'First, we never read the names out loud, phonetically sounding them out,' he said. It was his first post since May 26. Lauren Hernndez joined The San Francisco Chronicle in 2018. The City of San Leandro also issued an official proclamation honoring him for speaking out about missing women of color and setting an example of strength and equity to our community and those worldwide. "I couldnt leave work at work," Somerville writes. In April 2022 Somerville pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor drunken driving count and received a sentence of 30 days in county jail, which he served via a sheriffs work alternative program that required him to wash police cars. Now, Somerville says that while the aftermath ofthe DUI has cost a fortune, hes hopeful that he can have the opportunity to work for another news station. KTVU announced that Watson, a former "Segment 2" reporter and anchor, will begin work as a writer, producer and on-air reporter for "My Twentieth Century," a yearlong project that traces the Bay Area's history over the past 100 years. They use so much recycled old footage it's crazy. He also recapped the 2021 crash, on a night he was depressed, when he began combining alcohol with prescription drugs for anxiety and depression, and blacked out while trying to drive to a nearby Taco Bell, he told The Chronicle. Johnny Depp was surprise difficult on set of comeback film, reports say, Coronation organizers wonder if Prince Harry will be a no-show, report says, Summer movies 2023: 21 reasons you should be eager to return to theaters, Tucker Carlson: How early rejection by hippie San Francisco mom made him shameless. Get all the latest & greatest posts delivered straight to your inbox, Former KTVU Anchor Frank Somerville Speaks Publicly About Addiction Issues, on-camera incident over Memorial Day Weekend 2021, KTVU Anchorman Frank Somerville Arrested In Suspected DUI Crash In Downtown Oakland, I Love Tenderloin Week Seeks to Beautify, Celebrate the Neighborhood With SFs Most Checkered Reputation, Yet Another French Bulldog Stolen, This Time In Jack London Square Car Burglary, Monday Morning Headlines: Beloved Community Member Stabbed in Davis.
