Trouble Archives - Mission Local https://missionlocal.org/category/trouble/ Local news for a global city Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:40:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://missionloca.s3.amazonaws.com/mission/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/iconlogomap-100x100.jpg Trouble Archives - Mission Local https://missionlocal.org/category/trouble/ 32 32 SF SAFE workers file labor complaint against imploded nonprofit https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/sf-safe-workers-file-labor-complaint-against-imploded-nonprofit/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/sf-safe-workers-file-labor-complaint-against-imploded-nonprofit/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:39:38 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=585954 A group of former SF SAFE workers walking down a hallway at city hall heading to a meeting with the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement

Some 15 former employees of SF SAFE, the police-affiliated nonprofit that imploded last month due to financial mismanagement, gathered at City Hall today to file an official complaint and attempt […]

SF SAFE workers file labor complaint against imploded nonprofit

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‘We got blindsided:’ SF SAFE workers allege pay violations, hostile work culture https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/we-got-blindsided-sf-safe-workers-allege-pay-violations-hostile-work-culture/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/we-got-blindsided-sf-safe-workers-allege-pay-violations-hostile-work-culture/#comments Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=585832 A kitchen with a table and chairs.

Furlishous Wyatt remembers how he felt last month when he heard about the implosion of the scandal-ridden nonprofit SF SAFE, where he had worked for 42 years.  “There was initial […]

‘We got blindsided:’ SF SAFE workers allege pay violations, hostile work culture

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Landlord: Imploded nonprofit SF SAFE owes $445K rent for lavish offices  https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/police-nonprofit-sf-safe-owes-445k-rent/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/police-nonprofit-sf-safe-owes-445k-rent/#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2024 01:41:28 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=585287 A room with a couch and a chair.

SF SAFE, the San Francisco Police Department-affiliated nonprofit that has been mired in a series of financial scandals, allegedly owes its landlord $445,306 in unpaid rent, according to a notice […]

Landlord: Imploded nonprofit SF SAFE owes $445K rent for lavish offices 

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Florists: Disgraced nonprofit SF SAFE stiffed us $17K https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/florists-disgraced-nonprofit-sf-safe-stiffed-us-17k/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/florists-disgraced-nonprofit-sf-safe-stiffed-us-17k/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:08:08 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=585141 a collage of flower bouquets and Kyra Worthy

SF SAFE, the police-affiliated nonprofit embroiled in a series of financial scandals, has purportedly stiffed another local outfit: Diosa Blooms, a small, family-owned Mission florist, says the embattled nonprofit ran […]

Florists: Disgraced nonprofit SF SAFE stiffed us $17K

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Bob Lee killing: Defense wants access to stabbing victim’s phones; trial delayed https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/bob-lee-killing-phone-access/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/bob-lee-killing-phone-access/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:49:33 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=585063 Attorneys for Nima Momeni, outside a courtroom. Momeni is accused of killing Bob Lee.

A hearing on whether to move Nima Momeni’s murder trial out of San Francisco was today delayed until next month. Momeni’s trial date for his alleged killing of Cash App […]

Bob Lee killing: Defense wants access to stabbing victim’s phones; trial delayed

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A gusher after DPW truck shears hydrant at UN Plaza https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/a-gusher-after-dpw-truck-shears-hydrant-at-un-plaza/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/a-gusher-after-dpw-truck-shears-hydrant-at-un-plaza/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 05:51:31 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=583554 A fire hydrant on a city street.

The San Francisco Fire Department reported Monday evening that, shortly after 5 p.m., a pickup truck from the Department of Public Works hit a hydrant at Civic Center, creating a […]

A gusher after DPW truck shears hydrant at UN Plaza

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Four-time DA candidate represents Mission Rec killing suspect  https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/four-time-da-candidate-represents-mission-rec-killing-suspect/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/four-time-da-candidate-represents-mission-rec-killing-suspect/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2024 21:46:34 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=583350 Two people sitting in a courtroom.

