Tag: San Francisco

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Email Shows NYC Struggling to Cope With ‘Drastic Influx’ of Illegal Aliens Amid Border Crisis

NEW YORK CITY—An email recently sent from New York City’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) to all names on its distribution list, and obtained by The Epoch Times, urged all staff who can work overtime to do so, to deal with a “drastic influx of asylum seekers” in Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The internal request…


EXCLUSIVE: NYC Agency Struggles to Cope With ‘Drastic Influx of Asylum Seekers,’ Urges Staff to Work Overtime, Leaked Email Shows

NEW YORK CITY—An email recently sent from New York City’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) to all names on its distribution list, and obtained by The Epoch Times, urged all staff who can work overtime to do so, to deal with a “drastic influx of asylum seekers” in Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The internal request…


State of Emergency in San Francisco Declared Over Monkeypox Spread

A state of emergency has been announced in San Francisco on July 28 over the spread of monkeypox, a viral disease that has spread to more than 70 countries since the start of 2022. “San Francisco is declaring a Local Public Health Emergency for monkeypox,” London Breed, the mayor of the city, announced. “This declaration…


San Francisco’s Police Are Leaving, Citing Red Tape

San Franciso’s police force has the lowest number of sworn officers in two decades, and could see more leaving soon, according to an officer in the department. In a recent interview on EpochTV’s “California Insider” program, Sgt. Richard Cibotti, a 14-year veteran with the San Francisco Police Department, cited a recent poll by the San Francisco…


San Francisco’s Policies Are Leading to Police Exodus: Officer

San Franciso’s police force has the lowest number of sworn officers in two decades, and could see more leaving soon, according to an officer in the department. In a recent interview on EpochTV’s “California Insider” program, Sgt. Richard Cibotti, a 14-year veteran with the San Francisco Police Department, cited a recent poll by the San Francisco…


Man Arrested in Bomb Threat That Led to Airport Evacuation

SAN FRANCISCO—An Oakland man was arrested for allegedly reporting a false bomb threat over the weekend, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from the San Francisco International Airport’s international terminal, police said Monday. Terry Addison, 53, was charged with reporting a false bomb threat and malicious report of a false bomb threat, the San…


Finding Hope for American Homelessness

San Francisco’s homelessness problem is infamous. But what’s the solution? The Independent Institute, America’s “most entrepreneurial” think tank, has an answer. A roof and four walls is not enough. As a nation, we must rediscover the traditional American virtues of community and self-reliance. Beyond Homelessness: Finding Hope is a new investigative documentary hosted by the…


Bay Area Falun Dafa Practitioners Commemorate Victims of 23-Year Persecution

SAN FRANCISCO—Over 300 people paraded from San Francisco’s Ferry Building to Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square on July 16 to mark the 23rd year of persecution against Falun Gong in China. Sandy Wang has practiced Falun Gong (a Chinese meditation practice also known as Falun Dafa) since 1994. She was among the hundreds of thousands of Falun…


California Catholic Churches and Pregnancy Centers Prepare for ‘Night of Rage’ From Pro-Abortion Activists

Some Catholic churches and pregnancy help centers in California are preparing for possible violent attacks in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade—after being warned by the federal government about recent credible threats from a radical group. The Diocese of Stockton, California, sent an urgent memo on June 23 to…


San Francisco Police Release Photo of Alleged Subway Shooter

SAN FRANCISCO—Police in San Francisco were searching Thursday for a man who shot and killed one person and wounded another inside a subway train and then fled when the train stopped in the Castro District. San Francisco police late Wednesday released a still photo from surveillance video of a man they described as a person…