When Latricia Hartley realized her daughter went missing from San Francisco, she did what any parent would do. She called the police. Instead of getting the help she needed, the mom wound up in a jail cell for five days. sfstandard.com/2024/04/24/a-m…

Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield's 16-year-old child has been reported missing and is believed to be in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, according to police and local officials. sfstandard.com/2024/04/23/sla…

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Perfect summation of what X has become: Deepfake Elon Musk who can't pronounce his own name ('Eye-lon Musk'), touting get-rich-quick scheme, promoted by verified subscriber. Bonus points for the fake Jack Dorsey and Cathie Wood.

SCOOP: San Francisco has no idea where hundreds of homeless people have gone after giving them bus, train & airline tickets to return to their families.

The city stopped collecting this basic data in early 2022.

Story ✍️ by David Sjostedt

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A former Caltrain official wanted to cut down on his commute, so (naturally) he built himself a place to live inside the Burlingame train station. Trouble is, he got caught and now faces criminal charges for allegedly misspending $50,000 in public funds. sfstandard.com/2024/03/29/cal…

As far as Beth Kelly knows, her 8-year-old son was secluded at least twice and physically restrained by staff multiple times at school. But the SFUSD didn’t report a single incident. sfstandard.com/2024/03/25/sfu…

This is extraordinary. To threaten journalists with punishment for leaking while asking them to solicit leaks from sources is an awkward straddle. That's why serious news organizations almost never undertake them.