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Derek Chauvin Verdict Live Updates: Jury convicts ex-police officer of murdering George Floyd
Michael Williams, Jessica Flores, Nanette Asimov, Sarah Ravani
April 20, 2021
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Protesters march around downtown Minneapolis near the courthouse calling for justice for George Floyd after closing arguments in the Chauvin trial on Monday, April 19, 2021.Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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Demonstrators protest near the Hennepin County Courthouse on April 19, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scott Olson / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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Rev. Al Sharpton (L), Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd (2nd L) and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) (R) arrive at the Hennepin County Government Center on April 19, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
S.F. s Office of Small Business plans to disburse individual grants of at least $10,000.
Lily Janiak April 19, 2021Updated: April 19, 2021, 2:26 pm
Vallejo resident Latashia Govan, who goes by the stage name Sgt. Die Wies, performs at DNA Lounge in San Francisco. Photo: Guy Wathen, The Chronicle 2017
San Francisco nightlife and entertainment venues that have been shuttered since the pandemic lockdown can finally apply for relief from the city’s Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund starting Wednesday, April 21, through May 5.
San Francisco’s Office of Small Business plans to disburse the $3 million fund which came from the city’s surprise budget surplus equally among qualifying applicants, with each individual grant totaling at least $10,000. Venues can use the money for rent or mortgage, payroll, utilities, insurance and taxes.
A man wrongly convicted of murder has settled his lawsuit against the city of San Francisco and the cop who allegedly framed him. The amount remains undisclosed.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed talks to reporters inside the community room of the city’s newest Navigation Center. The mayor and Board of Supervisors will need to sign off on the settlement, which must go through the police commission first. (Courthouse News photo / Maria Dinzeo)
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) A San Francisco man who spent 20 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit has settled his lawsuit for an undisclosed amount against the city and the retired police commander who allegedly fabricated evidence against him.
From S.F. Opera to the Rickshaw Stop, presenters struggle to take their patrons’ emotional temperature about reentry Lily Janiak and Joshua Kosman April 14, 2021Updated: April 15, 2021, 7:21 am
Krystyna Finlayson shows off the theater tickets she has kept on March 31, 2020, in Walnut Creek. Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
In normal times, Walnut Creek theater patron Krystyna Finlayson sees 10 to 15 plays a month. So when playhouses reopen after being dark for more than a year, she vows to be there.
“I want to go back today,” she says. “I want to go back
yesterday.”
Vivien Sin of San Francisco is more cautious. Before the pandemic, she saw approximately one play per month. If a theater opened its doors to her right now, she says, “I would ask a bunch of questions: How big is the crowd? Would we be seated in a socially distanced way?