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The focus on the Banko Brown killing shifts from the victim to the shooter, and it couldn’t be bleaker.
As more information emerges about Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, the security guard who shot and killed Banko Brown, San Francisco is taking shape as a city that is “sickeningly dystopian,” writes Joe Eskenazi. “This was two marginalized Black men pitted against one another โ with one killing the other โ in a confrontation sparked by $14.64 worth of snacks from Walgreens.”ย
Security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony told homicide detectives about an unstable youth, a history of police run-ins, and an employer who gave mixed signals about dealing with shoplifters and who failed to provide nonlethal weapons such as a Taser or pepper spray. He was alternately contrite and defensive.
The Missionโs only โsafe sleepโ site for the homeless, established in response to the pandemic in 2020, is set to close by the end of the year. The site, currently home to 41 residents, is slated to be used for affordable housing.
After an extraordinary 10-month wait, Bissap Baobab has finally received a license to serve beer and wine at its new location on Mission Street. Neighbors had objected that the restaurant would be too noisy.
A 52-year-old security guard was shot multiple times on Shotwell Street. The guard has non-life-threatening injuries.
SF has free or low-cost wifi for low-income residents.
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Real SF dystopia: Two Black men fighting to the death over Walgreens snacks
โDystopiaโ doesnโt auto-fill when you Google โSan Francisco,โ but give it time. Itโs only Wednesday.
Mission โsafe sleepโ site for homeless to close by end of year
The Missionโs only โsafe sleepโ site for the homeless is set to close by the end of the year, as part of the cityโs plan to close sites that were set up as emergency measures to [โฆ]
Banko Brown: Walgreens guard reveals homelessness, trauma
Security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony described a life of housing instability, police run-ins, and an unsupportive workplace in the years leading up to April 27.
After 10 months, Bissap Baobab finally gets beer-and-wine license
Bissap Baobab has received a license to serve beer and wine, after an appeal of the initial approval by neighbors turned a routine 60-day application into a 10-month ordeal.
Security guard shot multiple times on Shotwell Street
On Tuesday night at around 11 p.m., a man was shot multiple times on Shotwell Street near 26th Street, after confronting people attempting to break into his car.
SF residents should apply for low-cost internet, city says
Some 124,000 San Francisco households are eligible for free or low-cost home internet from the federal government.
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