It’s 7:30 a.m., 51°, partly cloudy and headed to 58°. Details for the next 10 days are here.
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi met with Mayor Ed Lee yesterday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment. He was sentenced to three years of probation, counseling and community service in a domestic violence case. It’s unclear if the mayor has decided to oust Mirkarimi as sheriff, but we’ll keep you updated.
Today’s Chronicle has an opinion piece by a neighbor of Mirkarimi, Abraham Mertens, who says the sheriff should resign: “My next-door neighbor, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, should resign immediately based on his actions on the afternoon of Dec. 31 and during the legal proceedings that followed.”
Mertens wrote that Mirkarimi and Lopez asked him and his wife, Ivory Madison, to destroy evidence:
The last time I spoke to Eliana was when she called me on Jan. 4. I recognized what I thought was Ross’ voice in the background as Eliana pressured me to destroy evidence and lie to the police. Then she repeatedly called Ivory, demanding that Ivory destroy the video, e-mail and texts from Eliana about the incident.
And in case you missed it, we were there for opening night of the Mission Bowling Club. Read all about it here.
