PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2026
CONTACT: Jodie Medeiros, Executive Director, Walk SF, jodie@walksf.org, 415.596.1580; Marta Lindsey, Communications Director, Walk SF, marta@walksf.org, 617.833.7654
Vigil to remember family killed two years ago by speeding driver to be held Thursday evening in West Portal
Walk San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of Families for Safe Streets are supporting the families of Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, Matilde Moncado Ramos Pinto, Joaquin, and Cauê in holding a vigil for the two-year anniversary of the West Portal tragedies.
Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, Matilde Moncado Ramos Pinto, Joaquin, and Cauê were waiting for the bus outside the West Portal Library on March 16, 2024 when a speeding driver hit and fatally wounded all four members of the family.
Funds are being raised to build a memorial to the family in front of the West Portal Library. Donations can be made through Livable City.
What: Vigil in remembrance of Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, Matilde Moncado Ramos Pinto, Joaquin, and Cauê.
There will be music, remarks from friends and family, and the creation of a temporary memorial for the family. The public is invited to attend in solidarity.
When: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 5:30-7:30PM
Where: Outside West Portal Library, 190 Lenox Way, San Francisco
Available for Media: Jodie Medeiros, executive director, Walk San Francisco
San Francisco is reeling from a recent surge in pedestrian deaths. In the course of just five weeks, five pedestrians – including a two-year old girl – were killed in traffic crashes across San Francisco.
The Street Safety Initiative Mayor Lurie authored and signed in December includes deadlines for the actions within it. The first deadline – 100 days – is coming up on March 25. We are eager for Mayor Lurie to share what the progress has been. Within the Street Safety Initiative, Mayor Lurie did something no previous mayor has: created a first-ever Safe Streets Task Force within the Mayor’s Office. If this new Task Force can get agencies working together more efficiently, it could help deliver more safety solutions at the scale needed and prevent them from being watered down or delayed.
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Walk San Francisco (‘Walk SF’) advocates on behalf of all pedestrians in San Francisco. Since its founding in 1998, Walk SF has successfully pushed for solutions to design and enforce streets where people of all ages and abilities are safe walking. Learn more.
San Francisco Bay Area Families for Safe Streets is a group of people who have been directly affected by traffic crashes, including crash survivors and people whose loved ones have been killed or injured in traffic crashes. Learn more.