Good afternoon!
ICE arrested three people at the S.F. immigration court today—including one who had already booked a flight home, and was planning to leave with a “voluntary deportation” order.
Only three S.F. districts have a public-safety liaison—a city employee who handles “quality of life” issues that the cops tend to avoid. Why aren’t there more? Io Yeh Gilman looks at how these fixers can hack through confounding bureaucracy.
With just over a week to go before the special recall election, D4 Supervisor Joel Engardio is going door-to-door in his district, seven days a week—and so are his opponents. Junyao Yang is on the ground with the door knockers.
A flock of 75 runners darted through the Tenderloin last night, dodging traffic and sidewalk drinkers in the neighborhood’s first-ever 5K running event. Eleni Balakrishnan reports on the “coexistence of worlds.”
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
ICE arrests three at S.F. immigration court, including man trying to self-deport
“Why is this happening?”
How door knockers are shaping Joel Engardio’s fate
“Living in the Richmond, we got fucked!”
S.F. has just 3 ‘public-safety liaisons’ for neighborhood safety.
“I got a guy. I can have that gone in an hour.”
In the Neighborhoods
When the run club comes to the Tenderloin
“Yes! Yes! I don’t know what you’re doing, but yay!”
SNAP
Put a cone in it
By Tyler Pullen
Events
Tomorrow: Precita Park: Under the Stars, Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, September 6, 6-9:30PM
Sunday: Alabama Street: Mercadito Los Recuerdos by SF Latino Task Force, September 7, 10AM-5PM