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San Francisco (AFP) - Like a housework-shy couple who suddenly discover the neighbors are dropping round, San Francisco is in tidying panic mode as it readies for thousands of influential APEC visitors. There are palpable efforts to spruce up the decaying downtown that in recent years has earned itself a reputation for open-air drug use, homelessness, litter and crime. Major streets have been swept clean, potholes newly repaired and an army of flat-capped police officers are on patrol in the shopping and business district where diplomats, journalists and businesspeople will mingle this week fo...
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San Francisco (AFP) - San Francisco has tapped a popular nightclub owner to be its first drag laureate, creating the ambassador-style position at a time when America's LGBTQ community fears an erosion of its rights amid rising conservative attacks. D'Arcy Drollinger will receive a $55,000 stipend for the 18-month term, during which the performer will promote queer events in the famously liberal city, long at the vanguard of the gay rights movement. "I am honored and thrilled to have been chosen as San Francisco's Drag Laureate, and I am proud to live in a city that is pioneering this position ...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Voters in famously liberal San Francisco turfed the city's chief prosecutor from office Tuesday after complaints that he was just a little bit too left-leaning -- even for them. District Attorney Chesa Boudin lost a recall vote sparked by perceptions of rising crime and exploding homelessness that blight what was once one of the most livable cities in the United States. Critics charge it is his fault; that his refusal to seek the death penalty, his use of treatment -- not punishment -- for criminals with drug habits, and his attempt to reform the police have given criminals...
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San Francisco (AFP) - A surge in coronavirus cases will put San Francisco under a curfew beginning on Monday and trigger other restrictions related to the virus, the city announced.The curfew requires non-essential businesses to close and prohibits members of different households from gathering between 10 pm and 5 am until December 21, Mayor London Breed said Saturday.San Mateo county outside San Francisco will also be subject to the same rules after the state of California classified both under its most restrictive tier of locations based on the spread of the virus.In addition to the curfew, ...
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