Day Around the Bay: Scandal-Tainted SF Nonprofit Somehow Wins Court Decision to Keep Getting City Money

"The family has been identified in Wednesday's gruesome case of a husband, wife, and two children being found dead in their Westwood Park home, and the murder-suicide theory seems to be confirmed. 53-year-old Paula Truong and daughters Alexandra and Mackenzie Ocheltree were found dead on their beds, while 57-year-old Thomas Russell Ocheltree was found hanged in the garage, and the parents were apparently having a myriad of financial problems."

"Legal hearings in the case of beleaguered SF nonprofit Collective Impact (they're the ones with the fancy Martha's Vineyard trips and the shady $19K in UCLA scholarship) resulted in a stinging legal loss for City Attorney David Chiu, as a judge turned down his request to deny them any city more city funding. But it was a midnight ruling described as bizarre, which Chiu will surely appeal, and the nonprofit's CEO James Spingola went and resigned anyway."

"A recall attempt against Contra Costa County District Attorney Diane Becton has failed for lack of signatures. The recallers swear they're going to try again, which seems unlikely, as they've now failed to qualify on two consecutive attempts. [KTVU] Not a surprise, but the Trump Justice Department indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, which is of course payback for James winning a civil fraud case against Trump and his sons. [CNN]"

An apparent murder-suicide occurred in Westwood Park: Paula Truong and her daughters Alexandra and Mackenzie were found dead on their beds, and Thomas Ocheltree was found hanged in the garage amid financial troubles. A judge denied Attorney David Chiu's request to withhold city funding from SF nonprofit Collective Impact despite allegations of lavish trips and a questionable scholarship; the nonprofit's CEO resigned. A recall against Contra Costa DA Diane Becton failed for lack of signatures. The Trump DOJ indicted New York AG Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud. OpenAI's Sora hit one million downloads, raising deepfake concerns. Israel approved ceasefire terms with Hamas. A drone show lit the Embarcadero.

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