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An embarrassment of injustice: Innocent man pleads guilty to crimes he didn’t commit to get out of long prison sentence

Tim Redmond - March 16, 2022

José Inez García Zárate was found not guilty of homicide by an SF jury and has spent seven years behind bars. Now he's facing conviction in federal court.

Opinion

Labor, organizing, money, and an East Bay Assembly race

Tim Paulson - July 21, 2021

The political world is full of surprises. Who will wind up winning the seat formerly occupied by Attorney General Rob Bonta?

News + Politics

Rob Eshelman-Håkansson, journalist and activist, dies at 47

Tina Gerhardt - July 19, 2020

Rob Eshelman-Håkansson, a fearless journalist, former legislative aide to Matt Gonzalez, and organizer with the Housing Rights Committee, died July 15, 2020. He was...

News + Politics

SF Superior Court ends Zero Bail Policy, threatening public health

Tim Redmond - July 9, 2020

The San Francisco Superior Court has chosen not to continue the Zero Bail Policy that has reduced county jail populations across the state. That, a...

News + Politics

Public toilets—and public corruption

Tim Redmond - June 28, 2020

The deepening public works scandal, which now involves political connected permit expediter Walter Wong, appears to have links to a big corporation that has...

News + Politics

Some perspective on the raid on a reporter’s house

Tim Redmond - May 14, 2019

I’m appalled to see cops raid the homes and offices of reporters and looking for confidential information.Putting a journalist in handcuffs for six hours...

News + Politics

Mayor makes smart move with public defender appointment

Tim Redmond - March 11, 2019

The entire Office of the Public Defender was celebrating today with the news that Mayor London Breed has named Manohar Raju to replace the...

News + Politics

Breed may not be opposed in November—but her policies will be

Tim Redmond - February 28, 2019

Things can change quickly in San Francisco politics, but for the moment, it appears that Mayor London Breed will not have a serious challenger...

News + Politics

Community celebrates the life of Jeff Adachi

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2019

On Monday, March 4, Mayor London Breed will host a formal City Hall memorial for Public Defender Jeff Adachi. Politicians (some of whom were...

News + Politics

Public Defender Jeff Adachi dies

Tim Redmond - February 23, 2019

Jeff Adachi, who built the San Francisco Public Defender's Office into one of the best in the country, has died at 59. His death, apparently...

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An embarrassment of injustice: Innocent man pleads guilty to crimes he didn’t commit to get out of long prison sentence

Labor, organizing, money, and an East Bay Assembly race

Rob Eshelman-Håkansson, journalist and activist, dies at 47

SF Superior Court ends Zero Bail Policy, threatening public health

Public toilets—and public corruption

Some perspective on the raid on a reporter’s house

Mayor makes smart move with public defender appointment

Breed may not be opposed in November—but her policies will be

Community celebrates the life of Jeff Adachi

Public Defender Jeff Adachi dies

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