San Francisco, CA
Ceasefire protest turns violent in South San Francisco
Gaza ceasefire protest turns violent in South San Francisco
A South San Francisco man is facing criminal charges after he was caught on camera in a profanity-laced rant, allegedly assaulting and spitting on demonstrators during a Gaza ceasefire rally on Wednesday.
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – A South San Francisco man is facing criminal charges after he was caught on camera in a profanity-laced rant, allegedly assaulting and spitting on demonstrators during a Gaza ceasefire rally on Wednesday.
Police arrested the 57-year-old South San Francisco resident, who was later identified from the video as Kent Keenan, by a family member.
“He personally elbowed me in the face,” said a woman involved in the rally, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation.
Keenan can be seen in the cell phone video approaching the group, which is associated with Change South San Francisco, at around 6 p.m. The victim said they hold rallies there every Wednesday on El Camino Real and Chestnut Avenue, and that Keenan had been present at their prior week’s demonstration, shouting insults.
Wednesday’s rally coincided with celebrations marking the end of Ramadan.
“I should have been with my family, but I was so disturbed about the genocide that is unfolding, it’s been unfolding for the past six months, that I took time out of my day,” said the victim.
The victim said the protest was peaceful before Keenan crossed the street.
“I tell him don’t touch me, because he’s making contact with me with his cane, and he’s also threatening me…you need to get out of my city, as if I didn’t live here my whole life,” said the victim. “It just felt very racist to me…and things started to escalate.”
After being filmed spitting on one of the demonstrators, the victim said he began pushing others in the group. Soon after, police arrested Keenan.
In a statement posted to social media, Rep. Kevin Mullin condemned the violence and “hate speech”.
“I feel like the root cause is congressional elected officials not calling for a ceasefire,” said the victim. “If he did it, then people wouldn’t feel so emboldened to do things like this.”
According to San Mateo County Court records, Keenan pleaded not guilty on Friday to three counts of criminal threats with an enhancement as a hate crime and two counts of battery. Keenan is next due in San Mateo Superior Court on April 25.
Novate police said one teen died and several others were injured in a suspected drunken driving crash early Saturday morning.
Around 1 a.m., several people called 911 and reported that a crash had occurred at the intersection of San Marin Drive and Simmons Lane. Officers arrived at the scene and found that it was a solo-vehicle crash, with multiple teenage occupants.
The five teens, ages 16 to 18, were all taken to the hospital with major injuries. Police said one of them died at the hospital, and the rest are still in critical condition.
According to police, investigators suspect the 17-year-old driver was under the influence of alcohol.
Police said they are still investigating the crash, but that preliminary information suggests the teens are not from Novato.
What would happen if you asked an artificial intelligence program to build and run a store? The world is about to find out.
Shoppers in San Francisco now have access to a store built, developed and run almost entirely by an AI bot.
The Andon Market, located at the corner of Union and Webster streets in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood, is run by a bot called Luna, who also made the decision to hire a human employee, Felix Johnson.
“Luna put out an ad on Indeed, and I answered it and we talked via Zoom,” Johnson said.
The bot also picked the merchandise to sell, according to Andon Labs, Luna’s creators.
When asked why AI should run store, Luna replied to an NBC Bay Area reporter “As an AI, I can operate at superhuman speed to make sure everything is proactively managed.”
Anyone who wants to purchase an item from the store, shoppers pick up a phone to talk to Luna, who then charges them for the purchase.
FILE – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on Nov. 6, 2023, in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco police are investigating a fire caused by a Molotov cocktail overnight Friday at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, authorities and the company confirmed.
According to OpenAI, the suspect also made threats to the company’s San Francisco headquarters.
Fire at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home caused by incendiary device
What we know:
Police say firefighters were called to the home near Jones and Leavenworth streets just before 4 a.m. Friday for a fire.
The fire occurred at an exterior gate of the home.
According to SFPD, the fire had “self-extinguished” by the time they had arrived, though officers found evidence of an incendiary device.
It’s unclear if Altman was home at the time.
“We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city in helping keep our employees safe,” OpenAI said in a statement.
Police say the cause of the fire is now under investigation.
No injuries were reported.
Altman purchased his San Francisco home in 2020, according to the San Francisco Standard.
Threat to burn OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco
Dig deeper:
After throwing the Molotov cocktail at the home, police say the suspect then fled on foot.
A short while later, just after 5 a.m., officers responded to a business on the 1400 block of 3rd street, where a suspect was threatening to burn down the building.
Police say they identified the 3rd Street suspect as the same person who was at the home the hour before.
The suspect, only identified as a 20-year-old man, was then taken into custody.
Police say charges are still pending.
OpenAI is headquartered in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood at 1455 3rd Street.
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The Source: San Francisco Police Department and OpenAI
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