Weâre suffering: Rampant trial delays in SF anguish victims article
The family members of four young men killed in a 2015 quadruple homicide in San Francisco have been waiting more than six years for the case to go to trial.
SAN FRANCISCO - When four young men were gunned down inside a car in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley, city officials vowed to find the killers and bring justice to the families.
But six years and one arrest later, the mothers of the victims remain grieving and infuriated. Every other month they’ve been showing up for court dates of accused killer Lee Farley Jr., reliving the trauma of losing their sons.
Weâre suffering: Rampant trial delays in San Francisco anguish victims
KTVU s Evan Sernoffsky reports.
SAN FRANCISCO - When four young men were gunned down inside a car in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley, city officials vowed to find the killers and bring justice to the families.
But six years and one arrest later, the mothers of the victims remain grieving and infuriated. Every other month they’ve been showing up for court dates of accused killer Lee Farley Jr., reliving the trauma of losing their sons.
And six years later, the case has not gone to trial
It’s not OK. We’re suffering every single day. We’re suffering. We’re traumatized, said Sala Chandler, who’s 19-year-old son, Yalani Chinyamurindi, was killed with the three others as he went to cash his paycheck while on break at a Benihana restaurant.
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The owner of The Loft Wine Bar and Restaurant in downtown Benicia has been ordered to appear at a June 16 California Superior Court hearing, the city said. (Shutterstock)
BENICIA, CA The city of Benicia took legal action Wednesday against the owner of a downtown Benicia restaurant.
Jason Diavatis, who owns The Loft Wine Bar & Restaurant, was served a summons that requires him to appear at a June 16 California Superior Court hearing about his unpermitted outdoor dining structure.
According to the city, the dining structure encroaches on the public sidewalk in front of The Loft at 280 1st St., and the city is seeking to have it removed by court order. The structure was built without an encroachment agreement and does not meet the safety standards required by the city engineer, the city said.
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