Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
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San Francisco Chronicle investigative reporter, embarrassing dad, sourdough/burrito snob
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Demian Bulwa
@demianbulwa.bsky.social
· Aug 26
An FBI agent killed a man after the Boston Marathon bombing. Oakland PD had helped hide his past
A trove of internal police files provides a more complete accounting of the early episode that could have jeopardized Aaron McFarlane’s career before a high-profile shooting.
www.sfchronicle.com
Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Aug 26
An FBI agent killed a man after the Boston Marathon bombing. Oakland PD had helped hide his past
A trove of internal police files provides a more complete accounting of the early episode that could have jeopardized Aaron McFarlane’s career before a high-profile shooting.
www.sfchronicle.com
Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Exclusive: Trouble mounts for Costco optician who owns company in deadly fireworks blast
A pair of investigations now center on former San Francisco resident Kenneth Chee, 48, whose Devastating Pyrotechnics operation in the farm town of Esparto was destroyed by fire on July 1.
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Julie Johnson
@jjreport.bsky.social
· Jul 9
‘Misinformation and misrepresentations’: Palisades Fire victims lob new claims against L.A., state agencies
Palisades Fire victims added allegations and new evidence in an amended lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jul 9
Maps and videos reveal how deadly California fireworks explosion unfolded
On July 1, a stockpile of fireworks ignited on a farm in the Yolo County town of Esparto, causing a massive, ground-shaking explosion that killed seven people. Here’s how the tragedy unfolded.
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Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jul 4
Exclusive: Owner of fireworks company linked to deadly explosion was denied federal license
Why Kenneth Chee was denied a federal license is one of many complexities investigators are sorting through in the aftermath of the explosion in Yolo County.
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Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jul 2
Toxic metal found in L.A. air after fires. No one knows where it’s coming from
A little-known and highly dangerous earth metal used to craft spaceships has been found in wildfire-ravaged homes and in the air in Los Angeles. Experts are shocked — and alarmed.
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Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jun 21
Less than 20% of troops deployed to L.A. are on the ground. A former commander calls that ‘awful’
Internal messages between state officials about the National Guard and Marine troops deployed to Los Angeles reveal an “insane” utilization rate of 19.77%.
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Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jun 20
S.F. cyclist ‘doored’ by driverless Waymo sues, claiming safety tech failed
Jenifer Hanki was cycling when a Waymo pulled into her bike lane and a passenger popped open a door, colliding with her bike and ejecting her into the side of a second Waymo, according to a lawsuit.
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Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jun 19
‘American Nightmare’ rapist convicted of terrorizing campers at Northern California lake
Serial rapist and kidnapper Matthew Muller’s latest charge stems from an incident when he was 16 years old and used a gun to order two young campers out of their tent at Folsom Lake.
www.sfchronicle.com
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Nicole Frugé
@photofruge.bsky.social
· Jun 12
We published real photos of troops sleeping on a floor in L.A. Right-wing critics called them fake
So widespread were the claims that fact-checking organizations launched inquiries. Then the Pentagon confirmed the Chronicle’s images of National Guard troops in Los Angeles were authentic.
www.sfchronicle.com
Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jun 10
We published real photos of troops sleeping on a floor in L.A. Right-wing critics called them fake
So widespread were the claims that fact-checking organizations launched inquiries. Then the Pentagon confirmed the Chronicle’s images of National Guard troops in Los Angeles were authentic.
www.sfchronicle.com
Matthias Gafni
@mgafni.bsky.social
· Jun 10
We published real photos of troops sleeping on a floor in L.A. Right-wing critics called them fake
So widespread were the claims that fact-checking organizations launched inquiries. Then the Pentagon confirmed the Chronicle’s images of National Guard troops in Los Angeles were authentic.
www.sfchronicle.com
