Tim Redmond

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Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. He is the founder of 48hills.

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Zarate prosecution witness blasted for role in earlier murder trial

November 12, 2017

A key witness in the prosecution of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate gave testimony in a prior case that an expert alleges was not only...

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Final defense witness in Garcia Zarate case questions SFPD translation

November 9, 2017

The defense in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate called its last witness today, ending a week of testimony that challenged the central...

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Video casts doubt on prosecution theory in Kate Steinle killing

November 7, 2017

The jury in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate saw a video of the moment when a gun fired and killed Kate Steinle...

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Steinle killing was an accident, defense witness suggests

November 6, 2017

The bullet that killed Kate Steinle was probably fired from someone in a sitting position leaning forward, a defense firearms expert testified today in...

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Mandelman gets widespread support in D8 rally

November 5, 2017

Rafael Mandelman announced the opening of his 24th Street headquarters and the first major push for his campaign for D8 supervisor today with an...

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Reefer Madness at City Hall

November 5, 2017

San Francisco is descending into Reefer Madness. The supervisors are trying to pass regulations that would implement Prop. 64, which legalizes adult use of...

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Police Commission approves Tasers

November 4, 2017

Despite a strong plea from its president, who asked that the city’s new use-of-force policies be given a chance to work, the SF Police...

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Cops in Zarate case never considered that they might be wrong

November 2, 2017

The prosecution in the Jose Ines Garcia Zarate trial rested its case today after a routine presentation by the chief medical examiner. But before that,...

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Proposal calls for every renter facing eviction to have the right to a lawyer

November 1, 2017

A coalition of renters and advocates, led by Dean Preston, who ran for supervisor last year, filed the paperwork today for a ballot measure...

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Prosecution expert presents conflicting testimony on Steinle shooting

October 30, 2017

A retired police officer who appears to be the prosecution’s main expert on how a gunshot ricocheted off the concrete of Pier 14 and...

Tim Redmond

Zarate prosecution witness blasted for role in earlier murder trial

Final defense witness in Garcia Zarate case questions SFPD translation

Video casts doubt on prosecution theory in Kate Steinle killing

Steinle killing was an accident, defense witness suggests

Mandelman gets widespread support in D8 rally

Reefer Madness at City Hall

Police Commission approves Tasers

Cops in Zarate case never considered that they might be wrong

Proposal calls for every renter facing eviction to have the right to a lawyer

Prosecution expert presents conflicting testimony on Steinle shooting

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