San Francisco public defender alleges racial bias in police shooting case

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In the case of Jose Corvera, who was shot at by San Francisco police last year after they questioned him regarding a report of a stolen bike, the city’s public defender has invoked a state law allowing defendants to raise issues of racial or ethnic bias in their cases.

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Jennifer Wadsworth

San Francisco sued over police crackdown on Dolores Park skating event

SFPD arrested more than 80 children in a crackdown on the un-permitted event. Now, four of those kids are taking the city to court.  

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Jonah Owen Lamb

Is San Francisco DA obstructing police shooting probes? Watchdog says yes

The city’s police oversight agency says it hasn’t gotten vital information from the DA; she claims confidentiality while probes are ongoing.

How San Francisco police cracked a murder case by tracking a stolen car

A GPS tracker planted by police helped find four suspects in the fatal killing of a 25-year-old man in the  Lower Haight.

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Josh Koehn

Garry Tan’s vulgar tweet prompts police reports by San Francisco supervisors

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Two supervisors filed police reports against Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan after a vulgar tweet quoting rap lyrics said they could ‘die slow.’ 

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San Francisco public defender alleges racial bias in police shooting case

San Francisco sued over police crackdown on Dolores Park skating event

Is San Francisco DA obstructing police shooting probes? Watchdog says yes

How San Francisco police cracked a murder case by tracking a stolen car

Garry Tan’s vulgar tweet prompts police reports by San Francisco supervisors