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Michael Barba
Michael Barba was a senior reporter covering criminal justice and corruption until 2024. During his time at The Standard, from 2021 to 2024, his investigative reporting changed San Francisco law, reshaped elections and preceded the resignation of a city official. Barba was honored with the 2022 Journalist of the Year award by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He is a former journalist for the San Francisco Examiner, a graduate of San Francisco State University and a Los Angeles native.
282 Articles
They allegedly built their little homes inside train stations. Now they face felonies
By Michael Barba
Mar. 29, 2024 • 5:04pmHe helps contractors land building permits. Then his nephews do the inspections
Feds seek 6.5 year prison term for former San Francisco utilities chief Harlan Kelly
By Michael Barba
Mar. 13, 2024 • 5:00amLefty O’Doul’s restaurateur gets prison time for City Hall bribery
By Michael Barba
Mar. 07, 2024 • 3:13pmDisgraced restaurateur asks for no prison time in Mohammed Nuru bribery scandal
By Michael Barba
Mar. 01, 2024 • 3:54pmAngry and jobless: Workers blindsided by collapse of nonprofit SF SAFE
By Michael Barba
Feb. 29, 2024 • 10:22amFewer chases, but more crashes: SFPD collision rate is highest among California big cities
San Francisco police cancel up to $5.4M contract with troubled nonprofit SF SAFE
By Michael Barba
Feb. 23, 2024 • 3:35pmSan Francisco police watchdog votes to curb ‘biased’ traffic stops
By Michael Barba
Feb. 21, 2024 • 10:42pmSan Francisco official likely tossed out human skull, lawsuit says
By Michael Barba
Feb. 06, 2024 • 3:12pmWhere’s the money? East Bay instructors say ex-San Francisco SAFE head stiffed them
By Michael Barba
Feb. 06, 2024 • 5:00amDA confirms criminal probe into troubled nonprofit SF SAFE
By Michael Barba
Feb. 02, 2024 • 3:16pmFunds for Castro patrol go missing at embattled nonprofit SF SAFE, group says
By Michael Barba
Jan. 31, 2024 • 6:39pmBefore SF SAFE hired Kyra Worthy, misspending questions dogged her East Bay nonprofit
By Michael Barba
Jan. 25, 2024 • 11:47amTroubled San Francisco nonprofit SF SAFE fires director, reports possible check forgery to police
By Michael Barba
Jan. 24, 2024 • 10:45amCrypto boss who gave $1.8M to San Francisco crime nonprofit wants audit of ‘discrepancies’
By Michael Barba
Jan. 23, 2024 • 11:46amGoogle engineer beat his wife to death, Santa Clara police say
Limo rides, a Tahoe trip and luxury gifts: San Francisco police wrongly paid for it all
By Michael Barba
Jan. 18, 2024 • 3:35pmLive video feeds helped arrest San Francisco drug dealers, killers, thieves, police say
By Michael Barba
Jan. 18, 2024 • 5:55amSan Francisco police chief won’t be lured away by top cop position in LA
By Michael Barba
Jan. 16, 2024 • 4:51pm38% of SFPD chases lead to crashes. But the mayor wants more pursuits
By Michael Barba
Jan. 10, 2024 • 9:10pmTop San Francisco building inspectors oversaw family projects, report says
By Michael Barba
Jan. 08, 2024 • 5:44pmSan Francisco building inspector who inspected his own home gets fired, faces charges
By Michael Barba
Jan. 02, 2024 • 12:59pmJury finds homeless man not guilty in beating of ex-San Francisco official
By Michael Barba
Dec. 22, 2023 • 2:54pm
