Politics Reporter

Han Li

San Francisco mayoral candidates brawl over police staffing crisis

Politics

After mayoral candidate Mark Farrell released a plan to boost police staffing, competitors immediately went on the attack. 

Matthew Kupfer

Why doesn’t San Francisco prosecute open drug use like other cities?

News

Over the years, the city has trended away from prosecution and toward harm reduction. Opinions differ on how that has worked out.


Political Reporter

Mike Ege

Supervisors align with mayor on storm emergency, but not on Police Commission

Cindy Elias reappointed to Police Commission; Stefani to introduce tighter gun rules.


Josh Ram

The timeline of a serial bipper who got caught and released and went right back to it, allegedly

Charvel Maurice Augustine was first arrested in July and went free. He was caught up in a YouTuber’s bait-car operation in October. The same day, he was re-arrested. 

Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

San Francisco police watchdog votes to curb ‘biased’ traffic stops

With little time left before voters could jam up its policymaking authority, the Police Commission approved the controversial rules.

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San Francisco mayoral candidates brawl over police staffing crisis

Why doesn’t San Francisco prosecute open drug use like other cities?

Supervisors align with mayor on storm emergency, but not on Police Commission

The timeline of a serial bipper who got caught and released and went right back to it, allegedly

San Francisco police watchdog votes to curb ‘biased’ traffic stops