Once again
@CNN
@andersoncooper
@sarasidnerCNN
used my video for their special, “What happened to San Francisco?” without even asking. A simple credit would have been ok. I will say, the one-hour special was pretty accurate and very telling.
UPDATE: I shot this video a little more than a year ago. The man went to prison and served time. He was eventually released and on Saturday SF police arrested him again, they say, for
#shoplifting
at a
@cvspharmacy
store.
Nearly ten months after I shot this video, Jean Lugo Romero pled guilty to felony grand theft and misdemeanor petty theft and was sentenced to 16 months prison and one year probation.
The residents of Mirabel Ave. in Bernal Heights are being threatened by
@sfpublicworks
with a $250 fine for not keeping their bins out of sight even though they are located on their property. And then you have this on a few streets in SF.
I took
#MUNI
this morning hoping to find an enforcement officer on either platform asking for proof of ridership. Nope, not a single one.
@SFMTA_Muni
Maybe, some day.
Luis Rivera is an undocumented student who graduated from CAL. His mother supported him by cleaning houses. When he decided to attend Harvard Medical School he called to give her the good news. Her response: “Ay mi’jo que bueno, right now I’m cleaning toilets.”
#reality
#Dreamer
Yesterday/Today Representatives from Native American organizations stand where statue of Christopher Columbus was removed early this morning in San Francisco.
San Francisco: In the first quarter (Jan 1-March 31) of 2024, property crime is down 32% and violent crime is down 14% compared to the first quarter of 2023.
.
@TheRealJohnHCox
says, “California’s
#education
system is captured by politicians.” Cox says he’d like to see more charter schools and options for parents.
When.Will.This.Stop? For the 3rd time, someone tried to break into our garage. This time they damaged the entire garage door. We were home!
@SFPD
Another police report filed.
There’s a celebration in Oakland. Congrats to the women’s basketball teams from Oakland High and Oakland Tech Division 3 & division 4 state champions.
@OUSDNews
People in 🇩🇪Germany, 🇫🇷France, 🇪🇸Spain, 🇯🇵Japan and other countries speak more than one language. If you are 🇺🇸American why wouldn’t you want to speak more than one language? So many doors have opened for me because I speak two languages.
#AaronSchlossberg
This happened just a few blocks from where mayor
@LondonBreed
announced a new plan to cut back on break-ins in
#SanFrancisco
. The couple is visiting from Seattle.
I
#voted
this morning. I dropped my
#ballot
off this morning across from City Hall.
#VoteEarly
I brought my dad’s flag which was given to us when he was buried.
#WWII
#VET
Before coming to California I lived across the street from the
#TwinTowers
. That’s a photo from my apartment on the 32nd floor following the
#911attack
. I’m still not over it.
Only on
@abc7newsbayarea
the
@SFPD
Burglary unit and Organized Retail Theft Taskforce seized nearly $200-thousand worth of stolen goods.
@SFPDIngleside
Police say only one man was running the show.
If this gorilla baby repeatedly trying to wake up its mom doesn't remind you why they're our cousins, I don't know what will...especially her sitting up at the end giving up on taking a nap.
Local business owners tell me, “How much longer are city officials going to say that
#SanFrancisco
is such a beautiful city? Wake up, people don’t want to come here. SF has lost its mojo.” -Union Street biz owner.
Good morning. I’ll be wearing my
#Chucksandpearls2021
today and my queen 🇵🇷, justice Sonia Sotomayor will swear in
@KamalaHarris
. It’s a great day for women.
This is the flag over the
@USPS
in the Haight Ashbury in SF. Can we please get a new one? The
@DeptVetAffairs
dictates that “flags that display tears or appear worn down should not be hoisted under any circumstances.”
I’m not going to lie, I nearly cried when I saw our
@sfmta_muni
bus
#37
back on our street. As a former New Yorker I love public transportation. It is the great equalizer.
Surfers in California were in for the view of a lifetime when they went out to catch some waves—and encountered a huge whale weaving through the water below.
For years Pixar artists have been working the code 'A113' into their films.
You can spot it in everything from Toy Story to Finding Nemo.
A113 was the classroom number for many of the original Pixar artists at Cal Arts (California Institute of the Arts).
They call themselves the McAllen12. They are volunteers from San Mateo who will accompany
@RepSpeier
to Texas to deliver clothing and supplies for
#ImmigrantChildren
.
A 12-year-old boy, described by his mother as "extremely" color blind, is given a pair of special glasses to try on by his principal–who is also color blind–allowing him to see color for the first time.
.
@salesforce
CEO Marc
@Benioff
says “It’s time to implement Prop C and help the homeless.” He believes there are no grounds for legal action to try to stop it.
Reporters with boots on the ground in the Tenderloin and other hot spots have been reporting this for YEARS. Many city officials have debated us on this. Believe us, we are not afraid to ask! The majority of responses: “We’re here because we can openly use and for the services.”
I’d expect many of those who use drugs publicly to be from out of town, but I’m stunned by what
@SFPDChief
Scott reported here — only 3 of the 45 people arrested so far for public drug use have a San Francisco address.
We should *not* be a destination city for public drug use.
JUST IN: Oakland Unified makes vaccinations mandatory. Here’s what Superintendent wrote: “In light of the current high transmission rates in Alameda County, we are implementing the requirement that all OUSD staff, contractors, and volunteers get vaccinated or get tested weekly.”
The price of living in SF. This is the second time that someone has broken into our garage. This time they used a stool to climb in then used one of our ladders to climb in out.
@LondonBreed
@SFPDChief
@SFPDPark
@chesaboudin
Rallies across California demanding that sports resume at high schools despite high number of
#COVID
cases. Parents and students at Campolindo HS in
#Moraga
say “Let Them Play.”
I just removed leaves and other debris from the two drains my son “adopted”when he was in high school. They are called Baxter Troop 14. He is an Eagle 🦅 scout but is now in college in Chicago, so mom had the pleasure of keeping them clean.
@MySFPUC
Adopt-a-drain.
18 of the 21 youth-plaintiffs were before the 9th Circuit in San Francisco challenging the U.S. Government for not protecting them from
#climate
change.
The dreaded day for me has arrived. My friend and respected colleague
@LauraAnthony7
has retired from
@abc7newsbayarea
As a journalist you held strong and steadfast when seeking objectivity. You will be missed. Enjoy retirement.
'It's a mess': President Biden's first 10 days dominated by vaccine mysteries
Biden’s team is still trying to locate over 20 million vaccine doses that were sent to states — a mystery that has hampered plans to speed up the national vaccination effort.
Oakland is throwing a parade for the girls’ basketball teams from Oakland High (division 3 champs) & Oakland Tech (division 4 champs).
@OUSDNews
@oaklandpoliceca
@CityOakland
#TBThursday
I had just moved from NY to SF and was asked to cover the
@sfchronicle
strike. Our then 6 PM producer
@mjcallsf
gave me the name of someone important to interview. I arrived at the Chronicle and yelled out, “Is there a Herb Caen here?”
#Clueless