Crime

One very special cell at Alcatraz for one very special person

Let's reserve one unit for the most notorious of criminals: a man capable of high crimes, violations of the United States Constitution, war crimes, impeachable offenses and as many as 34 felonies

Crime Joel Schechter - May 5, 2025

Four jurors in Tenderloin shooting case say they wrongfully voted for a conviction

In extraordinary move, public defender seeks new trial alleging that jurors were under undue pressure and got bad instructions.

Crime Tim Redmond - October 23, 2024

California’s reform era led to lower crime, despite what the news media reports

Moves to reduce incarceration were not associated with higher rates of violent crime—or property crime—a new report shows.

Crime Tim Redmond - August 18, 2024

Two great SF bars were recently broken into: Here’s how to help

Scene stalwarts Rock Bar and Oasis were invaded and trashed this month, and both are turning to the community.

Nightlife Adrian Spinelli and Marke B. - July 31, 2024

Crime

Some perspective on the case of a brutal stabbing of an Asian senior

Tim Redmond - March 21, 2024

The assailant is not going free; he faces a 10-year prison sentence if he doesn't enter a mandatory mental-health residential treatment program.

Crime

Right-wing attack on local judges is officially underway

Tim Redmond - November 8, 2023

Two candidates backed by StopCrimeSF have now filed to challenge sitting judges, and more may be on the way.

Drug policy

Breed continues to push arrests as solution to substance-abuse issues

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2023

Evidence shows this policy never works as right-wingers continue to push their attacks on local judges

Crime

The right-wing forces can’t blame their DA or their mayor, so they are attacking judges

Tim Redmond - September 7, 2023

Ousting Chesa Boudin and creating a new War on Drugs isn't working, so now they are seeking someone else to blame

Crime

Newsom’s CHP plan will not make Oakland safer

Cat Brooks - August 6, 2023

Communities with adequate resources have less violence than communities with a lot of cops

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Crime

Among the drug traffickers you don’t hear about: The United States Border Patrol

Francisco Ugarte - July 18, 2023

The media loves to blame immigrants, while ignoring the fact that some of the people guarding the border are also working with the drug cartels.

Crime

Hundreds who are by law innocent sit in SF jail because of court backlog

Savannah Dewberry - June 25, 2023

Public Defender's Office tries to draw attention to the clear violations of the right to a speedy trial.

Crime

Chesa Boudin talks crime, justice—and what’s happened to SF under Brooke Jenkins

Tim Redmond - June 15, 2023

The former DA has a lot of thoughts on the future of criminal justice—and the current state of San Francisco.

Crime

Banko Brown video is horrifying—as is the response of the district attorney

Tim Redmond - May 15, 2023

Attorney John Burris says Walgreens 'sent out an unguided missile.' Now a young Black trans man is dead.

Crime

All 11 supes are now challenging the DA on the Banko Brown case

Tim Redmond - May 9, 2023

The truth will come out eventually; it's hard to see how Jenkins can continue to hide the evidence in the face of huge community outcry.

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Crime

Death for spitting—and more key revelations from the Police Commission

Tim Redmond - May 4, 2023

Homeless assaults 'not on the radar,' and Newsom-Breed Tenderloin plan is a lot of hype but very little substance.

Crime

Banko Brown was unarmed when he was shot by a private security guard at Walgreens

Tim Redmond - May 3, 2023

New revelations cast serious doubt on the version of events that the DA's Office presented; Peskin demands transparency.

Crime

Supes say DA erred in failing to charge security guard who killed Banko Brown

Tim Redmond - May 2, 2023

Huge crowd demands justice as Brooke Jenkins, without releasing video evidence, says the shooter of a Black trans man acted in self-defense.

Crime

Killed for being hungry

Akil Carrillo - May 2, 2023

Whether food was stolen or not, it's not a justification to end someone's life.

Crime

The Bob Lee murder and the media problem

Tim Redmond - April 13, 2023

It's not just Fox News and Elon Musk creating a false impression of a crime wave in SF—and there are clear political impacts.

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Crime

One very special cell at Alcatraz for one very special person

Four jurors in Tenderloin shooting case say they wrongfully voted for a conviction

California’s reform era led to lower crime, despite what the news media reports

Two great SF bars were recently broken into: Here’s how to help

Some perspective on the case of a brutal stabbing of an Asian senior

Right-wing attack on local judges is officially underway

Breed continues to push arrests as solution to substance-abuse issues

The right-wing forces can’t blame their DA or their mayor, so they are attacking judges

Newsom’s CHP plan will not make Oakland safer

Among the drug traffickers you don’t hear about: The United States Border Patrol

Hundreds who are by law innocent sit in SF jail because of court backlog

Chesa Boudin talks crime, justice—and what’s happened to SF under Brooke Jenkins

Banko Brown video is horrifying—as is the response of the district attorney

All 11 supes are now challenging the DA on the Banko Brown case

Death for spitting—and more key revelations from the Police Commission

Banko Brown was unarmed when he was shot by a private security guard at Walgreens

Supes say DA erred in failing to charge security guard who killed Banko Brown

Killed for being hungry

The Bob Lee murder and the media problem

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