San Francisco Board of Supervisors Weakens Independent Police Oversight, Sparking Outrage from Civil Rights Advocates
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a move that civil rights advocates warn will erode public trust in…
San Francisco Police Reopen Fatal 2023 Case after Receiving New Evidence; Suspect in Similar Case Arrested – Defense Warns Not to Jump to Conclusions
By Julie McCaffrey SAN FRANCISCO, CA—San Francisco police have reopened a 2023 case where a 63-year-old woman,…
Man Charged with Murder in Stabbing Death of Tech Executive Robert Lee
By Kaylee Pearlman SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced last week murder…
Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate
By Jennifer Tu and John Lindsay-Poland San Francisco, CA – In November, San Francisco police proposed a…
SF Supervisor Preston Talks about Killer Robots
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It may sound absurd—and as one drills…
SF Supervisor Decries Police Militarization and Killer Robots
By Dean Preston Today’s vote approving the San Francisco Police Department’s dystopian military equipment policy—which will allow…
Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa…
‘Refunding the Police,’ not ‘Defunding,’ Proven to Be Ineffective, Data Shows
By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Over the last few years, defunding the police has been…
Family to Sue SF Police after They Allegedly Racially Profile Black Seventh Grader
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The video captures a scene where a…
New Report Finds the Police Are a Huge Part of the Problem in San Francisco
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Opponents of the SF District Attorney have…
Jury Deliberating in Landmark SF Cop Beating Case – Jurors Heard 2 Distinct Versions of What Happened
By Kenneth Truong SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The jury was still without a verdict Friday in…
Federal Judge Finds SF Police Are the Ones Who Failed to Turn Over Evidence in Stangel Beating of Decari Spiers
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – When Chief Bill Scott of the San…
Agreement Reached on Extension of Use of Force MOU in San Francisco
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Weeks after the San Francisco Police Chief…
Commentary: Rape Kit DNA Testing Raises Serious Ethical and Practical Issues in SF, but Two Reporters More Interested in Recall Politics
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The revelations that the police are using…
Boudin Alleges SF Police Are Improperly Using DNA from Rape Kits to Match to Crimes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Monday…
AG and Others Push for Renegotiated MOU Between SF DA and Police
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In San Francisco, two weeks ago, San Francisco Police Chief Scott…
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…
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,…
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…
Statistics v. Claimed Store Experience: Two Sides of Viewing Shoplifting Cases in San Francisco
By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “Is there an epidemic of shoplifting by ‘organized gangs’’…
