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San Franciscans increasingly feel city is going in right direction, poll shows

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San Franciscans increasingly feel city is going in right direction, poll shows


San Francisco residents provided the city with a vote of confidence in the annual CityBeat poll.

The well-respected poll from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce shows those living in the city increasingly feel that things are going in the right direction.

“This particular year has proven for the last two years that people feel San Francisco is going in the right direction,” Chamber of Commerce President Rodney Fong said.

Five hundred residents were surveyed by phone or text, and 43% of those surveyed said the city is on the right track, which is nearly double than last year. While 56% said the city is on the wrong track, that’s a decrease of 16 points since last year.

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People who were polled, business leaders and government officials all said revitalizing downtown remains a top priority. Some of that will mean getting people back into empty offices, including city employees.

“We announced yesterday we are bringing all city workers back to the office so tax payers can get the services they deserve from government,” Mayor Daniel Lurie said.

It will also mean continuing to make downtown somewhere that people want to visit and live.

Leaders said they continue to push to convert business spaces into living spaces.

As for challenges, Fifth Third Bank chief economist Jeffrey Korzenik said California continues to lose residents, mostly because it’s an expensive place to live and because new policies from the Trump administration will make it more difficult to attract new employees from abroad.

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“The one we worry about the most is policies surrounding immigration because in a tight workforce we’ve become very reliant on foreign-born labor of all stripes,” Korzenik said.

He said the relocation of some company headquarters to places outside the Bay Area is partly because people are already moving to other states.



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Body cam footage released in South San Francisco police shooting

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(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.”

South San Francisco Police Department officers shot Luis Francisco-Manzo on December 8, 2025. Authorities said Francisco-Manzo charged at officers while armed with a knife. (Photo: South San Francisco Police Department)

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.

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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.

(Photo: South San Francisco Police Department)

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.



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Pedestrian killed in San Francisco hit-and-run crash

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A hit-and-run crash in San Francisco on Wednesday evening left a pedestrian dead.

Driver fled scene

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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.

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Officers have not yet provided a description of the suspect vehicle involved in the incident.

No further details were immediately released. 

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San Francisco: Anti-ICE protester gets probation for ‘depredation’ of ICE van’s tire

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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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