News Reporter

Tomoki Chien

Out-of-state authorities made 1.6 million searches of San Francisco’s license-plate reader data — likely in violation of California law.

State law bars police from sharing data from automated license plate readers with federal agencies. They're doing it anyway.

Oakland police fulfilled a request related to an ICE investigation.

Some companies are using a creepy new model of data-driven manipulation.


The city recorded 35 homicides in 2024, the fewest in more than six decades.