Looking at the Domestic Violence Case As the Stangel Trial Opens
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – On Monday the trial of SFPD Officer…
DA’s Office and Public Defender in San Francisco Push Back at Loss of Police Oversight
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Responding to the announcement of Police Chief…
Responding to Allegations, Chief Pulls Out of MOU with SF DA’s Office, Spiers’ Attorney Levels Charges Back at Police for Withholding Evidence Themselves
Curtis Briggs Noted Police Were So Out of Control the Night of the Beating, the Hospital Had…
Guest Commentary: Tough-on-Crime Laws and Mass Incarceration Waste Tax Dollars and Don’t Make Us Any Safer
By Miriam Aroni Krinsky Churning people through jail and prison often leads to more crime You wouldn’t…
Judge: ‘I Haven’t Heard of Any Exculpatory Information That’s Been Excluded’
Commentary: Another Sensational Claim Doesn’t Hold Up Under Scrutiny By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco,…
Commentary: SF’s Open Air Market
By Rory Fleming Michael Shellenberger is the archetypal “I don’t have any credentials but I am going…
SF District Attorney Boudin Wins Guilty Verdict in Shooting of Six-Year-Old; Victim’s Father Critical of Decision to Try Convicted Murderer as Juvenile
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The office of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin…
Detractors Not Impressed by SF DA Boudin’s Announcement of Arrests, Recovery of $2 Million in Retail Theft Sting Operation
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin this week announced…
ACLU Statement on Mayor Breed’s Declaration of Emergency in the Tenderloin
The following was issued in advance of today’s vote by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from…
SF Jury Acquits Father-to-Be Who Advocated for Pregnant Partner Against Hospital Security – Jurors Hugs Man After Verdict
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A jury here Wednesday found a man – who…
‘Operation Focus Lens’ Bags Arrests, Warrants in Organized Retail Theft/Shoplifting Spree in SF, District Attorney Boudin Announces
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Arrest warrants were issued for five people, and two…
SF Mayor Declares State of Emergency in the Tenderloin
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Following through after her strong words earlier…
SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Stands with Burger King Workers, Owed $1.9 Million from Wage Theft
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Earlier this week San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin wrote…
Guest Commentary: SF Public Defender Pushes Back Against Mayor Breed’s Comments
By Mano Raju Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed launched emergency police intervention in…
Charges Dismissed against Motorcyclist Falsely Accused of Assaulting Officer; Public Defender Video Shows Police ‘Fabricated’ Story, ‘Brutalized’ Man
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Dramatic videos were released Tuesday by the San Francisco Public…
Guest Commentary: The State of Petty Theft
By Rory Fleming When Nikole Hannah-Jones of “1619 Project” fame saw the recent Associated Press story about…
San Francisco’s Public Defender’s Office Charges Criminal Case Backlog Is a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’
By Darling Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a hearing last Thursday, the recent backlog of criminal…
SF District Attorney Boudin Announces 2nd Homicide Trial Guilty Verdict of Week
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A jury returned a guilty verdict of second-degree murder…
SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Fights Back, Insists He’s Dedicated to Changing ‘Broken’ Criminal Justice System, and Holding Criminals Accountable
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin struck back at his critics…
Donald Trump Condemns SF Democrats for Retail Theft; SF District Attorney Boudin Calls Ex-Prez ‘Instigator of the Capitol Smash and Grab,’ Warns Him to ‘Stay Out of SF Politics’
By Paige Laver SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Former President Donald Trump recently accused San Francisco officials and…
