Commentary: A Look at SF’s Historic Affordable Housing Plan and What We Might Take Away From It
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – All eyes in the state have been…
Huge Coalition in San Francisco Calls for the End of Racially-Biased Pretext Stops
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – A press conference held early Wednesday inside…
Guest Commentary: It’s Simply Too Dangerous to Arm Robots
Here are our guiding principles that communities and policymakers should follow when debating police robots. By Jay…
San Francisco Police Officers to Allow Lethal Force from Police Robots
By Gibran Khalil SAN FRANCISCO, CA –The San Francisco Board of Supervisors proposed a broad…
SF Public Defenders, Community Members Blast to CA Judicial Council SF Superior Court Unlawful Trial Backlog, ‘Humanitarian Crisis’
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA — San Francisco Public Defenders, community leaders and members blasted San…
SF Dramatically Increased Use of Pretrial Electronic Monitoring, New Report Finds
By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – A new report from the nonpartisan California Policy Lab shows…
San Francisco Jury finds Former Uber Executive Guilty of Obstructing Federal Trade Commission Investigation
By Rick Cruz Last month, a panel of jurors found Joe Sullivan, former Uber Head of Security,…
News Reports: Interim SF District Attorney May Have Broken Law in June in DA Recall
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Less than a week before the election, news reports…
Monday Morning Thoughts: When the Incumbent DA Is So Bad, the Chronicle Can’t Support Anyone
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In a stunning move, the SF Chronicle…
Mock Trial Protest Held to Highlight SF Court’s Violation of Speedy Trial Provision of Constitution Amid Crippling Backlog
By Kacie Williams SAN FRANCISCO, CA – At a Hall of Justice courthouse protest last month, the…
Homeless San Franciscans Sue, Charge City of San Francisco and Mayor Harass Unhoused, Violate Their Civil Rights in Cover Up for Affordable Housing Failures
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – The Coalition on Homelessness and seven individual plaintiffs filed suit Tuesday…
Guest Commentary: San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers
By Matthew Guariglia In a 4-7 vote, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a 15-month pilot program…
SF Public Defender Again Recounts SF Superior Court Failure – Man Jailed for 5 Years without Trial Finally Wins Freedom after Jury Acquittal
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In what the San Francisco Public Defender Office charges…
SF Supervisors, Despite Opposition from Civil Rights Groups, Approve SF Police Use of Thousands of ‘Spy’ Cameras
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors late Tuesday voted…
Sunday Commentary: Jenkins’ Bail Policy Reignites Debate Over Pretrial Detention
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – This week, San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins…
Commentary: California with a Warning for ‘NIMBY Cities’
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor We have been warning all week – now the Los Angeles…
HCD’s Letter to San Francisco Should Be Read as a Warning to Other Communities
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The California Department of Housing and Community…
My View: Gascón Explains Why Crackdown in the Tenderloin Won’t Work
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor This week newly-appointed San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that…
More Signatures Verified in LA District Attorney Gascón Recall Effort
By Mihajla Milovanovic LOS ANGELES, CA – County election officials this week verified that a five…
National Effort to Reform Local Fines & Fees Announces New City and County Members
By Kacie Williams SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Six new jurisdictions were announced this week to be new…
