Good afternoon! Here’s the latest:
As Mission Local reported yesterday, the police are ramping up arrests of drug users and homeless people, with a new pop-up site inSoMa. Today we’ve got a story about the expansion of SF jail beds at the San Bruno annex, as sheriffs anticipate more arrestsโthough not more staff. See how the city plans to address an influx of inmates, many with serious substance-abuse issues.
Sadly, we have plenty of back story on crowded, chaotic, and dangerous conditions in the city jailsโin large part due to fewer deputies working in the jails, and more arrests of mentally ill and drug-addicted people. Just take another look at Joe Eskenazi’s scathing 2024 report on the “entirely predictable” crisis.
Well, Recology, which has a monopoly on the city’s trash collection, wants to raise rates againโby a whopping 30%. Kelly Waldron explains what the company is trying to do after the city found it was overcharging residents last year.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
S.F. expands jail capacity, anticipating ramp-up in arrestsย
The jail population has increased by 35 percent over the past two years.
Recology seeks 30% trash rate hike over next three years
โIt’s just outrageous. But 30 percent? Youโve got chutzpah!โ
Back Story
San Francisco doesnโt give a damn what goes on in its jails
“Itโs a new breed of inmate in here. They are mentally unwell. Most of them are drug addicts. Itโs total chaos.โย
SNAP
Bus-stop agitprop
by Ben Armington
Events
Today: Graphic Novel Club Meetup, at Mission Comics & Art, February 6, 7-9PM.
Tomorrow: Bawdy Storytelling Night with Dixie De La Tour at the Verdi Club, Feburary 7, 7-11:30PM.