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Supes advance police spying bill

Tim Redmond - September 14, 2022

Measure opposed by civil-liberties groups now goes to the full board.

Police

SF cops want expanded rights to spy on all of us—for no good reason

Tim Redmond - July 10, 2022

Proposal would give SFPD access to a huge network of private cameras, without any meaningful limits on how the data can be used or shared

Crime

A tough-on-crime DA doesn’t translate to lower crime rates

Tim Redmond - June 5, 2022

New study compares SF, Sacramento—and finds that a more progressive approach to criminal justice is associated with lower crime rates.

Police

Two unhoused men were fighting. The cops killed them both. Why?

Tim Redmond - May 27, 2022

SFPD finally provides some data on May 19 shooting—and it raises more questions than answers.

News + Politics

What the mayor’s D6 supe appointment means for the district—and the city

Tim Redmond - May 9, 2022

Matt Dorsey is smart, experienced—and seems to agree with the mayor's agenda on housing and the cops. He will face a tough battle in the fall.

Police

Exposing ‘copaganda’ as SFPD spends $1.6 million on ‘strategic communications’

Tim Redmond - May 5, 2022

Why are the taxpayers subsidizing misinformation and spin with a political agenda coming out of a troubled department?

Education

City College faculty set up tents, hold out for the end of brutal layoffs

Garrett Leahy - May 4, 2022

Union members say cutting faculty will lead to a cycle of lower enrollment and less revenue; they have an alternative.

Police

Twice in 54 years, SF cops beat charges of racist violence

Marc Norton - March 15, 2022

The alarming parallels between a 1968 trial and the Terrance Stangel case

News + Politics

Breed’s office denies reality in hearing on Tenderloin state of emergency

Tim Redmond - January 4, 2022

There's not much available housing. There's not enough medical care. And the mayor's staff denies that the city even does homeless sweeps. Oh: But the cops are making more busts.

The Agenda

Supes face key affordable housing vote

Tim Redmond - November 28, 2021

Plus: more taxpayer dollars for bad cops, and 248 people locked up beyond the legal time for a speedy trial because SF courts are lagging ... that's The Agenda for Nov. 29-Dec. 5

Tagged with: San Francisco Police Department

Supes advance police spying bill

SF cops want expanded rights to spy on all of us—for no good reason

A tough-on-crime DA doesn’t translate to lower crime rates

Two unhoused men were fighting. The cops killed them both. Why?

What the mayor’s D6 supe appointment means for the district—and the city

Exposing ‘copaganda’ as SFPD spends $1.6 million on ‘strategic communications’

City College faculty set up tents, hold out for the end of brutal layoffs

Twice in 54 years, SF cops beat charges of racist violence

Breed’s office denies reality in hearing on Tenderloin state of emergency

Supes face key affordable housing vote

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