Romero’s daughter already had two dozen contacts with BART police that led to holds for self-destructive behavior before Hofstein met her about two years ago. In May 2019, he said he talked her off a restricted elevated walkway area where she was dangling her feet as trains whizzed by. In August, he referred her to social workers through a city-run jail diversion program, but it didn’t stick, he said. In December, he got her prioritized for housing, but she left soon after and lost her spot. … [Read more...] about S.F. BART cop and one mother’s struggle to save her mentally ill homeless daughter: ‘Everyone needs to start caring’
His wedding ring
Tom Brady guides the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to playoff victory over the New Orleans Saints
In a game that saw Brady up against fellow veteran quarterback Drew Brees -- the pair's combined age of 85 years and 169 days is the oldest combined age of opposing starting quarterbacks in a single game -- it was the Bucs' new signing who had the upper hand with two touchdown passes as well as scoring one himself. … [Read more...] about Tom Brady guides the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to playoff victory over the New Orleans Saints
Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech: Full text
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. 1963 is not an end but a beginning. Those who hoped that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech: Full text
