controversial comments about equitable education. Last month, Hsu was criticized for her answers to a questionnaire from the SF Parent Action. Responding to a question about educating marginalized students, Hsu wrote that the biggest challenges for Black and brown students are “unstable family environments” and a “lack of parental encouragement to focus on learning.”
news.yahoo.com70-year-old Asian woman brutally beaten, robbed twice by 4 juveniles in SF apartment complex
A 70-year-old Asian woman was brutally beaten and robbed twice by four juveniles in broad daylight at her apartment complex in San Francisco. The woman, identified as Mrs. Ren, was approached by four juveniles who asked her for the time in the hallway of her apartment complex on July 31. “They search my body and I quickly realize they’re up to no good,” Mrs. Ren told ABC 7.
news.yahoo.comNew name for law school founded by racist San Franciscan
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The board of a San Francisco law school founded by a 19th century rancher who sponsored deadly atrocities against Native Americans is recommending that it change its name to the College of the Law San Francisco. The board of directors for UC Hastings College of the Law voted last month to make the recommendation to state lawmakers, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Hastings counts among its graduates major movers and shakers, including former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. The school began to investigate its founder’s legacy in 2017 and the board voted in November to change the school’s name. In 2020, the law school at the University of California, Berkeley stripped itself of a 19th century namesake who espoused racist views that led to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
mlive.com'Asian American frontline worker is NOT afraid': SF Walgreens employee follows thief while calling him out
An Asian employee has raised both praise and concern for trailing a man while he allegedly stole from a Walgreens in San Francisco. The incident, which was caught on cellphone video, reportedly occurred at the Walgreens on Geary and Taylor and went viral on Sunday night. Was getting some groceries at my local @Walgreens when a barbarian ransacked the store.
news.yahoo.comCalifornia governor proposes multi-billion-dollar plan to address climate change
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks exclusively with CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy about his plan to spend tens of billions of dollars of the state's surplus to battle climate change.
news.yahoo.comSF restaurant owner frustrated after city fines him because of constant graffiti on his business
A business owner expressed his frustration over the repeated graffiti vandalism of his San Francisco restaurant after receiving a violation notice from the city to clean up or be fined. Viet Nguyen, owner of the soon-to-open Gao Viet Kitchen in the Inner Sunset, told NBC Bay Area that he is tired of his restaurant being targeted by vandals and repeatedly having to paint over the graffiti. The latest tagging of his restaurant also came with a violation notice from the San Francisco Department of Public Works last week.
news.yahoo.comSF official calls for school board member's resignation following 'flat-out wrong and racist' comments
A top San Francisco official is calling for the resignation of school board member Ann Hsu following her controversial comments that "perpetuate harmful stereotypes on Black and Brown students and their families.” In a statement on Wednesday, Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton called for Hsu’s resignation, describing what happened as “disheartening.” “Yeah sure, thank you for the apology, but at the end of the day this is probably reflective of how a person really feels,” Walton said.
news.yahoo.comA man took a retrofitted electric 1964 Volkswagen Bus on a 6,000 mile road trip from San Francisco to New York and back. See inside his cross-country adventure.
Jack Smith took a 1964 Volkswagen Bus that was converted into an electric car on a 42-day road trip across the country. Here's what it was like.
news.yahoo.comUber used a secret tactic known as the 'kill switch' to block law enforcement from accessing company data during police raids, leaked documents show
Uber execs blocked authorities from accessing company data at least 12 times during European office raids, documents leaked to the Guardian reveal.
news.yahoo.comChesa Boudin critic to replace him as San Francisco DA
A one-time prosecutor who became a leading voice in the recall campaign to oust San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin will replace her former boss in office. San Francisco Mayor London Breed will name Brooke Jenkins as the next district attorney at a news conference scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday. The politically progressive Boudin was ousted in a June 7 recall election fueled by frustration over public safety in the deeply Democratic city.
news.yahoo.comSan Francisco property owners banned from parking car on it
A San Francisco couple that parked their car for decades on a paved part of their property in front of their home has been banned from doing so unless they want to risk steep fines. KGO-TV reported Monday that city officials sent a letter to Judy and Ed Craine telling them they can't park on the pavement on their property on a hilly street even though they have for 36 years. With the letter came a notice of a $1,542 fine and the threat of a $250-a-day fee for continued parking on their property.
news.yahoo.comAgency clears way for Oakland Athletics $12B ballpark plan
A California agency on Thursday cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue planning a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted 23-2 to reclassify a 56-acre terminal at the Port of Oakland as a mixed-use area where a new ballpark could be built. The vote is the first in a series of legal hurdles the team would have to overcome before it gets permission to break ground for the project.
news.yahoo.comGreenLight Fund to invest $5M into community leaders, organizations
The GreenLight Fund of Detroit wants to invest $5 million into the city’s community leaders and organizations. The non-profit has a presence all over the country in cities like Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, San Francisco and many others.