San Francisco, CA
Video shows San Francisco city worker knocking over hot dog vendor’s cart
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — An investigation is now underway into a San Francisco Public Works employee caught on video knocking over a street vendor’s cart.
In a video that has now gone viral, a San Francisco Public Works employee can be seen pushing a street vendors cart. Condiments, hot dogs and bell peppers ended up on the ground while the worker can be seen picking up some of his cooking tools.
“Yo les dije que nosotros compramos lo que vendemos,” (We purchase everything that we are selling. I have receipts) said Ana Escoto, street vendor.
We went to Fisherman’s Wharf area where the incident took place and didn’t find any street vendor’s. On Pier 33, we met six street vendors selling hot dogs and fruit. They confirmed knowing the vendor in the video and said public works employees have been confiscating many of their carts.
“Last month, the city took six carts,” said Escoto.
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In a statement, the city’s health department said their workers are trained on de-escalation techniques. And regarding the video, released a statement in part:
“We are still looking into what led up to that moment and the events that preceded, we strive to treat members of the public with respect during permit enforcement operations. We train our employees in de-escalation techniques with the goal of diffusing tense situations. In this circumstance, we did not meet that threshold and we apologize.”
Milca Casimir said they feel harassed and mistreated. She said this has happened before and showed us video of another public works employee they said pushed a cart to the ground a month ago.
“Several times. It hasn’t been the first time,” said Casimir.
Supervisor Ronen’s office denounced the act and confirmed that the city’s street vending ordinance is there to check that people have receipts of items they are selling but that doesn’t include food.
“At this point, we are still waiting on public works to issue their orders on how they are going to issue permits for food vending. At this moment, there are no permitted food vendors in San Francisco,” said Santiago Lesma, Hilary Ronen’s office.
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Luz Pena: “So no one has permits?”
Santiago Lesma: “Not for selling food, no. There are food trucks that have different permits but hot dog vendors, people selling fruit on the street currently no one of them are permitted.”
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health said they do requires a permit for any street vendor to sell food in San Francisco:
“The Environmental Health Branch (EHB) also issues permits to mobile food vendors to lower the risk of foodborne illness and protect public health. All permitted vendors display a current year decal.”
Several street vendors said they would like permits.
San Francisco Public Works statement:
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“We are continuing the investigation into the incident on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in which one of our street inspectors working a multi-agency unpermitted food vending operation can be seen on video pushing over a street vendor’s hot dog cart.
While we are still looking into what led up to that moment and the events that preceded, we strive to treat members of the public with respect during permit enforcement operations. We train our employees in de-escalation techniques with the goal of diffusing tense situations. In this circumstance, we did not meet that threshold and we apologize.
Once the investigation is concluded, we will take appropriate action, in accordance with the City’s employee policies and procedures”
San Francisco Department of Public Health statement:
“SFDPH Environmental Health Branch issues permits to food facilities that include but are not limited to restaurants, Caterers, Cottage Food Operations, Farmers Markets, Licensed Health Care Facilities, Mobile Food Facilities, Pop-ups, and Temporary Food Facilities.
The Environmental Health Branch (EHB) also issues permits to mobile food vendors to lower the risk of foodborne illness and protect public health. All permitted vendors display a current year decal.
The Department of Public Health requires a permit for any street vendor to sell food in San Francisco. The attached pamphlets on sidewalk food vending has information on how to get a Health Permit to operate as well as how to get assistance. The San Francisco Permit Center is located at 49 S. Van Ness where anyone who wants to obtain permits can receive assistance from all of the City permitting departments at one convenient location. In addition, the City has a first year-free program which allows new businesses to obtain permits at no cost for their first year of operation.”
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San Francisco residents furious over program giving free alcohol to homeless: 'That's some bull'
San Francisco’s decision to provide free beer and vodka to homeless alcoholics has sparked an uproar among some residents of the liberal city.
“How are you going to give [some] alcoholic some alcohol?” one man rhetorically asked Fox News contributor Sara Carter.
“That’s some bull!”
The “Managed Alcohol Program” (MAP) operated by San Francisco’s Department of Public Health serves regimented doses of alcohol to voluntary participants with alcohol addiction in an effort to keep the homeless off the streets and relieve the city’s emergency services.
