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Supes vote 9-2 to let Lurie fire one of the best members of the Police Commission

Tim Redmond -
The mayor wins a decisive victory, giving him the power to replace the police chief and choose the next person for the job.
Police

Fielder wants info on high-speed chase that led to crash injuring six in the Mission

Tim Redmond -
Supes letter of inquiry raises questions about the new policy of allowing cops to chase suspects who are not an immediate violent threat
Police

Full board will hear Lurie’s attempt to fire pro-reform police commissioner

Tim Redmond -
Mandelman calls for Committee of the Whole to consider whether to allow the mayor to oust Max Carter Oberstone
Police

Lurie is trying to fire an independent police commissioner; maybe the chief is next

Tim Redmond -
Mayor wants the supes to let him remove Max Carter-Oberstone, one of the best members of the oversight panel, for no good reason except power
Immigration

The surveillance octopus tightens its grip on immigrants—and everyone else

Ian Firstenberg -
The frightening future of three ways the government is spying on people in the United States
Police

Cops abuse, arrest bystander at protest event last July, complaint charges

Tim Redmond -
She was on her way to work. She got knocked down, terrified, and held in jail for 36 hours, Public Defender's Office alleges.
Police

Scathing audit shows progressives who questioned SFPD budget were right

Tim Redmond -
Massive overtime waste. Sick-leave scams. Cops working for private companies instead of patrolling the streets. The $821 million police budget has serious problems.
Sports

Skaters outwit cops for Dolores Hill Bomb

Andrew Brobst -
Have you ever tried to tell a skater not to do something? Spoiler alert, they're going to do it, regardless.  After mass arrests (and a...
Police

Will annual Dolores Hill skateboard event happen—and how will the cops respond?

Tim Redmond -
Plus: Finally, a vote on a critical landlord-tenant issue that could impact the mayor's race. That's The Agenda for July 1 to 7.
Police

Cops used robots for search warrants, and now want a robot dog

Tim Redmond -
New report contains alarming data about the use of automated military weapons against people in San Francisco.

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