SF Police Commissioners walk out of meeting in protest following election of board president
Board-appointed police commissioners decry mayoral appointees as “agents of the mayor,” after...
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SFPD responds to calls for transparency with opacity
Department declines to be transparent … about its own transparency procedures Search a San...
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SF Bayview residents feel abandoned after abrupt reassignment of respected police captain
Bayview residents are dismayed over the swift departure of a police captain they say was finally...
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Mission homicides down 17 percent in overall trend
Homicides, non-fatal shooting incidents, and other violent and property crimes in 2018 decreased...
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SFPD ‘not in substantial compliance’ with several DOJ reforms
Despite concerns that the San Francisco Police Department’s reform process would atrophy following...
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Police oversight body makes big recommendations — but will the SFPD listen?
The San Francisco Police Department needs to improve its body camera and search warrant policies,...
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Family remembers SFPD shooting victim with a memorial and hot chocolate for the homeless
Two and a half years after police shot 45-year-old Luis Gongora Pat to death at the edge of a...
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Police union moves to block access to all current police shooting files
A last-ditch effort by a law enforcement union may block the public from gaining access to records...
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SFPD Chief Bill Scott’s proposal to cease making suspects sit on the street generates pushback from cops, union
The sight of suspects cuffed and seated on the pavement with San Francisco police officers...
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Special Report: Building the next generation of ‘guardian’ cops — a blueprint for San Francisco?
In 2001, a young, recently retired Marine with the build of a football tight end sat in the Las...
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Textgate: Supreme Court swats case, clearing San Francisco to pursue discipline of officers in bigoted text scandal
The California Supreme Court today declined to hear an appeal in the legal case emanating from San...
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Why AB 931, a police use-of-force reform bill, died this week
Police interests score major victory On Monday, supporters of a bill that would change how police...
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The battle over California’s police use-of-force bill heats up
Photo: Body cam footage of Officer Chris Samayoa readying his gun before firing through his window...
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These two potential California laws could dramatically change policing
A pair of California bills aimed at building greater trust between police and the communities they...
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SFPD officers accused of homophobic remarks have a history of misconduct
Photo: Patrick M. Tobin (third from the left) receives an honor for utilizing Crisis Intervention...
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An SF police officer is suing the city, alleging harassment for being gay
Photo: Outside of Central Station, Officers Brendan Mannix (left) Jen Viceral (right) hand out the...
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