Experts say the program can save or extend lives, but critics wonder if the government would be better off funding treatment and sobriety programs instead.
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Carter shared her conversations with a number of residents outraged by the pilot program on “Hannity” Tuesday.
“It’s really conflicting to give alcohol to alcoholics because it’s a disease. It’s a condition that is basically an obsession of the mind that turns into an allergy of the body. And it’s a disease that they can’t help,” another San Francisco resident told Carter.
“You’re enabling, and the possibility is for them to die, end up in an institution or death.”
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MAP was established during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent vulnerable homeless people who were placed in isolation in hotel rooms from suffering from alcohol withdrawal. But the program, which started with 10 beds, has since been expanded into a 20-bed program that operates out of a former hotel in Tenderloin with a $5 million annual budget, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“If that’s what the program is and it’s giving away free alcohol, that’s not a good use of money,” one San Francisco resident said.
A homeless encampment is seen in Tenderloin District of San Francisco on June 6, 2023. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Alice Moughamian, the nurse manager of the Managed Alcohol Program and the San Francisco Sobering Center, noted there is a larger goal beyond recovery for alcoholics.
“Our goal at MAP is not to decrease the amount of alcohol that is consumed, or to taper someone towards abstinence, although both of these things have happened with clients in our program,” she said in the October presentation. “The goal is to mitigate the many health, legal and interpersonal harms associated with unsafe alcohol use.”
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Many residents nonetheless feel the program is making the city an “enabler” of addiction and misusing taxpayer funds.
“I feel like they are being an enabler,” one man said. “They’re giving people alcohol who clearly has an addiction. So if you’re providing them with a means to get drunk, I mean, it makes no sense to me.”
“You don’t need to wean them off gradually,” another added. “Or if you are, don’t use taxpayer funds under the auspices of a government program to wean them.”
Fox News’ Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — It’s one of the most lively celebrations in the Bay Area. Every June, our region comes alive with the sights and sounds of Pride.
“We want to celebrate that people in San Francisco live authentic lives and that we can love who we love,” said Suzanne Ford, the executive director of San Francisco Pride.
Ahead of this year’s celebrations comes a new public service announcement from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.
In it, a warning that foreign terrorist organizations like ISIS could target Pride events around the country.
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Cameron Polan works with the FBI’s branch here in San Francisco.
“The public service announcement is definitely something new this year,” Polan said.
The FBI says as of now, there are no immediate credible threats here in the Bay Area. However, they are advising people to take precautions.
Beyond the FBI’s warnings, San Francisco Pride executive director Suzanne Ford says sadly threats against Pride events are nothing new.
“Our organization for many, many years has worked with state, local, federal law enforcement agencies and other appropriate agencies to make sure our community’s safe,” Ford said.
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The FBI’s PSA has also gotten the attention of groups like Equality California.
The LGBTQ nonprofit says they want everyone to be comfortable celebrating Pride this year.
“Go with a friend, let people know you’re attending Pride, have a meet up spot, have an exit plan, know a check point around the area,” says Jorge Reyes Salinas.
Because with Pride kicking off in just a few weeks time, Ford says this year’s celebrations will be better than ever before.
“We’re going to come together, there’s going to be one million people out on Market Street, and we’re going to proclaim to the world that in San Francisco Pride is our community and that we’re going to be there,” Ford said.
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Defensive tackle Shakel Brown and offensive tackle Chris Hubbard signed one-year contracts with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday, the NFL team announced.
Brown played at Troy and Hubbard played at UAB before reaching the NFL.
While Brown has never played in an NFL regular-season game, Hubbard entered the league as an undrafted rookie with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013 and has played in 94 regular-season and six playoff games.
Both players are coming off injuries with the Tennessee Titans.
Hubbard started nine of the Titans’ first 10 games at right tackle in 2023 before a biceps injury ended his season prematurely. Hubbard had been an unrestricted free agent since March 13.
Brown joined Tennessee as an undrafted rookie last offseason. But he suffered an ankle injury in a preseason game and spent the entire 2023 campaign on injured reserve. The Titans had released Brown last week.
To make room on their roster for Brown and Hubbard, the 49ers released defensive lineman Earnest Brown IV and offensive lineman Corey Luciano.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.
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