Housing & Land Use2
City Hall4
Three candidates compete for San Francisco’s District 10 supervisor seat
Three District 10 candidates have reported campaign contributions and major endorsements in the race to succeed termed-out Supervisor Shamann Walton: J.R. Eppler, Theo Ellington and Dion-Jay 'DJ' Brookter. The district covers Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, Visitacion Valley and Candlestick Point.
In Chinatown, residents split on whether and how to vote
Chinatown shop owners, workers and residents describe sharply different levels of engagement with Tuesday's election in interviews with Sing Tao. One dried-seafood shop owner said he and his family voted early for Connie Chan and for a housing measure, Proposition C, while a drinks-stand worker who immigrated about two years ago said limited English left her unable to follow the candidates or the measures. A shopper said one of her daughters has not mailed her ballot because she heard that voting makes jury duty more likely.
Connie Chan leads Chinatown march to turn out voters
Connie Chan led a 'Chinese community unity' march from Portsmouth Square through Chinatown on Friday, asking supporters to vote in Tuesday's election for the 11th Congressional District seat. Marchers carried signs backing her congressional run, and speakers included a supervisor and the head of a Chinatown association.
Gary Locke and William Tong endorse Connie Chan for Congress
Gary Locke, the first Chinese American governor and a former U.S. commerce secretary and ambassador to China, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong endorsed Connie Chan for Congress on Friday, Sing Tao reports. Locke cited her work on affordable housing and on protecting city services during budget trouble; Tong cited defending constitutional rights and immigrant families.
Public Safety2
Three Vallejo men convicted in Chinatown street thefts
Three men from Vallejo were convicted of felony and misdemeanor theft counts after San Francisco prosecutors accused them of working together to rob pedestrians in Chinatown, the World Journal reports.
Man arrested in San Rafael following hit-and-run that killed scooter rider
Daniel Llama was arrested Thursday in San Rafael in connection with an Oct. 24 hit-and-run in San Francisco that killed a man riding a scooter, San Francisco police said. He was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run resulting in death, and police said the vehicle was towed back to the city.
Around Town2
SF will throw the WNBA champion Valkyries a parade Wednesday. Here’s what to know
San Francisco will hold a parade for the WNBA champion Valkyries on Wednesday, marching from the Ferry Building toward Oracle Park with the trophy, the Standard reports. The route brings street closures and transit changes.
Can the Warriors trade, cut, or stop paying Kristaps Porzingis? Here’s what’s on the table
Center Kristaps Porzingis is out indefinitely, leaving the Warriors thin at center, and the team faces options to trade him, cut him or stop paying him, the Standard reports.