A dumpster fire in San Francisco's Excelsior/Cayuga Terrace area spread to an adjacent residential building, prompting a one-alarm blaze. Fire crews arrived at 7:27 am on Thursday and successfully extinguished the flames. Concurrently, a garbage strike by Republic Services workers has affected trash collection in various Bay Area cities, with employees claiming ongoing threats to their jobs. Napa police are investigating a suspicious death of a 47-year-old man found under a bridge. Additionally, reports of smash-and-grab robberies and proposed bans on long-term RV parking are emerging in the area.
SFFD crews responded to the 4700 block of Mission Street at 7:27 am and extinguished the fire, after multiple building residents had to be evacuated.
Employees of Republic Services, who are part of the Teamsters Union, have gone on strike saying that the company has been "threatening a war with American workers for years."
San Francisco is closer to passing a ban on long-term RV parking on the city's streets, setting a two-hour limit for large vehicles.
A mayor in the Inland Empire city of Perris is telling residents, who are largely Hispanic, to stay indoors and not to open the door for "strangers" as ICE agents were reported in the area.
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