First ‘Textgate’ disciplinary cases to come before Police Commission today
Tucked away at item No. 9 in tonight’s Police Commission agenda are a handful of issues that...
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Covering the Police
Are neighborhood property crime units reducing property crime in SF’s Mission?
Regardless, the crime units program is coming to a police station near you The San Francisco...
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California police misconduct records to be made public again after four decades of secrecy
Starting next year, Californians will have access to certain records relating to police misconduct...
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How the San Francisco Police Department stifles even the most rudimentary of reforms
In 2011, the San Francisco Police Department belatedly entered 1994, when officers and higher-ups...
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SF cops infiltrate Mission Hotel, enjoy coffee and donuts with SRO residents
When Wayne H. returned to his residence at the Mission Hotel Wednesday afternoon, he noticed about...
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Two words edited into bias policy set back SFPD reform
SFPD brass takes a full year to respond to reform suggestions reached in consensus with officers —...
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Mario Woods: San Francisco Police Department absolves itself of wrongdoing in 2015 shooting
The San Francisco Police Department has found that the officers who fatally shot Mario Woods all...
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Why AB 931, a police use-of-force reform bill, died this week
Police interests score major victory On Monday, supporters of a bill that would change how police...
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‘Sex Worker Abatement Unit’ formed at Mission Police Station
At last night’s monthly community meeting at Mission Police Station, Captain Gaetano Caltagirone...
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These two potential California laws could dramatically change policing
A pair of California bills aimed at building greater trust between police and the communities they...
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SFPD officers accused of homophobic remarks have a history of misconduct
Photo: Patrick M. Tobin (third from the left) receives an honor for utilizing Crisis Intervention...
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S.F. police gang unit detains three, arrests one man in broad daylight action
Officers from the gang unit stopped and detained three individuals today at 3 p.m. on the corner...
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An SF police officer is suing the city, alleging harassment for being gay
Photo: Outside of Central Station, Officers Brendan Mannix (left) Jen Viceral (right) hand out the...
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Neighborhood notes: San Francisco Police Department to use ‘cadets’ to abate prostitution
Mission Station Captain Gaetano Caltagirone this week said he would deploy several “cadets” —...
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Police called on African American shopkeeper, owner of Gourmonade
An African American man who, only a couple weeks ago, opened a gourmet lemonade business on...
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Last week’s SFPD shooting — A frame-by-frame breakdown with expert analysis
In the time it takes to tie a shoelace, a night of Warriors-related revelry was shattered by...
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