Day Around the Bay: Murder Charges Filed Against SF General Stabbing Suspect

"SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Monday that murder charges have been filed against Wilfredo Jose Tortolero-Arriechi, the 34-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a social worker at SF General last week. Jenkins said in a statement, "We have to make sure that we do the utmost to protect everybody who works in healthcare and those who are trying to serve other people who need the most help in our city." [Chronicle]"

"Following a swarm of earthquakes Monday morning on the Calaveras Fault, centered near San Ramon, there was a 2.9M quake centered near Piedmont Monday afternoon, likely on the Hayward Fault. [NBC Bay Area] Police in South San Francisco shot a man Monday around 5:10 am after they say the man raised a knife and charged toward officers, refusing commands to drop it. [KTVU]"

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to take heat from Congress over the second strike on an alleged drug boat in which a missile killed two helpless men who were clinging to the remains of their destroyed boat. Senators are pushing to get video of the strike released. [CNN] The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounded inclined on Monday to expand the president's power to fire independent government officials and agency heads. [New York Times]"

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins filed murder charges against Wilfredo Jose Tortolero-Arriechi for fatally stabbing a social worker at SF General and emphasized protecting healthcare workers and service providers. A swarm of earthquakes struck the Calaveras Fault near San Ramon, followed by a 2.9-magnitude quake near Piedmont likely on the Hayward Fault. Police in South San Francisco shot a man who allegedly raised a knife and charged officers. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced congressional criticism after a missile strike on an alleged drug boat killed two men; senators seek release of strike video. The Supreme Court's conservative majority signaled willingness to expand presidential removal power. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected ceding territory to Russia after London meetings. The reimagined series The Roses, set in Northern California, is now streaming on Hulu.

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