this cloak of safety. but we live in a pig city. san francisco has seen a recent ceremony surge of mugsings, especially people on their smartphones and not paying attention. somebod my phone and i started chasing, and then a second person pushed me to the ground. this is a picture of the cuts and bruises suffered from that attack. now he is helping pass out safety kits. included in the kit is a safety whistle, something that had been used to ward off gay bashing in decades past. now they have a new use. you should blow over and over three times in a role when you re in danger, and just keep going until you have scared away the danger or or somebody comeso help. part of theout reach is to encourage residents of the castro and visitors to get help if they re attacked. coming forward and reporting i urinalysis a problem in this community. a lot of people in sanare frm francisco are from elsewhere, so they may have had a bad interaction perspective of the police, and
they have a gun and thought they were going to shoot me. a spike in street muggings in the castro district. good evening, i m ama daetz. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana is live with a look at the efforts to raise aware nose on safety. on the given weekend there are plenty of people in the castro, and this evening there were a couple of organizations passing out tips like this, tips and information encouraging revelers to think about their safety. do you have a whistle? no. we need a whistle. on this busy saturday night the sisters of perpetual indulgence are helping get the word out. people come here and think it s the gay mecca and there s this cloak of safety. but we live in a pig city. san francisco has seen a recent ceremony surge of mugsings, especially people on their smartphones and not paying attention. somebody stole my phone and i started chasing, and then a second person pushed me to the ground. this is a picture of the cuts and bruises suf
running smoothly, 54. eight minutes on southbound 895 down to the tolls. five minutes on 95 down to the fort mchenry. so far so good. we will enjoy this quiet ride for now. this is the key bridge. an easy ride on the east side. the promised at the harbor tunnel or the fort mchenry. the bay bridge, no problems, a nice ride into the toll plaza at sandy point. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. congress seems no closer to an agreement. the house is planning to vote on its bill today. there are questions about whether it will reach the president s desk. kate amara joins us with more. good morning. john boehner is hoping his plan passes the house today. democrats in the senate are united against it. after a couple of closed-door meetings and a lot of last- minute arm-twisting to get conservatives in line behind him, a house vote on speaker john boehner s debt-limit plan is expected today. i ve shifted to leaning yes from leaning no. you don t let the perfect get in
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