As the 2024 election approaches, the nation is watching.

76% of San Franciscans say the city’s on the wrong track. The mayor’s approval numbers are plunging.

She overcame poverty and doubters to reach City Hall. London Breed saved herself. Can she save San Francisco? (1/24) Breed became mayor when tech was booming and city coffers were flush. But coming out of the pandemic, SF’s reputation as a bastion of innovation and liberalism has given way to narratives about wasted potential and rot. (2/24)
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WATCH: In a recorded police interview, Walgreens security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony discusses how he remembers the fatal shooting of Banko Brown unfolding.

The video is part of a trove of evidence and video footage related to the killing that was released by SF DA… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… The DA’s office also released surveillance footage of the altercation, seen below.

The video appears to show Brown walking with a bag in hand toward the store’s exit when Anthony confronts him. Anthony begins punching Brown and wrestling with him as well as putting him in a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

WATCH: DA @BrookeJenkinsSF spoke to the press shortly after her office released a trove of new documents and footage relating to the killing of Banko Brown. (1/4) Jenkins noted that the release of the evidence went against standard legal procedure.

However, she cited "overwhelming public interest" and what she called "statements that were designed to sell mistrust…in my office" as reasons to release the evidence. (2/4)… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

EXCLUSIVE: Defense attorneys for the man accused of attacking former SF Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani say the person shown in this video bear spraying a homeless person in the face appears to be Carmignani.

The video, taken in November 2021, is part of a trove of new evidence… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… "The district attorney and the police now have reason to believe that Mr. Carmignani was involved in eight separate acts of violence," Kleigh Hathaway, defense lawyer for Carmignani’s alleged attacker, said Wednesday.

"In all of them, the victims are not housed, the victims are… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The attorney for Nima Momeni, the accused killer of Bob Lee, told reporters Tuesday that crucial video evidence that prosecutors say shows her client stabbing Bob Lee is unclear.

"He’s gonna plead not guilty," Paula Canny, the attorney, told reporters outside the courtroom.

"I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Momeni is accused of fatally stabbing tech executive Lee beneath the Bay Bridge in San Francisco in the early hours of April 4 following a dispute involving the suspect’s sister.

Prosecutors allege that video footage taken under the bridge shows the two move close to each other… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Nima Momeni, the suspected killer of Bob Lee, was arraigned at a San Francisco court Friday morning.

In attendance were his sister, Khazar Elyassnia, and her husband, prominent SF plastic surgeon Dr. Dino Elyassnia.

🧵⬇️ (1/16) In the hours since, new details have emerged that seem to place Khazar at the center of a dispute between her brother and Lee.

Details in the investigation are emerging quickly. Here’s a roundup of everything new we know so far. (2/16)

WATCH: This is the moment SF DA @BrookeJenkinsSF called out @elonmusk for a "reckless and irresponsible" tweet he posted about public safety in the aftermath of Bob Lee's murder.

Jenkins characterized the tweet as misinformation.

More from the press conference below. ⬇️ (1/4) .@SFPDChief Bill Scott confirmed that Bob Lee and his suspected killer, Nima Momeni, knew each other—and that Momeni was arrested early this AM in Emeryville.

Beyond that, he repeatedly declined to give further details. (2/4)

Like many transit agencies nationwide, @SFBART is struggling with the homelessness crisis that spills over from city streets.

With trains and stations used as de facto shelters, BART is spending upwards of $30 mil annually on interventions. (1/8)
sfstandard.com/transportation… It’s not money that BART has to spare. With monthly ridership sitting at just 40% of pre-pandemic levels and federal funding expected to run out in two years, BART is facing a looming fiscal cliff.

And there’s no clear path to safety. (2/8)
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Watch: The Standard's Editor in Chief Jonathan Weber Interviews DA Chesa Boudin twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… We're starting off with talk of diversion.

DA @chesaboudin mentions new state laws that have made more categories of offenders eligible for diversion.

But is diversion working? We're pushing for data.

San Francisco’s office occupancy is the lowest of any U.S. metro area.

Buildings are empty. Workers are gone. And hundreds of Financial District merchants are hanging on by a thread.

