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Cool Grey City of Data: inside the San Francisco Chronicle's data team.

In which Alberto Cairo and I meet Dan Kopf and Nami Sumida to discuss data journalism and The City.

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Oh hey! The San Francisco Chronicle & DevHub team won 1st place for journalistic innovation at Headliner Awards!

CC: Dan Kopf Christian Leonard Danielle Rindler Nami Sumida Janie Haseman Vivien Ngo & many more talented colleagues across Hearst who contributed ❣️

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A 16yo died last night after allegedly fleeing police when they attempted to stop him. By my count, that's the 7th person killed in a police pursuit this year, and the 115th Michiganian to die since 2017. That number is likely low, as I wrote last month: detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…

He described the allegations as a “his word against your word” situation. “Quite honestly, the district attorney probably won’t prosecute because there isn’t enough evidence to show it happened,” the sergeant said. Matthias Gafni
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My team CBS News is hiring a (fully remote) investigative data journalist!

Come work with me: careers.paramount.com/job/New-York-I…

A Nashville mother of 5 reported a sexual assault during her massage at ritzy Sonoma spa. She told Sonoma County sheriff deputies she wanted to prosecute. But by time she finished talking to them, she decided not to move forward. Here’s what happened:

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Wow. Marc Tessier-Lavigne, who resigned as Stanford University president this summer for overseeing labs that produced falsified research at 3 different institutions over 20 years, returns to biotech with $1bn in funding.

Latest: The San Francisco Influence List. These are the people influencing the city that I grew up in. Coding by Yuri Avila and a whopping 21 illustrations by John Blanchard. sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

Long dominated by progressives, SF's Democratic Party board is now under moderate rule. Its members plan to set a new 'drama free' tone for the party. My first piece San Francisco Chronicle sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-…

Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers. nola.com/news/politics/…

NEW: Jon Jacobo resigned from the Calle 24 board of directors during an emergency meeting yesterday after 3 women alleged sexual assault, harassment and stalking in a SF Standard expose published yesterday. Here's the latest via San Francisco Chronicle
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Some personal news: Today is my last day at San Francisco Chronicle where I've grown so much as a journalist and human. Next week, I start as the data editor The Boston Globe! I'm extremely grateful. That said, SFC is looking for my replacement! HMU if you're interested

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NEW investigation by Tara Duggan:

A grizzly bear chase caught on video. A penguin killed by a guillotine door. Mass staff unrest.

Behind the scenes — 17 years after a tiger killed a guest — the San Francisco Zoo is in turmoil over safety.

STORY: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

FCI Dublin staffers are throwing women's personal property away, considering it trash. Women allowed to take one bag only before getting transferred. 'The lifers in a panic,' one woman emailed me.

Lot happening but to recap:

—Jon Jacobo resigned from director position at TODCO today.
—Supervisor Hillary Ronen called for hearing on how law enforcement handles sexual harassment & assault cases
—Police Chief Bill Scott said 3 women's reports being 'diligently' investigated

How dare Yee lie & claim TODCO wasn’t aware “of the issues raised today” - that’s a lie.

Both Yee & Elberling of TODCO were aware that there were multiple women who made allegations of abuse & rape against Jacobo.

Receipts: I sent them the email below on March 14, 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: S.F. official calls for hearing after political operative faces new sex assault and abuse allegations sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f… via San Francisco Chronicle

New: S.F. official calls for hearing after political operative faces new sex assault and abuse allegations sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f…

The San Francisco Chronicle is hiring a data visualization editor!

Come join our amazing data team and help us take our data graphics to the next level.

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New federal data show that the number of people dying in police chases in the U.S. is at an all-time high, but the total is almost certainly an undercount, according to Susie Neilson & Jennifer Gollan in the San Francisco Chronicle: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…