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A man who worked as an informant for immigration enforcement says he was promised a green card—but then was swept up in Trump’s immigration crackdown himself. Read Clara-Sophia Daly on the life of an undercover informant.
The S.F. Superior Court is questioning the success of a nonprofit that has contracted for 50 years with the Sheriff’s Department to provide pretrial diversion services. Abigail Vân Neely explains the conflict over who should run these programs—the nonprofit or the probation department.
Xueer Lu has a beautiful, heartbreaking story from the memorial for Lenin Homer Silva, the beloved 17-year-old who was killed in a car crash on I-80, two days after his high-school graduation.
It all starts tomorrow: Hazma Fahmy shares our comprehensive and opinionated guide to the best places to watch the World Cup in San Francisco.
More soon,
Sara
Hey, did you know that Mission Local senior editor Meg Shutzer is also an acclaimed filmmaker? Come to a fundraiser screening of their 2016 documentary about the Zanzibar women’s soccer team, and get a sneak preview of their current project, The Prison Outside. At Frameline tomorrow, 5:30-8PM.
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Latest News
He used to inform on immigrants. Now he’s being pursued by ICE.
“I understood I would be protected.”
S.F. court questions success of nonprofit pretrial program
The court questioned the rigor of the sheriff department’s evaluation of Pretrial Diversion.
Families and friends remember Lenin Homer Silva, teen who died in I-80 car crash
“He saved all that sweetness and softness for the world.”
Around the Neighborhoods
Where can you watch the World Cup in San Francisco?
Find a screen to scream at in unison.
SNAP
Bayview Views
By Laura Maguire
Events
Tomorrow: Roll Up Gallery presents: “Shaped Bodies” by Ami Sepahpur, at Public Works, June 11, 7-9PM
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