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See how they run is following Mark Farrell, who outlined the plan for his first 100 days if he becomes mayor. Highlights include firing police chief Bill Scott and SFMTA director Jeffrey Tumlin, halting all direct funding for nonprofits, and reducing requirements for affordable housing in new builds. Farrell also said he’d declare a “fentanyl state of emergency.”
Speaking of drugs, it’s notable how much drug use figures in arguments about the case of Nina Momeni, accused of killing tech exec Bob Lee. See our report from pretrial hearings.
It’s hard to make a living cutting hair in the Mission these days. Oscar Palma talks with barbers to find out why so many competing new shops have sprung upโwith haircut prices ranging from $8 to $185.
It can be hard to be a reporter, too. Across the Bay, award-winning local journalist Yesica Prado was arrested by Oakland police while documenting a homeless sweep conducted by the city. She was back on the scene the next day.
More soon,
Sara
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Oakland police arrest local journalist covering sweep
โI was about to leave and they said โItโs too lateโ and grabbed me.”
The unkindest cut: Mission barber shops try to survive
โI know everyone is trying to make a living, so you wish them good luck. But it’s been hard.”
Momeni killed Bob Lee in self-defense, attorneys claim
Prosecutors ask to exclude mention of Lee’s past drug use.
Election 2024
What Mark Farrell would do in his first 100 days as mayor
“This will be a dog fight until the end.”
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