SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man who raped a woman in San Francisco after she got into his car, thinking it was her Uber, has been convicted, prosecutors said.

Jurors convicted Yucel Eryilmaz, 44, of rape of an unconscious person and assault with intent to commit rape, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors say a woman and her sister were leaving a club in San Francisco’s Mission District on Oct. 18, 2025, when they accidentally got into Eryilmaz’s car, thinking it was their Uber.

The woman sat in the front seat while her sister sat in the back, where she fell asleep, prosecutors said.

Eryilmaz started driving the women to their destination before he tried to kiss the woman in the front seat, prosecutors said.

The woman refused to kiss him, and when they arrived at the destination, she got out of the car, prosecutors said.

Before she could wake her sleeping sister, Eryilmaz drove off and took her to a parking lot in his apartment complex where he raped her, prosecutors said.

“Video footage shows Mr. Eryilmaz pulling into the parking lot next to his apartment building, exiting the driver’s side door, going to the back of the car, sitting down and locking the door,” prosecutors said. “Three hours later, the victim woke up in the back seat of Mr. Eryilmaz scared and confused, with Mr. Eryilmaz on top of her in the process of a rape.”

Eventually, she was able to free herself from Eryilmaz’s grasp, prosecutors said. She spent about 10 minutes on Eryilmaz’s apartment roof with him and he let her use his phone to call her sister, prosecutors said.

She learned police were looking for her and ran away from Eryilmaz to call for help, prosecutors said.

“I commend the victim for her bravery, authenticity and vulnerability while she relived these terrifying events during her testimony,” Assistant District Attorney Abigail Adams said in a statement. “She showed everyone in the courtroom that there is no ‘correct’ response to rape because trauma affects people differently. I hope the victim finds the closure and healing she needs as she attempts to put this horrific incident behind her.”

A lot of changes could be in store for the Denver Nuggets over the next few months depending on how aggressive this front office wants to be in their offseason moves.

Those moves could even include a trade surrounding Christian Braun––their young wing that they just gave a $125 million extension to less than 12 months ago––yet may be on his way out if there’s a returning package that makes sense for the Nuggets to entertain.

The list of suitors for Braun could be slim. He’ll be making over $20 million next year, coming off a season in which his stock considerably dropped, and might be seen as an added risk to take on for whatever team might be on the receiving end of his services.

However, when surveying the market of those who could decide to take interest later this offseason, the Dallas Mavericks might be a team in search of that two-way presence on the wing next to Cooper Flagg. And if they are indeed interested in a swap, Denver has an ideal package they can try to obtain.

What a Christian Braun-Mavericks Trade Would Look Like

When looking at the Mavericks’ cap sheet and the players they have on the books, only a select few would make sense from Denver’s perspective to pursue, while also being valued comparably to Braun.

One of those top players who could be a strong fit for Denver in a Braun deal is P.J. Washington, who’s on a similarly long contract for the next four seasons, but makes a little less than $20 million for the 2026-27 season–– which tends to help out the Nuggets a bit in their current cap situation.

Here’s a look at what the total trade could look like for both Denver and Dallas if a Washington-for-Braun swap were truly in play:

One important factor to note about the deal is that it’d have to come after the draft takes place later this month. Braun has a poison pill restriction on his extension that lasts until July, and they can’t trade their first round pick until after making the selection due to the Stepien Rule in place.

However, if this trade were to have a bit of traction, it checks a lot of boxes for what the Nuggets would be looking for by swapping out Braun for a more versatile wing defender in Washington.

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He’s a bit cheaper, has a better size to place him on the wing as a multi-positional defender, can be a positive floor spacer that fits with this elite Nuggets offense, and is still under contract for multiple seasons that rids of any concern that this is a short-term rental.

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It’d only be a trade done if the Nuggets feel like Braun won’t be trending upwards any time soon, and their upcoming extension will only be a hinderance to their long-term growth. On the surface, it feels like Denver might not have reached that point with their young wing following one bumpy season just yet.

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However, that doesn’t mean a deal like this doesn’t have value that the Nuggets could heavily consider.

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Especially in what would be a great way to bolster their defensive upside next season, adding Washington could effectively allow Denver to lift off the ground as better than a bottom-10 defense in the league like they were in 2025-26.

The Nuggets adding in a first-round pick to sweeten the pot might not be totally preferable. But for where Braun and his value currently stand, walking out of a deal like this without giving up draft compensation feels pretty unlikely.

A 26th-overall pick, while valuable, isn’t the end of the world for the Nuggets’ forfeit, and might actually be what tips the Mavericks over the edge to be onboard with a move like such.

Iif the Nuggets want to truly maximize their roster on both ends, adding Washington offers a good chance of being able to do just that. So if the Mavericks were one of the select teams willing to take on the risk that Braun has baked in, this could be a deal Denver considers pulling the trigger on.

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Call it labor unrest summer? Unionized journalists across the Northwest at McClatchy Media went on a one-day strike over AI policy, union employees at acclaimed restaurant the Walrus and the Carpenter are willing to strike, and today unionized hotel workers at the Hilton’s Embassy Suites in Pioneer Square are voting to authorize a strike. The union is collecting votes until 6 p.m. this evening.

The contract between management and the 113 unionized Embassy Suites employees expired on May 31. Today, workers—represented by Unite Here Local 8, a hospitality union—are expected to vote to authorize a work stoppage, and give leadership the ability to call a strike at any time. Seattle’s World Cup games kick off at Lumen Field in less than two weeks, steps away from Embassy Suites. 

The main issues at play are health insurance, pay—Hilton’s current offer amounts to a less than $1 per hour raise on average over the next five years—and a proposal, so far rejected by Hilton, that management tell employees when ICE or DHS is on the property. 

“As a brown woman, I know ICE does not care whether you are a US citizen,” Dom Kaur, a front desk agent, said in a press release. “What they are doing goes against my core moral beliefs. My dad needed asylum and as a lawyer now helps others. It is wrong for our bosses to sit there and say they cannot do anything about it.” 

ICE concerns are heightened because the agency may be on hand at Lumen during the World Cup. A majority of the staff are people of color or immigrants, says Victoria Davidson, a public area attendant at Embassy Suites. “ICE will have a presence because of FIFA, and it’s not OK for people to be afraid to come to work,” Davidson says.

Hilton did not respond before press time. An automatic email from the US press office said that it was “currently closed” on Friday afternoon.

If the union strikes, Davidson anticipates that managers would initially do the jobs of unionized workers, and then Hilton would turn to temp staffing agencies to recruit scabs. Even though the hotel would remain open, the union believes that a strike during the World Cup would cause enough problems for hotel operations that workers have a lot of leverage at this moment. 

“This is not going to happen again for at least 25 to 30 years,” Davidson says of the World Cup matches, “and we’re the only hotel that’s right here.” 

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