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CALIFORNIA — On Thursday, March 25, Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) proposed legislation that would decriminalize jaywalking in the state of California. In a March 25 tweet, Assemblymember Ting said he believes "jaywalking is arbitrarily enforced.  When tickets are issues, they're disproportionately given to people of color & sometimes these encounters w/ police are life threatening.  I introduced #AB1238, The...

UNITED STATES—Zorba’s time “up here” impacted him as colors must impact a person born blind who gains sight through an operation. Each place had something the other lacked, the Underground Cities had jeweled towers and "up there," wide open spaces and a calm that saturated every molecule of bring. Detective Zorba dreaded going back to the Underground Cities, where...

HOLLYWOOD—It was the penultimate episode before next week’s season 10 finale of “The Walking Dead.” This week’s episode, ‘Diverged’ which saw further fractions in the relationship between Carol and Daryl. These two besties were still searching for food and crops, but the tension between them was so thick you should slice it with your breathe. It is bad, because...

HOLLYWOOD—I honestly wish awards season was just cancelled for 2021. The virtual ceremony just doesn’t work people. It doesn’t matter how hard you attempt to make the ceremony entertaining, having the audience as a virtual audience is not the same as having people live in person America. Host Anthony Anderson did his best to keep things moving along, but...

HELLO AMERICA!—Since plans are being developed to create a documentary based on my life, my thoughts are being flooded with people, situations and characters which represents an early America that most people neglect to remember or even discuss. After all, it was a world on fire, newspaper headlines exploded with news of a war that challenged the existence of...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Film Festival announced that "Naked Singularity" will be the premiere movie to next month’s event. The festival begins on Friday, April 9 and runs until April 18. It will feature a selection of 42 drive-in movies and 56 short films from 41 different countries. 13 of the films showed will be world premieres. The world premiere of...

SAN FRANCISCO—According to the District Attorney’s Office, Justin Volk, a former Forensic Laboratory Analyst in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), was charged with theft and receipt of stolen property. “Both crimes are alleged to involve evidence belonging to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner,” said the SFDA’s Office in a news release. “When we first learned...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department arrested Michael Lopez, 43, for assaulting several victims on Polk and Clay Streets. Authorities indicate on Monday, March 22, at 7:56 a.m., officers from the Northern Station received a call that described a perpetrator physically attacking victims. “One of the victims witnessed the suspect following two unknown Asian females. As the females began to run...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, March 26, construction workers found a 20 foot long 3-foot high man-made cave with two men living inside under the Vallejo Bridge. The Vallejo Police Department indicated it was dug into the side of an embankment. The men have not been identified and were not armed. According to a nearby resident of the area, a construction worker...

SAN FRANCISCO—California Assemblymember Phil Ting is proposing to eliminate jaywalking tickets in the state of California. Ting is a representative from the state’s 19th Assembly District, which encompasses parts of San Francisco and San Mateo County. On Thursday, March 25, Ting introduced AB 1238, The Freedom To Walk Act, which would decriminalize jaywalking. According to a press release from Ting, AB 1238/The...