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DA Boudin: ‘We don’t see jail or prison as the only or basic response to crime’

Tim Redmond - December 27, 2020

An exclusive interview with the district attorney after a year in what has been an immensely challenging job.

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Why it matters that Boudin is charging a cop with manslaughter

Tim Redmond - November 24, 2020

The DA's unprecedented decision sends a message that the police can't kill people with impunity.

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COVID is devastating the US economy—while the very rich get very richer

Tim Redmond - July 5, 2020

My poor puppy hates the fireworks. They’re loud and unpredictable. There are many theories, some of them pretty out there, as to why so...

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Big money from the cops is becoming politically toxic

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2020

One of the positive results of the past week of in-the-streets outrage is the increased focus on politicians who take money from law-enforcement organizations...

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Supes panel rejects Breed’s Police Commission picks

Tim Redmond - June 1, 2020

With the ongoing outrage over police shootings as a backdrop, the Board of Supes Rules Committee today rejected two candidates Mayor London Breed had...

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Which side of the ‘house divided’ are you on?

Scott Soriano - May 31, 2020

This morning I made the dire mistake of reading twitter comments on a San Francisco Chronicle report of protesters at SF Mayor London Breed's...

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Breaking: New dramatic details in Mission police shooting

Tim Redmond - December 10, 2019

Since Saturday, the San Francisco police have told the news media and the community almost nothing about the officer-involved shooting at 23rdand Mission. Even...

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Police-reform advocates push Assembly bill to restrict shootings

Haley Keizur - February 12, 2019

Nine hundred ninety-eight. That’s how many people were shot and killed by police in the US in 2018. And 115 of those were in...

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Rally denounces DA’s failure to charge killer cops

Tim Redmond - May 29, 2018

A crowd rallied on the steps of the Hall of Justice today to denounce District Attorney George Gascon’s decision not to file charges against...

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Campaign trail: Leno, Kim issue joint endorsement ad …

Tim Redmond - May 10, 2018

For the first time in history, two major San Francisco mayoral candidates are running a serious, all-out ranked-choice voting strategy—and the outcome of the...

Tagged with: Police Shootings

DA Boudin: ‘We don’t see jail or prison as the only or basic response to crime’

Why it matters that Boudin is charging a cop with manslaughter

COVID is devastating the US economy—while the very rich get very richer

Big money from the cops is becoming politically toxic

Supes panel rejects Breed’s Police Commission picks

Which side of the ‘house divided’ are you on?

Breaking: New dramatic details in Mission police shooting

Police-reform advocates push Assembly bill to restrict shootings

Rally denounces DA’s failure to charge killer cops

Campaign trail: Leno, Kim issue joint endorsement ad …

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