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If you’ve been following Eleni Balakrishnan‘s coverage of the Bob Lee murder trial, you know there was a lot of testimony about a lot of drugs. Yesterday, friends of Bob Lee testified that while the victim used drugs regularly, he was “like a teddy bear” and never aggressive when under the influence.

Kelly Waldron delved into detailed data from the election, and concludes that yes, the new boundaries from redistricting really did matter, especially in D5 and D7. Read why Sup. Myrna Melgar thinks redistricting helped her win.

If you’ve got to brave the rain this weekend, consider a warming bowl of laksa from Damansara. We’ve got a review of the Malaysian comfort food restaurant that almost makes you want to venture outside.

More soon,

Sara

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Review: Damansara offers tasty Malaysian comfort food

Food from Kuala Lumpur, with influences from India, Portugal, and China.


A map showing revised boundaries of District 5, with the Inner Sunset removed and the Tenderloin added. New boundaries are in yellow; old boundaries are in purple.

S.F. election takeaway: Redistricting cost Preston, helped Melgar

“Redistricting probably helped me more than anyone else.”


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Above the law

by Drew Padilla


Events

Today: Fake Fruit at the Chapel, November 22, 9PM.

Tomorrow: Closing reception for Day of the Dead, at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2-5PM


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