Supervisor Alan Wong shared this image on social media showing a vehicle fire near a sideshow near Kirkham and La Playa streets in San Francisco, Calif., early Saturday, an incident that renewed calls to crack down on reckless driving events. (Screenshot via Alan Wong @alankennywong/X)

San Francisco Supervisor Alan Wong praised the Fire Department for what he said was a quick response to a truck fire near a sideshow on Saturday and he is joining Supervisor Danny Sauter in tackling the reckless driving events.  

According to Wong, at about 4:30 a.m., police and fire crews began getting reports of an illegal sideshow near Kirkham and La Playa streets, as well as a vehicle engulfed in flames nearby.  

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.