Good afternoon!
Three asylum-seekers were arrested by ICE this morning after attending routine hearings. The judge doubted the mental capacity of one man, and gave him a continuance to re-appear in a few months. The man was arrested anyway outside the courtroom, as were two “terrified” and crying women. Great on-the-scene reporting from Margaret Kadifa and Frankie Solinsky Duryea.
Oh man, Joe Eskenazi‘s got more on the strange and terrible saga of Rodrigo Santos, “theย cityโsย premier corrupt engineer, fraudster, and permit hustler,” who settled with the city for just $1.4 million. Read the sordid details, and study our maps to see where Santos and his buddies signed off on dangerous, “physics-defying” engineering.
Gustavo Hernandez visits critter camp, where science is very hands-on. Don’t look at the photos unless you’re ready to see a Burmese python slithering over a small child. (The child seems happy.)
Arts roundup: Jessica Blough profiles Christina Augello, who hosts the San Francisco Fringe Festival. Lydia Chรกvez has an updated roundup of new shows at city museums and galleries.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
โRoDBIgoโ Santos and the $1.4M settlement
“When asked if, in Santosโ case, crime paid, city officials were split. Some said yes. Some said hell yes.”
ICE arrests man S.F. judge says might be mentally impaired
“It’s obvious to me there are competency issues. He’s clearly not understanding the questions.”
The S.F. critter camp where frogs, snakes, and geckos rule
“The more dirty your hands, the better. Frogs love that.”
Arts Roundup
Meet the 77-year-old keeping experimental theater alive in the Tenderloin
“What the fuck was I thinking?”
SNAP
Pre-Columbian
By Michael Santiago
Events
Today: Pearl & The Oysters, at The Chapel, July 24, 8-10PM
Tomorrow: Forever Improv! at Manny’s, 7-9PM