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Will the courts legalize sex work?

Tim Redmond - October 4, 2016

A sex-worker advocacy group has filed what could be a dramatic precedent-setting appeal in federal court, seeking a ruling that would overturn the laws...

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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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Kim packs housing forum as former LA mayor hints at gov run

Tim Redmond - August 31, 2016

The Mission High School auditorium is a big venue, room for more than 1,000 people, and it was packed last night for an event...

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Activists urge DA to investigate SFPD in sex-trafficking scandal

Sana Saleem - August 15, 2016

Activists with the group Anti Police-Terror Project gathered outside District Attorney George Gascon's office at 850 Bryant Street last week to demand a public...

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SFPD is a toxic culture of old boys run by insiders who resist reform

Tim Redmond - July 11, 2016

The final report of the Blue-Ribbon Task Force investigating the San Francisco Police Department came out today, and while much of it is not...

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Did cops tamper with evidence in Amilcar Lopez killing?

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2016

The Amilcar Perez Lopez shooting took on a new twist this week as police-reform advocates called for the officers involved in the shooting to...

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The Agenda, May 23-29: Amateur hour in the Mayor’s Office …

Tim Redmond - May 22, 2016

By mid-afternoon, a little after 3pm Friday, reporters were starting to gather out in front of the Mayor’s office. We’d gotten the word, thanks...

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The Agenda, May 2-May 9: Will the mayor meet with the hunger strikers?

Tim Redmond - May 1, 2016

The hunger strike for police accountability is now well into its second week, and still not one word – seriously, not one word –...

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Day VII of Hunger Strike: Chief Suhr’s 5th Anniversary, #BaltimoreUprising and a week of going hungry

Sana Saleem - April 28, 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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Will Gascon file charges against cops who shot Amilcar Perez Lopez?

Tim Redmond - April 25, 2016

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon is conducting an in-depth investigation of the shooting of Amilcar Perez Lopez and is expected to announce within...

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Will the courts legalize sex work?

POA tries to hijack selection of new police chief

Kim packs housing forum as former LA mayor hints at gov run

Activists urge DA to investigate SFPD in sex-trafficking scandal

SFPD is a toxic culture of old boys run by insiders who resist reform

Did cops tamper with evidence in Amilcar Lopez killing?

The Agenda, May 23-29: Amateur hour in the Mayor’s Office …

The Agenda, May 2-May 9: Will the mayor meet with the hunger strikers?

Day VII of Hunger Strike: Chief Suhr’s 5th Anniversary, #BaltimoreUprising and a week of going hungry

Will Gascon file charges against cops who shot Amilcar Perez Lopez?

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