Humpday Headlines: San Franciscans Mostly Somewhat OK With Waymos Now

"A new poll finds San Franciscans are mostly (42%) OK with Waymos and self-driving technology generally, but an almost equal number of people (39%) say the cars are a mix of good and bad. Progressives are more likely to call the technology a "bad thing." [Chronicle]"

"The 76-year-old man accused of killing one pedestrian and injuring another when he crashed into a Chinatown building in March entered a not guilty plea on Tuesday. Zhuo Ming Lu is accused of vehicular manslaughter and driving on a sidewalk in the crash, which may have been a mistaking-the-gas-for-the-brake situation. [KRON4]"

"Angela Averiett, the chief of police in San Leandro, has been charged in a May 2025 hit-and-run in which her car allegedly clipped another woman's car on the eastbound Interstate 580 center median. [KTVU]"

"Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA who came out in 2013 a year before he retired, has died of brain cancer at age 47. [ESPN]"

A poll shows 42% of San Franciscans are OK with Waymos and self-driving technology, while 39% describe the cars as a mix of good and bad. Progressives are more likely to label the technology a bad thing. A 76-year-old man accused of killing one pedestrian and injuring another in a Chinatown crash entered a not guilty plea, facing charges including vehicular manslaughter and driving on a sidewalk. A San Leandro police chief was charged in a May 2025 hit-and-run involving an alleged clip of another woman’s car. Sarah Madland was selected as permanent director of SF Rec & Parks. Phoebe Maffei is outraising her opponent in a Superior Court Judge race. Rihanna described a March shooting at her LA home in court documents. Jason Collins died at 47 from brain cancer.

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