Policing Archives

Campaign Trail

Massive Peskin kickoff sets up an epic race for mayor of SF

Tim Redmond - April 7, 2024

Billionaire 'protest' is a total bust as huge crowd packs Portsmouth Square for a candidate who might be able to build a winning coalition in mostly right-wing field

Opinion

Opinion: San Franciscans know a lot about tech. That’s why they should vote No on E

Jason Kelley and Matthew Guariglia - February 27, 2024

Everything new is not good—and we can't trust SFPD with uncontrolled surveillance

Homelessness

Tiny homes with giant restrictions are not a solution to homelessness

Tiny - January 25, 2024

Tiny tombs, I mean tiny homes Not a place to call our own Tiny tombs better describes the triggerr of those jail-like rooms The InsideNOTsafe is a...

Police

The danger of high-speed police chases and the failure of the mayor’s drug-arrest policy

Tim Redmond - January 14, 2024

Police Commission questions show why an independent panel is so important.

The Agenda

The (other) big problems with APEC

Tim Redmond - November 12, 2023

Powerful CEOs and politicians meet in secret to promote global catastrophe. Plus: Judges, cops, and crime ... That's The Agenda for Nov. 12 to 19

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.

Lit

‘Weed’ sparks up candid cannabis education for young people—and the rest of us

Marke B. - September 10, 2023

Caitlin Donohue's latest book for teens takes a big picture view of cannabis policy and culture in the Americas

City Hall

Lies, damn lies, and the new ‘report’ on San Francisco government

Calvin Welch - August 28, 2023

Ignore the realities of SF politics. Ignore a wide-ranging corruption scandal. Just go after district elections. That's what the Rose Institute, funded by Michael Moritz, is doing.

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.

Movies

Suck on this: The eviction-fueled, Web 1.0 dykesploitation of ‘Sugar High Glitter City’ returns

Caitlin Donohue - August 8, 2023

Directors of iconic 2001 lesbian ensemble film reflect on the eve of its SF PornFilmFestival screenings.

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