Antonio Malik Rodgers-Alcala, a 21-year-old man accused of killing 18-year-old Damien González at the Mission Recreation Center this past August, is now represented by private attorney Bill Fazio, who ran […]

Four-time DA candidate represents Mission Rec killing suspect 

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Man found dead at 24th Street Mission BART plaza  https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/man-found-dead-24th-street-mission-plaza/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/man-found-dead-24th-street-mission-plaza/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2024 00:23:23 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=583228

An elderly plaza regular was discovered dead Thursday morning outside the 24th Street BART station.  A fire department spokesperson confirmed that medics reported to the scene at 7:45 a.m. on […]

Man found dead at 24th Street Mission BART plaza 

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Mission mass shooting suspect will head to trial, but defense claims innocence https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/accused-mass-shooter-javier-campos-goes-trial/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/02/accused-mass-shooter-javier-campos-goes-trial/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:06:45 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=582263 Composite image of Javier Campos, left to right: Him wearing a white hoodie white teeth barred, him in an orange suit as part of a booking photo, him in a black parka and beanie.

A judge today found probable cause that Javier Campos, the man accused of shooting nine people at a Mission District block party in June, committed all 12 of the crimes […]

Mission mass shooting suspect will head to trial, but defense claims innocence

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Javier Campos’ dumped gun matches casings at Mission mass shooting https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/gun-dumped-javier-campos-match-sf-mass-shooting/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/gun-dumped-javier-campos-match-sf-mass-shooting/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:24:31 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=582096 Javier Campos sitting on sink, smiling

A firearms expert today matched bullet casings at the scene of June’s Mission District mass shooting with another bullet casing found in a car linked to suspect Javier Campos — […]

Javier Campos’ dumped gun matches casings at Mission mass shooting

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CHP officers shoot purportedly knife-wielding man on Highway 280 https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/chp-officers-shoot-purportedly-knife-wielding-man-on-highway-280/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/chp-officers-shoot-purportedly-knife-wielding-man-on-highway-280/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 01:55:02 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=582098 A map showing the location of the San Francisco CHP (California Highway Patrol).

A law-enforcement source tells Mission Local that California Highway Patrol officers have shot a person allegedly wielding a knife on Highway 280 not far from 20th Street.  All lanes on southbound […]

CHP officers shoot purportedly knife-wielding man on Highway 280

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Javier Campos hearing: Bullet casing from Mission mass shooting traced to Richmond https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/sfpd-bullet-casing-from-mission-mass-shooting-traced-to-richmond/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/sfpd-bullet-casing-from-mission-mass-shooting-traced-to-richmond/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:46:41 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=581810 Javier Campos, with a beanie, rapping.

Police investigators discovered a bullet casing in the suspected getaway car in last summer’s Mission District mass shooting, and traced the vehicle, a gray Mercedez-Benz, across the Bay to Richmond, […]

Javier Campos hearing: Bullet casing from Mission mass shooting traced to Richmond

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Prosecutors link Mission mass shooting suspect to online brag https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/prosecutors-link-mission-mass-shooting-suspect-to-online-brag/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/prosecutors-link-mission-mass-shooting-suspect-to-online-brag/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 02:15:53 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=581644 Composite image of Javier Campos, left to right: Him wearing a white hoodie white teeth barred, him in an orange suit as part of a booking photo, him in a black parka and beanie.

Prosecutors today connected Javier Campos, the suspect accused of last year’s Mission District mass shooting, to a social media account that bragged about a shooting in the days afterwards — and […]

Prosecutors link Mission mass shooting suspect to online brag

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One injured in Mission shooting after 49ers win https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/one-injured-in-mission-post-game-shooting-after-49ers-win/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/one-injured-in-mission-post-game-shooting-after-49ers-win/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:06:44 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=581584 police car lights, hit-and-run, Rainbow Grocery, 49ers

Despite largely peaceful celebrations after the San Francisco 49ers won their championship game last night, the scene turned briefly violent just before midnight, when a person was shot at 25th […]

One injured in Mission shooting after 49ers win

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Explore: SF crime fell ever so slightly in 2023 https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/explore-sf-crime-fell-ever-so-slightly-in-2023/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/explore-sf-crime-fell-ever-so-slightly-in-2023/#comments Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=580670 Police standing in the street, yellow tape across the street from a flowered medium

Once again, crime is on the agenda in the 2024 mayoral race, as Mayor London Breed asks voters to expand the power of the police department and her opponent Daniel […]

Explore: SF crime fell ever so slightly in 2023

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Mission Rec teen-killing suspect in court on prior armed-robbery charge https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/mission-rec-teen-killing-prior-armed-robbery/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/mission-rec-teen-killing-prior-armed-robbery/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:14:34 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=579767 Two people sitting in a courtroom.

