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San Francisco business owner refuses to be victim after $300k burglary, remains hopeful about future
Business owner Ben Wang refuses to give up on San Francisco even though his fashion shop had six figures worth of costumes and merchandise stolen, and it was just the most recent robbery he’s endured.
Wang, the proud owner of Dare Fashion in San Francisco, has seen his store robbed five times over the last three years. The most recent thievery, which cost Wang’s business over $300,000, has forced him to set up a GoFundMe page.
But Wang has not given up on the city where he has run his business for 17 years. Instead, he told Fox News Digital that the dream of San Francisco is still very much alive for him.
“I love San Francisco,” Wang said. “I really, really do. I really believe in what San Francisco has always stood for, which is a progressive place where we’re going to try new things, and it’s always been a place where we would think compassionately about other people.”
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Business owner Ben Wang explained why he refuses to give up on San Francisco even though his fashion shop had $300,000 in costumes and merchandise stolen on May 1. (Courtesy of Ben Wang)
“But I really do think that we got ahead of our skis a little bit. We tried some things, and when they didn’t work, we doubled down on them.”
California passed Prop 47 in 2014, which downgrades certain thefts and drug possession crimes from a felony to a misdemeanor if the value of the stolen goods was less than $950.
While Wang emphasized that he was not a politician and did not have specific policy advice for his city, he did say that it is time for San Francisco to “rethink things.”
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In recent years, the homelessness and drug problem in San Francisco has become worse, Wang said.
“There is a lot of human poop and pee on the street,” Wang said. “And we have to acknowledge that’s not hygienic and that’s disgusting.”
Even after his shop was burglarized, Wang said that he pushed to relocate to a different part of San Francisco because he still loves the city. However, he acknowledged that he also knows business owners whose companies have failed in the wake of COVID.
“I do know businesses that have shut down for sure,” he said. “And people who have lost everything or they lost their business.”
“I know people who have left,” Wang said, arguing that San Francisco politicians have an opportunity to ask themselves “why people are leaving” and “what is so difficult about running a business in San Francisco?”
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In recent years, the homelessness and drug problem in San Francisco has become worse, Wang said. (Flight Risk for Fox News Digital)
“Overall,” he said, Wang cares about connecting people in San Francisco, especially after COVID.
“One of the reasons I love San Francisco [is that it] has always been a place throughout history that has served people who didn’t necessarily feel like they belonged in the communities where they were coming from,” he said.
“People have always come to San Francisco to let their free flag fly and to be themselves,” Wang continued.
“I just don’t think that even if with bad policies, even with all this other stuff happening, you can’t crush that spirit,” he said.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Pro volleyball will soon be coming to San Francisco and this latest team is part of a surge of women’s sports.
League One Volleyball officially launched this year with six teams. Now the league has announced it’s expanding to nine teams, and that one of those expansion teams will be based in the city by the bay.
Three-time Olympic volleyball medalist Kelsy Robinson Cook is on the ownership team for LOVB San Francisco, bringing professional volleyball to the city. “Can tell you it’s going to be amazing,” said Robinson Cook. “Then, when you bring in the fandom of the Bay Area and SF I think personally it’s going to make for an incredible atmosphere.”
Team ownership said starting a team in the Bay Area is a natural with colleges and universities in the region turning out top talent. “It’s the number one sport for women and girls and I think that just speaks volumes as to where we’re headed, not only in club and college, but professionally,” said Robinson Cook.
Pro women’s volleyball is part of a growing list of professional women’s sports teams calling San Francisco and the Bay Area home.
The women’s professional baseball league announced plans for a team in San Francisco. Bay FC and the Golden State Valkyries are already proving there is a market for professional women’s sports.
When pro-volleyball was looking to expand, San Francisco was a natural choice. “You’re seeing Bay FC, the Valkyries, the success that they have, and this market loves sports, and they’ve also proven they love women’s sports,” said Robinson Cook.
San Francisco leaders said the city has already proven that it supports pro-women’s teams, and will welcome professional volleyball. Mayor Daniel Lurie pointed to the city’s rich sports history and enthusiasm to support the home teams. “Now, as we saw with the Valkyries selling out every single home game last year, there is an appetite, there is a fan base, and this new league understands that,” said Mayor Lurie.
At this time, there are still a lot of questions up in the air, including exactly where LOVB San Francisco will play. Organizers say they have a lot of plans in the works to get the team ready to bump, set and spike starting in January 2027.
(KRON) — The South San Francisco Police Department released video Thursday showing what led up to two officers shooting a man who authorities said was armed with a knife.
On December 8 at around 5:10 a.m., police arrived at the 900 block of Sandra Court on the report of a man under the influence of drugs and making threats to kill himself. When officers made contact with the man, identified as 28-year-old Luis Francisco-Manzo, he initially complied with orders, authorities said.
Officer-worn body camera video shows Francisco-Manzo walking toward officers in the entrance hallway of an apartment complex with his arms raised. A small dog barks as officers give repeated commands. Suddenly, Francisco-Manzo appears in the entranceway next to officers as one calls out, “He’s got a knife.”
Officer Brendan Hart, who has been with SSFPD for eight years, fired a Taser at Francisco-Manzo, but it did not have the intended effect, police said.
Four gunshots are heard in the body camera video. Police said Officer Hart and Officer Martin Corona were the officers who discharged their weapons. Officer Corona has seven years of law enforcement experience with over four years at SSFPD.
Francisco-Manzo was transported to the hospital in critical condition. On Thursday, authorities said he continues to recover in the hospital. No officers were injured in the incident.
The police shooting remains under investigation by the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
SAN FRANCISCO – A hit-and-run crash in San Francisco on Wednesday evening left a pedestrian dead.
Driver fled scene
What we know:
According to the San Francisco Police Department, the crash happened around 6:05 p.m. in the 5500 block of Mission Street. The driver fled the scene after striking the pedestrian.
The victim died at the scene.
Officers have not yet provided a description of the suspect vehicle involved in the incident.
No further details were immediately released.
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