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Top SF news: SF Public Works director arrested on corruption charges; Tiny Telephone to close; more

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Published on January 29, 2020
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Report: San Francisco Public Works director arrested on alleged public corruption charges

Federal agents have arrested the head of San Francisco's Public Works department, according to published reports.

Read the full story on KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area.

SF company gave doctors free software — rigged to encourage prescribing opioids, prosecutors say

It was 2015, and the company identified only as "Pharma Co. X" in court documents had a problem on its hands. The number of people dying of opioid overdoses was spiraling at an alarming rate, and doctors nationwide were being forced to reckon with the growing crisis. 

Read the full story on SFGATE.

Car break-ins surge in SF neighborhood that used to have hardly any

Car break-ins are down slightly down in San Francisco, but one neighborhood is bucking the trend. New data from the San Francisco Police Department shows that smash-and-grabs have surged over the last year at the Diamond Heights Shopping Center, and in the roughly 1,000-foot-wide area surrounding it.

Read the full story on SFGATE.

Tiny Telephone SF to close, foreshadowing an arts hub's uncertain future

In addition to Tiny Telephone's departure, big changes are slated for historic San Francisco arts compound the Farm.

Read the full story on KQED.


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