It’s always that you have to be the baddest and biggest and coolest. Tags: another shooting… . He didn’t have a mean bone in his body.”. Jackie Ward reports on fatal early morning shooting in San Francisco's Sunnydale neighborhood (1-21-2020) 8 months ago. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON)– One person is dead and two others injured in a triple shooting that occurred Tuesday night in San Francisco. Last week, a 21-year-old man was shot to death near the Sunnydale Housing projects in Visitacion Valley. He worked for the San Francisco Examiner for five months in 2000, then joined The Chronicle in November 2000. July 31, 2019 January 31, 2019 by Enrollee. In the Barriers of Sunnydale Housing Projects. Demolition Begins at Sunnydale. S.F.’s Lowell isn’t the only selective school to come under fire.... S.F. Bob Egelko has been a reporter since June 1970. "Police investigate a shooting at The Shop, a barbershop on Leland Ave. in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, November 4, 2011." He was convicted of murder while lying in wait and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Bay Area experts said they were pleased with the new guideline. Jordan Jordan Identified as Man Killed in Sunnydale Housing Projects. Tongo Eisen-Martin is S.F.’s eighth poet laureate. I've been seeing the sign for Sunnydell every week, as I drive west on 101 on my way in to Port Angeles, and finally had an afternoon where I could give it a shot (hah!). This month, wrecking crews began to knock down the worn-out barrack style structures that have been home to Sunnydale residents for over 75 years. “He was there every night with the guys. He transcended all of that.”. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he died. Erin Sherbert • 07/03/2012 4:48 pm. . “It was not an area that he frequented or where he knew anybody. “Mark is fantastic, and they can say what they want about who is the best big man in the league, and I’ll keep that to myself, but he outplayed every big man on that floor and he played practically the whole game,” Thurgood Marshall coach Dezebee Miles told the San Francisco Examiner in 2012. With his 6-foot-6, thin frame, good looks and charisma, Lil Yase was the center of attention starting at a young age, said Jones, who as a social worker was his case manager during his middle and high school years. “We really thought he made it out of here. It was Lil Yase’s aversion to conflict, and ability to separate himself from turf fights that too often turn deadly in the Sunnydale housing development, that made it all the more shocking when Jones learned the rapper was shot early Saturday morning a block from the Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station. 1 of 11 Eris White, 83, talks with a young girl as she buys some candy, March 29, 2007 at her home in the Sunnydale Projects in Visitation Valley … Wilson’s DNA was not found on the gun or cartridges, and Burns said the lease-holder might have identified others who had access. He was born in San Francisco's Sunnydale projects, and still lived in San Francisco, as KPIX reports. “He walked a fine line,” said Jones, a longtime community leader and youth counselor in the Sunnydale neighborhood. “He rapped about girls and partying and having fun. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. “His lyrics were not indicative of who he was as a person. Prosecutors said Wilson and an unnamed accomplice hid in a nearby vacant housing unit for more than an hour before bursting out and shooting Otis in the back and head as the unsuspecting victim knelt near the passenger door of his car. Rapper Lil Yase, shot dead in Dublin, described as standup guy. Poet Tongo Eisen-Martin performs the poem, “The Course of Meal,” in San Francisco's Mission District, his childhood neighborhood and the inspiration for much of his writing about gentrification. Larry Jones always knew when serious violence was about to break out at the Sunnydale projects because Mark Alexander — later known as the rap star Lil … This community is crushed. A Richmond man’s murder conviction and life sentence for an execution-style slaying in San Francisco’s Sunnydale housing project in 2013 were overturned by a state appeals court Tuesday because prosecutors failed to disclose potentially important evidence until the trial was almost over. The Internet isn't sure. Personal Statement. Man convicted of 2013 execution in Sunnydale housing project gets new trial. Identifying another potential suspect with a motive “would have undermined the prosecution’s case,” Justice Gordon Burns said in the 3-0 ruling. . After high school, as Yase broke into the rap industry and as his career gained traction, he started touring and bounced between the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Thats how it was in San Francisco. Lil Yase’s rapping style was a unique San Francisco spin on “mumble rap” — short-cadenced and minimalist — that influenced Bay Area rappers like Shoreline Mafia. Medical authorities have finally released the name of the 21-year-old man shot to death in the city's Visitacion Valley neighborhood Sunday night. He wanted to lift up other artists.”. Officials say Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is receiving victims after a shooting at Cesar Chavez Street and Treat Avenue. “The defendant, the criminal justice system, and the citizens and taxpayers of San Francisco deserve better.”