Day Around the Bay: New Sculpture Arrives In Alamo Square
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Jay Barmann (via SFist)
Local:
The 77-year-old couple, Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, accused of killing their son-in-law last month in Dublin, both pleaded not guilty in court today. These pleas came as Chen's attorney, Curtis Briggs, made some incendiary claims about the victim. [Chronicle]
Noah Finneburgh, a former political consultant to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, testified in federal court today about the attack ad targeting her opponent in the 2022 mayor's race, Loren Taylor, which was allegedly funded by Thao's codefendants. [KTVU]
A big new piece of public art (above) was installed last week in Alamo Square Park — a piece by artist duo HYBYCOZO titled Axis Mundi, that is part of the Big Art Loop project. [SFist]
National:
As Ukraine gets battered by Russian missiles and runs out of US Patriot missiles to defend itself, President Trump is suggesting that "somebody else" should try negotiating with President Zelensky. [CNN]
France has imposed curfews in Paris and other cities following a weekend of major rioting, which included the destruction by fire of the historic city hall in Limoges. [New York Times]
The sex crimes unit inside the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is still weighing possible criminal charges against former East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell. [NBC News]
Video:
The Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything just had a record-setting opening weekend at the box office (for a documentary), earning over $15 million in its first few days. SFist's review will go up tomorrow, but below, please see Holmes a decade ago, letting CNN's Sanjay Gupta into the labs at Theranos, where, as we'd later learn, a massive fraud was being conducted.
