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UNITED STATES—Home gardens are getting shadier as bigger modern homes occupy smaller modern lots. Bigger homes make bigger shadows. So do their bigger fences that compensate for their minimal proximity to each other. Less space within their smaller gardens extends beyond their shade. Consequently, shade tolerant species have become more popular than ever. Also, small trees have become more popular...

SAN FRANCISCO—On April 3, 2024, the SF District Attorney’s Office disclosed that they secured a conviction of Alex Chan-Carrillo, 32, after a trial by jury for slapping a woman on the buttocks near an elementary school in the Richmond District. He was convicted of sexual battery (PC 243.4). According to court testimony and other evidence presented at trial, on July...

SAN FRANCISCO—On April 4, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced two people were charged with narcotics trafficking in the Tenderloin area. Jeremy Gonzalez-Sierra, 21, and Ronald Murillo-Zelaya, 23, were arraigned on April 3. They each pleaded not guilty to all charges.  Gonzalez-Sierra is charged with one count of possession for sale of cocaine base (H&S 11351.5) and Murillo-Zelaya...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Fire Department battled a one-alarm fire on Saturday, April 6. The fire was reported at 6:47 a.m. after a 911 call was received about a mattress fire. The SFFD reported on its Facebook page that first arriving units found a victim needing to be rescued from the second floor. “Quick thinking by Engine 23 and a ladder...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, April 5, the San Francisco Fire Department reported a vehicle crashed into a building at 18th Street and Valencia. The incident was reported at 1:35 p.m. a car collided resulting in no injuries. There was structural damage to a pillar as a result of the collision, but it is not expected to impact the occupancy of the...

NASHVILLE, TN—Country musician Morgan Wallen was arrested on Monday, April 8, in Nashville, Tennessee by police. Wallen, 30, was booked early morning on Monday on three counts of felony reckless endangerment and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct for throwing a chair from the rooftop of Chief’s Bar on Sunday, April 7. Chief’s is a new bar that opened...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Saturday, April 5, the San Francisco Police Department reported at approximately 1:37 p.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Mission Street regarding a report of a shooting. They arrived on scene and located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers provided aid, including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Paramedics responded to the scene and rendered aid as well,...

UNITED STATES—I know I am not the only person who suffers from it, I’m referring to impulse purchases. I feel sometimes we have this engrained notion that if we go shopping or we visit an establishment where we can purchase goods we find this exact desire to purchase something. It feels almost foreign to visit an establishment and not...

HOLLYWOOD—I will admit last season of the Bravo reality series “Vanderpump Rules” was must-see TV. That scandal involving Tom Sandoval, Arianna Madix and Rachel Leviss, you couldn’t make it up. It had me hooked, this season not so much. The lure has died down. However, another series has hooked me after 3 episodes. I will acknowledge when I heard...

HOLLYWOOD—Last week’s episode of “Survivor” was a hoot. The season had been losing some serious steam, but that blindside at Siga totally changed the game, right as we enter into the merge minus the jury element people. This week’s episode, ‘Cancel Christmas’ witnessed the fallout of Maria and Charlie blindsiding Moriah when they voted out Jem without her knowing....