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New flicks!

Dennis Harvey - August 15, 2017

SCREEN GRABS Late August, when the kids are nearly back in school and the summer blockbusters are gradually winding down at the box office,...

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The problem with how SF handles sexual assaults

Bianca Rosen - July 5, 2017

I want to introduce you to Jamie – who just experienced one of the worst days of her life. Although Jamie is not a real...

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One homeless family’s SF nightmare

Meadow Sylvester - June 2, 2017

In 2010, my husband and I succeeded in graduating a drug program and closing our Child Protective Services case. Before our case was allowed...

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The case for a homeless shelter in Bayview

TJ Johnston - May 31, 2017

It’s Friday afternoon at the drop-in center known as Mother Brown’s on the corner of Jennings Street and Van Dyke Avenue. Despite the iron-gated...

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Single-payer’s next step

Anjali Baliga - May 19, 2017

On April 26, 2017, the Healthy California Act (S.B. 562) was passed with a 5-2 vote at the Senate Health Committee hearing in Sacramento. The...

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Officer-involved Shooting: Moore back in hospital, delaying court case

Sana Saleem - January 26, 2017

Sean Moore, 43, who has been held on $2 million bail and faces several felony charges, and was shot twice – in the groin and...

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Body camera footage appears to contradict SFPD’s version of the shooting

Sana Saleem - January 18, 2017

The San Francisco Police body camera footage from the officer involved shooting on Jan 6th appears to contradict some of the official claims made...

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Officer-Involved Shooting: SFPD criticized for its handling of the mentally ill

Sana Saleem - January 13, 2017

Crowds gathered at Oceanview on Thursday to attend the town hall meeting on the first officer-involved shooting of the year. Attorney Brian Pearlman, representing Sean...

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What the police won’t tell you about the Amilcar Lopez killing

Father Richard Smith - December 19, 2016

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon says he’s about to announce his long-awaited decision about whether to charge the officers who killed Amilcar Perez...

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Afraid — and fighting

Kate Redmond - November 14, 2016

Like so many Americans, I woke up on November 9th excited to hear that for the first time in the history of our nation,...

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