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Good morning! A few quick must-reads today:

There are still more votes to be counted, but as San Francisco’s process winds down, Joe Eskenazi analyzes the (sometimes unexpected) outcomes. How did Daniel Lurie win, when other big spenders were wiped out? Why did Connie Chan prevail while Dean Preston lost? And why did Prop. D fail so badly?ย 

Nima Momeni, on trial for the murder of Bob Lee, took the stand yesterday to explain that his “bad joke” enraged Leeโ€”whom Momeni then stabbed in self-defense. Eleni Balakrishnan reports from the courtroomโ€”and the corridors outside.

More soon,

Sara

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Image of Nima Momeni, left, from his LinkedIn account, and Bob Lee, right, from his Twitter account.

Alleged killer Nima Momeni says โ€˜bad jokeโ€™ led to stabbing

“I donโ€™t know why the events took off like that. It doesnโ€™t make sense.”

Election 2024

S.F. election analysis: Money canโ€™t buy you competence

$62.3 million was spent on local elections, in a city with 522,265 registered voters.

SNAP

Holiday’s over

By Robert Weiner

Events

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Today: Lusine, Arms +Sleepers, and Yppah: experimental electronic music at Gray Area Grand Theater, November 14, 7PM-9PM.

Tomorrow: Funkin’ for the Mission: sing-along and reminiscing to hits from the 60s, 70s, and 80s, at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, November 15, 7-9PM.

Saturday: Rainwater harvesting how-to, Garden for the Environment, November 15, 10AM-12 noon.

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