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Former San Francisco mayor challenging London Breed says city's fallen apart: 'Become the butt of jokes'
A candidate trying to unseat San Francisco Mayor London Breed trashed the Democrat’s leadership, stating that under her the city streets “have never been worse,” its “economy has collapsed,” and the city has become the “butt of jokes” nationally.
Businessman and former San Francisco interim mayor Mark Farrell spoke to the New York Times about his upcoming mayoral race against Breed, detailing how the city has fallen apart under Breed and how he wants to put it back together by hiring more police and holding homeless people and drug addicts accountable.
Farrell, who was mayor for six months in 2018, lamented to the outlet what the city has become under its current leadership. Breed was elected in 2019 and is up for re-election in 2024 due to the city changing its election schedule.
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Former San Francisco interim Mayor Mark Farrell told the New York Times his plans to run for mayor again as the city has become the “butt of jokes” under Mayor London Breeds administration.
“I’ve watched San Francisco crumble over the last five years. Public safety has never been a bigger concern. The conditions of our streets have never been worse. Our local economy has collapsed. And we’ve become the butt of jokes across the country,” he said.
Farrell, a Democrat, announced his run for office this week and is not Breed’s only challenger. There will be no primary; instead all candidates for mayor will appear on the ballot in November and voters will rank them by preference, according to the Associated Press.
The Times described the “common sense” platform he wants to implement for the city, quoting him saying that he wants a “a firm style of governance that would ‘massively’ increase police ranks, clear all homeless encampments, detain drug overdose victims who survive and return cars to the city’s main thoroughfare.”
The Times noted that if the voters opted for Farrell next election, “it will indicate that San Francisco has moved from the left to much more centrist politics.”
The city and larger Bay Area’s crime wave has alarmed residents and local business owners in recent years. It has led to closures of famous stores in the area, prompted longtime residents to move out of the area, and has made out-of-state visitors fear for their lives.
The piece also characterized Farrell’s platform as the “most rightward leaning — on the narrow, very blue San Francisco political spectrum — of anyone else in the race.”
The candidate’s platform is also inspired by his own brush with the city’s crime wave. He recounted that he woke up a year ago to find his dining room window had been shattered and laptop stolen from his home in Jordan Park, an upscale neighborhood.
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One of Farrell’s policy proposals will be to reinvigorate the city’s police presence. (FOX 2 San Francisco)
The suspect wasn’t caught but was brazen enough to enter the home while he and his family were asleep.
His wife, Liz Farrell – who helped campaign to recall former far-left District Attorney Chesa Boudin last year – is supporting Farrell’s return to politics because of all the friends and neighbors she knows that have been personally affected by crime.
She told The Times, “You start to think that’s how life goes, that that’s how you should live, and it’s not.”
Farrell gave the outlet a small taste of what he’d do upon entering office. The Times wrote, “he would fire the police chief, Bill Scott. He would also spare the Police Department from budget cuts and work aggressively to add hundreds of officers to the department.”
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LA protesters swarm U-Haul truck that drove through anti-Iranian regime gathering, driver arrested
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The driver of a U-Haul truck that drove through protesters demonstrating against the Iranian regime in Los Angeles on Sunday, was arrested after he was attacked with flag poles until police arrived to take the man into custody.
Calor Madanescht, 48, was taken into custody by the Los Angeles Police Department on suspicion of reckless driving, the LAPD said Monday. Video shows the crowd of people running toward the truck and surrounding it as people can be heard chanting at the driver behind the wheel.
One member of the crowd climbed onto the truck and stomped on its windshield. Others took flagpoles bearing the Iranian flag and stuck them through an open passenger-side window, appearing to jab the suspect.
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Anti-Iranian regime protesters in Los Angeles swarmed a U-Haul truck that drove through the gathering on Sunday, smashing its windshield and attacking the suspect with flag poles until police arrived to take the man into custody. (Alaleh Kamran via Storyful)
A person was also seen tearing down a banner on the side of the truck that read, in all capital letters, “NO SHAH. NO REGIME. USA: DON’T REPEAT 1953. NO MULLAH.”
As the driver tried to exit the truck through the driver-side door, the crowd could be seen pushing the door closed. Police eventually made their way through the swarm of people and took the man inside the truck into custody.
Police said the adult male driver has been detained pending further investigation. His identity has yet to be released. (Alaleh Kamran via Storyful)
The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday along Veteran Avenue near the Federal Building in the Westwood neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
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“At this time, one person was confirmed struck by the vehicle (an adult male); however, no significant injuries have been reported,” the LAPD said. “A Rescue Ambulance treated the individual at the scene. No one has been transported to the hospital for medical treatment.”
The truck was impounded, but nothing “significant” was discovered inside, the LAPD said.
A driver allegedly drove a U-Haul truck through a crowd during a Los Angeles demonstration in support of the Iranian people on Sunday. (KTTV)
Videos circulating on social media appeared to show a U-Haul truck moving quickly through a dense crowd as people screamed. In one video, a person appeared to hang onto the side of the vehicle and bang on a window as it continued moving.
Hundreds had gathered in the Westwood neighborhood as part of a march backing protesters in Iran. (KTTV)
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The Iranian American Republican Council (IARC) released a statement condemning the incident as a “terrorist attack.”
