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Joe Eskenazi and Iryna Humenyuk put elected officials and aspiring candidates on the spot about the ‘Overpaid CEO’ tax—a June measure which would tax companies whose CEO earns over 100 times more than the median employee. Who do you think will join Mayor Lurie in opposing it?

Our reporters looked at a new analysis of ICE arrests in the Bay Area and found that most took place behind closed doors. Read some of the arrested immigrants’ stories to learn about their cases, and the bureaucratic Catch-22s that ensnared them.

The Richmond Serenity Spa is appealing the revocation of its massage license for “lewd conduct and solicitation,” after an undercover investigation by SFPD Sgt. Robert Glenn. The owners say that Glenn accepted an alleged hand job, but never identified himself. Eleni Balakrishnan has the story.

Sunday Streets, which has been running car-free street fairs across the city for 18 years, has lost half its budget after city cuts. Sophia Rerucha talks with neighborhood stakeholders.

In the Mission,Oscar Palma reports that food vendors are worried a new law requiring licensed kitchens and special equipment will force them out of business. Take a look at how San Francisco is planning to regulate street food.

More soon,

Sara

Latest News

We asked every S.F. politician about the ‘Overpaid CEO tax’ proposal. Here are their answers.

“It’s just terrible public policy, and I intend to work hard to defeat it.”

Exterior entrance of the United States Appraisers Building at 630 Sansome Street, featuring brass signage and glass doors, with an ICE sign visible as a person walks past on the left.

New analysis shows half of local ICE arrests happened behind closed doors

One man was arrested right after his Green Card interview.

Storefront of Richmond Serenity Spa at 3446 Balboa St., with a blue awning, large front window, curtains, and flowers in the foreground.

An undercover S.F. cop and a Westside massage parlor 

“I know based on my training and experience that [she] was asking if I wanted her to manually stimulate me (hand job).”

Two people hula hoop on a sunny street with buildings and pedestrians in the background. One is an adult wearing patterned pants, and the other is a child in a pink shirt and shorts.

Sunset on Sunday Streets? S.F. cuts funds from street fairs

“It’s basically just one big-ass block party to celebrate the neighborhood.”

Around the Neighborhoods

Two women stand at an outdoor market stall with baskets of avocados, dragon fruit, and other produce arranged on a counter.

S.F. supervisors OK new street food law that vendors fear will force them out

 “How are we supposed to come up with almost $20,000 for a cart?”

SNAP

A skeleton decoration dressed in colorful clothes sits on a blue bench next to potted plants, in front of a green house with a window.
Waiting for Godot?
By Rick G.

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Today: Shaping SF: Talking Monument-Mobile Multimedia Installation, at 518 Valencia, March 25, 7:30-9:30PM

Tomorrow: Figure Drawing presented by Sketchboard Co., at Ruth’s Table, March 26, 6:30-8:30PM

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