CLJ 86: how did this virus journal become about cops?


Among the talk we are going to hear in the coming weeks is the importance of police in fighting violent crime.


Plumb Crazy tells the little known story of the role of leaded gas and the '90s crime drop.




Reopened, with boards.


Walking down to the farmer's market. Traffic might be down a little bit. Pedestrian and car traffic. Is it the beginning of the summer vacation season, on top of the pandemic?


Not surprisingly, the shady spots seem most popular in SF's newest campground. If you hang out long enough, full circle happens so often. This area was once grass, but the grass was removed to prevent houseless people from hanging out. Hahaha.

There are stories about people buying homes out of town. Apparently with the virus lingering the next few years, and working from home and working remotely being the new norm, living in the city is losing some appeal.


There might be a few more masks than last week. And it looks like about the same number of stores boarded up. The line for CalFresh benefits is the longest I've seen yet.



It's baaack.


Wait, wait, this looks like in SF (still locked down-ish) it's still going away


File under: What a shitty time to be petty.

Muni drivers opted to not be part of oppressing the protests, so the police officers union opted to not provide security to Muni. Personally, I've been railing against using cops to collect fares for years, so this is good news.

Meanwhile, a cop who showed solidarity with the protests is getting hassled.

File under: good guys with guns

This houseless man in a wheelchair was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. What to do? What to do? Why, shoot him in the face, of course.


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