Friday, May 3, 2024

Tagged with: ACLU

POA tries to hijack selection of new police chief

The deadline for applications for the job of San Francisco police chief closed Wednesday, and because the process is not exactly open, it’s hard...

A heated battle over tasers in San Francisco

The annual San Francisco Public Defender's Justice Summit Wednesday focused on the police department's use of force policy -- and the potential introduction of...

SF Police Department is a total godawful mess, panel concludes

The district attorney’s special task force investigating the San Francisco Police Department issued a devastating preliminary report tonight suggesting that pretty much everything in...

Day VI of Hunger Strike: More than 100 protesters block off the streets

This post is part of our special coverage on the #hungerforjusticesf. Five San Francisco residents are on hunger strike outside Mission Police Station, demanding...

Chief Suhr’s job review: Things are out of control ….

The Police Commission meeting tomorrow (Wed/13)  includes an item that hasn’t gotten much attention – but maybe ought to be the focus of a...

Holding the cops — and their union — accountable

When the Rules Committee meets Thursday morning to discuss police use of force, I suspect there will be a lot of focus on policy,...

Why would any SF politician want the endorsement of the Police Officers Association?

Given the SFPOA's recent track record, you have to wonder if the backing of that group is really something to be proud of By Tim...

FBI has to release surveillance documents

Federal judge says that spying on Muslim and Arab communities may have no legitimate law-enforcement purpose By Tim Redmond MARCH 24, 2015 – In a major...

SF cops arresting lawyers is, sadly, nothing new

30 years ago, the ACLU sued and won a consent decree to prevent exactly what happened to a public defender in January   By Tim Redmond FEBRUARY...

SF risks a bad decision on cops and disability law

ACLU calls on city attorney to drop Supreme Court appeal in police shooting case By Tim Redmond JANUARY 13, 2014 – On Aug. 7, 2008, two...