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March 17, 2021 bluejayphoto/iStock San Francisco Police say an Asian man suffered head injuries after he was attacked. The victim, 59-year-old Danny Yu Chang was walking in the area of Market Street Monday when the attack happened. Witnesses say the suspect ran up to Chang and punched him in the head multiple times, and he fell to the ground. The suspect then got on a MUNI bus and left the area. Chang was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and can barely see. Police were able to link the attack to another incident earlier in the day caught on surveillance video. The same attacker cut another man in the face in an unprovoked attack near the 16th/Mission BART station. Police arrested 32-year-old Jorge Devis-Milton. He is facing charges multiple assault charges, as well as aggravated mayhem, and battery. These incidents come as attacks on Asian Americans have increased during the pandemic. ....
Bay Area political events: Amazon protests, post-pandemic life Chronicle staff reportChronicle staff report March 19, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted: FRIDAY Commission on Status of Women: The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women NGO Forum holds several days of events and discussions on empowering women and girls and eliminating bias against women, through March 24. More information and agenda are here; registration is here. SATURDAY Amazon protests: A rally to support the unionization effort by Amazon workers in Alabama will be held at 10 a.m. at the site of a proposed Amazon facility, 900 Seventh St., San Francisco. More information is here. At 1 p.m., a car caravan in support of the unionization effort will start at the Lake Merritt BART station parking lot, Eighth and Oak streets, Oakland. More information is here. ....
The vaccination site information is part of the Healthy Transit Plan, launched in August by more than two dozen transit agencies in nine Bay Area counties outlining the plans each agency will take to safely welcome riders back. The SFMTA established a 30-member task force to draft the plan, seeking input from paratransit services, county health officials and labor organizations. The plan also includes employee health and safety standards that transit agencies must follow, including supplying workers with personal protective equipment and implementing a COVID-19 assessment before employees enter a transit facility or operate a vehicle. In total, 27 public transit agencies and providers in Napa, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo, Solano and Sonoma counties are participating in the plan. ....
Salesforce cuts back on S.F. office space, canceling lease at unbuilt Transbay tower FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 A rendering of the planned Parcel F tower where Salesforce canceled its lease.Steelblue /Show MoreShow Less 2of3 Salesforce has canceled its lease at the unbuilt Parcel F site, seen in 2019.Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle 2019Show MoreShow Less 3of3 Parcel F seen in 2019.Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle 2019Show MoreShow Less Exclusive Update: Salesforce is listing part of its San Francisco offices at 350 Mission St. for sublease. Go here for the latest information. Salesforce has canceled its 325,000-square-foot lease at the unbuilt Parcel F tower in San Francisco’s Transbay district after the company adopted a permanent remote work policy. ....
San Francisco Bay Ferry eyes lower fares, more service to bring back passengers FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 The San Francisco Bay Ferry is considering dropping fares and beefing up service to recapture ridership.Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle 2019Show MoreShow Less 2of2 A San Francisco Bay Ferry arrives at the Ferry Building with only two passengers last March, emblematic of the pandemic drop-off in ridership.Paul Kuroda / Special to The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less As public transit agencies across the Bay Area wrestle with cutting service and preserving revenue to stay alive during the pandemic, the San Francisco Bay Ferry is considering a different approach: boosting routes and lowering prices to bring passengers back. ....