San Francisco, CA
Restaurants in San Francisco NoPa hit by burglars overnight
San Francisco restaurants in NoPa hit by burglars overnight
Kung Food restaurant has been hit by burglars nine times in four years. This most recent break-in cost the small business $1,500 in glass repair.
SAN FRANCISCO – Small businesses in San Francisco NoPa neighborhood are frustrated by a number of break-ins in the last two weeks.
The damage has become a familiar sight for Kung Food restaurant on McAllister Street.
This is the ninth time in four years burglars hit the family-owned restaurant.
Surveillance video from early Monday morning shows the front glass door shattering, and a thief riffling through the register, which didn’t have much cash.
The cost to fix the storefront each time sets Kung Food back $1,500.
“We used to feel helplessness, but nowadays, it’s just hopelessness, because we don’t know when this doom loop is going to end. A lot of people feel that we don’t love San Francisco,” said owner Andy Yang.
Yang said he’s committed to the city. He has run the restaurant for nearly 10 years, and his family first moved to the area three decades ago.
“A lot of people often say why don’t you just pack it up and move out of the city, if you are sick and tired of dealing with the crime,” he said. “We have over 10 employees under our family business and everybody gotta eat. It’s not as easy as you think,” Yang said.
A block away on Divisadero and Fulton streets, the owner of Eddie’s Cafe said several burglars broke in in late July, and took off with the ATM and the cash register.
The family-run business told KTVU that thieves made off with about $3,000.
“I’m just an insignificant small business owner, who is trying to survive and provide for his family, simple as that,” Yang said. “Just a law abiding, tax paying San Francisco resident who is hoping that something is going to change.”
In December of last year, Yang aired his frustrations in a rap song that called out Mayor London Breed. After receiving backlash led by the San Francisco NAACP and community activists, Yang apologized.
“Mayor Breed and I, we are in good terms right now, after the song went viral and we had a good reconciliation,” he said.
Nearby Che Fico co-owner and chef David Nayfeld said luckily the Italian restaurant hasn’t been targeted, helped in part by its security gates.
“It’s a failure of the city, and it’s a failure of the state to protect these hardworking people who are trying to create jobs, they’re trying to create tax revenue, and I don’t point my finger at one particular person, but it is a systematic failure,” Nayfeld said.
Yang said his insurance has gone up three times in four years, so at this point, he does not report these kinds of thefts at the risk of it going up even higher.
“We are scrapping pennies, because you don’t get enough foot traffic,” he said. “$1,500 means a whole lot to us, we really have to work our butt off just to get that loss covered.”
He added that he would like to add security gates, but they are costly. He doesn’t have the estimated $14,000 to invest in that security measure.
San Francisco, CA
Body cam footage released in South San Francisco police shooting
(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, CA
Pedestrian killed in San Francisco hit-and-run crash
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.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco: Anti-ICE protester gets probation for ‘depredation’ of ICE van’s tire
SAN FRANCISCO — A protester who was initially charged with misdemeanor assault has been sentenced to probation for a less serious offense, ending a federal prosecution that only started four months ago, court records show.
On Dec. 8, Angelica Guerrero, 35, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor “depredation” of an ICE van’s tire — a fancy legal term for slashing it with a knife. The same day, a federal judge sentenced Guerrero to probation, according to a minute order of the hearing.
The charge stemmed from an Aug. 20 protest, when Guerrero slashed the tire of an unmarked Chevrolet van being used in an ongoing “enforcement and removal” operation by the Department of Homeland Security on the 100 block of Montgomery Street, according to prosecutors. The complaint alleges that Guerrero “made repeated threats” against one of the officers, including stating, “I’m going to (expletive) you up” and “I’m going after your family,” as well as threatening to stab the officer.
Guerrero was released within 48 hours but complained of “barbaric” conditions inside Santa Rita Jail, during an interview with ABC7.
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