Can this California police misconduct bill beat the big bucks? In spite of history, maybe
Update (11:55 a.m.): SB1421 has been passed out of committee and is now headed for a Senate floor...
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SF Police Commissioner Julius Turman, lover and fighter
In the wake of former Police Commission President Julius Turman’s death last Saturday evening,...
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Listen Local: What’s up with Prop. H, SF’s Taser measure?
On Thursday, Listen Local sat down with Father Richard Smith of Faith In Action, a network of...
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S.F. Cop who claimed anti-Muslim racism was accused of being “CIA Agent Impersonator” by Napa Police
The Afghani-born San Francisco police officer who last month claimed to be the victim of...
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Julius Turman’s departure leaves the Police Commission dark — indefinitely
Update: As of Friday, approvals for mayoral nominees Sonia Melara and Joe Marshall have been...
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The Hot Seat: Is Chief Bill Scott reforming the SFPD?
And with a position open in LA, will he stay long enough to find out? A t a town hall meeting...
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SF law enforcement seriously mishandling rape cases
The San Francisco Police Department and the District Attorney’s Office are seriously lacking in...
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Lawyer John Burris, black activists, stump for Tasers — and against police union’s Taser measure
“I’d rather be hit by a Taser than a bullet,” says anti-gun advocate On Wednesday, the 50th...
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New SF police contract huge deal for community policing
The slogan of the day was, “No justice, no deal.” That’s what activists chanted outside the main...
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SFPD names officers involved in Capp Street shooting
The San Francisco Police Department has released the names of the ten officers who fatally shot at...
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SF Police Commission passes Taser policy, puts ball in Mayor’s court
What was, by all appearances, shaping up to be a circus of a Police Commission meeting quickly...
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Community clashes with SFPD at Town Hall on officer-involved shooting
Distrust and anger prevail as Police Chief Bill Scott and others sit and listen After police...
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SFPD Chief Scott fires rookie officer who shot alleged carjacker in Bayview
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott on Friday fired the rookie cop who, four days into his...
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Taser Wars: Police Commission gamely moves to vote on stun gun policy likely to be undone by ballot measure
Atsome point on Wednesday, the meeting’s going to careen off the rails. “Shit-show...
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SF’s limited-English sexual assault victims among the most ignored
Nearly three years have passed since Dora Mejia filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco...
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19-year-old police shooting victim came to the U.S. as a child and grew up and worked in SF’s Mission
Friends say his undocumented status could have been the reason he hid in the trunk of a car where...
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