SF Politics Leland Yee Released From Federal Clink After Serving Five Years Notorious SF scandal figure Leland Yee has just been released from federal custody after serving five years for racketeering charges.
SF News So Long, Leland Yee! Former State Senator Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison The defense wanted four-and-a-half years, federal prosecutors pushed for eight, but according to headlines from the Weekly to KQED, the scales of justice were balanced at five. So here we go, everyone, one
SF News Goodbye, Leland Yee? Feds Seek 8-Year Prison Sentence In Racketeering Case The saga of the former state Senator Leland Yee, who last year pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering, continues today as we learn that federal prosecutors are seeking an eight-year sentence in federal
SF News Prosecutor In City Hall Corruption Case Wants To Keep Evidence Secret As you most likely remember, ten days ago the District Attorney's Office indicted three local politicos on varying corruption and bribery related charges allegedly tied to efforts to retire Mayor Ed Lee's campaign
SF News David Chiu Wore A Wire To Talk To Shrimp Boy Because He Feared For His Life Another detail to come out of the release yesterday of a court filing in the case against Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow is that former Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, who's now a
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee Pleads Guilty In April of last year, former State Senator Leland Yee pleaded not guilty to federal charges of corruption and firearm trafficking. But then, last July, a revised grand jury indictment added some federal
SF News Day Around The Bay: Tree-Hugging Prius Leland Yee’s trial is set to begin in June. [KTVU] Areas in San Francisco with most pedestrian deaths are, wait for it, also ones with fewest tickets for offending drivers. [Streetsblog SF]
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: New Racketeering Charges For Yee and Shrimp Boy A revised grand jury indictment filed Friday, which includes 228 charges against 29 defendants, now includes federal racketeering charges against suspended state Senator Leland Yee and Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, as well as
SF News Election Winners (SF Propositions, Gavin Newsom) And Losers (287,000 Voters) As the (twitter, booze, whatever) hangovers from yesterday's primary election fade, the winners and losers become (somewhat) clearer. Local wins include those for a waterfront development proposition and an earthquake bond measure, while
SF News FBI Looked Into Joe Montana During Leland Yee-Shrimp Boy Investigation San Francisco's most decorated quarterback-turned-real estate developer Joe Montana was the subject of a brief but fruitless FBI inquiry related to the same sting operation that nabbed state Senator Leland Yee and Chinatown
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: 'Not Guilty,' He Pleads Senator Leland Yee pleaded not guilty today to federal charges of corruption and firearm trafficking. What's more, Keith Jackson, a former Yee consultant and alleged murderer-for-hire, pleaded not guilty as well. As for
SF News Shrimp Boy Gets A Flamboyant New Legal Team In the latest twist involving disgraced state senator Leland Yee and his alleged gangster accomplice Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, the peaceful Facebook user and admitted criminal has brought in a new legal team—
Arts & Entertainment Oh No, Leland Yee: Shrimp Boy Mocked On 'The Daily Show' Bothered and bewildered Senator Leland Yee and optimistic Chinatown gang leader Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow appeared in a segment called “Innocent Until Who Are We Kidding?” on The Daily Show Tuesday night. And
Arts & Entertainment Oh No, Leland Yee: The Saga Illustrated Almost as soon as the news broke that California State Senator Leland Yee had been arrested, graphic journalist Susie Cagle snapped into action. Enthralled by the many cinematic details of the lengthy criminal
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: Rose Pak Was Right Hold your hats and hallelujah, Rose is gonna show it to you. And if that dated musical reference doesn't do it for you, this will: noted Chinatown power player Rose Pak, who has
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: Shrimp Boy Heads To Court, Yee Stole Suntan Lotion In Hawaii Nary—nary!—a week has passed since Senator Leland Yee was arrested and already a slew of politicians have spoken out, journalists taken more than their fair share of the Leland pie, and
SF News California Senate Votes To Suspend Leland Yee The California Senate voted 28-1 Friday to suspend troubled San Francisco and San Mateo County Senator Leland Yee from his duties. (Sen. Joel Anderson was the only no vote.) Charges against Yee include
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: Suspension, Shrimp Boy, And A M.I.L.F. Today in Oh No, Leland Yee!, we've got a few new tidbits to offer since the nascent scandal broke on Wednesday — namely, Raymond 'Shrimp Boy' Chow is now an animated crustacean, Yee gave
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: He Pulled Out Of Secretary Of State Race In a move that should surprise no one, politically bedraggled Senator Leland Yee pulled out of the race for California Secretary of State today. Sacto Bee reports: "He sent a letter to Secretary
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: He Wore A Windbreaker On a day like this, even the pastel hues of a sporty windbreaker can't paint a smile on Yee's face. Pictured here: Senator Leland Yee leaving the San Francisco Federal Building after Wednesday's
SF News Criminal Complaint Alleges Leland Yee Used Campaign Money In Arms Deal In a lengthy criminal complaint (pdf), Senator Leland Yee, a high-profile California proponent of gun control, allegedly used campaign money "in exchange for facilitating deal with arms dealer and Chinatown gangsters." Complaint alleges
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: 'Shrimp Boy' Arrested, Jaws Of Life Brought In Now jaws of life on scene as SFFD continues to try and gain entry to a safe at the Freemasons temple. #LelandYee pic.twitter.com/92X5fP862j— Kale Williams (@sfkale) March 26, 2014 Shortly
SF News Oh No, Leland Yee: Arrested! [Updates] Whoa. District 8 Senator Leland Yee—he who opposed the shark-fin ban—was arrested Wednesday on bribery and corruption charges during an FBI sting. Authorities are currently raiding his state Capitol office in
SF News Peninsula Gun Lover Arrested for Making Threats on Senator Leland Yee's Life Everett Basham, 45, a noted Silicon Valley engineer who just got a personal endorsement from Steve Wozniak, was arrested Tuesday for making assassination threats on the life of Senator Leland Yee. Yee, meanwhile,
SF News Sen. Leland Yee Calls Out UC Chancellor Katehi For Shadiness Fresh off placing a distant fifth on the mayoral campaign trail, Leland Yee is back to business as usual up in Sacramento. Unsatisfied with UC President Mark Yudof's plan to assemble 10 UC
