Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland's First Fridays Canceled For November
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Jay Barmann (via SFist)
Oakland's First Fridays event has been canceled for tonight, with organizers saying they need to raise more money to hold a safe and sustainable event. The hours after First Fridays gatherings have seen multiple instances of violence in the last year. [KRON4]
A man known as "the Mayor of San Quentin," 78-year-old Michael Connolly, was granted parole Thursday. Connolly was convicted of fatally stabbing his roommate in Daly City in 2001, and he has served 22 years of his 30-year sentence. [KRON4]
Even though SF Supervisor Connie Chan campaigned as the progressive candidate for Congress, most of the people who voted for her were working class and not necessarily progressive. [Chronicle]
The final two races for SF school board have been called, and Tim Tung and Autumn Brown Garibay will be joining school board president Phil Kim, who won reelection by a landslide. [Mission Local]
One of the world's leading weather models ran 51 forecasts and all 51 predict that the Bay Area will see a wetter than normal December to March. [Chronicle]
In a bizarre move to preserve his Home Depot stick-on moldings, President Trump is looking to get the Oval Office declared a National Monument. [ABC 7]
The estate of the late Dolly Parton has moved to dismiss its lawsuit against her nephew, which claimed he had threatened or intimidated people associated with the estate following the singer's death. [ABC News]
