August 28, 2007
Tenderloin Housing Clinic: A Gang Member was General-Managing our Hotel, Extorting and Assaulting our Clients
Well THIS is juicy: a restraining order, freshly filed by the THC, explains at least one of their recent firings:
Defendant is ... the former general manager of the Mission Hotel ... THC discovered defendant had been involved in criminal activity, including extortion, assaults, and threats of violence ... The conduct is ongoing.
Yikes. Turns out, the guy was fired weeks ago, but he's been stalking people from the THC, and got back into the hotel to threaten some more folks. The THC has filed a restraining order which is all very nice and pleasant but OH GOD WHY THE FUCK ISN'T HE UNDER ARREST?
Defendant is a dangerous and reputed gang member of the Nortenos. Employees and tenants at Mission Hotel are fearful of violence. Defendant is very angry ... he also continues to extort money from the Mission Hotel tenants.
So, how'd they catch the guy? Our sources (commenting on condition of anonymity, which we think is very wise) say that it was video footage that kicked off an investigation. Video footage! And as you'll recall, the THC recently sent a takedown notice to a guy who was videotaping and publicizing all the nastiness around the Seneca Hotel.
We asked a THC staffer what they'd do if Jeff refused their order to take down his camera. They replied that they really didn't know. Well, Jeff's called their bluff:
I am hereby requesting a written statement regarding the consequences of any future videotaping.
Yeesh, what a messy business. Whatever happens next is bound to be unpleasant. But then again -- you cast your lot with criminals and crazies, that's what you get.
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no big surprise. the t/l has and always will be run this way. we should just tear everything down and start over on 6th street and in the t/l.
speaking of which, why don't we have hard labor anymore more for prisoners? why not truck them back into the city in leg irons to do all the nasty work for free we shouldn't have to pay anyone at dpw for anyway. digging ditches, breaking up concrete, digging up and replanting gardens, painting the projects, demolishing the ones that need to be taken down and what not.
this would be a great message to send to all the potential gang bangers and losers in the city right upfront. go to school or you'll be back in this same hood in leg irons doing all the labor for free.
um they do that in southern states, dude, and it costs a fortune. to properly supervise prisoners out in public you need a lot of guards and a lot of guns. plus when one of them breaks out and goes all willie horton, I'm betting you'd be the first to whine. why don't you get your own blog and tell us more about your ideas.
it is so funny to read people here wonder gosh why are criminals running around? you have a DA that has an almost congenital inability to fight crime, a chief of police that is clueless, a police force more interested in pay raises than work, a mayor who's out to lunch (or whatever) who could care less about crime, and a population who is so in love with how "cute" our Mayor and DA are they give them a pass, and a downtown business establishment that tries to put the blame elsewhere to hide the fact THEY SUPPORT HIGHER CRIME AND TAXES.
good points guest. can i ask what your stance is on the death penalty? or three strikes?
When going off-topic, take it to the SFist forum.
i disagree mattymatt. criminals running the hood. i'd say we are quite on topic. they obviously see no repercussions for committing crime in our town. who'se to blame?
No one takes anything to the SFist forum. Ever.
Jeff is quickly becoming a god in my eyes. This dude should have run for mayor.
"No one takes anything to the SFist forum. Ever."
Then feel free to be a trendsetter.
Again, as already pointed out, "when going off-topic, take it to the SFist forum."
That was not a request or a suggestion, free-speech freedom fighters.
Any comments from Paul Holgath about this?
maybe this isn't quite right about the Norteno connection. They're organized. THC is disorganized
I'd love to take it to the forum, but the forum doesn't actually work. You can make a post, but not reply one. Or you know, view the whole thing, if the character count is too high. So it's not actually a great place for a discussion.