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Sheriff’s secret sex sting: Signal chats and a dodgy contract with Chris Hansen
The San Francisco Sheriff's Office ran a sex-sting operation with television host Chris Hansen, and the Standard reports that the police report omitted the film crew's presence, the city never approved the agreement, and the office later tried to get the contract sealed in court. The account draws on Signal messages and on the contract between the office and Hansen's production company.
Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: Do you support Mayor Lurie for reelection?
Mission Local asked the candidates in San Francisco's congressional race whether they support Mayor Daniel Lurie for reelection. Connie Chan and Scott Wiener both gave their assessments of Lurie's performance in office.
Public Safety3
SF Gang Member Pleads Guilty In 2023 Mass Shooting That Injured Nine People In the Mission
Javier Campos, 26, pleaded guilty Monday to assault with a semiautomatic firearm and to committing violence for the benefit of the Sureños gang in a June 2023 drive-by shooting outside the Dying Breed shop at 24th and Treat streets that injured nine people. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that Campos was sentenced to 25 years in state prison.
New State Law Raises Penalties for Participating In Sideshows
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1588, a bill by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani that adds state penalties for taking part in sideshows and extends them to dirt bikes and motorcycles. Mayor Daniel Lurie, who endorsed the measure, said it sends a clear message that dangerous sideshows have no place in the city's neighborhoods.
SF Hub residents say drug activity has moved to their doorstep
Residents of the Hub, a city-created zone in San Francisco, say the city has pushed its drug problem to their doors and turned a once-decent area into a new Tenderloin, the World Journal reports. They point to enforcement concentrated in other districts as the reason the activity moved into their neighborhood.