Good afternoon! Here’s the latest:
“What is it, day 900?” a chuckling Public Works employee asked Mission Local’s Jose Alonso Velazquez on the 16th St. plaza. See what happened today (actually Day 71 of the crackdown) and why it took seven officers to subdue a man who peed on the street.
The nonprofit Parks Alliance, which raises private money for city parks, is in trouble again, accused of misspending nearly $4 million. Now D9 Sup. Jackie Fielder wants the city to audit the Rec & Parks Department too, and review the partnership.
Amid co-workers’ back-and-forth charges of harassment, bullying, and threats in the SFMTA‘s parking enforcement division, one thing is clear: management did little to correct terrible behavior. Read the details from Marina Newman‘s reporting on the trial.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
In wake of Park Alliance implosion, Sup. Fielder calls for audit of Rec & Parks Dept.
“A city account without city oversight.”
Day 9 of the trial against SFMTA: Plaintiff on the defense
“There had been many incidents and nothing would ever happen. I was nervous. I was scared.”
16th St. Plaza Crackdown
Day 71 of the crackdown: Why you shouldn’t pee in front of cops
“The more police show up the better. The bad guys will think twice.”
SNAP
Only water slides in town
by Jake Hanft
Events
Today: Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88’s at the Woodchoppers’ Ball, the Verdi Club, May 20, 9-11:30PM
Tomorrow: CMC Cuban Music Ensembles at Bissap Baobab, May 21, 6-8PM
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