Here are two of their stories. (1/7) Will Herrera is the manager of the Old Ship Saloon in Jackson Square. The establishment is operating at 10% of pre-pandemic levels.

Muna Azzghayer co-owns Oasis Grill and Ziggy’s Burgers.

“There’s just nobody here,” she told us. (2/7)

After working as a security guard at a Target in downtown San Francisco for seven weeks, Rafael Gutierrez had seen enough.

“I really fear that somebody is going to get hurt or killed there,” he told Here/Say.

Gutierrez resigned this week. (1/9) Gutierrez loves loss prevention.

The native San Franciscan spent over a decade homeless and battling addiction, but was able to enter recovery and get a job working security at Fallas Discount Store a few years ago.

Target was meant to be the next step in his career. (2/9)

#Conservatorship is not just a part of the #FreeBritney movement, whose namesake proudly joined its ranks this week. cbsn.ws/3B8GZlW (1/9) It's been a hot-button topic in #SanFrancisco for years... bit.ly/3re2ZXJ (2/9)

WATCH: A signature-gathering effort at a local farmer’s market grew contentious on Sunday after a bystander attempted to steal Board of Education recall petitions from a volunteer, according to eyewitness accounts.

The alleged thief at 01:22: “You caught me.”

Thread 🧵 (1/8) Exclusive video shows the suspect arguing with the volunteer and denying wrongdoing. But moments later they produce what looks to be a batch of petitions from their pocket.

“If you’re preventing me from leaving...I’m going to sue you," the suspect then tells the parent. (2/8)

We're live-tweeting the San Francisco Board of Education meeting.

On tap today: the process for selecting a new superintendent & Commissioner Lam's fall reopening resolution.

Plus, will the board address Commissioner Collins' tweets?

Follow along 🧵⬇️ President Lopez begins the meeting with a statement:

"The rise in anti-Asian discrimination and hate that we've seen is unacceptable... We must recommit ourselves to creating safe communities for each and every person." 2/

San Francisco is making progress on moving to the orange tier and there is data to prove it. This morning, Mayor @LondonBreed tweeted the latest details: bit.ly/2OWzLhv According to @sfoewd, their approach is to “align with the state’s orange tier framework” as much as possible, but SF may have specific additional safeguards to limit the spread of the virus.

Yesterday morning in Golden Gate Park, dozens gathered at JFK/8th Avenue to rally to keep the roadway car-free.1/5 bit.ly/391ujAN JFK closed a year ago to give residents space to socially distance. 2/5 bit.ly/3tDFvvl

San Francisco school board member Alison Collins is facing calls to resign over racist tweets against Asian Americans.

The tweets, written in 2016, were uncovered and shared online by two parents working to recall three members of the SF school board. 1/ School board member @jennyhlam has called for Collins' resignation.

She wrote in a statement that the tweets left her “shocked, dismayed, and personally hurt." 2/

Chinatown is lagging behind every other SF neighborhood in terms of vaccinating its senior population.

As of March 16, 32% of Chinatown’s residents were at least partially vaccinated, but 35% of its population is elderly. (1/x)

hrsy.media/pYzP06 In response to our analysis, @SF_DPH told us it’s been monitoring the situation since mid-February. “We are absolutely aware of Chinatown,” said Dr. Albert Yu, SFDPH’s chief health information officer. (2/x)

After hours of conversation and weeks of debate, we've got the final word on San Francisco's Ferris wheel.

"Fun" has won and it's staying in Golden Gate Park for four more years. Supervisors @MattHaneySF, @HillaryRonen, @SupStefani, @RafaelMandelman, @myrnamelgar and @Ahsha_Safai voted no on the resolution to shorten the Ferris wheel’s stay in the park to just one year.

Conservatorship is a hot-button topic in #SF.
But for Supervisor @RafaelMandelman, the issue isn’t just about policy. It’s personal. We spoke with him about his experience conserving his mother & why he thinks conservatorship can help move SF forward.hrsy.media/6LW9qS (1/5) .@RafaelMandelman’s mother battled mental illness and homelessness throughout her life.

“I'm a freshman at Yale, and I'm on a payphone in the library talking to her in a homeless shelter, which was this sort of crazy dichotomy," he said. (2/5)