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Ex-SFPD cop gets 8 years for ‘horrific’ child-pornography offenses

Ex-SFPD cop gets 8 years for ‘horrific’ child-pornography offenses

April 22, 2026, 10:30 amApril 23, 2026, 10:21 am

‘Tired of living like this:’ One man’s journey from S.F. jail to addiction treatment

‘Tired of living like this:’ One man’s journey from S.F. jail to addiction treatment

April 21, 2026, 6:00 amApril 22, 2026, 2:14 pm

40% of people booked into S.F. jail at the start of 2025 were back within a year

40% of people booked into S.F. jail at the start of 2025 were back within a year

April 21, 2026, 5:00 amApril 23, 2026, 4:51 pm

SFPD police chief and watchdog to be evaluated following Mission Local reporting

SFPD police chief and watchdog to be evaluated following Mission Local reporting

April 15, 2026, 11:47 amApril 17, 2026, 10:11 am

SFMTA is cracking down on sidewalk parking. In Bayview, it’s coming with cops

SFMTA is cracking down on sidewalk parking. In Bayview, it’s coming with cops

April 15, 2026, 5:00 amApril 17, 2026, 10:21 am

San Francisco probation department’s new van hits the streets

San Francisco probation department’s new van hits the streets

April 3, 2026, 5:56 pmApril 7, 2026, 1:05 pm

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DistricT attorney

No, DA Brooke Jenkins does not have an on/off switch for crime

No, DA Brooke Jenkins does not have an on/off switch for crime

by Joe Eskenazi April 20, 2026, 4:00 amApril 21, 2026, 11:18 am

S.F. ex-human-rights boss Sheryl Davis pleads not guilty, postpones arraignment

S.F. ex-human-rights boss Sheryl Davis pleads not guilty, postpones arraignment

by Marina Newman April 2, 2026, 4:50 pmApril 3, 2026, 10:48 am

S.F. nonprofit exec, charged as accomplice in alleged public-dollar misappropriation, is out of jail

S.F. nonprofit exec, charged as accomplice in alleged public-dollar misappropriation, is out of jail

by Marina Newman April 1, 2026, 5:40 pmApril 2, 2026, 9:35 pm

Investigations