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Letter from Milwaukee: Reflections on the RNC—and the protests

JJ Lansing and Trista Ngo - July 24, 2024

Peaceful activists challenged racist and sometimes violent MAGAs during the Trump coronation.

Opinion

Will Joan Baez and Bob Dylan endorse a socialist for president at the Super Bowl?

Joel Schechter - February 7, 2024

Well, not to our knowledge—but since the MAGA folks are obsessed with Taylor Swift, let the rumors fly!

Police

Police Commission hears community outrage—and two members call for investigation

Tim Redmond - July 13, 2023

Police response to Dolores skateboard event was 'embarrassing,' commissioners say; full hearing set for next week.

Crime

Banko Brown video is horrifying—as is the response of the district attorney

Tim Redmond - May 15, 2023

Attorney John Burris says Walgreens 'sent out an unguided missile.' Now a young Black trans man is dead.

Police

Major pushback against killer police robots; will it be enough?

Tim Redmond - December 5, 2022

One supe has already changed his mind and will vote No tomorrow; legal issue, ballot measure still pending as city deals with national media fallout of bizarre policy

News + Politics

Supes approve killer robots, 8-3

Tim Redmond - November 29, 2022

With the national press watching, even progressives vote for a disturbing escalation in police power.

Police

Two unhoused men were fighting. The cops killed them both. Why?

Tim Redmond - May 27, 2022

SFPD finally provides some data on May 19 shooting—and it raises more questions than answers.

Police

Does SFPD policy really allow a beating like Decari Spiers received?

Tim Redmond - March 10, 2022

A jury found Officer Stangel not guilty and a training officer said he did nothing wrong. That's not how I read the department's official policy.

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Arab Film Fest hits 25, Jane Campion’s brilliant return…

Dennis Harvey - November 15, 2021

Bruce Lee's first two big films, a senseless police murder in 'The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain,' more movies this week

News + Politics

DA closes Amilcar Lopez case, but the community trauma still remains

Father Richard Smith - May 27, 2021

San Francisco needs to make big changes in policing so this young immigrant didn't die in vain.

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