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Crime

The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

Tim Redmond - October 30, 2023

But Breed and Jenkins are pushing to make it worse. We have seen this before and it ended very badly.

News + Politics

Breed’s police measure is a sweeping move to undermine civilian oversight and reform

Tim Redmond - October 18, 2023

It's cynical politics that could have serious implications for how the city manages a police department with a troubled history.

The Agenda

WTAF is up with Newsom? And why is it so hard to get SF police reports?

Tim Redmond - October 9, 2023

Vetoes of a series of progressive reforms show the guv is thinking about Iowa 2028, not California today. Pus: A hearing on police data. That's The Agenda for Oct. 8-15

Opinion

Opinion: Brooke Jenkins is no ally to the LGBTQ community

Kevin Ortiz - September 24, 2023

What about Banko Brown? What about Sanctuary City?

Drug policy

Breed continues to push arrests as solution to substance-abuse issues

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2023

Evidence shows this policy never works as right-wingers continue to push their attacks on local judges

Opinion

The Oakland school bomb threat is a dire warning about our current politics

Cat Brooks - August 30, 2023

Right-wing activism is happening at both the national and the local level.

News + Politics

Tenderloin tour upends ‘doom loop’ narrative

Christopher D. Cook - August 27, 2023

There's a lot more to the neighborhood than the national media wants to report.

Drug policy

Dorsey attack on wellness center signals larger issues in SF’s new War on Drugs

Tim Redmond - August 8, 2023

The mayor, the DA, and the Tech Right want to revive a failed policy—and maybe go after local judges.

Crime

Newsom’s CHP plan will not make Oakland safer

Cat Brooks - August 6, 2023

Communities with adequate resources have less violence than communities with a lot of cops

News + Politics

Oakland activists say they don’t want the CHP to patrol their streets

Garrett Leahy - August 17, 2021

Will more cops really make people of color safer? The community isn't so sure.

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The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

Breed’s police measure is a sweeping move to undermine civilian oversight and reform

WTAF is up with Newsom? And why is it so hard to get SF police reports?

Opinion: Brooke Jenkins is no ally to the LGBTQ community

Breed continues to push arrests as solution to substance-abuse issues

The Oakland school bomb threat is a dire warning about our current politics

Tenderloin tour upends ‘doom loop’ narrative

Dorsey attack on wellness center signals larger issues in SF’s new War on Drugs

Newsom’s CHP plan will not make Oakland safer

Oakland activists say they don’t want the CHP to patrol their streets

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