Will Lurie's measure succeed in limiting ballot access?

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Two SFPD officers were found to have used excessive force on a driver in 2024, smashing his window and pepper-spraying him in the face after they mis-identified his license plates. Frankie Solinksy Duryea reports that the cops nonetheless charged the driver with reckless driving and resisting arrest.

Just how popular will Mayor Daniel Lurie still be in November? Joe Eskenazi writes about the discordant messaging behind Lurie’s charter reform ballot measures—especially his attempt to make it harder to mount future ballot measures.

Well, if you missed Outside Lands—or if you were there and can’t fully remember what the best-dressed Charlie XCX fans were wearing—Zoe Malen has a wrap-up and some terrific photos from the weekend.

And Aaliyah Español Rivas has a nice story on street vendors and what happens outside Outside Lands—the scalpers, the buskers, and the kids selling lemonade.

For back story on the logistics of Outside Lands garbage, meet some of the 600 “trash talkers“ working behind the scenes at the festival.

More soon,

Sara

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A person is lying on the ground at night, restrained by someone holding their shirt and arm. The image appears to be from a body camera, as indicated by the on-screen timestamp and label.

San Francisco cops who pepper-sprayed wrong man flagged for excessive force

“As a result of this, he lost virtually everything that he owned.”

A man in a suit speaks at an outdoor podium, surrounded by several people, with buildings and trees visible in the background.

Will Mayor Lurie’s coat tails remain long in November?

“It never hurts to have the rich and powerful spending liberally on your behalf.”

Two people are at a sidewalk lemonade stand with a large container of lemonade, cups, and snacks on the table near a building on an urban street corner.

Outside Outside Lands: scalpers, buskers, and kids selling lemonade

“We all gotta survive at the end of the day.”

Back Story

Compost and recycle bins are lined up at an outdoor event, with people standing and walking in the background.

Of the thousands who attend Outside Lands, some 600 are sorting trash

“You get to keep mother earth safe, and also watch all these amazing artists.”

SNAP

A large brown teddy bear is propped against a metal pole on a city sidewalk near a “No Stopping” sign and a chain-link fence.

Bearly moving

By Robert Weiner

Events

Today: Word for Word presents The Bookstore at the End of America, by Charlie Jane Anders, Z Space, August 10, 7-9PM

Tomorrow: Ella Red with ZOE KO, Gloomy June, Brick & Mortar Music Hall, August 11, 8-10PM

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