SF Bay View editor gagged, threatened and his work phone confiscated for... SF Bay View editor gagged, threatened and his work phone confiscated for reporting COVID outbreak at private halfway house February 2, 2021 SF Bay View editor Keith “Malik” Washington speaks at a rally in December outside UC Hastings College of the Law protesting harassment and “sweeps” of homeless people in the Tenderloin, led by the reputedly progressive law school located there. – Photo: Poor News Network complaint and press materials HERE Audio recording of Feb. 2, 2021, press conference. San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021 – Keith “Malik” Washington is the editor of the San Francisco Bay View, a national Black newspaper known for its coverage of prison issues as well as provocative political analysis and activism. The newspaper has been serving the Bay Area for 45 years.