City officials demand feds release legislative aide detained at Nevada airport

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Ho Yin Mo, a former Chinese-language television anchor who works for Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani, was detained by federal agents last week at the Las Vegas airport. The entire Board of Supervisors has signed a letter demanding the release of Mo, who also worked as a liaison with the Chinese community for former mayor London Breed‘s reelection campaign.

In other immigration news, courts are increasingly fast-tracking asylum cases, writes Clara-Sophia Daly, leaving applicants unprepared. Read about the Modesto family denied asylum this month who thought they had until 2029 to gather evidence and find a lawyer.

And D9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced legislation today that would allow street vendors to sell food cooked at home, following state guidelines that have been successfully tested in nearby counties. Oscar Palma writes about what the new law could mean for Mission Street vendors.

The city promised to slow cars on eight streets in the Sunset, reports Junyao Yang, but five years later only one is done. Read what’s holding up efforts to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in the car-heavy neighborhood.

More soon,

Sara

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S.F. officials call for feds to release Ho Yin Mo, detained state legislative aide

Mo is “somewhat of a celebrity with Chinese seniors.”

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S.F. supervisor introduces plan to let street vendors sell food cooked at home

“The bottom line is simple: street vendors are small businesses.”

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Fast-tracked and without a lawyer, Modesto family’s asylum case ends in denial

“This is the latest change in the practice of weaponizing immigration courts.”

AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODS

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S.F. promised to slow cars on eight Sunset streets. Five years later, only one is done.

“If I had a kid, I’d be so scared.”

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A Study in Scarlet

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