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Adalberto Antonio Toledo | City Hall Reporter @sfchronicle | Proud @SFCGuild member | Venezolano 🇻🇪 | RTs are not endorsements :)
Joined April 2011
Line of riot police shutting down Dolores Hillbomb this year. Officers are walking with riot gear down Dolores Blvd., confronted by some skateboarders.
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Here’s another view of what’s going on here at Dolores. Some police pointing non lethal rubber bullet launchers at Hillbomb attendees.
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There are some folks shooting fireworks and throwing bottles at police. Police have warned they will use non lethal means to disperse the crowd.
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Hillbomb on church getting shut down now. People still throwing fireworks.
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Hi SFPOA, looks like that’s some of my pictures you’re using for the start of this ad! Please credit Aldo Toledo with the Bay Area News Group, remove the content or I can gladly send you guys an invoice for the photo work!.
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All traffic on the Bay Bridge stopped briefly just now as highway patrol tackled a man walking toward Oakland on foot on the top deck of the bridge.
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@racheyy_marie Love when grown men search for, find and post pictures of a 17-year-old to make a useless point, totally not weird.
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San Francisco police are holding a group of folks at 17th street between Guerrero and Dolores after the Hillbomb.
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Police are warning attendees that officers may use non lethal means to disperse the crowd here at Dolores.
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A few dozen folks are sitting on the ground at 17th Street. Police are waiting on “paddy wagons” to come.
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As hundreds of people streamed by him on El Camino Real, 23-year-old Leo — who declined to give his last name for fear of putting at risk his undocumented family members — shouted “black lives matter” loudly as he held a sign with a quote from Malcolm X. Via @mercnews
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UDPATE: Supervisor Dean Preston received a threatening piece of mail at his home this afternoon. This the same day several of his colleagues said they filed/will file police reports against Garry Tan over his threatening tweet this weekend.
S.F. politicians file police reports against tech exec following threatening social media post via @sfchronicle.
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BREAKING: DA Brooke Jenkins' office says they are referring the Garry Tan case to the Attorney General's office "to avoid the appearance of any impropriety." Tan gave money to Jenkins' campaign for DA after Chesa Boudin's recall. Latest via @sfchronicle:
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I’m here in Mountain View where the #georgefloyd protest is beginning to march toward downtown on El Camino Real. People are chanting “No justice, no peace” as they overtake the southbound lane. No sight of police so far.
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As a Texan living in California, I definitely remember all the TX legislators saying it was politics in this state that cause power outages during wildfires. Where's that energy now? And why aren't we talking about how it's climate denial that got us to this point?.
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S.F. politicians file police reports against tech exec following threatening social media post via @sfchronicle.
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Mountain View protest of over a thousand people now back at San Antonio Road and El Camino Real. They’re getting ready to start a candlelight vigil in remembrance of #GeorgeFloyd. Via @mercnews
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NEW: Jon Jacobo resigned from the Calle 24 board of directors during an emergency meeting yesterday after 3 women alleged sexual assault, harassment and stalking in a SF Standard expose published yesterday. Here's the latest via @sfchronicle .
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S.F. DA launches criminal investigation into nonprofit that misspent SFPD money via @sfchronicle.
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Public comment for a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza lasted seven hours(!). Out of hundreds of public comments, only one person urged members to vote “no” on the resolution. Via @sfchronicle
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“I don’t agree with violence,” Leo said. “But I’ve seen the kind of violence that members of ICE have done to my community. We’re tired of being victims of their terrorism and victims of brutal attacks by the police. I’m here to stand in solidarity as a terrorized minority.”.
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I'm back in San Mateo, where a mayoral crisis continues. The currently deadlocked council is set to pick a fifth council colleague out of nine candidates.
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S.F. Supervisor Dean Preston blames capitalism for San Francisco’s homeless and drug crisis via @sfchronicle.
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Dean Preston asks state to investigate S.F. Mayor Breed's ‘unilateral delay’ of housing project
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S.F. candidate Bilal Mahmood removes ‘neuroscientist’ from bio as academic calls it ‘dishonest’ via @sfchronicle.
