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The story Ahsha Safai doesn’t tell in his campaign for supervisor

Tim Redmond - July 14, 2016

Ahsha Safai is running for supervisor in District 11 as a labor activist who has the support of some of the city’s unions –...

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A Fox to guard the henhouse? Cop who shot Luis Gongora now part of police reform unit

Sana Saleem - July 13, 2016

UPDATE: At the Police Commission meeting at City Hall SFPD Chief Toney Chaplain said Sgt Nate Steger voluntarily transferred from the Professional Standards and Principled...

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SFPD manages not to kill armed suspect

Tim Redmond and Sana Saleem - July 6, 2016

The very good news is that the man who created a four-hour standoff with police in the Tenderloin this afternoon is not dead. That, even...

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Profiled to death

Brother Y - June 28, 2016

Editor’s note: News media all over San Francisco are writing about homelessness this week. We though we could offer a very different perspective. You...

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Mime Troupe tackles ignorance at its root in 57th season

Caitlin Donohue - June 28, 2016

ON STAGE San Francisco is a town that has always enjoyed its culture served with a heavy dose of social critique. That may be why...

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Why are so many people homeless in SF?

Tim Redmond - June 27, 2016

Editors note: The SF Chronicle is leading an effort to get local news media to report on homelessness this week. We are happy to...

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SF Latino, LGBT communities march in solidarity for Orlando

Marke B. - June 19, 2016

Along the sidelines, observers cried, applauded, threw the peace sign, and waved rainbow flags. But the mood among the hundreds of marchers who took...

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The fire that torched their hopes: ‘I was just getting my life together’

Sana Saleem - June 19, 2016

The dining room at the Salvation Army shelter is full of people who have been affected by the fire. There are about 58 people...

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Luis Gongora Shooting: Family files lawsuit alleging excessive force

Sana Saleem - June 17, 2016

Editor's note:This post contains graphic images On Friday, attorneys from John L. Burris Law presented evidence regarding the fatal shooting of Luis Góngora by San...

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Kim edges Wiener in SF as fall campaigns start to shape up

Tim Redmond - June 15, 2016

The results of the June election got a bit sharper today, with Jane Kim now passing Scott Wiener in the San Francisco results for...

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