Senior Investigations Reporter

Michael Barba

‘They are going into bad areas’: These San Francisco city workers want guns

News

The city’s unarmed death investigators say they are often the only ones at potentially dangerous death scenes.

The Standard Staff

DA Jenkins unveils new policy to steer drug users into treatment

From now on, defendants with five or more misdemeanors will have those charges bundled and diverted to a special court that prioritizes mental health treatment and rehab. 

Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

Man dies of apparent drug overdose on BART train in downtown San Francisco

A man died aboard a BART train Monday night of an apparent overdose, according to a BART police log.

Christina Campodonico

They love San Francisco. So why are they calling the city a ‘hellscape’?

Culture

SF lovers use the term sarcastically, while the city’s critics say the description is deadly serious. And some just want rents to drop.

Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland

Oakland has seen violent crime rise 21%, robbery increase 38% and vehicle theft jump 45% compared to last year.

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‘They are going into bad areas’: These San Francisco city workers want guns

DA Jenkins unveils new policy to steer drug users into treatment

Man dies of apparent drug overdose on BART train in downtown San Francisco

They love San Francisco. So why are they calling the city a ‘hellscape’?

Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland