Author: Miles Cooper

The death of a loved neighborhood cat is prompting a new push to regulate the ever-expanding robo-taxi industry. So last week we told you about Kit Kat, who was hit and killed by a Weimo in San Francisco’s mission district. Well, now the supervisor who represents the mission is demanding the state give voters the power to choose if they want autonomous vehicles on their streets. Our Brad Hamilton looks at how supporters hope the resolution will provide accountability. Mike Sedan owns Brandes Market on 16th Street. He also owned a cat named Kit Kat who needed no introduction around the mission district.…

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Here in San Francisco, the planning is underway for the future of one of Union Square’s most iconic buildings. Our Kelsey Thorne shows us what could be next for Macy’s flagship store. Michael Covarrubias, the chairman and CEO of TMG Partners, knows exactly how much Macy’s flagship store in San Francisco’s Union Square means to the city. I had a nightmare a couple of nights ago as we were getting ready to do this that we were going to send out an email or put an ad in the paper said, we want everybody’s opinion, so please send us your…

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New at 5, the man accused of fatally beating an 88-year-old woman known as Grandma Wong in San Francisco back in 2019 has now been found guilty. KTVU’s Christian Captain joins us live from San Francisco’s criminal court. And Christian, that suspect was found guilty of murder and nearly two dozen other crimes against people of Asian ancestry. Yeah, exactly right. That defendant pleading not guilty, denying responsibility for more than a half dozen instances, including the murder of Grandma Wong. The vicious attack in January 2019 in Visitation Valley on 88-year-old Yik Oi Huang, known affectionately as Grandma Huang,…

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If you’ve traveled along Chicago’s famous Lakeshore Drive at any point in the last few years, then you might have seen a bit of a strange sight. Right where the expressway skirting Lake Michigan crosses the Chicago River, a huge gaping hole has been just sitting there virtually unchanged for well over a decade. It was supposed to be the start of America’s first megat skyscraper designed by one of the world’s leading architects. But this giant pit is all that remains. It’s a bit of an embarrassment for a city that’s widely considered to be the birthplace of the…

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President Donald Trump’s threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago sparked strong reactions in the city, with many residents defending their community against his harsh rhetoric about violent crime. Trump described Chicago as a “killing field,” escalating tensions amid concerns over crime in the nation’s third largest city. I’ve been living here for uh 57 years and I feel very safe in Chicago. I think it’s a very safe community. You know, I travel a lot and I go to a lot of other places that are much more drug infested and than Chicago. The last 12 months, the…

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