Politics Reporter

Han Li

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

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

At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Mayor Breed is also expected to make a rain-check appearance to discuss reparations and more.


Two men were in Bay Area jails this week in connection with a fatal shooting in the city’s Lower Haight neighborhood late last month.

Thefts of ATM machines spiked in San Francisco from two recorded incidents last year to a whopping 11 this year, according to police department data.