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News + Politics

Critics say the DA’s Office is run like the Public Defender’s Office. That’s not true

Ryan Khojasteh - June 2, 2022

I work for Chesa Boudin, and I am a fair and balanced prosecutor.

Crime

An embarrassment of injustice: Innocent man pleads guilty to crimes he didn’t commit to get out of long prison sentence

Tim Redmond - March 16, 2022

José Inez García Zárate was found not guilty of homicide by an SF jury and has spent seven years behind bars. Now he's facing conviction in federal court.

Housing

A rousing kickoff for a plan to tax landlords who keep units vacant

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2022

More than 150 rally to put an empty-homes tax on the SF ballot.

News + Politics

Breed’s Tenderloin crackdown goes to the supes in high-stakes vote

Tim Redmond - December 22, 2021

What is the mayor's actual plan for a neighborhood in crisis, other than more cops? It's hard to figure that out.

Crime

Video shows cops beating a man in the Tenderloin who committed no real crime

Tim Redmond - December 14, 2021

...while mayor calls for more cops in the Tenderloin and attacks a surveillance ordinance for no good reason.

Crime

An SF courtroom veteran says the Chron is missing the point (and the facts) on Boudin

Tim Redmond - October 25, 2021

Another Sunday, another rotten Heather Knight column—and a response by a public defender who knows how the system actually works.

The Agenda

Should SF ban the no-knock warrants that lead to Breonna Taylor’s death?

Tim Redmond - September 19, 2021

Plus: Juvenile justice, small-business rent relief, and a 'beach-to-the-Bay' bike path. That's The Agenda for Sept. 20-26.

Police

New rules on search warrants moving forward with little public input

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2021

The public defender wasn't consulted. The DA wasn't consulted. But the Police Commission wants a major policy change—now.

Crime

The data supports Chesa Boudin’s record: Why doesn’t the media tell us that?

Tim Redmond - August 22, 2021

Boudin is charging cases at the same rate as other local DAs. He has increased prosecutions of sexual assault cases. But the "balanced" Chron misses the point.

News + Politics

Supes panel appoints three community-based progressives to redistricting panel

Tim Redmond - July 19, 2021

Move will counter the Elections Commission's appointments, all of whom are allies of the mayor, in what could be a major gerrymandering fight.

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Critics say the DA’s Office is run like the Public Defender’s Office. That’s not true

An embarrassment of injustice: Innocent man pleads guilty to crimes he didn’t commit to get out of long prison sentence

A rousing kickoff for a plan to tax landlords who keep units vacant

Breed’s Tenderloin crackdown goes to the supes in high-stakes vote

Video shows cops beating a man in the Tenderloin who committed no real crime

An SF courtroom veteran says the Chron is missing the point (and the facts) on Boudin

Should SF ban the no-knock warrants that lead to Breonna Taylor’s death?

New rules on search warrants moving forward with little public input

The data supports Chesa Boudin’s record: Why doesn’t the media tell us that?

Supes panel appoints three community-based progressives to redistricting panel

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