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SF News /Jay Barmann

Day Around The Bay: Crime Drop In California Linked To Increased Immigration

Published Jul 3, 2017 · 12:55 PM PDT / Updated Dec 29, 2018 · 7:30 PM PST

  • Somebody is putting googly eyes on statues in Golden Gate Park. [BrokeAss Stuart]
  • In addition to nixing the large sculpture at the base of Salesforce Tower and adjacent to the Transbay Terminal, they're now nixing a planned redwood grove next to the building in order to allow more light into the plaza. [Socketsite]
  • A report by the San Francisco-based Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice found that there is a correlation between increased immigration and a diversifying population with the overall drop in crime over the past 35 years in California. [KQED]
  • An Oakland man, Jerry Harbin, has just been the fourth person convicted in the 2015 shooting death of Chyemil Pierce, who was killed outside her West Oakland home as she was trying to shield her children from the gunfire. [ABC 7]
  • Inside Yelp’s lengthy, grudge-filled battle with Google. [NYT]
  • A brush fire between Balboa Park and Daly City, in addition to track work, caused major BART delays on Tuesday. [Chronicle]
  • The judge in the Brock Turner case responds to recall effort. [KQED]
  • Intentional audio issues with SFPD body cameras are causing transparency concerns. [Examiner]
  • Fans at San Jose Earthquakes game chant homophobic slur, despite censure from team. [ABC 7]
  • There's been an apparent spike in bear incidents around Tahoe in May and June. [Chronicle]

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