Criminal Justice

What Drug Users in SF Think of the Police Crackdown on Possession

Akisha Rankin was smoking fentanyl off a piece of tinfoil near San Francisco’s Civic Center BART station earlier this month when two police officers...

Brooke Jenkins Frequently Visits Chinatown To Talk About Safety. But Critics Worry About Further Racial Strife

When Brooke Jenkins made her first official visit to Chinatown earlier in July, the newly appointed San Francisco District Attorney appeared like a celebrity....

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...

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