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Police Want Sidewalk Barricades at Mission Station Made Permanent. But Activists Want Them Taken Down
The metal barricades went up in the wake of the George Floyd protests and have blocked the sidewalks around the San Francisco Police Department’s...
State Won’t Take Charge of Criminal Cases Involving Mayor Breed’s Brother and DA Brooke Jenkins’ Family
The California Attorney General’s Office declined to take over two controversial cases in which San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins raised concerns about potential...
Expanded Police Access to Live Surveillance Could Begin as One-Year Trial in SF
San Francisco police may soon have the power to tap into surveillance cameras in real time to investigate crimes and respond to large events—but...
Brooke Jenkins Fired the Lead Prosecutor Who Investigates Police. Now She’s Named His Replacement
Days after firing the head of a unit that investigates police shootings, newly appointed District Attorney Brooke Jenkins has named a successor who plans...
Police Target Drug Users in Tenderloin Crackdown: ‘We Have to Disrupt This Activity’
San Francisco police have begun citing and arresting drug users—not just dealers—as part of a strategy meant to disrupt the “open-air” drug markets that...