San Francisco, CA
Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed says childhood memories guide her policy
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Stepping inside London Breed’s San Francisco apartment, you instantly feel her connection to generations of family that she says are bonded both by blood and by love.
“I remember this day when I took this picture,” she points at a photo of her kindergarten self. “I remember crying because I didn’t want to wear this shirt. Because I was wearing this shirt almost every day. So, it was like, ‘I want to wear a different shirt.’ I mean, even at five, I was a piece of work. I didn’t understand we didn’t have it to buy a different shirt it was like you’re going to wear what you have.”
She was raised by her grandmother Comelia, whose impact can be felt in each part of the mayor’s home which she’s rented for several years.
“Photos, if we were lucky enough to take any, you know it was a big deal, because now you have them on your cameras, but I don’t have a lot of pictures from when I was a kid,” she explained. “Because we didn’t have money for that.”
But to a young London, growing up in poverty and dependent on food stamps in the same city she now leads, she never could have imagined the shoes she’d later step into.
“I know what it feels like for people in positions like this to make decisions that negatively impact my community,” she explained, reflecting on her upbringing. “And I never want to be one of those people.”
To prepare to make decisions she hopes will carry a positive impact, each morning she tries to dedicate a moment just for herself. Making coffee, watering her beloved plants, and hopping on her Peloton bike for a ride with favorite Cody Riggsby while reviewing her notes for the day.
All with a reminder of her grandmother’s strength.
“A bit of that tough love that my grandmother it was like, you cannot live here unless you do your homework, make up your bed and clean up. There were rules, and I believe in rules,” said Breed. “I believe in structure and that allows for everyone to have an opportunity to be a part of a better community, a better society. I hope is that people learn that it’s not just politics. For me, it’s very personal.”
Her role as mayor has brought some healing to Breed, who recalls her own experience living among conditions she’s worked to improve during her six years in office.
“I know what that’s like, to count pennies, to roll up pennies and to go in with my 50 cents, you know, and try to buy something,” she said. “Being housing insecure and being afraid because of the violence, and being poor and broke and just feeling hurt and angry about everything all the time. It just was most of my life because we had no choice.”
But it’s a time she tries to apply in each decision she makes.
“It is definitely a blessing to be able to go through that and to use those same experiences as a way to shape policy that could hopefully lead to better results for the people who have similar experiences like I do,” Breed said.
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San Francisco, CA
San Francisco 49ers Named ‘Potential Suitor’ for New York Jets Pro Bowler
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Less than a week before the New York Jets’ first game, it’s an exciting time as the team looks to find the most success it has in over a decade.
However, one clear issue remains unsolved: the Haason Reddick drama. Reddick has yet to show up to anything for the Jets, a major concern as the season approaches.
Reddick signed a New York helmet earlier in the week, and while that doesn’t mean anything, it has led to some being hopeful that he’d show up. A day later, he wasn’t in the building.
He’s already been fined millions, but it doesn’t seem to bother the Pro Bowl edge.
For someone seeking a contract, it’s an interesting decision not to show up. If he doesn’t play for the entire year and the Jets don’t move him, the chances of getting paid are even slimmer.
No team in the NFL, including New York, would give a player who missed an entire season a massive contract.
It’s always possible that the situation gets resolved in the coming days, whether the Jets trade him or he comes in ready to play.
Nonetheless, Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report named him the most likely trade candidate entering Week 1, focusing on the ongoing saga.
Knox listed landing spots for Reddick, which included the San Francisco 49ers.
“The New York Jets didn’t secure an extension with pass-rusher Haason Reddick when they acquired him in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. This has led to a notable standoff between the two parties… The Jets are rapidly running out of time, and Reddick is the most obvious trade candidate on our board. Unlike Ja’Marr Chase and Trent Williams, he’s a holdout who has never played a down with his current team. He’s also an accomplished pass-rusher who could help practically any defense—except, perhaps, New York’s.”
The 49ers have been hesitant to pay their own players, but recently got deals done for two important pieces to their team.
Reddick could land a contract with them if they believe he’s the missing defensive player on their roster, but they have some tough decisions to make in the future, so the chances of that happening seem slim.
With the year right here, it gets tougher by the day to see New York’s plan. Reddick clearly doesn’t want to be here, and if he doesn’t show up before Monday’s game, the Jets have to figure something out.
San Francisco, CA
Netflix chef speaks out after racially charged attack in San Francisco
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A chef who starred in the Netflix limited series “You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment” is speaking out after suffering a racially charged attack in San Francisco on Sunday.
Wendy Drew was leaving Cafe Terminus in the Financial District around 9:30 p.m. after a business meeting when a man called her a racial slur. When Drew, who is Black, proceeded to ask the man why he referred to her in that way, she said he hit her across the head.
“This guy, a regular-looking guy, walked by and called me the N-word,” Drew said.
Drew, who was born in South Africa, then proceeded to pull the suspect into the Drumm Street liquor store, where they continued to fight.
Surveillance footage from the store showed Drew being held down by the suspect, identified as Irvin Rivera-Lara, and repeatedly punching her. Footage shows that as the pair tussled near a fridge, a customer pepper-sprayed Rivera-Lara.
The suspect then stands and attempts to leave. Drew tried to prevent him from leaving the store but was pushed aside.
“Call 911! I kept screaming. I said,’“You’re not getting away. You are going to jail today,’” Drew said.
Outside the store, Drew’s boyfriend and others at Cafe Terminus ran out and held the man down until police arrived, according to Drew.
She was then transported to a local hospital and had a gash near her eye glued shut.
“I’m really grateful that although I was being beaten, I was thinking, ‘How do I get this person off the streets?’” she said.
Rivera-Lara. 31, was then arrested on suspicion of assault likely to cause significant bodily injury, committing a hate crime, and providing false information to an officer.
Last year, he was arrested for attacking the co-owner of a Haight Street sandwich shop after being confronted for urinating on trash cans nearby.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Giants Sign Matt Chapman to Extension
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According to the late night reporting of Jeff Passan of ESPN, the San Francisco Giants and third baseman Matt Chapman are in agreement on a six-year extension worth $151 million. It also wipes out the final two years of his current deal and keeps Chapman from opting out. The deal will begin in 2025, Chapman’s age 32 season.
BREAKING: Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a six-year, $151 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. It wipes out the final two years of his current deal and keeps Chapman from opting out.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 5, 2024
Sometime in 2019, the Oakland A’s reportedly made Chapman a $150 million offer over the span of ten seasons, which he rejected. With this agreement with the Giants, Chapman has officially made the right choice, financially speaking, in not taking that deal with the A’s.
Chapman has proven to be one of the better bats in San Francisco’s lineup, batting .247 with a .333 OBP and a 118 wRC+, which is roughly in line with what he was producing the past two seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. He ranks 13th in baseball in fWAR among hitters, collecting 4.5 wins above replacement, slotting him right behind Yordan Alvarez.
For A’s fans, this has to feel a bit strange. The guy that they were hoping would be their long-term answer at third base is now set to play for the rival Giants, likely to finish out his career. While he’s doing that he’ll be managed by Bob Melvin, who brought a whole lot of winning to the East Bay for a decade.
This move may be calculated by the Giants. Obviously Chapman has been a terrific addition to the roster, but he is also beloved on the other side of the Bay. With the Oakland A’s set to leave town for Sacramento following the 2024 season, this could be San Francisco’s way of trying to get those abandoned A’s fans to dip their toes in to being Giants fans.
If that is the case, it wouldn’t be a bad move by the Giants as they attempt to take full advantage of the entire Bay Area.
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