The complex legacy of George Gascón

Oct 8, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

For the DA, who withdrew from the race last week, describing his accomplishments for voters...

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DA George Gascón pulls out of 2019 race — cites mother’s failing health (UPDATED)

Oct 2, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Topics, Trouble

DA Gascón intensely mulled over decision before making announcement that totally reshuffles next...

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George Gascón may be this city’s most progressive DA yet. Voters might still send him packing.

Jul 10, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Government & Non Profits, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

In 24 hours’ time, we’re going to have a new mayor. It’s going to be exciting. It’s going to...

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SF police accountability activists silence panel on police accountability

Jun 14, 2018 | Covering the Police, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

A group of Mission District-based activists — freshly enraged by District Attorney George...

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Gascon declines to file charges against cops in shootings

May 24, 2018 | Featured, Front Page, Immigrant Life, Mobile, Police Shootings, Today's Mission, Topics

San Francisco’s District Attorney will not be filing criminal charges against officers involved in...

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SF District Attorney to close Luis Gongora investigation in ‘six to eight weeks’

Feb 28, 2018 | Covering the Police, Featured, Front Page, Mission Station, Mobile, Newsletter, Police Shootings, Today's Mission, Topics

District Attorney George Gascón will make a decision in six to eight weeks on whether to charge...

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SF police shooting shows lapses in procedure, but rookie cop likely to escape criminal charges

Jan 25, 2018 | Bayview Station, Covering the Police, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

The rookie cop who was still on probation when he shot and killed an unarmed suspect in December,...

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Charges filed following SF Excelsior gambling den raid

Oct 27, 2017 | Business, Front Page, Ingleside Station, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics, Trouble

A group of men and women who were arrested in connection with an illegal gambling den earlier this...

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Laptop with “sensitive material” on homicides stolen from DA employee’s car

Oct 17, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Trouble

Car break-ins in San Francisco have reached epidemic proportions, and city employees aren’t...

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Homeless man acquitted after spending nearly 5 months in jail

Mar 31, 2017 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics, Trouble

A homeless man who entered a Mission home last November allegedly seeking shelter was acquitted...

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Two-Year Anniversary of Police Shooting Sees No Charges Against Officers

Feb 27, 2017 | Command Staff, Covering the Police, Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

None of the officers involved in fatal confrontations with some 40 civilians shot and killed at...

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SF Officer Involved in Shooting Could Face Discipline for Facebook Comment

Dec 13, 2016 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Newsletter, Today's Mission, Topics

Traduccion en español aquí. A city investigation has found that a San Francisco police officer...

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SFPD Protocol Breaches After Perez Lopez Shooting Part of Ongoing Problem for DA

Jul 14, 2016 | Featured, Front Page, Mobile, Today's Mission, Trouble

Protocol breaches at the scene of a fatal police shooting last year, a District Attorney...

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DA Rules Officers Shot Nieto in Self Defense

Feb 13, 2015 | Front Page, Today's Mission, Trouble

The District Attorney announced Friday that the four officers involved in the fatal shooting of...

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Counseling for Youthful Crime Witnesses

Nov 21, 2012 | Mobile, Today's Mission, Trouble

Children and youth who are witnesses of violent crime can get up to $5,000 in reimbursement for...

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Gascón Discusses Neighborhood Courts’ Mission

Sep 20, 2012 | Covering the Police, Featured, Front Page, Mission Station, Mobile, Today's Mission, Trouble

District Attorney George Gascón gave reporters an update Wednesday morning on his office’s...

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