Saturday, May 4, 2024

Tagged with: criminal justice

Three who heckled mayor are arrested

UPDATED VERSION Three protesters who interrupted Mayor Ed Lee’s speech at the Fairmont Hotel yesterday were arrested and charged with trespassing and “disturbing a...

Supes reject police union, urge memorial for Mario Woods

There could hardly have been a better setting for the supes to pass a resolution declaring a memorial day for Mario Woods – and...

Mayor ducks questions on campaign scandal

Mayor Ed Lee declined to answer a simple question at the Board of Supes meeting – and then ducked my question about his connections...

What did the mayor know?

The follow-up question to the felony charges against three people for illegal fundraising activities is simple, and classic: What did Mayor Lee know, and when...

DA files corruption charges against City Hall operatives

No, they didn’t drag the mayor out in handcuffs. No, there were no elected-official perp walks. To the perhaps disappointment of the pack of...

Shocking police stats — but where’s the chief?

There were two fundamental problems with the supes hearing on police violence today: Chief Greg Suhr decided not to show up – and for...

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,...

Move to overturn prostitution laws advances, for now

A federal judge has asked for additional briefings on a case that raises a profound question – are the laws against prostitution unconstitutional? –...

Evidence in Nieto case casts doubt on police story

JANUARY 7, 2015 – A new movie about the killing of Alex Nieto points to some dramatic information about the case that directly contradicts...