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Can the police contract be a vehicle for reform?

Tim Redmond - March 27, 2018

The role of the San Francisco Police Officers Association in blocking reform is increasingly becoming a focus among police-accountability activists -- and the POA...

News + Politics

Police accountability groups make POA contract an issue for supes, Farrell

Tim Redmond - March 19, 2018

Labor battles in San Francisco are typically about wages, benefits, and staffing. In tough years, City Hall tries to make cuts, and the unions...

News + Politics

Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Adriana Camarena - March 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As the candidates for mayor discuss law enforcement, police accountability, and the future of the SFPD, it’s worth looking back at how...

The Agenda

Supes to vote on Wiener upzoning bill, Police Commission to vote on Taser initiative …

Tim Redmond - March 11, 2018

THE AGENDA There is good news every once in a while. The Planning Commission last week rejected, on a 7-0 vote, an application to...

News + Politics

No justice, no deal: Time for a better contract with the police union

Father Richard Smith - March 5, 2018

Two years after the city formally committed itself to police reform, we have almost bupkis to show for it. The reason? The San Francisco...

Campaign Trail

Campaign trail: Kim gets progressive endorsements, Breed wants Tasers …

Tim Redmond - February 21, 2018

While Mark Leno is getting a lot of press attention for his campaign, and a growing number of organizations are doing a ranked-choice strategy...

News + Politics

Cops push stunning ballot measure to allow Tasers

Tim Redmond - January 16, 2018

The San Francisco Police Officers Association – the folks who have opposed every major effort at reforming the department – has put up $80,000...

Opinion

OPINION: The case against Tasers

Barbara Attard - October 27, 2017

On Friday, November 3, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall the San Francisco Police Commission will be holding its last public hearing on...

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Trump moves encourage Iranian hardliners

Reese Erlich - October 22, 2017

In Washington DC, Trump's moves against the Iran nuclear agreement are seen as getting tough on a dangerous enemy. In Iran, they are seen...

News + Politics

Questions loom as Police Commission President Suzy Loftus steps down

Sana Saleem - January 13, 2017

On Tuesday, Suzy Loftus announced that she was stepping down from her position as President of the Police Commission to take up a job...

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Can the police contract be a vehicle for reform?

Police accountability groups make POA contract an issue for supes, Farrell

Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Supes to vote on Wiener upzoning bill, Police Commission to vote on Taser initiative …

No justice, no deal: Time for a better contract with the police union

Campaign trail: Kim gets progressive endorsements, Breed wants Tasers …

Cops push stunning ballot measure to allow Tasers

OPINION: The case against Tasers

Foreign Correspondent: Trump moves encourage Iranian hardliners

Questions loom as Police Commission President Suzy Loftus steps down

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