San Francisco, CA
RV owners plead for help after SF tows vehicles from safe parking site near Candlestick Point
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Monday evening the City of San Francisco began towing RVs out of a vacant lot in sight of where Candlestick once stood. The RVs had been allowed to park there for the last three years.
Some said they knew this was coming, others are now saying, “We need help!”
“I start a federal case on Monday and we’re just going to have a long discussion about how people in RVs are treated like second-class citizens,” said Ramona Mayon who lived at the parking site.
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All the while, outrage from the 30 plus people who were still living there and now don’t know where they will go.
Those with the City of San Francisco issued a statement, in part saying, “Everyone onsite was offered permanent housing, rental subsidies, alternative shelter, and/or relocation assistance prior to the closure of the site.”
Mayon, who has filed a lawsuit on this matter, says that is not the case.
“All the stuff that you see in the paper the Mayor London Breed and the new one saying that there is RV parks, there is RV repair, we’re giving subsidies to go to RV parks, none of that is true. You talk with any people that you catch out here in the next day or two and it’s nothing, there’s nothing,” said Mayon.
“I can’t even give no emotions right now because if I did I’d probably be in jail,” said Henry Borrero who lived at the site.
“You’re that angry?” asked ABC7 News reporter J.R. Stone.
“They didn’t give us no warning. They just told us to get out, that’s it,” said Borrero.
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City representatives says the Bayview Vehicle Triage Center served 132 households since it was opened in 2022. We previously reported that there were issues here from the start with flooding, rats, and a lack of electricity.
The RVs were towed the equivalent of a few football fields from where they were parked. Mayon says mechanics that were brought in, often couldn’t fix some of the problems with RVs like hers and the money to fund those mechanics ran out.
“Probably 20 RVs left in there and people aren’t giving them up so what are we supposed to do? Where are we supposed to go? And RV parks are what the solution is across the country for older poor people to live in, it is Americana,” said Mayon.
“If you could say something to the mayor what would you say?” asked Stone.
“Help. Help us out please, we need somewhere to go,” said Borrero.
For now, many will be just down the street from where they were before being towed.
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The San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing issued this statement:
Since opening in January 2022, the Bayview Vehicle Triage Center has served 132 households living in their vehicles. As part of our support for guests at the VTC, the onsite provider offers case management, housing assistance, benefits advocacy, employment assistance, medical referrals and vehicle repair. Over the past several months HSH and the nonprofits operating the site have held community meetings with guests, gave ample written notification and worked diligently with guests to identify places for them to go upon closure of the site. Everyone onsite was offered permanent housing, rental subsidies, alternative shelter, and/or relocation assistance prior to the closure of the site.
There are some guests who are working towards housing, and they will maintain their prioritization for housing even after the project is closed. All guests who were present on site on March 3rd were offered shelter as a last final placement offer before closing the program.
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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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