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Violent arrest by BART Police puts focus on racial profiling

On Friday, BART police arrested Michael Smith, 22, along with his pregnant partner Andrea Appleton, 23, after receiving a 911 call reporting a man with a gun...

A Fox to guard the henhouse? Cop who shot Luis Gongora now part of police reform unit

  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...

Iris Canada turns 100 — as her landlord tries to evict her

Iris Canada turns 100 on July 13. Iris Canada, eviction fighter, who has lived in San Francisco’s black community on Page Street since the...

No room for the homeless mentally ill

  I first met Sarah when I was working overnight in the psychiatric emergency room. She was brought in by the police, the usual route...

SFPD manages not to kill armed suspect

The very good news is that the man who created a four-hour standoff with police in the Tenderloin this afternoon is not dead. That, even...

Solving the homeless crisis: Some immediate positive steps

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...

For homeless people, normal life becomes ‘dangerous’

Editor's note: News media all over San Francisco are writing about homelessness this week. We though we could offer a very different perspective. Our...

Black Lives Matter, others pull out of SF Pride Parade

Three major participants have dropped out of this year's SF Pride parade, after the SF Pride organization announced earlier this week that it would...

The Agenda, May 30-June 5: Ed Lee’s bizarre judicial strategy ….

Mayor Ed Lee stopped by the Chronicle last week for an Editorial Board meeting, and since he didn’t have an effective answer for why...

Jessica Williams: The Tragic Tale of a Lost Daughter

The life of Jessica Williams, birth name Jessica Leanne Nelson, was honored as friends, family and community members gathered to pay their respect eight...