Marina Newman

Police officers with guns drawn confront an individual near a highway guardrail beside a police vehicle and a FedEx truck at an exit ramp.

Covering the Police

He was armed with scissors. SFPD countered with guns.

by Marina Newman September 19, 2025, 7:00 amSeptember 19, 2025, 12:46 pm

Parking lot in front of a Lucky Bayview grocery store, with several parked cars and people entering or exiting the store on a sunny day.

‘A food desert:’ Bayview Lucky to close after less than three years

by Marina Newman September 18, 2025, 6:20 pmMarch 29, 2026, 6:37 am

A woman with long black hair, wearing pink glasses, hoop earrings, a patterned shirt, and a light coat stands in front of a stone wall, her poised expression hinting at a quiet strength amid whispers of scandal.

S.F. city audit finds disgraced Human Rights Commission head misused $4.6M

by Marina Newman September 16, 2025, 12:47 pmSeptember 16, 2025, 10:43 pm

A man holds an edged weapon above his head while running on a highway near a U-Haul truck; the words "Edged Weapon" are on the image.

Juan Antonio Serrato lunged at S.F. police officers with scissors before being shot in the chest

by Marina Newman September 12, 2025, 5:03 pmSeptember 16, 2025, 1:34 pm

A cluttered kitchen with various household items, toys, and containers scattered on counters; a door at the back is open to a messy outdoor area.

Developer pulls out of S.F. public housing where Breed grew up, leaving future in doubt

by Marina Newman September 12, 2025, 2:08 pmSeptember 16, 2025, 1:42 pm

Two vehicles, including a police car, are stopped on a curved road as two people stand between them. Another vehicle is parked on the side, with trees lining both sides under a cloudy sky.

S.F. police shoot man who’d purportedly been walking on Highway 101

by Marina Newman September 4, 2025, 1:43 pmSeptember 5, 2025, 12:31 pm

The entrance of the United States Appraisers Building at 630 Sansome Street, with a security guard walking by.

Trump admin. fires sixth S.F. immigration court judge

by Marina Newman and Margaret Kadifa September 3, 2025, 6:47 pmSeptember 4, 2025, 10:22 am

A sign on a metal railing reads, "NOTICE PERMIT PARKING ONLY VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED," with apartment buildings in the background.

Facing 20 years on fraud, arson charges, and still allegedly towing cars

by Marina Newman September 3, 2025, 4:00 amMarch 29, 2026, 6:37 am

A woman with long black hair, wearing pink glasses, hoop earrings, a patterned shirt, and a light coat stands in front of a stone wall, her poised expression hinting at a quiet strength amid whispers of scandal.

Sheryl Davis calls herself S.F.’s ‘failed bureaucrat.’ Now she’s facing a criminal investigation.

by Marina Newman August 28, 2025, 7:00 amSeptember 16, 2025, 12:25 pm

A man in a suit shakes hands with an older man wearing glasses and a medal outdoors, as others stand nearby.

Mayor Lurie makes marathon visits to S.F. low-income housing. But what can he do?

by Marina Newman August 23, 2025, 4:00 amMarch 29, 2026, 6:37 am

A three-story corner building with bay windows and ground-floor shops at a street intersection, with a gray car parked nearby and a traffic light visible.

Dilapidated Bayview building to become S.F. homeless housing for young adults

by Marina Newman August 20, 2025, 6:07 pmMarch 29, 2026, 6:37 am

S.F. leader overseeing public housing departs

by Marina Newman August 19, 2025, 8:09 pmAugust 21, 2025, 10:13 am

A group of adults and children with backpacks wait on a sidewalk near a yellow school bus and a building.

‘That’s our babies!’ Proud parents, rowdy kids on back-to-school day in S.F.

by Meg Shutzer, Jordan Montero, Marina Newman, Eleni Balakrishnan, Junyao Yang, Oscar Palma and Abigail Vân Neely August 18, 2025, 11:36 amAugust 20, 2025, 1:54 pm

Police vehicles with flashing lights are parked on a dimly lit street at night.

Young woman killed, young man injured after S.F. shooting Monday night

by Marina Newman August 12, 2025, 11:46 amMarch 29, 2026, 6:37 am

A row of RVs and trailers parked in a mostly empty, sunlit lot with a clear blue sky and a few buildings in the background.

S.F. closed its parking lots and banned RVs. San Jose chose a different approach.

by Marina Newman July 31, 2025, 4:30 amJuly 31, 2025, 11:21 am