“We strongly condemn this violent act and call on the appropriate authorities of the United States to conduct a full and transparent investigation and to hold those responsible fully accountable under the law,” the statement read, in part.
The protest comes amid ongoing unrest in Iran, where demonstrations that began over economic grievances have spread nationwide, evolving into a direct challenge to Iran’s clerical leadership.
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The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reports 583 people have been killed in Iran since the unrest erupted two weeks ago.
Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton and Michel Dorgan contributed to this report.
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The “Homecoming” is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17, and will feature several speakers, including mayor Daniel Lurie
The cosmic and legendary life of Bob Weir will be celebrated this weekend in San Francisco, in a public event on Saturday, Jan. 17.
“Homecoming: Celebrating the Life of Bobby Weir” will kick off at 12:45 p.m. PT at Civic Center Plaza adjacent to San Francisco’s City Hall, and will feature multiple speakers, according to organizers, including SF mayor Daniel Lurie, who paid his respects to Weir on Monday at the Grateful Dead‘s Haight-Ashbury house. The gathering will be preceded by a procession traveling three blocks down Market Street between 7th and 9th Streets at approximately 12:30 p.m. PT.
The news of Weir’s death broke last weekend, when his family announced he’d “succumbed to underlying lung issues” after he was diagnosed with cancer in July 2025. “One of the things that I hope that I’m remembered for is bringing our culture and other cultures together — by virtue or by example of,” he told Rolling Stone earlier that year, in our final conversation with the guitarist. “I’m hoping that people of varying persuasions will find something they can agree on in the music that I’ve offered, and find each other through it.”
Jerry Garcia’s memorial was held at nearby Golden Gate Park in Aug. 1995, where Weir publicly thanked the frontman for “showing me how to live with joy, with mischief.” Weir spent the next 30 years carrying the Grateful Dead torch in several bands and offshoots — most recently Dead & Company — alongside late bassist Phil Lesh and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kretuzmann. The world continues to mourn the loss of Weir, from his Dead & Co. bandmates to celebrities like Bob Dylan, Heart’s Nancy Wilson, and the Eagles’ Don Felder.
The Denver Broncos are about as healthy as any team in the second round of the playoffs can hope to be. The Broncos have had their casualties this year, namely running back J.K. Dobbins, safety Brandon Jones, and center Luke Wattenberg, but they’ve managed to avoid the worst of the injury bug.
The Buffalo Bills can’t quite claim the same. The Bills were already banged up entering last week’s Wildcard Weekend.
While the Broncos rested, the Bills had to go into a tough environment and take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in their house. It was a physical game, and while the Bills prevailed, it came at a cost, with several players suffering serious injuries — including wide receivers Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers, both of whom were lost for the season.
Adding insult to injury (literally), the Bills have to travel on a short-week turnaround to play the Broncos on Saturday at 2:30 pm MDT. As a result of the Saturday kickoff, both teams had to start their practice clocks a day early, so Wednesday was Day 2 of the preparation week.
Let’s examine how things stand with both teams’ practice report.
Broncos’ Wednesday Practice Report
Defensive end John Franklin-Myers practiced in full once again, making it back-to-back days. He missed the season finale, so he’s had a good rest period to get ready for this game.
Limited in Wednesday’s practice were linebackers Dre Greenlaw (hamstring) and Drew Sanders (foot), along with tight end Lucas Krull (knee). Both Sanders and Krull are still on injured reserve, but the Broncos designated both to return on Tuesday.
I wouldn’t read too much into Greenlaw being limited on Tuesday and Wednesday, even if it’s the same on Thursday. The Broncos don’t want to tempt fate with him. He’s needed for this game against the NFL’s No. 1 rushing offense.
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Bills’ Wednesday Practice Report
The Bills had four injured players practice in full: quarterback Josh Allen (foot/knee/finger), safety Damar Hamlin (pectoral), kicker Matt Prater (quad/calf), and wide receiver Curtis Samuel (elbow).
Limited
- Terrel Bernard | LB (Calf)
- A.J. Epenesa | DE (Neck)
- Ed Oliver | DT (Bicep)
- Dalton Kincaid | TE (Knee/Calf)
- Matt Milano | LB (Ankle)
- Greg Rousseau | DE (Back)
- Shaq Thompson | LB (Neck)
It’s worth mentioning that Thompson went from not participating on Tuesday to being limited on Wednesday.
Did Not Participate
- Maxwell Hairston | CB (Ankle)
- Ty Johnson | RB (Ankle)
- Jordan Poyer | S (Hamstring)
- Tyrell Shavers | WR (Knee)
Shavers is still listed on the practice report but he’s headed to injured reserve with a torn ACL. The trio of Hairston, Johnson, and Poyer are all key players, so it’ll be interesting to see if they progress at all on Thursday.
Looking at the limited Bills players, there’s every reason to expect they’ll play on Saturday. But they won’t be at full strength. At what point do the mounting injuries reach critical mass, split Buffalo’s differential, and tip over the this team’s playoff hopes?
The reigning MVP can cover a lot of holes. But Allen is only one guy and his receiving corps is quickly falling prey to this war of attrition.
If the Broncos shut down Buffalo’s rushing attack and put the game on Allen’s shoulders, as counter-intuitive as it may sound, that’s the path to victory. Aside from James Cook and Kincaid, Allen is running out of help at the skill positions.
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