Stories about Policing
COVID is devastating the US economy—while the very rich get very richer
Why is this radical economic inequality not at the top of everyone's political agenda—from Joe Biden to Gavin Newsom and London Breed?
OPINION: Defunding the police is just one step
We need to look at all the laws that divide the 'entitled' from the 'non-entitled.'
Foreign Correspondent: Lessons from the Cuban police
Community-based crime fighting -- with very little violence -- should be part of the US debate.
DACA decision offers no real protection, rights groups warn
Supreme Court upholds Dreamers program for now, but most undocumented immigrants remain at risk.
Defunding the police: There’s big money there
Even a modest cut in the SFPD budget would free up more than $100 million for other community programs.
Major police reforms on the agenda for SF supes
Ban on tear gas, shifting funds -- and possibly disarming some officers.
Stop calling the police on us
Think before you pick up the phone to bring the cops down on people of color and unhoused people. Too often, it ends in death.
Big money from the cops is becoming politically toxic
A way to remove obstacles to reform -- plus a move in SF to start to "defund" the SFPD.
Sharply divided board allows curfew to continue — for now
6-5 vote keeps crackdown in place until Thursday; ACLU denounces 'moving toward a police state.'
Which side of the ‘house divided’ are you on?
San Franciscans have seen years of police shootings, brutality -- and no accountability. So yes, people are angry.