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Covering the Police

The SF City Attorney insisted Maurice Caldwell was a murderer. Today the Board of Supervisors approved his $8 million settlement.

by Eleni Balakrishnan October 5, 2021October 6, 2021

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors gave the final approval today for an $8 million settlement with Maurice Caldwell, a man who sued the city nine years ago for wrongfully putting […]

Mayor London Breed taps David Chiu for City Attorney, to the surprise of no one

by Annika Hom September 29, 2021October 1, 2021

Supes call for City Attorney investigation of Angus McCarthy, propose ballot measure to remake Dept. of Building Inspection

by Joe Eskenazi September 28, 2021September 29, 2021

City of San Francisco’s settlement with Walter Wong includes $387K worth of garbage can parts

by Joe Eskenazi September 21, 2021September 22, 2021

Recology is disbursing settlement funds. If you want yours electronically, opt in by tomorrow. Otherwise, checks still come

by Annika Hom July 29, 2021July 30, 2021

Owners who tried to “cheat their way to more profit” reach a $1.2 million settlement, promise to bring San Bruno Ave. building into compliance

by Eleni Balakrishnan July 19, 2021July 21, 2021

No settlement can undo the damage Walter Wong did to this city — and is still doing

by Joe Eskenazi July 19, 2021September 14, 2021

‘Everything about this building was done wrong’: Inspector who approved structure with a score of illegal units has resigned

by Joe Eskenazi June 14, 2021June 14, 2021

A city truck killed his wife 15 months ago. Now he’s eating one meal a day.

by Joe Eskenazi May 24, 2021May 27, 2021

Walter Wong, notorious permit expediter and central figure in city’s corruption scandal, reaches settlement

by Joe Eskenazi May 13, 2021May 14, 2021

Putting Dennis Herrera atop the PUC is weird. But San Francisco is a weird town.

by Joe Eskenazi May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

City Attorney Dennis Herrera tabbed to take over PUC — setting up high-stakes game of political musical chairs

by Joe Eskenazi April 26, 2021April 28, 2021

The state of San Francisco corruption

by Joe Eskenazi March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

Recology to reimburse San Franciscans some $100M following City Attorney investigation

by Joe Eskenazi March 4, 2021March 5, 2021

Covering the Police

Maurice Caldwell had his conviction overturned a decade ago. The City Attorney says he’s still a killer.

by Julian Mark August 20, 2020February 9, 2021