Commentary After witnessing the stunning recall of three trustees in a very progressive San Francisco Unified School Board in February 2022, many in the media began to marvel at the political power disenchanted parents and public school advocates were capable of wielding. After all, San Francisco has the fewest number of children per capita of…
Media Outlets Should Encourage Parents Advocating for Their Children’s Education
San Francisco Mulls End to Red-State Boycott That Hurt Its Finances
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors may soon pull its boycott on conservative red states after the move backfired and hurt the city’s finances as it begins to deal with budget shortfalls. The 2016 ban on municipally funded travel and contracting failed to have any impact on those states’ policies and has caused the city’s…
Explosion in San Francisco Neighborhood Caused by Drug Factory, Police Department Says
SAN FRANCISCO—The explosion at a residence on 1700 Block of 22nd Avenue on Feb. 9 was caused by “an active illegal narcotics manufacturing lab” in that house, according to the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD). The SFPD arrested 53-year-old male suspect Darron Price of San Francisco on Feb. 10. The suspect was booked into San…
Eight Arrested in $1 Million Retail Theft Scheme Targeting Apple Stores in California
Eight suspects have been arrested for allegedly stealing about $1 million worth of merchandise primarily from Apple stores, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Feb. 9. The alleged retail theft operation occurred between August 2022 and January 2023—in several counties across the state, including Yolo, Monterey, Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Orange,…
8 Arrested in $1 Million Retail Theft Scheme Targeting Apple Stores in California
Eight suspects have been arrested for allegedly stealing about $1 million worth of merchandise primarily from Apple stores, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Feb. 9. The alleged retail theft operation occurred between August 2022 and January 2023—in several counties across the state, including Yolo, Monterey, Alameda, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Orange,…
Explosion at San Francisco Residence Causes 3-Alarm Fire, Damages 3 Homes
SAN FRANCISCO—A residence on 1700 Block of 22nd Avenue in San Francisco’s Sunset District suffered a three-alarm fire on the morning of Feb. 9, according to the fire department. The fire seriously injured one civilian and injured one firefighter. It also damaged three homes. Evacuated residents Azam Zare (L) and Ehsan Farshchi. (Lear Zhou/The Epoch…
Explosion at San Francisco Residence Causes Fatality, Damages 3 Homes
SAN FRANCISCO—A residence on 1700 Block of 22nd Avenue in San Francisco’s Sunset District suffered a three-alarm fire on the morning of Feb. 9, according to the fire department. According to the San Francisco Fire Department a previously unaccounted-for adult has been identified with the help of the Search K9 teams within the fire, making…
San Francisco Pizza Shop Fires Employee Who Refused to Serve Police Officers
SAN FRANCISCO—The restaurant Pizza Squared has fired an employee who would not serve San Francisco police officers. On Jan. 29, the employee refused to provide service to several officers. The next day, the San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA) notified the restaurant owner of the incident. In a tweet posted on Jan. 30, Pizza Squared…
Arrest Made in Shooting at San Francisco Synagogue
SAN FRANCISCO—Police have arrested a man suspected of firing a gun loaded with blanks inside a San Francisco synagogue. The man was arrested Friday evening in the Richmond District and booked on suspicion of disturbing a religious assembly, brandishing an imitation firearm and causing another to refrain from engaging in a religious service, police said…
San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins Pushes Back Against LA DA George Gascón in Panel Discussion
Two of California’s top district attorneys bumped heads Jan. 27 over whether tough-on-crime policy reduces crime during a panel discussion of mostly progressive prosecutors at the University of San Francisco. During the discussion, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón railed against the current prison system. “We know that concrete boxes do not cure mental health,…
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