Good afternoon!
A savory weekend of music and sushi awaits. But first, let’s see what’s been happening in the Mission.
He’s no “yes man.” Max Carter-Oberstone, appointed in 2021 by London Breed to the San Francisco Police Commission, regularly defies the mayor to follow his own moral compass. He did it again this week, opposing the police department’s effort to usurp the civilian commission’s authority.
The California attorney general will not pursue the homicide case against former San Francisco police officer Christopher Samayoa, who shot and killed carjacking suspect Keita OโNeil in 2017, Mission Local has learned.ย The case was brought in 2020 by former DA Chesa Boudin. Boudin’s successor Brooke Jenkins had earlier declined to pursue it.
Recognizing and reversing potentially fatal opioid overdoses with Narcan was the subject of a workshop held by the Department of Public Health this week. About half of the city’s overdose deaths occur in the Tenderloin, SOMA and the Mission, according to Eileen Loughran, director of DPHโs Office of Overdose Prevention.
Looking for stuff to do? Put these on your list. First, take a listen to Gaea Schell, a gifted pianist and composer who’s been exploring Cuban jazz in recent years. With her talented fellow musicians, she’ll be performing at several San Francisco venues through June. Then consider a meal at Okaeri Japanese Bistro on 20th Street, the latest and most successful incarnation of restaurants on that site. And here is a list of many more things to do over the weekend.
The housecleaning app Handy has agreed tohttps://missionlocal.org/2023/05/handy-house-cleaning-app-to-pay-6-million-settlement-over-worker-misclassification/ pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit, originally filed by San Francisco and Los Angeles district attorneys, that alleged it misclassified workers and violated California labor laws. Handy will also give workers more autonomy in negotiating hours and wages.
And that’s all! Have a great weekend.
Sandy
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Max Carter-Oberstone is SFโs most consequential commissioner
Mayor London Breed’s pick for the Commission is determined to steer an independent course.
CA AG wonโt prosecute cop who shot Keita OโNeil
The California attorney general will decline to take over the homicide case against former San Francisco police officer Christopher Samayoa, who shot and killed fleeing carjacking suspect Keita OโNeil in 201.
Cityโs workshop teaches when and how to Narcan
The San Francisco Department of Public Health held a free workshop Wednesday night on recognizing overdoses and administering Narcan, a medicine that reverses potentially fatal opioid overdoses.
In the jazz trenches with Gaea Schell
On a recent Sunday at Lyon & Swan, a swanky new North Beach supper club that effectively trades on the century-long history of demi-monde establishments that have occupied the basement space, Gaea Schell was at the piano.
Review: Okaeri Japanese Bistro โ fresh fish in the house
Okaeri took over the space once inhabited by a succession of fine-not-great sushi/Chinese//boba tea restaurants and performed a major overhaul to create an upscale, modern, Japanese bistro.
Handy, house cleaning app, to pay $6 million settlement over worker misclassification
The housecleaning app Handy has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it misclassified workers and violated California labor laws.
Stuff to do: Free concerts, comedy, and a shadow puppet workshop
Just in time for the weekend, here is your weekly grab bag of neighborhood goings-on.
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