Good afternoon!
Catch up on the weekend news: a pre-dawn stabbing at 24th and Mission (sadly, a plaza regular was killed) and a spectacular car crash off the Sanchez stairs (miraculously, nobody was hurt.) And there’s a lovely obituary of David Inocencio, founder of The Beat Within, a magazine written by kids behind bars.
Even as tax revenues shrink, the city has adopted its biggest budgetย ever, and is burning through its cash reserves. “This is the mayorโs budget and she, by and large, decided that we should have our dessert first,” writes Joe Eskenazi. Here’s what to expect for the main course next year, when union contracts expire, revenues drop, and there’s an election.
We’ve got a fascinating conversation coming up: Joe Eskenazi interviews longtime Congresswoman Barbara Lee next Monday at Manny’s. Lee, a progressive who represents the East Bay, is running for Diane Feinstein’s Senate seat. The event’s almost sold out, so get your ticket now.
More soon,
Sara
The Latest News
The revelations of San Francisco’s mad budget
“I don’t know what the hell is gonna happen when the money for Muni runs out.”
Plaza regular stabbed, killed at 24th & Mission in early morning
“He was here every night, standing with his speaker playing music.”
Video: Car speeds off Sanchez stairs, flips in mid-air
“I’m sorry, I love you, we gotta go.”
SF youth justice warrior David Inocencio dies at 59
“As long as he’s there, somebody cares.”
SNAP
