Secure Justice Sues SFPD for Violating Facial Recognition Ban
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – Secure Justice announced this week that they have filed…
Charges Dropped against Man Shot by San Francisco Police After Trial Begins When Key Police Witness Pleads the Fifth
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – In September, San Francisco judges denied a…
Letter: SF Public Defender Opposes Police Staffing Plan
Dear Supervisors Dorsey, Walton, and Safai: On Monday during the Rules Committee meeting, you will vote on…
Letter: The Shooting and Killing of Ryant Bluford
by Brian Cox Re: The Town Hall to Discuss the Shooting and Killing of Ryant Bluford Dear…
San Francisco Public Defenders Spearhead ‘Sit-ins’ Protesting SF Court Backlog, Denial of Speedy Trial Rights of More Than 1,100 People
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Charging “more than 1,100” people are being denied their Constitutional…
Letter: Public Defender OPPOSITION to Approving $27MM Supplemental for SFPD
By Brian Cox Dear Budget and Appropriations Committee Members: Today, you will vote on whether to take…
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…
SF BOS Reverses Itself – Bans Killer Robots
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – It was a rare move. A second reading for…
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…
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…
Abortion Protesters Allege That SF Police Forcibly Injected Them with a Sedative
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Attorney John Burris held a press conference…
Guest Commentary: With Our Rights Under Attack, We Can’t Let SFPD Exploit Private Surveillance Cameras
By Jennifer Jones and Matt Cagle On Monday, a committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors…
San Francisco Police Chief Condemns Action of Officer Arrested for Fraud in Fake Insurance Claims
By Tommy Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Earlier this week, San Francisco Police Dept. Internal Affairs announced…
SF Public Defender Strongly Criticizes Police Killing of 2 Men – 1 Client of Public Defender Office
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Public Defender Mano Raju this week strongly…
SFPD Shoots Knife-Wielding Victim
by Robert J Hansen San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Police Department held a 3-hour virtual…
Man Found Not Guilty, but Jury Trial Took Nearly a Year – SF Public Defender Again Criticizes Slow Justice in SF Court
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Islam Natsheh was acquitted of felony assault charges here…
Boudin Prosecutes Sac Cop Accused of Domestic Violence after Sac DA Initially Declined to File Charges
By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Sacramento District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against…
SFDA Charges Two SFPD Officers and One Retired Officer
Special to the Vanguard San Francisco, CA – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced today that…
Despite SFPD Officer Acquittal, Trial Can Be Important Step toward Police Reform, Advocates Claim
By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Despite resulting in an acquittal, the trial of a San…
DA’s Office and SFPD in Negotiations Following Use-of-Force MOU Withdrawal
By Jake Romero SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Although Chesa Boudin is months away from a highly publicized…
