Day Around the Bay: Second Jury Deadlocks In Trial of Ex-Dublin Guard

"A second jury has deadlocked in the sexual abuse trial of former FCI Dublin prison guard Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith. This would seem to be good news for Smith, as the jury could not reach a verdict on Smith's 14 counts of sexual abuse, in the federal trial that began on September 2. [KTVU] The 48-story office tower in downtown SF, 101 California, has just hit the market and is considered a "trophy tower" in the FiDi. [Chronicle]"

"One ICE detainee was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning at an ICE field office in Dallas. Trump is pointing the finger at "radical Left Democrats" and the shooter, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, appears to have etched "ANTI-ICE" on bullet casings. [CNN] Former Vice President Kamala Harris reached out to New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani for a 10-minute phone call today expressing her support."

"The French musical group Les Fo'Plafonds, which translates roughly to "the False Ceilings," made this delightful rendition of Danny Elfman's theme song for The Simpsons, played on an array of homemade and upcycled instruments. The group, which has seven core members, has given names to some of these instruments like the "pochtrophone," a xylophone made with bottles, and the "tuborgue," made of plastic pipes."

A second jury deadlocked in the sexual abuse trial of former FCI Dublin prison guard Darrell Wayne "Dirty Dick" Smith, leaving no verdict on 14 federal counts after the trial began September 2. The 48-story office tower 101 California in downtown San Francisco hit the market and is described as a FiDi "trophy tower." The Pakistani restaurant Mashaallah closed and most businesses in the SF Centre mall shuttered. An ICE detainee was killed and two others wounded in a Dallas field office shooting; the shooter died of a self-inflicted wound and casings reportedly bore "ANTI-ICE," while President Trump blamed "radical Left Democrats." Former Vice President Kamala Harris phoned New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani to express support. Federal prosecutors are nearing a grand jury request to indict former FBI Director James Comey. French group Les Fo'Plafonds performed a homemade-instrument rendition of The Simpsons theme using named instruments like the "pochtrophone" and the "tuborgue."

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