Nathan Ballard

Opinion: Daniel Lurie’s police chief hire will make or break his mayoralty

The choice is consequential for a simple reason: Public safety is Job One for the leader of any big city.


Mattie Scott, whose son was fatally shot in 1996, would fill Max Carter-Oberstone's seat.

Max Carter-Oberstone was removed from the oversight board by the supervisors, on the advice of the mayor.

New legislation would allow non-sworn community service officers to testify in preliminary hearings instead of police.

The retired ACLU attorney worked for decades in the limelight and behind the scenes to help shape how San Francisco police do their work.