Good afternoon!
Our team has been digging to find out more about the circumstances around the stabbing death last week of beloved social worker Alberto Rangel. If you haven’t yet seen Mission Local’s new weekend coverage, please read these pieces.
Our reporters found that even as violence at S.F. General Hospital and community clinics rose dramatically, healthcare workers say the city repeatedly ignored years of warnings, grievances, and proposals for better safety precautions. Abigail Vรขn Neely and Joe Eskenazi look at how Cal/OSHA, the Sheriff’s Department, hospital administrators, and the Department of Public Health responded to security issuesโand at the confusion on the day Rangel was attacked.
Mariana Garcia’s obituary of Alberto Rangel makes the terrible events even sadder. He was a generous friend, a sharp dresser, and a “stand-up social worker” who told his colleagues, “I love my job.”
More soon,
Sara
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As violence rose, S.F. healthcare workers say safety proposals were ignored
โWe don’t know who to call for help.”
Alberto Rangel, โnurturingโ S.F. social worker, remembered for his โbeaming spiritโ
“He made everyone feel special, he made everyone feel seen, he made everyone feel loved.”
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