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Breaking: DA Brooke Jenkins has charged a sheriff’s deputy for allegedly groping a woman in the S.F. jail last year. Read Abigail Vân Neely‘s report.
Well, CitiCenter, the building owned by former permit expediter and confessed Federal criminal Walter Wong, has finally been sold—to the porn baron behind Kink.com. Joe Eskenazi has an amazing recap of life inside the kingdom of “Uncle Walter,” one of the most connected figures in the city.
For back story, see Joe’s blistering coverage of Wong and the corruption in the Department of Building Inspection.
If you’ve shopped at the Mission District Grocery Outlet recently, you’ve had your photo taken, and the image matched against a “watchlist” database. Kelly Waldron reports on the AI facial recognition software, and what it takes for customers to opt out of its data collection and sharing.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
Walter Wong’s ‘kingdom’ sells to porn baron — a strange and terrible saga
“It’s totally gangsterism, right?”
There’s more than bargains at Grocery Outlet. There’s also AI facial recognition.
“It’s not about mass surveillance. It’s about targeted deployment.”
DA charges sheriff’s deputy for allegedly groping woman in jail
“Deputy Musto reached out and, without permission or lawful necessity, touched the inmate’s breast.”
Back Story
No settlement can undo the damage Walter Wong did — and is still doing
“Walter is one person. But he has rings around him like Saturn.”
SNAP
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By Kevin Healy
Events
Today: Studio 26: Fantom Classroom of the Art Institute, ATA, July 13, 7-9PM
Tomorrow: Community Meeting, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, July 14, 6-8PM
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