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Several masked law enforcement officers detain and handcuff a person in front of a metal barricade on a city sidewalk.

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Proposed S.F. law would direct police to ID plainclothes ICE agents

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 27, 2026, 9:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 2:50 am

Storefront of Richmond Serenity Spa at 3446 Balboa St., with a blue awning, large front window, curtains, and flowers in the foreground.

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An undercover S.F. cop, an alleged hand job, and a Westside massage parlor

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 24, 2026, 4:57 pmJuly 29, 2026, 5:11 am

Paul Henderson speaks on the phone

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Fired S.F. police watchdog attorney sues city, alleging retaliation and hostile workplace

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 20, 2026, 3:08 pmJuly 29, 2026, 2:54 am

Illustration of a snarling dog with bared teeth and drool against a purple background with radiating lines.

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Dog bites in S.F. are rising. In the Tenderloin, they’re skyrocketing.

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 19, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 2:57 am

Close-up of police tape with blurred red and blue emergency vehicle lights in the background at night.

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SFPD officers ‘slammed’ and ‘punched’ men during illegal Bayview arrest, public defender says

by Abigail Vân Neely March 18, 2026, 5:22 pmJuly 29, 2026, 5:59 am

A person is lying face down on a city street while a police officer handcuffs them. Other officers and a plainclothes individual stand nearby. Cars and a mural are visible in the background.

S.F. homeless man who brawled with Lurie’s security jailed again

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 16, 2026, 5:53 pmOctober 19, 2026, 1:37 pm

A person is lying face down on a city street while a police officer handcuffs them. Other officers and a plainclothes individual stand nearby. Cars and a mural are visible in the background.

S.F. judge releases man ‘violently assaulted’ by Mayor Lurie’s security in street fight

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 11, 2026, 3:55 pmOctober 19, 2026, 2:16 pm

Police officers detain a person lying on the ground as they restrain and handcuff him on a street near a cardboard box and a blanket.

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‘The mayor should be held accountable:’ S.F. man who fought Lurie’s security appears in court

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 11, 2026, 11:21 amJuly 29, 2026, 6:19 am

A person is lying face down on a city street while a police officer handcuffs them. Other officers and a plainclothes individual stand nearby. Cars and a mural are visible in the background.

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S.F. DA charges man who fought Mayor Lurie’s bodyguard after being shoved

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 9, 2026, 6:20 pmOctober 19, 2026, 2:18 pm

Several uniformed law enforcement officers, including Derrick Lew, stand and talk outside the entrance of a government building marked "850.

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As Lurie calls for budget cuts, S.F. probation seeks $12M for service that already exists

by Abigail Vân Neely March 4, 2026, 10:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 5:21 am

A uniformed officer speaks at a microphone outdoors at night, commemorating the 1906 earthquake, with a floral wreath and two other uniformed individuals in the background.

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S.F. sheriff set to blow past overtime budget by nearly 50%

by Joe Rivano Barros March 3, 2026, 1:09 pmJuly 29, 2026, 6:07 am

Four people cut a red ribbon in front of a van labeled "Moving Forward" during a ribbon-cutting event in a parking lot.

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S.F. probation rolls out van for unhoused in ‘high-poverty,’ ‘high-crime’ areas

by Alice Finno February 28, 2026, 2:21 pmJuly 29, 2026, 5:58 am

Two police officers stand at a doorway, one entering a building, while an older man with a blue plastic bag walks nearby on a sidewalk.

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S.F. to boost police presence at Mission BART plazas, Mayor Lurie says

by Joe Rivano Barros February 28, 2026, 1:25 pmJuly 29, 2026, 3:17 am

A person holds a phone displaying the time 10:30 and a lock screen photo of a man kissing a child, with two other children smiling. The person has "Lovell" written on their hand.

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This Valentine’s Day: Tales of love from San Francisco’s county jail

by Abigail Vân Neely February 14, 2026, 4:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 5:26 am

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S.F. city attorney says Lurie’s sobering center is a ‘very high legal risk.’ Supes approve it anyway.

by Abigail Vân Neely and Io Yeh Gilman February 10, 2026, 4:46 pmJuly 29, 2026, 5:27 am

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