Antonio Rodgers-Alcala, the young man accused of killing 18-year-old Damien Gonzalez at the Mission Recreation Center, was in court today on charges related to an armed robbery that took place […]

Mission Rec teen-killing suspect in court on prior armed-robbery charge

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MS-13 gang leader in Mission District gets life in prison https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/ms-13-gang-leader-sf-life-sentence/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/ms-13-gang-leader-sf-life-sentence/#comments Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:09:33 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=579469 San Francisco police car driving on a street between parked cars

The leader of a Mission District faction of the MS-13 gang, Elmer Rodriguez, was sentenced to life in prison today after he was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder and […]

MS-13 gang leader in Mission District gets life in prison

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Burglarized 24th St. jewelry shop to close for good https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/shine-little-diamond-jewelery-shop-burglarized-closing/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/shine-little-diamond-jewelery-shop-burglarized-closing/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:31:17 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=578805 A man standing in front of a smashed glass display case.

A jewelry shop on 24th Street was burglarized and cleared of its merchandise early on New Year’s Day, and now plans to close permanently, its owner says.  “It was really […]

Burglarized 24th St. jewelry shop to close for good

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SFPD arrest suspect in Mission Rec Center teen killing https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/sfpd-arrest-suspect-in-mission-rec-center-teen-killing/ https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/sfpd-arrest-suspect-in-mission-rec-center-teen-killing/#comments Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:09:25 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=578799 A young man with his hands covering his face, seated at a table with a green cloth over it and piled with books.

San Francisco police officers have arrested a suspect in the August 2023 fatal shooting of Damien González, an 18-year-old who was playing basketball with friends at the Mission Recreation Center […]

SFPD arrest suspect in Mission Rec Center teen killing

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Slow-motion police chase ends at Precita Park https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/slow-motion-police-chase-ends-at-precita-park/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/slow-motion-police-chase-ends-at-precita-park/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2023 01:38:47 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=577843 A police car is parked in front of a building.

A throng of police officers descended upon Precita Park this evening, where a police vehicle chase came to an end. Just before 5 p.m., Mission Local’s Eleni Balakrishnan witnessed at […]

Slow-motion police chase ends at Precita Park

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Teens sue SF, SFPD over police crackdown at Dolores Park Hill Bomb https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/dolores-hill-bomb-lawsuit/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/dolores-hill-bomb-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2023 21:04:17 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=577674 A night shot of teenagers with hands up, officers, vans after the 2023 Dolores Park hill bomb

Four children ranging in age from 13 to 17 filed a class-action suit today against the city, its police chief, Mission Station’s police captain and a tactical squad lieutenant in […]

Teens sue SF, SFPD over police crackdown at Dolores Park Hill Bomb

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Storm floods 18th and Valencia intersection https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/storm-floods-intersection-at-18th-and-valencia/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/storm-floods-intersection-at-18th-and-valencia/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2023 23:28:36 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=577516 A waterlogged street corner at Valencia and 18th streets.

A deluge on Monday afternoon submerged the intersection of 18th and Valencia streets. Yellow Moto, the pizza joint at the intersection, found itself surrounded by ankle-deep water outside, threatening to […]

Storm floods 18th and Valencia intersection

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Javier Campos charged for Mission District mass shooting https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/javier-campos-charged-for-mission-district-mass-shooting/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/javier-campos-charged-for-mission-district-mass-shooting/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:11:58 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=577092 Javier Campos, with a beanie, rapping.

