ACLU, SF Board of Supes request release of footage in Monterrosa shooting

Vallejo Times-Herald, by John Glidden, July 6, 2020  Pressure continues to mount from outside Vallejo to release body camera footage from the fatal officer-involved shooting of Sean Monterrosa in front of a Vallejo Walgreens during the early morning hours of June 2. Both the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the San Francisco … Continue reading ACLU, SF Board of Supes request release of footage in Monterrosa shooting

Getting grandma out of the care facility… build her a backyard cottage?

Bay Area backyard cottages boom as elderly parents and college students flee coronavirus San Francisco Chronicle, by J.K. Dineen, July 4, 2020 Bay Area companies that specialize in backyard cottages are seeing a surge in interest from homeowners who suddenly need to create additional living space for elderly parents or adult children displaced because of … Continue reading Getting grandma out of the care facility… build her a backyard cottage?

Vallejo’s Mare Island Ferry Taproom featured in SF Chronicle: Forget dining inside, going out to bars

Forget dining inside, going out to bars: California’s new surge restrictions could last for a long while Cynthia Dizikes and Alexei Koseff July 2, 2020 New state restrictions on bars and restaurants in counties with the worst virus-control numbers are supposed to expire after three weeks. But few public health experts believe the bans on indoor gatherings and … Continue reading Vallejo’s Mare Island Ferry Taproom featured in SF Chronicle: Forget dining inside, going out to bars

Coronavirus autopsies: A story of 38 brains, 87 lungs and 42 hearts

What we’ve learned from the dead that could help the living. The Washington Post, by Ariana Eunjung Cha, July 1, 2020 When pathologist Amy Rapkiewicz began the grim process of opening up the coronavirus dead to learn how their bodies went awry, she found damage to the lungs, kidneys and liver consistent with what doctors had reported … Continue reading Coronavirus autopsies: A story of 38 brains, 87 lungs and 42 hearts