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Did cops tamper with evidence in Amilcar Lopez killing?

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2016

The Amilcar Perez Lopez shooting took on a new twist this week as police-reform advocates called for the officers involved in the shooting to...

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San Francisco residents demand resources to address housing crisis

Sana Saleem - June 20, 2016

Coalitions of community, racial and economic justice, and housing groups including Jobs with Justice, the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, Mission Economic Development...

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Luis Gongora Shooting: Family files lawsuit alleging excessive force

Sana Saleem - June 17, 2016

Editor's note:This post contains graphic images On Friday, attorneys from John L. Burris Law presented evidence regarding the fatal shooting of Luis Góngora by San...

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Jessica Williams: The Tragic Tale of a Lost Daughter

Sana Saleem - May 28, 2016

The life of Jessica Williams, birth name Jessica Leanne Nelson, was honored as friends, family and community members gathered to pay their respect eight...

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New chief promises reform — but can he stand up to the POA?

Sana Saleem - May 23, 2016

San Francisco new police chief didn't mince his words while speaking at a meeting arranged by NAACP and Brothers Against Guns, a San Francisco...

Arts + Culture

SF Carnaval: How it began and what it looks like 37 years later

Caitlin Donohue - May 19, 2016

Carnaval in the Mission is next weekend (May 28-29). The yearly parade and street festival has been around long enough that it's become an institution to...

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A regional-planning coup

Zelda Bronstein - May 16, 2016

In late April the year-long power struggle between our region’s land use and transportation planning agencies, respectively the Association of Bay Area Governments and...

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The Frisco 5 are back: ‘This is a community-driven fight and we will keep fighting’

Sana Saleem - May 12, 2016

In their first appearance since they were taken to the hospital on Friday, May 6th, the Frisco 5 – except Maria Cristina Gutierrez –...

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Why Chief Suhr will soon step down

Tim Redmond - May 12, 2016

Police Chief Greg Suhr will be stepping down in a matter of weeks. That’s my prediction, based on the fact that he has lost the...

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Mayor Lee faces questions on police violence — and has no real answers

Tim Redmond - May 10, 2016

Mayor Ed Lee was forced to answer a series of questions about his embattled police chief and department today, and he took the opportunity...

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