Stories about criminal justice
OPINION: Defunding the police is just one step
We need to look at all the laws that divide the 'entitled' from the 'non-entitled.'
On Juneteenth, Black leaders detail lingering obstacles to change
'It will take more than a holiday': Incarceration, environmental degradation, lack of investment highlighted.
Generations of activism: Checking in with Cleve Jones
The LGBTQ civil rights leader on powerful George Floyd protests, the importance of the AIDS quilt, and vanishing gayborhoods.
Which side of the ‘house divided’ are you on?
San Franciscans have seen years of police shootings, brutality -- and no accountability. So yes, people are angry.
The Chron’s embarrassing attack on Boudin just got worse
Why is SF's biggest daily running an oped from the Trump campaign attacking the new DA as a communist?
The Chron’s bizarre (but predictable) attack on Chesa Boudin
A former POA consultant is the only source for a ridiculous headline and a story that makes an ordinary political transition look like a scandal. Why?
DA Chesa Boudin sworn in with promises of dramatic reform
New DA vows end of cash bail, end of three-strikes, the start of restorative justice.
SF man faces deportation—for a crime he committed at 16
Simon Liu is a tech worker, a community volunteer, and a clear example of rehabilitation. But ICE wants to deport him to China, unless Gov. Newsom intervenes.
Four years in prison — for driving without a license?
Oakland man arrested in SF faces long prison term -- despite a jury finding him not guilty of two felonies.
Already, Chesa Boudin is getting attacked in the press
Red-baiting starts before the new DA even takes office -- both nationally and in the Chron.