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A room with several gray reclining chairs on wheels arranged in rows, fluorescent ceiling lights, and medical equipment visible in the background.

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No one knows what S.F.’s new drug RESET center will do

by Eleni Balakrishnan May 1, 2026, 4:00 amMay 1, 2026, 11:45 am

An older person wearing glasses and a knit hat holds a pigeon indoors, with guitars and art posters visible in the background.

Driver accused of murder in S.F. hit-and-run to stay in jail – judge cites public threat

by Oscar Palma April 24, 2026, 1:19 pmApril 24, 2026, 1:52 pm

An illustrated map shows a syringe, a knife, and a handgun with bullets in separate circles on a yellow landmass, connected by a lit fuse.

Has San Francisco made West SoMa into a crime containment zone?

by Sarah Hopkins April 23, 2026, 5:00 amApril 23, 2026, 10:40 am

S.F. hospital stabbing analysis confirms Mission Local reporting on security lapses

by Eleni Balakrishnan April 22, 2026, 1:30 pmApril 23, 2026, 10:13 am

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

by Abigail Vân Neely April 22, 2026, 10:30 amApril 23, 2026, 10:21 am

A person with a backpack looks over their shoulder while two uniformed officers stand in the background, inside a building with large windows.

Covering the Police

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

by Abigail Vân Neely April 21, 2026, 6:00 amApril 22, 2026, 2:14 pm

A person in an orange uniform speaks to a seated woman holding a clipboard, with two uniformed officers standing behind them in a hallway.

Covering the Police

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

by Abigail Vân Neely April 21, 2026, 5:00 amApril 23, 2026, 4:51 pm

A man in a blue suit and yellow tie appears emotional while being escorted out of a room by two men, one wearing sunglasses and a patterned jacket.

S.F. filmmaker Kevin Epps sentenced to 6+ years in prison for 2016 killing

by Eleni Balakrishnan April 8, 2026, 3:41 pmApril 17, 2026, 2:50 pm

A San Francisco Adult Probation Department mobile van is parked on a city street with staff assisting people at an outdoor table covered by a branded tablecloth.

Covering the Police

San Francisco probation department’s new van hits the streets

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

Covering the Police

S.F. sheriffs’ union spent $30K to push debunked story of hospital worker’s stabbing

by Abigail Vân Neely March 31, 2026, 11:00 amMarch 31, 2026, 1:41 pm

People walk down a hallway with numbered signs overhead, some sitting on benches along the side. A couple walks arm-in-arm among others moving in both directions.

22-year-old woman’s alleged killer in Sunset shooting pleads not guilty, bail set at $300K

by Junyao Yang March 27, 2026, 4:23 pmApril 6, 2026, 11:11 am

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Man sentenced in killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee gets 8 years — and is released

by Alice Finno March 26, 2026, 6:01 pmMarch 27, 2026, 1:46 pm

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Sunset shooting victim identified as 22-year-old S.F. State graduate

by Junyao Yang March 26, 2026, 11:49 amMarch 27, 2026, 1:41 pm

SFPD police vehicle is parked on the street in front of a large brick building with arched windows and an American flag on a flagpole.

Man allegedly shot and killed woman in Sunset near Lincoln High School

by Junyao Yang March 25, 2026, 12:24 pmMarch 26, 2026, 12:26 pm

Two men in suits stand at a podium; one speaks into a microphone while the other looks on. A clock, monitor, and webcam are visible in the background.

S.F. public health boss: Hospital staff stopped stabbing, not sheriff

by Eleni Balakrishnan March 23, 2026, 1:50 pmMarch 24, 2026, 12:02 pm