Friday, May 3, 2024

Tagged with: SFPD

Did cops tamper with evidence in Amilcar Lopez killing?

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...

SFPD manages not to kill armed suspect

The very good news is that the man who created a four-hour standoff with police in the Tenderloin this afternoon is not dead. That, even...

The fire that torched their hopes: ‘I was just getting my life together’

The dining room at the Salvation Army shelter is full of people who have been affected by the fire. There are about 58 people...

Luis Gongora Shooting: Family files lawsuit alleging excessive force

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...

Jessica Williams: The Tragic Tale of a Lost Daughter

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

Why we disrupted the Police Commission

On Wednesday May 18th, members of UCSF’s Do No Harm Coalition and White Coats 4 Black Lives chapter interrupted the San Francisco Police Commission...

A heated battle over tasers in San Francisco

The annual San Francisco Public Defender's Justice Summit Wednesday focused on the police department's use of force policy -- and the potential introduction of...

Healthcare professionals demand police brutality be declared a health crisis

Students and healthcare professionals from the University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco State University argued yesterday that police brutality should be seen as...

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

  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...

Why I can’t celebrate the resignation of Chief Suhr

I am sitting here drinking wine and reflecting on the day that was yesterday. I woke up at 6am. My day started with the...