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Moving tribute to a titan among Giants
Fans, family and a former presidents honor Willie Mays in San Francisco
A celebration of life was held for Willie Mays in San Francisco’s Oracle Park on Monday. Those who knew Mays shared intimate moments of his life, while fans shared how he inspired them even from afar. KTVU’s Christien Kafton reports from San Francisco.
San Francisco Giants and their fans are saying a final farewell to a legend.
Inside Oracle Park the Giants family gathered for a moving ceremony to honor Willie Mays.
Luminaries from the world of politics, including former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown shared their personal recollections.
“I’d known Willie, because Willie was not just a baseball player, Willie was a world changer for us in San Francisco,” said Brown.
Former President Bill Clinton took the field as well. “Willie and I had gotten to know each other play golf, do all kinds of things,” said President Clinton. “He was going to sit with me through the game. Which I hoped would at least impress my daughter. She was over the whole president thing and then it got rained out, the game got rained out.”
From the world of sports, some of the biggest names in Giants history were on hand to honor the legend, including Filipe Alou, Dusty Baker and Mays’ godson, Barry Bonds with an emotional tribute.
“But I didn’t know all these years, turning 60 in July, what Willie was truly giving me,” said Bonds. “Until now. Forever memories. Forever memories. Like I said about my father, Thank you. Thank you.”
Fans showed up by the thousands, each one with a memory of the “Say Hey Kid.”
“For me, I was eight years old, my dad took me to Candlestick it was 1960, the first game I saw, the first time I saw Willie Mays and going forward from there. We’d have pick up games in the yard. Everybody wanted to be somebody, everybody wanted to be Willie Mays,” said TW Johnson.
“Because he represents San Francisco, he is the heart of San Francisco,” said Lana Chan. “He is so much a part of our community, that I felt I had to come out to respect him.”
Also on hand was Mays’ family, receiving a flag in honor of his military service in the Korean War that put his career on hold for two years. But the sentiment that we heard over and over again, that so many fans felt like Willie Mays was a part of their extended family, and the Giants family, and that while he may be gone, his legacy lives on.
Chinatown fatal crash victim ID’d, safety measures proposed
The victim killed in Friday’s Chinatown crash was identified Monday by the medical examiner as Cutberto Zamora-Martinez, 49, of San Joaquin County. At a meeting on Monday, city officials said the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
SAN FRANCISCO – The 76-year-old man arrested for a March 27 crash in San Francisco’s Chinatown that left a man dead has been charged with vehicular manslaughter.
Zhuo Ming Lu on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, and denied the allegations against him, according to the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
In addition to the charge of vehicular manslaughter, Lu is charged with driving a vehicle in the commission of unlawful acts and driving at unsafe speed without gross negligence.
The crash
The backstory:
Authorities said Lu was attempting to park near Grant Avenue and Jackson Street when his vehicle jumped the sidewalk and crashed into the landmark New Lung Ting Cafe, also known as the Pork Chop House. The vehicle struck two pedestrians: Cutberto Zamora-Martinez, 49, of San Joaquin County and a second person who has not been identified.
“The victims were transported by paramedics to a local hospital. Despite the lifesaving efforts of first responders and medical staff, one of the victims was declared deceased at the hospital,” a release from the district attorney’s office states. “Another adult victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.”
One fatality
Dig deeper:
Zamora-Martinez had been working in the area, according to a GoFundMe page. A San Francisco Police Department source close to the investigation told KTVU the victims were carpet installers arriving for work.
The fundraising page described Zamora-Martinez as a husband and father who was the sole provider for his family and “a humble man who wanted the best for his family.”
Police said Lu remained at the scene of the crash and cooperated with investigators.
Court date
What’s next:
Lu was arrested in April, and was later released on his own recognizance. He was ordered not to drive, and to surrender his driver’s license and passport. The court also ordered the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend Lu’s license.
He is scheduled to appear for a pre-trial hearing on Sept. 30.
The Source: San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, previous KTVU reporting
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The San Francisco Mayor’s Office says news numbers show the city now has the lowest homeless population it has seen in more than a decade.
Mayor Daniel Lurie on Tuesday held a news conference to announce the milestone.
“I am here to announce some incredible progress,” Lurie said. “Unsheltered homelessness in San Francisco is now at its lowest level in 15 years.”
According to data from the city’s 2026 point in time count, the number of unhoused people living in tents on the streets of San Francisco has dropped by 22% since the last count in 2024.
The mayor is crediting a focus on getting people off the street, into treatment and into more stable housing.
But there is one category that did not see a drop: The number of families who are homeless have increased by 15%. It’s a problem city leaders said they are working hard to address.
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