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Police Commission set to discuss the effectiveness of tasers

Sana Saleem - June 21, 2017

It's back to tasers at the Police Commission where a working group is set to present its findings at Wednesday's meeting. The city has...

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Lit: A reluctant sleuth searches for the heart of SF

Tony Robles - January 30, 2017

LIT A reluctant sleuth who can’t keep his shoelaces tied as he probes the streets of San Francisco, Bill Haywood is a reporter for...

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Trump orders to strip federal dollars for sanctuary cities; is SF up for the fight?

Sana Saleem - January 27, 2017

On Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement's officers visited a home in San Francisco’s Mission allegedly looking for a "sex offender" sought for deportation. This came a...

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Questions loom as Police Commission President Suzy Loftus steps down

Sana Saleem - January 13, 2017

On Tuesday, Suzy Loftus announced that she was stepping down from her position as President of the Police Commission to take up a job...

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What the police won’t tell you about the Amilcar Lopez killing

Father Richard Smith - December 19, 2016

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon says he’s about to announce his long-awaited decision about whether to charge the officers who killed Amilcar Perez...

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Bernie comes to SF to support Jane Kim, Prop. 61

Tim Redmond - October 16, 2016

Bernie Sanders was in town Saturday morning to rally with Jane Kim (and a lot of other progressive candidates) before doing an event in...

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Criminal justice and mental illness: What’s SF’s answer?

Tim Redmond - October 13, 2016

A hearing today on the prospect of a new criminal justice-mental health facility in San Francisco brought up a couple of key issues that...

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The Agenda, Oct. 10-17: Should we celebrate the Twitter tax break?

Tim Redmond - October 9, 2016

I am glad, I suppose, that there’s nice art coming to mid-Market to “spur curiosity and connection.” Five years after the Twitter tax break,...

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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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Solving the homeless crisis: Some immediate positive steps

Jennifer Friedenbach - June 29, 2016

Editor's note: We are joining with other news media to talk about homeless issues this week. We've looked at why there are so many...

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