. “That is who was responsible for the murder here, but the prosecution team concealed all of it,” Bedrick said. school board strips Lowell High of its merit-based admissions system. The court said a report by an investigator in then-District Attorney George Gascón’s office, disclosed late in the trial, included evidence possibly implicating another man in the killing. He would go hang out in the computer lab by himself. He was earning a living making music and was the most successful rapper to come out of the Sunnydale neighborhood, Jones said. Medical authorities have identified the man who was shot to death last week as 21-year-old Angelo Kyer of San Francisco.. Just before 10 p.m. on Thursday, police were called to the 1800 block of Sunnydale, where they found Kyer with gunshot wounds.He was taken to … Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2017 A Richmond man’s murder conviction and life sentence for an execution-style slaying in San Francisco’s Sunnydale housing project … “He was still recording, but his main focus was getting the label up and running,” Miranda said. We are going to miss him.”. Zuri Wilson, 42, was convicted by a San Francisco jury in 2019 of the August 2013 murder of Shawnte Otis, 34. If you would like to spend a day shooting a wide variety of fun and challenging clay targets, Sunnydell is a must. He was 26. crime 'poster boy' accused of murder. Man Injured in Sunnydale Housing Complex Shooting by Bay City News | January 23, 2015 11:44 am | 0 A shooting that left a 26-year-old man injured on Thursday night in San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley neighborhood is the most recent episode of violence at… The report also revealed that police had identified a man who matched a witness’ description of the second shooter, Burns said. He made a name for himself on YouTube, where his videos got hundreds of thousands of … Tracking COVID-19 cases across the Bay Area and California. CVS now offering COVID vaccine signups at these locations, Bill seeks to allow to-go cocktails from restaurants after pandemic, How to capture this year's perfect photo of Yosemite’s firefall, Visual Essay: See photos of the Highway 1 collapse at Big Sur. YPSILANTI TWP., MI – Police arrested a third suspect believed to be involved in a rash of targeted shootings throughout Ypsilanti Township as the two other suspects were arraigned over the weekend. District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s office could not be reached for comment. Bob Egelko is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. The shooting … The CDC said Thursday that fully vaccinated people no longer need to quarantine if exposed to the coronavirus. $16 million project at 121 E. Catherine St. (50-85 affordable units) $7.6 million project at 123 Summit St. (18-32 affordable units) $4 million project at 1501 E. Stadium Blvd. Email: jkdineen@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfjkdineen, Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Trump impeachment trial, coronavirus vaccines, Lunar New Year: 5 things to know Friday, Has James Charles shaved his head? While some of his raps included references to the violence and he grew up around it, it was not reflective of his life, Miranda said. Having called earlier, I knew that their website's "10am to dusk" hours really meant "until about 5" - so be forewarned if you just plan on showing up. Yase got into some trouble in high school but managed to get off probation while still a juvenile. . Some throwback footage of the notorious Sunnydale Housing Projects a.k.a. After receiving information about the shooting, officers found a crime scene in the 5100 block of Iron Horse Parkway, less than half a mile away from the BART station, police said. Sonoma restaurant Girl & the Fig temporarily closes amid backlash... People donated $100K-plus to a DoorDash driver. The incident was baffling because the rap star had no known adversaries nor did he have any connection to Dublin, said Justin Miranda, Yase’s business partner at 420 Highway Productions, which has a studio in Novato. J.K. Dineen is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Antonyo was found Saturday night, near the Dublin/Livermore BART station suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Sunnydale Shooting Grounds This weekend, Puget Sound DockDogs, PSDD, was invited to Sunnydale Shooting Grounds in Sequim, WA. Officers arrived at Valley Medical Care Center in Pleasanton about 1 a.m. after receiving reports that a man had arrived with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Dublin Police Department. You don’t see that in the rap industry very often. . Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the anonymous tip line at 575-4444, or Text-a-Tip to TIP411 and include SFPD in the subject line. Chronicle staff writer Sarah Ravani contributed to this story. A lot of it was about things he saw in the neighborhood he came out of. On Tuesday, the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco granted Wilson a new trial and said he might not have been convicted if prosecutors had followed their legal obligation to turn over potentially helpful evidence to the defense as soon as they acquired it.