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Former-#SJSharks beat reporter for @mercnews. Fired for developing mental health issues after getting stabbed 14 times in an attempted murder.
Oct 5, 2023 16 tweets 4 min read
As a dual U.S. / Canada citizen, who lived in California during the Trump yrs, now residing in Winnipeg to be near a terminal relative, I'm having the complete opposite reaction in the wake of @mbndp, @WabKinew's victory Tuesday night.

Let me explain:
x.com/Niigaanwewidam… This tweet from @Niigaanwewidam seems to suggest that @wabkinew's election as MB's first indigenous premier since Louis Riel is proof that Winnipeg DOESN'T have serious problems w/ racism.

Excited by Wab's win, but I woke up Wednesday morning with a sick feeling in stomach. 2.
Sep 9, 2022 16 tweets 6 min read
So here's my story about how @wpgpolice looked the other way as my bike got stolen from Osborne Village this am. A thread. 1. Yesterday, I locked up my bike outside the condo building at 230 Roslyn Rd because the power was out when I got home & I didn't want to squeeze it up the stairwell. 2.
May 27, 2022 36 tweets 25 min read
So in Oct., @sfchronicle ran a @hknightsf column that centered Brooke Jenkins as a "progressive prosecutor" in SFDA that joined @chesaboudin recall effort.

The framing of this piece was so dishonest, made me wonder about Heather's new column on Marsy's Law.
I did a FOIA. Thread: In the aftermath of this @hknightsf column, I sent a FOIA over to @chesaboudin's office requesting any records b/t his office & @hknightsf, @sfchronicle re: Marsy's Law.
I thought I might get some clues re: how Heather puts together her stories. I was shocked w/ what I found. 2.
May 26, 2022 40 tweets 23 min read
Can't believe I have to do this again. But here we go: @sfchronicle finally- FINALLY- delivered a Marsy's Law story after I spent months pleading, lobbying the likes of Susan Slusser, Ann Killion, Megan Cassidy, Julie Johnson, @cdizikes, etc.

A thread:
sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/hea… Those of you who've been following along know the story. Sorry to repeat. It isn't getting through to @sfchronicle, @hknightsf, @garciaruize, so here we go again.

In 2017, I was stabbed 14x in my home by someone @SantaClaraDA Rosen had released on a plea deal just 9 days earlier