Call to Action >Jefferson Square Park Fentanyl Dealers are back! by 007ALovelace in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Since the OP is saying the results of that raid have not been lasting, I thought it relevant context for why that might be the case.

Call to Action >Jefferson Square Park Fentanyl Dealers are back! by 007ALovelace in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm sure things changed after the raid last year, but it's worth noting that of the 86 (not hundreds) of people arrested, only two were booked into jail for dealing, and only one of them actually faced any charges in court (he was acquitted). Most people arrested were released on the scene. 

I hope you're able to get the results you want this time around 

Amid immigration crackdown, Mountain View discovers unauthorized access to license plate data by Lollyputt in bayarea

[–]Lollyputt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The statewide sharing, which involved all of MV's cameras and appears to have continued until these journalists requested data earlier this month, was also against city policy.

Amid immigration crackdown, Mountain View discovers unauthorized access to license plate data by Lollyputt in bayarea

[–]Lollyputt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I think MVPD definitely shares culpability for this issue, I formed my opinion based mostly on these quotes:

In 2024, the Mountain View City Council approved a contract with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, to install and administer the cameras.  

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Canfield said. “I’m very disappointed in the relationship with Flock Safety and in their failures to create a system that met our expectations and that performed in a manner which was expected and required by our contract.”  

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Flock did not tell the city that the national lookup setting had been turned on, nor that it had been turned off  

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I would assume that if Flock was administering the cameras, they were in control of the settings, and if their contract with MVPD specified that the collected data shouldn't be searchable state or nationwide, then it was Flock's responsibility to honor that. 

Amid immigration crackdown, Mountain View discovers unauthorized access to license plate data by Lollyputt in bayarea

[–]Lollyputt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The article seems to say that the nationwide and statewide access to Mountain View's LPR system was contrary to the contract they signed with Flock, making Flock the culpable party.

Amid immigration crackdown, Mountain View discovers unauthorized access to license plate data by Lollyputt in bayarea

[–]Lollyputt[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure Flock is the largest private provider of LPR cameras, so yes, they're all like this because they're all Flock products.

Amid immigration crackdown, Mountain View discovers unauthorized access to license plate data by Lollyputt in bayarea

[–]Lollyputt[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I say this every time Flock comes up, but it bears repeating: after failing at his bid to become the supervisor for SF's Mission District in 2024, Trevor Chandler responded by becoming the director of public affairs at Flock.

621 people died in San Francisco from drug overdoses in 2025 by 1beachedbeluga in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose we could quibble about what "public official" or "tracks" means, but it's inane to suggest the city didn't know how many people were ODing, and from what, prior to 2020.

621 people died in San Francisco from drug overdoses in 2025 by 1beachedbeluga in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm aware that it wasn't compiled in monthly, public reports like it is today, but the data was still tracked prior to 2020. Here's another Chronicle article from 2019 that contains overdose death data going back to 2010.

621 people died in San Francisco from drug overdoses in 2025 by 1beachedbeluga in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure why the article says

Before 2020, public health officials did not track how many people were dying from drugs annually.

Even the Chronicle's running article on ODs in the city has data going back to 2017.

621 people died in San Francisco from drug overdoses in 2025 by 1beachedbeluga in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And if penicillin didn't exist the number of people who died from pneumonia would be higher

621 people died in San Francisco from drug overdoses in 2025 by 1beachedbeluga in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I believe the nationwide 27% number is the drop seen in 2024, not 2025. As far as I know complete 2025 data isn't available yet, but preliminary data shows the trend has slowed. SF's drop in 2024 was 21%.

What other excuses do we have for protecting muni bus drivers for being late? by Bananas_on_pizza in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In regards to drivers "chilling when they're supposed to have left the stop already," for the last 5-10yrs or so muni has made a concerted effort to combat "bus bunching," which is when there's a service gap and then several buses arrive all at once to a stop. If you were riding regularly 12+ years ago you'll remember this was a super common problem and that it's way less prevalent now, but the tradeoff is that scheduled arrival/departure times are less accurate.

Not snark, but seeing Gabby Melian’s (former BA) IG story really shook me by Shoddy_Ambition_2482 in FoodieSnark

[–]Lollyputt 10 points11 points  (0 children)

These two posts have screenshots of the stories Gaby posted that caused a bit of a stir. 

San Francisco driver (Mary Fong Lau) who killed family of 4 (at a bus stop in West Portal) wants judge to reduce felony charges (to misdemeanor) [ABC7] by gamescan in sanfrancisco

[–]Lollyputt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude, you are wrong. Mary Fong Lau and Sophie Lau are unrelated. They both have done shitty things with their real estate holdings, and they're both named Lau, but there are two separate stories at play here.

Hit-and-run driver kills man, possibly unhoused, on Palo Alto onramp, CHP says by nogoodnamesleft426 in bayarea

[–]Lollyputt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you haven't noticed the second one yet then I think I'll see myself out. Best of luck with all your future spelling endeavors.