SFPD Archives - Page 6 of 34

Police

Supes advance police spying bill

Tim Redmond - September 14, 2022

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

Elections

District 6 debate: Not a lot of dramatic difference

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2022

The challengers didn't take on the incumbent or even mention the mayor.

The Agenda

Police racism, police violence, a hiatus on the Amazon tax ….

Tim Redmond - September 4, 2022

... and gee, they are so nice in Sacramento. Guess that's why the landlord lobby keeps on winning.

Lit

Flowers for queen mothers: New book pays tribute to ‘Legends of Drag’

Joshua Rotter - July 18, 2022

Authors capture 'palpable rawness, inimitable refinement, infinite permutations' of queens of a certain age

News + Politics

Supes delay SFPD spy policy after alarming presentation by Chief Scott

Tim Redmond - July 11, 2022

'There are cameras on every block' and SFPD wants to access them just because they think there might a crime at some point.

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

City Hall

Breed names Jenkins as new DA; now will the media hold her accountable?

Tim Redmond - July 7, 2022

Let's see if a 'tough-on-crime' prosecutor gets a pass from the critics who hounded Chesa Boudin.

The Agenda

Supes take on police budget

Tim Redmond - June 26, 2022

Does SFPD really need $1,100 custom calfskin boots while people are lining up for hours for free food? That's The Agenda for June 28-July 4

Stage Review

In ‘The Mojo and the Sayso,’ the pointed aftermath of Black youth murdered by cops

Charles Lewis III - June 24, 2022

Aishah Rahman's layered 1989 play finally has its Bay Area premiere—and its tale seems sadly timeless

Opinion

Pride isn’t a safe space with London Breed and the SFPD

Charles Lewis III - June 13, 2022

My hometown celebration now feels dangerous to me, with a cop-loving mayor who disregards her own COVID protocols

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