San Francisco police were investigating a shooting that occurred sometime just after 3 p.m. on Monday on Leavenworth Street between Turk and Eddy, in the Tenderloin.According to initial reports , the shots were fired out of a gray minivan that fled westbound on Eddy Street. The SFPD only said on Twitter that there were "several victims."Please avoid Leavenworth St in the Tenderloin. We are on scene investigating a shooting on the 200 block with several victims. All vehicle and pedestrain traffic is being redirected.— SFPD Tenderloin (@SFPDTenderloin) that five people were wounded in the...…San Francisco police were investigating a shooting that occurred sometime just after 3 p.m. on Monday on Leavenworth Street between Turk and Eddy, in the Tenderloin.According to initial reports , the shots were fired out of a gray minivan that fled westbound on Eddy Street. The SFPD only said on Twitter that there were "several victims."Please avoid Leavenworth St in the Tenderloin. We are on scene investigating a shooting on the 200 block with several victims. All vehicle and pedestrain traffic is being redirected.— SFPD Tenderloin (@SFPDTenderloin) that five people were wounded in the...WW…

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A new nanny-state ordinance coming from the Board of Supervisors proposes banning all smoking — including vapes and cannabis smoking — in apartment buildings of more than three units. You'd best believe that this won't pass easily, at least the pot-smoking part.The proposed ordinance is the last to come from termed-out District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee, and , the board's Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted Thursday to bring it to a full board vote on December 1."“We are discussing the right of our residents to breathe clean air," said Yee, per the Examiner. And he's not...…A new nanny-state ordinance coming from the Board of Supervisors proposes banning all smoking — including vapes and cannabis smoking — in apartment buildings of more than three units. You'd best believe that this won't pass easily, at least the pot-smoking part.The proposed ordinance is the last to come from termed-out District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee, and , the board's Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted Thursday to bring it to a full board vote on December 1."“We are discussing the right of our residents to breathe clean air," said Yee, per the Examiner. And he's not...WW…

A body was discovered Monday evening in the water at Mountain Lake, on the southern side of the Presidio.Little information is available thus far, but , the body was discovered around 5:50 p.m. on Monday in Mountain Lake Park, near Park Presidio Boulevard and Lake Street. The park is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, connected to the Presidio, though it is also a city-managed — but U.S. Park Police are reportedly investigating the body along with the city medical examiner.It remains unclear whether foul play was involved in the death.SFist will update this post as we learn...…A body was discovered Monday evening in the water at Mountain Lake, on the southern side of the Presidio.Little information is available thus far, but , the body was discovered around 5:50 p.m. on Monday in Mountain Lake Park, near Park Presidio Boulevard and Lake Street. The park is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, connected to the Presidio, though it is also a city-managed — but U.S. Park Police are reportedly investigating the body along with the city medical examiner.It remains unclear whether foul play was involved in the death.SFist will update this post as we learn...WW…

San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju is calling on the Sheriff's Department to release "as many individuals from the jail as possible" after an inmate at SF County Jail has turned up COVID-positive."While we knew it was nearly inevitable the virus would make its way into the jail, I am still deeply concerned to learn today that an incarcerated person in the San Francisco County Jail system tested positive for coronavirus," Raju said in a statement. "This is the exact scenario my team has fought day in and day out to avoid by reducing the jail population. That this confirmed case comes...…San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju is calling on the Sheriff's Department to release "as many individuals from the jail as possible" after an inmate at SF County Jail has turned up COVID-positive."While we knew it was nearly inevitable the virus would make its way into the jail, I am still deeply concerned to learn today that an incarcerated person in the San Francisco County Jail system tested positive for coronavirus," Raju said in a statement. "This is the exact scenario my team has fought day in and day out to avoid by reducing the jail population. That this confirmed case comes...WW…

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An Antioch policeman who heads the local police union recently made a public comment suggesting that officers facing down antagonistic protesters are "100 percent justified" in giving them "an open-hand slap in the face."Cpl. Steve Aiello made the comment on his Facebook page, as the , and now residents are calling for his resignation.The comment was made on a meme showing a protester flipping off a police officer to their face, with the caption, "Maybe it’s the people, not the cops, that need ‘better training.'"Aiello allegedly responded saying, "I firmly believe an open hand slap in the...…An Antioch policeman who heads the local police union recently made a public comment suggesting that officers facing down antagonistic protesters are "100 percent justified" in giving them "an open-hand slap in the face."Cpl. Steve Aiello made the comment on his Facebook page, as the , and now residents are calling for his resignation.The comment was made on a meme showing a protester flipping off a police officer to their face, with the caption, "Maybe it’s the people, not the cops, that need ‘better training.'"Aiello allegedly responded saying, "I firmly believe an open hand slap in the...WW…

The owner of Vulcan Lofts and nearly two dozen other East Bay apartment complexes is singularly responsible for nearly a third of all Oakland eviction notices filed during the eviction moratorium.Some landlords have of course still been trying to serve eviction notices, despite Governor Newsom’s passed in March. But the technically expired December 1, 2020, and federal and state moratoriums expired January 31. President Biden did an eviction moratorium executive order that , but of the state order last Friday that pushes the California moratorium out until June 30, 2021.But Oakland’s...…The owner of Vulcan Lofts and nearly two dozen other East Bay apartment complexes is singularly responsible for nearly a third of all Oakland eviction notices filed during the eviction moratorium.Some landlords have of course still been trying to serve eviction notices, despite Governor Newsom’s passed in March. But the technically expired December 1, 2020, and federal and state moratoriums expired January 31. President Biden did an eviction moratorium executive order that , but of the state order last Friday that pushes the California moratorium out until June 30, 2021.But Oakland’s...WW…

An all-time California record of campaign cash has not yet sealed the deal for Lyft and Uber in their campaign to ensure their drivers are not classified as employees.  You may not have used your Uber or Lyft app much lately, so you might not realize that these days these apps now automatically display in-app ads shilling for the that would ensure drivers could not be classified as employees. This has ramped aggressively in the last couple of days. A Monday night report from KPIX revealed that Uber drivers before accepting a fare. Today we also have news that Uber is now to users, just...…An all-time California record of campaign cash has not yet sealed the deal for Lyft and Uber in their campaign to ensure their drivers are not classified as employees.  You may not have used your Uber or Lyft app much lately, so you might not realize that these days these apps now automatically display in-app ads shilling for the that would ensure drivers could not be classified as employees. This has ramped aggressively in the last couple of days. A Monday night report from KPIX revealed that Uber drivers before accepting a fare. Today we also have news that Uber is now to users, just...WW…

If you want to know what enablers of an autocrat look like in the years before a country a plunges into autocracy, look no further than the spineless Republicans who are too afraid of angering their constituents to stand up to the would-be autocrat attempting a coup, and the law firms representing him that are more concerned with their billable hours than with protecting democracy., one of the law firms that has represented Donald Trump's campaigns both in 2016 and 2020, continues to represent Trump as he pursues baseless lawsuits — lawsuits that he "predicted" would be necessary long...…If you want to know what enablers of an autocrat look like in the years before a country a plunges into autocracy, look no further than the spineless Republicans who are too afraid of angering their constituents to stand up to the would-be autocrat attempting a coup, and the law firms representing him that are more concerned with their billable hours than with protecting democracy., one of the law firms that has represented Donald Trump's campaigns both in 2016 and 2020, continues to represent Trump as he pursues baseless lawsuits — lawsuits that he "predicted" would be necessary long...WW…