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politics reporter @sfstandard // once muckraked at @fresnoland

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Omar Rashad is the government accountability reporter at Fresnoland, where he is focused on covering homelessness, policing, health and more. His work is built around using data to simplify complicated policies and explore systems for their impacts on people's lives. He has completed past reporting stints at The Seattle Times, San Francisco Chronicle and CalMatters. Omar is a proud alumnus of California's community college and Cal State systems.

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Lurie’s allies ditched Manny Yekutiel. Now they’re polling his comeback odds

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By Gabriel Greschler Verified, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez Verified, Omar Rashad Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
There’s some striking polling circulating about the District 8 race and Manny Yekutiel, who dropped out Thursday after The Standard published additional allegations of sexual assault against him, leaving Gary McCoy as the presumed front-runner. “If Manny Yekutiel were to resume his campaign, where would you rank him on your ballot, if at all?” was one of the poll’s questions.
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San Francisco hits pause on data centers

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By Omar Rashad Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
The data centers powering artificial intelligence technology — and the accompanying public outcry — are officially something San Francisco city leaders can’t ignore. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on data centers that would pause city approvals of the facilities and task the Planning Department with studying their impacts and developing long-term controls.
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Who believed a survivor, and who didn’t? Scoring the Yekutiel fallout

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By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez Verified, Omar Rashad Verified, Dustin Gardiner Verified
| The San Francisco Standard Verified
What a week. After Manny Yekutiel’s fall from grace, fortunes turned, reputations were tarred, and the public aired its appreciation for insiders who believed a sexual assault survivor when it wasn’t politically convenient. But first things first: Yekutiel’s alleged actions caused real pain. Survivors and what they endure should always be front and center. The Standard worked to air their concerns and is determined to pursue truth wherever it may lead.
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