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A private equity firm is in the process of buying Philz Coffee for $145 million, and Philz board members will get buyouts. But the common stock invested in by former employees will become worthless.
S.F. officials say they’re cracking down on drug markets, and this summer police have arrested 100 people. Now what happens? Abigail Vân Neely follows one drug case as it begins its long way through the courts.
A follow-up to our reporting on ICE arrests: What’s it like to be deported to a country you hardly remember? Annika Hom visits Miguel Lopez in Chimalhuacán, Mexico, where he was sent after 29 years in the Bay Area. His wife and children remain here.
Get ready for the big game! Read Liliana Michelena on El Farolito’s bold try for its second national championship at Kezar Stadium tomorrow. The “Burrito Team” of immigrant working stiffs will play their hearts out for hometown fans. Kickoff is at 5PM Saturday August 2; admission is free.
More soon,
Sara
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El Farolito soccer plays for the national title at Kezar Stadium
“I want to be able to say we left a legacy. That we did it for the Mission. For the people.”
Philz Coffee near sale to private equity firm for $145 million
“I was expecting to at least gain something of it. I committed eight years of my life with them.”
S.F.’s war on illegal drug markets, one case at a time
The case was dismissed when “vacation plans” prevented the DA’s office from getting additional police officers to testify.
Follow-up
ICE arrested him in S.F. after 29 years. He returned to a Mexico he doesn’t know.
“I didn’t expect to come back like this. But here I am.”
SNAP
Las mujeres de poder
By Angel Mayorga
Events
Today: Julio Lemos-Brian Rice Duo, at Red Poppy Art House, August 1, 7:30-9PM
Tomorrow: Afrobeats Party at Bissap Baobab, August 2, 9PM-midnight
Sunday: Beading Circle at Artillery AG, August 3 , 12-3PM