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Good afternoon!
The S.F. Democratic Party, writes Joe Eskenazi, is currently “axles up in a ditch.” Joe and Junyao Yang asked every San Francisco politician if Chair Nancy Tung should step down. See who responded, who dodged the question, and who sent a text message with the word โNoโ swirling around the screen like confetti.
At a hearing yesterday Supervisors Bilal Mahmood, Rafael Mandelman, and Jackie Fielder all questioned Mayor Daniel Lurie‘s crackdowns on drug markets, saying they simply pushed the problem into each other’s districts. Andrea Jimรฉnez reports that SFPD representatives said they’re aware theyโre playing whack-a-mole.
At a separate hearing, writes Io Yeh Gilman, the SFPD told supervisors it was committed to improving its process for investigating sex crimes.The SFPDโs clearance rate for rape cases now sits at 14 percent, half the national average.
Andres Jimenez Larios has a fascinating look at issues of consent, boundaries, unwanted touching and sexual assault among gay men in the city. Read what happens when “no” is interpreted as “playing hard to get.”
More soon,
Sara
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We asked every San Francisco politician: Should Dem Party Chair Nancy Tung step down?
“I don’t believe we have a Democratic Party in San Francisco.”
S.F. supervisors press city on drug markets: Are the crackdowns working?
Data shows arrests of drug users are significantly higher than those of drug dealers.
At hearing, police promise to reform sex-crime investigation procedures
โAre you saying, then, that a survivorโs account is not probable cause?”
Gay men in S.F. say consent isnโt different for them. But some act like it is.
โThereโs this idea that weโre gay men, so we want this kind of attention anyway.”
ELECTION DEBATE
Tuesday, October 13โget your tickets now!
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By David Chalk
Events
Today: Emma Vauxdevil presents Cobweb Cabaret, The Chapel, October 9, 9-11 p.m.
Tomorrow: Disco Dinner Dance Party with Studio 54 Revisited, Verdi Club, October 10, 5:30-10p.m.