Javier Campos III, the 23-year-old suspect in the Mission District mass shooting that left nine victims wounded in June, has been charged with a raft of crimes, including assault with […]

Javier Campos charged for Mission District mass shooting

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Driver kills pedestrian in Rainbow Grocery lot https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/sf-driver-kills-pedestrian-in-rainbow-grocery-lot/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/sf-driver-kills-pedestrian-in-rainbow-grocery-lot/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2023 04:12:47 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=576604 police car lights, hit-and-run, Rainbow Grocery, 49ers

A driver struck and killed a pedestrian and hit multiple vehicles in the parking lot outside Rainbow Grocery on Folsom Street this afternoon, San Francisco police said.  The pedestrian, whose […]

Driver kills pedestrian in Rainbow Grocery lot

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At least 16 in 2023: ATM thieves target corner stores https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/at-least-16-in-2023-atm-thieves-target-corner-stores/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/at-least-16-in-2023-atm-thieves-target-corner-stores/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=566469 A storefront that reads Randa's Market

A loaf of bread, a quart of milk, and now ATMs are being stolen from corner stores and other establishments. Thieves have yanked out, or at least attempted to yank […]

At least 16 in 2023: ATM thieves target corner stores

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U.S. Marshals raid Mission home https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/us-marshals-conduct-raid-on-mission-home/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/us-marshals-conduct-raid-on-mission-home/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:27:00 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=576227 A US marshal walking back to his car after the arrest

Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service, accompanied by San Francisco police, raided a Mission District home Thursday afternoon, taking one man into custody.  The man, who was dressed in a […]

U.S. Marshals raid Mission home

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Mission stabbing leaves man in serious condition https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/mission-stabbing-leaves-man-in-serious-condition/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/mission-stabbing-leaves-man-in-serious-condition/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 22:27:18 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=576078 police car lights, hit-and-run, Rainbow Grocery, 49ers

A man was left in serious condition after being stabbed on Tuesday night in the Mission District, according to police and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Police responded to Mission […]

Mission stabbing leaves man in serious condition

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SF ‘playing Whac-A-Mole’ with sex work on Capp, Shotwell https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/sf-playing-whac-a-mole-prostitution/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/sf-playing-whac-a-mole-prostitution/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 22:10:44 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=576074 A possible sex worker soliciting a client on Shotwell, after crackdowns on Capp Street this year.

Since Capp Street’s closure to through traffic in February, residents have celebrated success in deterring sex workers and cruising clients from flocking there. But nearby neighbors say the same problems […]

SF ‘playing Whac-A-Mole’ with sex work on Capp, Shotwell

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Motorcyclist injured on Mission after being struck by car https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/motorcyclist-injured-on-mission-after-being-struck-by-car/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/motorcyclist-injured-on-mission-after-being-struck-by-car/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:24:48 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=575981 San Francisco police respond to a crash on Mission Street.

At around 6:15 p.m., a car struck a motorcycle on Mission Street between 19th and 20th streets. The motorcycle rider was taken to the hospital from the scene of the […]

Motorcyclist injured on Mission after being struck by car

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Car catches fire on 24th Street https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/car-catches-fire-on-24th-street/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/12/car-catches-fire-on-24th-street/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:15:03 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=575458 A car on fire on 24th and Hampshire streets in the Mission District

Two women rushed into Tony’s Market and Liquor Store, Friday morning, begging the sitting employee, Sam, for water. “They said, ‘Hurry up, ‘hurry up,'” Sam recalled. “At first, I thought […]

Car catches fire on 24th Street

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SF commissioner Palmer will stand trial for sexual assault https://missionlocal.org/2023/11/sf-commissioner-william-palmer-trial/ https://missionlocal.org/2023/11/sf-commissioner-william-palmer-trial/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:03:28 +0000 https://missionlocal.org/?p=575415 A man with dreadlocks standing in front of a colorful wall.

A San Francisco city commissioner is on track to go to trial for sexual assault and sodomy charges, after a preliminary hearing in his case concluded this week, according to […]

SF commissioner Palmer will stand trial for sexual assault

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