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SF mayoral race: Unlikely duo forms alliance urging voters to leave Breed, Peskin off ranked choice
In an unlikely pairing, former Supervisor and interim Mayor Mark Farrell and Supervisor Asha Safaí are partnering in the first ranked-choice alliance of the hotly contested San Francisco mayoral race.Both Farrell and Safaí will wrap up the campaign season by asking voters to rank them as first and second, in an effort to knock away votes from incumbent Mayor London Breed. The venture capitalist is also asking voters to exclude Supervisor Aaron Peskin from their ballots.WATCH: Top San Francisco mayoral candidates detail vision for city, tackling crime, homelessness and moreAt a press conference announcing this alliance Monday, Farrell said he...
Manny’s Restaurant in Mission District tagged with antisemitic graffiti
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A popular restaurant owned by an Israeli immigrant in San Francisco’s Mission District was tagged with antisemitic graffiti Sunday afternoon. Vandals targeted the restaurant during a pro-Palestine protest at 16th and Valencia Streets, which coincided with the one-year anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks. The owner, Manny Yekutiel, declined an […]
One year later: SF Jewish community, city leaders gather to remember those killed Oct. 7
The line extended out the door Monday night at San Francisco's Congregation Emanu-El.There, hundreds of people came out for a special service to remember the roughly 1,200 people killed or taken hostage last Oct. 7 during Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel."To kind of zoom our lens back in and to think about what happened last year. Tonight is an incredibly sad night," Chief Rabbi Ryan Bauer said.PREVIOUS: Bay Area synagogues prepare for anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack on IsraelFor many, the service was very emotional.Tyler Gregory, the CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council, says several people in attendance...
San Francisco saw big drop in property crimes in 2023, new data shows
Last year, even as property crime became a major political issue in San Francisco, rates fell significantly in The City, according to newly released data. After spiking in 2022 to their highest point since the mid-1990s, property crime rates fell in 2023, dropping back to the levels seen in the mid-2010s, according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Reporting data. Rates of both burglary and larceny — a category that includes the hot-button crime of shoplifting — fell by more than 7% year-over-year. ...
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