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SAN FRANCISCO—On Sunday, May 31, a male body was discovered in the waters of the San Joaquin River Delta in Isleton, California. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Units responded to the area to assist the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputies recover the body from the water. On Thursday, May 28, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s office received a...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, June 3, Varo Money, a mobile banking service based in San Francisco, announced that it has secured $241 million in its fifth round of investments. With the newest addition, Varo totals over $419 million in investor funds. This round of investments was led by The Rise Fund, which has been a Varo investor since early 2018 and...

UNITED STATES—All four police officers involved in the death of George Floyd, 46, are now in police custody and facing charges. During a press conference on Wednesday, May 3, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that the Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd are facing charges for second-degree unintentional murder, as well as aiding and abetting...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, June 3 at approximately 12:00 p.m., Mayor London Breed announced via Twitter, that the citywide curfew would be ending on Thursday, June 4, at 5:00 a.m. San Francisco  enacted the citywide curfew on Sunday, May 31 that begin at 8:00 p.m. and ended at 5:00 a.m. on Monday June 1. The curfew required residents to remain indoors...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, June 3, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) released a statement announcing the arrest of four suspects for the possession of child pornography. The arrests were made on May 22. The suspects have been identified as San Francisco residents Peter Bodin, 54, Anthony Jasso, 31, David Frye, 33, and John Pennington, 47. SFPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday June 3, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) announced they will start setting more stations where only Clipper cards will be sold. The paper tickets can still be used at all stations. Clipper is the transit card for the Bay Area. A Clipper card can hold transit passes, cash value, or any combination. The project will be started during...

UNITED STATES─I admit that in the beginning, I truly believed the safest thing for us to do during this pandemic was to simply stay home. It did make sense to flatten the curve to alleviate the inundation of patients to our hospitals. Also, there was no panacea out there to protect us, so couch sitting gave us a small...

UNITED STATES—The National Football League announced that all teams are required to hold training camp at team facilities. Pre COVID-19, teams held training camp at off-site locations and were able to host joint practices which will no longer be permitted. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the new changes on Tuesday, June 2 in a memo that was sent out to...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Wednesday, June 3, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department indicated they are planning on having tennis courts reopened by Saturday, June 6. The online reservations for the tennis courts will be started on Friday, June 5 at 10 a.m. The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department indicates the City’s Health Order allowed tennis courts to reopen for...

SAN FRANCISCO—Wakeen Best, 36, of San Francisco has been granted a new trial by a California Appellate Court after being convicted of animal cruelty, auto burglary, and vandalism. She received a three-year sentence which has been served. On Friday, May 29, a state appeals court ruled that Best was entitled to a new trial because the court had wrongly...