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Hey colleagues, are you okay with this? Call it out as what it is: the systematic targeting of journalists simply trying to do their jobs!.
BREAKING: . Journalists Rabih Maamari & Farah Omar killed in Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon. Bringing the total number of journalists killed since the war on #Gaza started up to 56.
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I have some bittersweet news for y'all today: It's my last day at the @mercnews and @EastBayTimes. I can't begin to express how much admiration I have for this place and how much I have learned. Thank you to all my colleagues, sources and friends for making this job so worthwhile.
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S.F. Supervisor Aaron Peskin, lone progressive in mayor’s race, kicks off campaign
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Today I sat down with labor leader Dolores Huerta in San Francisco for her 94th birthday. We talked about birthdays, the personal sacrifices that activists must often make and the current state of the labor movement. Here's the interview via @sfchronicle
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Police also have officers on the rooftops of the San Mateo County Superior Court building complex in #redwoodcity
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S.F. opened homeless housing in this wealthy neighborhood. Then the 911 calls began via @sfchronicle.
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EXCLUSIVE: S.F. official calls for hearing after political operative faces new sex assault and abuse allegations via @sfchronicle.
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Here’s why this is a power struggle: Nash and Newsom’s camp wanted Linhares to win. He didn’t and Loraine, a pro-housing voice, won out. It appears clear that Nash and Newsom don’t want to see the fifth council member join the pro-housing side. It’s YIMBY v. NIMBY at its core.
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Redwood City does in two minutes what San Mateo has not been able to do for a week now.
Since everyone is at @CityofSanMateo I’ll live tweet the @RedwoodCity Mayor selection:. 2 minutes of discussion. Motion made to uphold the Council rotation policy. Congratulations Mayor Gee and Vice Mayor @lissetteforrwc. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
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In case you missed the scoop: S.F. DA launches criminal investigation into nonprofit that misspent SFPD money. Supes raise questions about DA’s own involvement with SF SAFE. Also, we found SAFE owes $445k in rent.
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An officer just took a knee in front of the crowd of protesters. The crowd is now dispersing. Many of them are shaking hands with the officer before walking away. I spoke with him and he said he is Officer Clay with @RedwoodCityPD via @mercnews
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Moderates have been ascendant in S.F. politics. This new group is fighting back via @sfchronicle.
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They’re all gone folks. That officer taking a knee led everyone to disperse. Traffic is about to resume shortly. There are a few stragglers but otherwise the #redwoodcityprotest is over. Via @mercnews
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People clapping and cheering as Lee becomes first Jewish, Asian-American woman to serve the role of mayor.
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After a chaotic week without a mayor, a unanimous five-member San Mateo council finally elected Amourence Lee as mayor. She said in an interview that reviewing the city charter will be a top priority for her after this week’s debacle. Story coming soon via @mercnews.
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Spent the past three weeks getting to know the community in Half Moon Bay that just endured a massacre. They’re Immigrants' with ‘humble dreams' that collided with 'America's gun violence.' Here’s the story via @mercnews with @juliasulek:
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I’m here in Los Gatos where about 100 protesters have gathered in support of #BlackLivesMatter. Just across the street, some counter protesters are gathered with American flags. Via @mercnews
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Max Mautner sent me this incredible picture that perfectly encapsulates tonight’s meeting.
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Guy in white appears to be an undo, asks officer for keys to double cuff the man.
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Hundreds of protesters are gathered on Fifth and Mission Streets to shut down the APEC CEO summit. Already they’ve tried blocking several people attending the summit from entering the security zone. Follow more via @sfchronicle
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We’re 30 minutes into what’s probably going to be hours of public comment at the SF Board of Supervisors over a resolution calling for a #ceasefire in Gaza. There are hundreds of people here, many of them can be heard chanting outside the chamber. Follow @sfchronicle for more
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As police started to disperse, Alejandro stood up and walked away. The #redwoodcityprotest is done. I’ll be heading down El Camino Real to check on lower Peninsula cities. To all my new followers, are you seeing anything else on the Peninsula? Via @mercnews
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I spoke too soon. Two people are still protesting. Alejandro, 18, of North Fair Oaks and Drew, 18, Redwood City. “I go to college in Minnesota and I owe it to my friends to be here,” Alejandro said. Drew said he’s here to use his white privilege to defend Alejandro. Via @mercnews
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YIMBY group pays S.F. in settlement over lawsuit about housing at SoMa Nordstrom parking lot via @sfchronicle.
