Two lives were lost in the downtown crash a month ago. Were their deaths preventable?
Two lives were lost in the downtown crash a month ago. Were their deaths preventable?
A New Year's Eve crash on a downtown street killed two women, prompted the arrest of a man with a long criminal record, and ignited a broader controversy over whether progressive approaches to issues like crime go far enough - or too far.
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With eight hours left in a calamitous year, a stolen car sped through downtown San Francisco.
Inside the gray Honda HR-V, police say, was a pistol with an extended ammunition magazine, a cash register belonging to a vegan bakery and an intoxicated man on parole. He’d used the gun, they say, to steal the vehicle that provided the getaway from the bakery. Troy McAlister, 45, had been in and out of jail and prison since he was a teenager — his most recent arrest just 11 days earlier.