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Cyclist Ethan Boyes Dies After Being Struck in San Francisco

April 8, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO—Award-winning cyclist Ethan Boyes died after being struck by a car at a national park in San Francisco, the U.S. Park Police said Saturday. The athlete was hit while riding his bike Tuesday afternoon around Presidio, a historic park south of the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said. Boyes was taken to a hospital for…

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Few Details in San Francisco Stabbing Death of Cash App Founder Bob Lee

April 7, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO—Details of how tech executive Bob Lee came to be fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday were scarce as friends and family continued to mourn the man they called brilliant and kind. San Francisco police found Lee, 43, on the sidewalk in front of a condominium building with stab wounds shortly after…

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San Francisco Police Chief Releases Statement After Cash App Founder Bob Lee Stabbed to Death

April 6, 2023
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The San Francisco police chief has released a statement following the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee in the city on April 4. Lee, 43, was found by officers in the early hours of Tuesday morning suffering from apparent stab wounds and transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the San Francisco Police…

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More Than 250,000 People Have Left the San Francisco Bay Area Since the Pandemic

April 5, 2023
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The population in Northern California is on the decline, according to data released March 31 by the U.S. Census Bureau, with more than 250,000 people—approximately half the population of Wyoming—fleeing the San Francisco Bay Area since 2020. Santa Clara County experienced the most migration, with about 80,000 choosing to leave, but more births than deaths…

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Cash App Founder Stabbed to Death in San Francisco

April 5, 2023
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Bob Lee, the creator of the mobile payment service Cash App and the former chief technology officer of Square, has been stabbed to death in San Francisco. The 43-year-old tech executive was found by officers in the early hours of April 4, after suffering multiple stab wounds. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) said there had…

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PREMIERING NOW: What Does San Francisco’s Reparations Plan Mean for Black People? | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 141

March 23, 2023
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The city of San Francisco is considering giving $5 million to each black descendant of slaves who lives in the city. They also want to allow blacks to purchase a home for one dollar, even though the average price of a home in the city is over $1 million. Additionally, they want to provide $97,000…

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What Does San Francisco’s Reparations Plan Mean for Black People? | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 141

March 23, 2023
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The city of San Francisco is considering giving $5 million to each black descendant of slaves who lives in the city. They also want to allow blacks to purchase a home for one dollar, even though the average price of a home in the city is over $1 million. Additionally, they want to provide $97,000…

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Death, Disease, and Despair: Tragedy in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

March 8, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO—As JJ Smith stands in the infamous Tenderloin district on a cold, windy day in late February, he recounts the last time he saw his older brother, Rodney, alive. That day, in early October, Rodney rode up on his bicycle and asked him for $20, he said. “I didn’t ask him what it was…

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San Francisco ‘Opens the Door’ to Supervised Drug Consumption Sites

March 3, 2023
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Supervised drug consumption sites may be coming to San Francisco despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of legislation with a similar plan by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) last year and widespread opposition to the idea. The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted on Feb. 28 to allow nonprofit groups to run supervised…

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Deporting Fentanyl Dealers Violates Sanctuary City Policies, Says SF Supervisor

March 3, 2023
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San Francisco County Supervisor Shamann Walton told San Franciscans this week the U.S. shouldn’t deport illegal immigrant drug dealers for selling fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid that was largely responsible for nearly 2,000 drug overdose deaths in the city since 2020. “There’s been a drug issue in this country for a very long time. But there’s…

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