Joaquin Palomino

We just published our @sfchronicle map of car break-ins in San Francisco! Good news: totals are down from last year. Bad news: there are still about 56 per day, and cars parked near SF's most popular attractions are the most frequently targeted.https://projects.sfchronicle.com/trackers/sf-car-breakins/ …

The Camp Fire 911 Calls Smoke filled the air as flames approached. But 911 callers were told of ‘no threat to Paradise.’ In minutes, homes burned and 1000s fled from another California town caught off guard Via @meganrcassidy @JoaquinPalomino @pfimritehttps://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/Camp-Fire-911-calls-As-flames-raced-in-13541139.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral …

The Camp Fire 911 Calls: Smoke filled the air as flames approached. But worried 911 callers were told of "no threat to Paradise." Within minutes, homes were burning and thousands were fleeing from another California town caught off guard.https://trib.al/k5YKlr7 

Square leases all the office space in Oakland's Uptown Station (formerly Uber's building) in one of the biggest deals in city history. https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Square-leases-Oakland-s-Uptown-Station-in-one-13482170.php … Square poised to become Oakland's largest tech company with space for 2,000 employees. The end of a four-year saga?

INVESTIGATION: Most local counties use "Risk Assessments" to determine if kids should be released or detained pre-trial after an arrest. Across 4 of those counties, even when the tool recommends release, kids are still kept in detention 80+% of the timehttps://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Bay-Area-Juvenile-Justice-System-Detention-Pre-Trial-High-Rates-Eligible-for-Release-500174252.html …

This is the story that @benioff often refers to when talking about why he got involved in helping SF homeless families, an effort that has raised $30 million and counting. I hope Rudy knows how much people cared about him and his family's plight.https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-schools-struggle-with-more-homeless-kids-2345204.php …

It's one of the biggest law enforcement corruption scandals in modern Central Valley history. Now hundreds of pages grand jury transcripts reveal more alleged corruption by two former deputies.@KQED @UCBerkeleyIR @robertianlewishttps://www.kqed.org/news/11699925/probe-into-corrupt-cops-in-kern-county-deepens …

Scoop: Want to join the Oakland Police Department? You will be asked to disclose whether you have been sexually assaulted.https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-police-applicants-must-disclose-if-they-13322272.php …

I teamed up with @maryplummer to report on sexual misconduct at Los Angeles County, the nation's biggest county government. The toll: 134 Cases, $36 Million over a 13 year periodhttp://www.laist.com/2018/10/17/sexual_harassment_settlements_los_angeles_county.php …

The Radioactive History of Hunters Point https://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/The-Radioactive-History-of-Hunters-Point-Bay-Area-497626361.html … via @nbcbayarea. For a full history of the radioactive operations at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard and more on the efforts to clean it up, check out this interactive site:https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/San-Francisco-Hunters-Point-Contamination-Cleanup-Development-494440271.html …

#BREAKING: PG&E made the unprecedented decision to preemptively shut off power in parts of the Bay Area and Sierra foothills on Sunday night in anticipation of gusty winds, bone-dry weather and other dangerous fire conditions. via @JoaquinPalomino:https://trib.al/JMqLX0e 

1) I’m about to start the trashiest of chains. We’re talking dirty streets in #SanFrancisco & why the city thought it was a good idea to spend $400K on research that claims SF in near spotless. Let the garbage puns begin. It's time to talk dirty. http://nbcbay.com/fIoQ4LH 

One of the tougher stories I’ve reported on. No easy answers for Acapulco and cities like it around Latin America. My latest short doc looks at life on the ground in one the world’s most violent cities. W/ @davidluhnowhttps://www.wsj.com/video/in-acapulco-hell-is-overlapping-with-paradise/8307C599-5E8C-45C2-BECA-196F5B5BB195.html …

"Lofty Promises, Limited Results" Such an important investigation by @erinallday @joaquinpalomino: In part 4 of #TheMiracleCell, we ask: After 14 years and $3 billion, has California’s bet on stem cells paid off?http://projects.sfchronicle.com/2018/stem-cells/politics/ …