Samara Marion, ‘heart and soul of police reform,’ to retire from SF Department of Police Accountability
San Francisco’s government will lose one of its fiercest and most effective police reform...
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Police Commission
San Francisco police budget hearing swamped by cavalcade of callers urging department’s defunding
As members of the Board of Supervisors and the police chief today discussed the SFPD budget during...
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SF police union threatens ‘aggressive’ legal action against Police Commission
The San Francisco Police Officers Association said Friday it was ready to “take the most...
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SF Police Commission approves sweeping new anti-bias policy
The San Francisco Police Commission unanimously passed an anti-bias policy on Wednesday night in...
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San Francisco dropped the Joint Terrorism Task Force two years ago. Now the FBI wants to pick things back up.
After a two-year separation, the FBI wants to get back together with San Francisco. The bureau...
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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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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 police often offer confusing or no information on community advisory boards
First-year Police Chief, Bill Scott, wasn’t the first thing San Francisco stole from Los Angeles....
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Road to SFPD reform cautiously, sometimes haltingly, engages community
SanFrancisco’s attempt to incorporate community input into the police reform effort could be...
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Dramatic scene unfolds as commissioner considers tie-breaking Taser vote
Covering the Police is a collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism....
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SF police officials greenlight Tasers after long and rowdy meeting
Covering the Police is a collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism....
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SF Human Rights director advises against Tasers – for now
All during the fall, the Human Rights Commission held community meetings with hundreds of San...
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In SF, investigations of officer-involved shootings abound; delays do too
San Francisco police officers got the call at 11:35 p.m. on Saturday — there was a domestic...
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National training experts weigh in on SFPD Taser adoption
As the San Francisco Police Commission decides whether to equip the SFPD with Tasers, two national...
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Video: SF residents talk Tasers
Over the last two weeks, the Human Rights Commission and the San Francisco Police Commission have...
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Residents wonder at second hearing on Tasers whether they will be heard
There were those who came with questions, those who came to lecture and those with prepared notes...
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What To Do
Tue
04
Manny’s: Meet Team Biden: Michelle Kwan – Former Olympian and Surrogate Director
August 4 @ 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Wed
05
GLBT History Museum: The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot and the Legacy of Police Violence
August 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Wed
05
The Scarlet Sage Herb Co.: Fool to the World with Oubria Tronshaw
August 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Thu
06
Creativity Explored: Lawrence Rinder & Ajit Chauhan – Curators in Conversation
August 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
