Tag: Public Defender
New documentary exposes COVID crisis at private SF prison
Adachi Project film shows the inside story of virus outbreaks -- and the Geo Group's failure to contain them.
Editor sues over gag rule at private prison in Tenderloin
Keith Malik Washington, who runs the SF Bay View, was punished for telling a reporter about a COVID outbreak at a halfway house operated by the Geo Group.
Chron rejects comments critical of Boudin editorial
Comments supporting the DA don't seem to violate the paper's standards; why were they blocked?
Jamaica Hampton allies call for mercy
Should a man shot and permanently disabled by cops also be facing criminal charges?
A terrible crime leads to terrible politics and reporting
The real story behind the release from jail of a drug addict who went on to kill two in a hit-and-run.
New leadership at Police Commission
After vice president who refused to put key reform items on the agenda abruptly quits, there's an opportunity for change.
DA Boudin: ‘We don’t see jail or prison as the only or basic response to crime’
An exclusive interview with the district attorney after a year in what has been an immensely challenging job.
GOP-linked big money attacks progressive candidates and taxes in SF
Millions in PAC money from the 1 percent -- and big Mitch McConnell backer -- floods into San Francisco for last-minute hit pieces.
RIP, the Notorious RBG
How one woman, one petite woman with a mighty intellect and a grit true to her Brooklyn roots, became not just a role model, but a revered symbol of the struggle for women’s equality.
Photographer Dorothea Lange’s archive now available online at OMCA
The collection presents the iconic Lange as the personable creator she was—and a local picturmaker to boot.