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Exclusive: Aaron Peskin announces financing plan to create more ‘missing middle’ housing in S.F. via @sfchronicle.
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I see officers from @MenloParkPD, @SMCSheriff, @SanMateoPD, @HillsboroughPD and others. They have batons out and have zip ties, tear gas and flash bangs in their kits. Some in the background from the sheriff’s office are decked out in camo. Via @mercnews
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As we march down El Camino Real in #MountainView lots of cars are stopped to let protesters by. Ricco Brock, 47, of San Jose, said he’s not upset to be stuck in traffic. “I’m off work, I should get out of the car and march with them!”
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I’m here in Half Moon Bay where we’re waiting to hear more about a shooting that left four people dead earlier today. I spoke with a woman at the media staging area near the a HMB PD substation who saw police take down the suspect. Here’s a couple pics. more via @mercnews
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The tense, week-long political power struggle in San Mateo is over after the council unanimously selected a new councilmember and chose Amourence Lee as mayor last night.
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@LyanneMelendez @cvspharmacy Wow it’s almost like the economic situation he was in didn’t change between being in prison and getting out!.
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This S.F. neighborhood banned street sweeping. Now, residents are begging to get it back
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A man got out of his wheelchair and is taking a. Knee in front of a black police officer. He says “show the whole world you care. We’re just trying to go home. Come on man. Do you see everybody’s man? Look how I am man, I’m in pain. Come on brother.” Via @mercnews
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Absolutely despicable behavior from @SanJosePD who roughly detained my colleague @MaggieAngst at tonight’s #GeorgeFloydprotest in San José. They said we were exempt from the curfew put in place earlier today, but apparently that was not true. Freedom of the press is under attack.
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Hundreds of people are gathered at Embarcadero Plaza to protest #APEC in San Francisco. Follow the @sfchronicle for the latest!
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S.F. politicians file police reports in response to tech exec’s threatening social media post. Two of them also received threatening mail to their homes mirroring Tan's post. The latest: via @sfchronicle.
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You can see the other people trying to help the police apprehend the guy more clearly in this video. One guy is seen repeatedly hitting him.
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“I’m going to be pushing the Sunnyvale city council, advocating for them to act and act strongly,” @RoKhanna said. “This is about economic justice and housing justice in the heart of Silicon Valley." via @leomcastaneda
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While leaving the Merc is hard, I'm excited to announce I'll be covering city hall at the @sfchronicle. My first day is July 24 so if you have any tips or story ideas, send 'em my way. Can't wait to start covering this city I love so much!
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After Monday’s power struggle lasted until 3 a.m. here in San Mateo, tonight council member Adam Loraine starts the meeting with a motion to nominate Amourence Lee to be mayor. The vote failed 2-2.
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Mayor Breed released funds to fix broken elevators trapping residents after inquiries by the @sfchronicle. But repairs are still a year away. Supervisor Dean Preston is calling for a hearing to learn why.
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San Mateo city hall has all their past mayors on a wall. The first woman was elected in ‘75. The first woman of color was elected in ‘94. Amourence Lee would be only the second woman or color and the first Asian American to hold the office. (Also SM had 20+ mayors before a woman)
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'Inappropriate all the way around': Peninsula politicos play defense for landlord whose home was deemed uninhabitable
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South San Francisco council member @JamesColemanSSF, the youngest person ever elected to council, announces run for @kevinmullin's seat left open amid @RepSpeier retirement plans. via @mercnews.
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Today is my 1 year anniversary with the @news_gazette. I want to thank @jeffdalessio and Jim Rossow for giving me a chance. I didn’t think I could live without Whataburger, Taco Canbana and kolaches but here I am! (I miss them so much pls send whata).
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#redwoodcityprotest #BlackOutTuesday #georgefloydprotest Here’s the man who got out of his wheelchair here: Eduardo Deras, 26, of East Palo Alto.
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