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Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Adriana Camarena - March 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As the candidates for mayor discuss law enforcement, police accountability, and the future of the SFPD, it’s worth looking back at how...

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Cops, cars, guns and death

R.L. Edwards - September 20, 2017

On July 1, 2015, a firearm stolen four days earlier from a Bureau of Land Management agent's car was discharged, tragically striking and killing...

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New SFPD Chief has a lot on his plate

Sana Saleem - January 23, 2017

Chief William Scott was sworn in as San Francisco's police chief today at City Hall. Scott, 52, previously worked as Deputy Chief for the...

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POA tries to hijack selection of new police chief

Tim Redmond and Sana Saleem - September 5, 2016

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...

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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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New chief promises reform — but can he stand up to the POA?

Sana Saleem - May 23, 2016

San Francisco new police chief didn't mince his words while speaking at a meeting arranged by NAACP and Brothers Against Guns, a San Francisco...

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The Frisco 5 are back: ‘This is a community-driven fight and we will keep fighting’

Sana Saleem - May 12, 2016

In their first appearance since they were taken to the hospital on Friday, May 6th, the Frisco 5 – except Maria Cristina Gutierrez –...

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SF Police Department is a total godawful mess, panel concludes

Tim Redmond - May 9, 2016

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...

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Protestors Picket City Hall in Support of Frisco 5

Sana Saleem - May 9, 2016

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

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Day XVI: Frisco 5 Hospitalized but will continue hunger strike

Sana Saleem - May 6, 2016

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

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Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Cops, cars, guns and death

New SFPD Chief has a lot on his plate

POA tries to hijack selection of new police chief

SFPD manages not to kill armed suspect

New chief promises reform — but can he stand up to the POA?

The Frisco 5 are back: ‘This is a community-driven fight and we will keep fighting’

SF Police Department is a total godawful mess, panel concludes

Protestors Picket City Hall in Support of Frisco 5

Day XVI: Frisco 5 Hospitalized but will continue hunger strike

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