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Attacking an SF judge for being too ‘soft on crime’

Tim Redmond and Alex Catsoulis - August 28, 2018

An auto burglary case that, thanks in part to an SF Chron column, has spurred anger among mostly white anti-crime crusaders comes before a...

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Rally denounces DA’s failure to charge killer cops

Tim Redmond - May 29, 2018

A crowd rallied on the steps of the Hall of Justice today to denounce District Attorney George Gascon’s decision not to file charges against...

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Police accountability bill passes key state Senate committee

Tim Redmond - April 21, 2018

A bill that would open some disciplinary records of police officers accused to serious misconduct cleared a key state Senate committee last week after...

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Wiener endorses Breed as battle over SB 827 heats up

Tim Redmond - April 2, 2018

State Sen. Scott Wiener endorsed Sup. London Breed for mayor today, putting her squarely in the Yimby camp that supports SB 827 – and...

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Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

Adriana Camarena - March 11, 2018

Editor’s note: As the candidates for mayor discuss law enforcement, police accountability, and the future of the SFPD, it’s worth looking back at how...

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A challenge to sitting judges — and the secretive judicial system

Tim Redmond - February 27, 2018

Judges don’t like elections. That’s been true in San Francisco for decades, and it’s true in most of the rest of the country. The...

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Responding to ICE raids: Power, not Panic

Tim Redmond - January 25, 2018

We’ve all heard the reports that ICE is planning a series of raids in Northern California. The Trump Administration is now talking about sending...

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Famed lawyer Tony Serra to represent Garcia Zarate on federal gun charges

Tim Redmond - January 4, 2018

Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was acquitted in the death of Kate Steinle, will be sentenced Friday morning for a minor gun possession charge,...

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Why was Garcia Zarate charged with murder?

Tim Redmond - November 30, 2017

There’s only one conclusion I can reach from the outcome of the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate: This case should never have been charged...

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Federal agent says it was safe to leave unsecured gun in his car

Tim Redmond - October 26, 2017

The federal agent whose gun fired the bullet that killed Kate Steinle was in court today, and in the course of a couple of...

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Attacking an SF judge for being too ‘soft on crime’

Rally denounces DA’s failure to charge killer cops

Police accountability bill passes key state Senate committee

Wiener endorses Breed as battle over SB 827 heats up

Special Report: Ed Lee’s police legacy

A challenge to sitting judges — and the secretive judicial system

Responding to ICE raids: Power, not Panic

Famed lawyer Tony Serra to represent Garcia Zarate on federal gun charges

Why was Garcia Zarate charged with murder?

Federal agent says it was safe to leave unsecured gun in his car

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