Good afternoon! Here’s the latest:
Junyao Yang has a heartbreaking story about Gerardo de Avila Garcia, the man killed at a Mission gas station on New Year’s Eve after telling a customer not to “talk bad” to an employee. Garcia, who worked at Limรณn as a server, was remembered by his colleagues as a consistently kind person who “always stands up for somebody.”
Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced the last of four new deputies who will streamline reporting from department heads. Kunal Modi, a McKinsey partner who serves on the board of St. Anthony’s Foundation, will coordinate health, homelessness, and family services.
Kevin Ortiz is back as president of the Latinx Democratic Club after an internal investigation cleared him of allegations of sexual assault. The women who made the allegations did not participate in the investigation.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
Latinx Democratic Club president back after sexual-assault inquiry
“They didn’t hear from me.”
Limรณn co-workers remember Mission shooting victim
ย โWhat sucks the most is knowing he died telling someone to respect another person.โ
Lurie picks McKinsey partner to oversee health, homelessness, and family services
Kunal Modi’s work at McKinsey has addressed public health infrastructure.
SNAP
Goats and oyster shells
by Jake Hanft
Events
Today: From Ground Zero: short films from Gaza, at the Roxie, January 7, 6PM
Tomorrow: CRUSH, by Molly Rose-Williams, at the Marsh, January 8, 7:30PM.