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Sad news: Ricardo “El Tigre” Peña, whose Danza Azteca troupe was a fixture for decades at Mission celebrations and Carnaval, has died. Oscar Palma talks with neighbors about Peña’s devotion to the community.
In immigration news, Sage Ríos Mace reports that attorneys allege ICE officials have moved immigrants to a different floor of their S.F. facility, in order to circumvent a court order to improve “inhumane” conditions in the holding cells.
In a separate case, Bay Area attorneys are awaiting a decision in their argument to stop ICE from making courthouse arrests of immigrants who show up to asylum hearings in San Francisco and face “a horrendous Catch-22.”
Back and forth: San Francisco’s public defenders say the DA’s office is improperly withholding evidence in nearly half its misdemeanor trials. DA Brooke Jenkins‘ office denies the allegations and says it’s the public defender who delays giving evidence to the prosecution. Abigail Vân Neely looks into the cases.
For back story, see what’s behind the rise in prosecutions of misdemeanor cases that’s overwhelming courts.
More soon,
Sara
Latest News
Aztec warrior of love: The Mission remembers Ricardo ‘El Tigre’ Peña
“He was the man of the Mission. The Mission District, he represented all of it.”
S.F. public defender says DA is still withholding evidence. No, you, says DA.
“That’s how trial goes.”
Bay Area attorneys say ICE is violating court order
“It is unconstitutional to hold people in inhumane conditions. It does not matter if you are on the fifth or sixth floor.”
Back Story
S.F. controller to inspect rise in criminal cases that’s left courts overwhelmed
“We are a city bogged down in low-level crime.”
SNAP
Monty the pit bull
By Jay A. Martin
Events
Today: Gray Area Cultural Incubator Showcase, Grat Area Grand Theater, December 10, 7-10PM
Tomorrow: Mumbai Street Food, 18 Reasons, December 11, 6-9:30PM
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