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San Francisco Board Of Supervisors Doubles Down on Sanctuary City Status

January 29, 2025 6:40 amJanuary 29, 2025 6:40 am

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution reaffirming their 35 year old status as a sanctuary city on Tuesday, despite a growing number of cities in the state rejecting sanctuary laws. Currently in California, the entire state...

Former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell Announces 2024 Run For San Francisco Mayor

February 14, 2024 2:30 amFebruary 14, 2024 2:31 am

Former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell announced on Tuesday that he will be running for the Mayor of San Francisco this November, joining a small list of candidates including current Mayor London Breed, Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie, and Supervisor...

City Attorney, SFPD Announce A Crackdown On Illegal License Plate Covers

November 1, 2023 5:57 pm

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Chief Bill Scott announced on Wednesday that the city would be ramping up their effort to eliminate the usage of illegal license plate covers. The covers, which range...

SF DA Jenkins Blames County Courts Releasing Dealers Without A Trial For Worsening Fentanyl Situation In SF

August 4, 2023 1:16 pmAugust 4, 2023 1:16 pm

At a Tenderloin public safety town hall meeting in San Francisco, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins blamed the San Francisco County court system for the city’s current fentanyl problem, saying that they release many suspected dealers without a trial,...

Two Violent SF Attacks in 48 Hours Lead to Demands for More Police, Tougher Crime Measures

April 8, 2023 2:30 amApril 8, 2023 12:14 pm

Former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani was brutally assaulted in San Francisco’s Marina District Wednesday night. 48 hours before, tech executive Bob Lee was stabbed to death in the city. Many citizens in San Francisco are now demanding more...

SF Mayor London Breed Proposes $27.6 Million In Funding For SFPD Overtime

February 16, 2023 12:31 pmFebruary 16, 2023 12:31 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Proposed earlier this week that San Francisco should authorize $27.6 million in additional overtime funding for the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to help retain officers and to make up for a severe officer shortage...

SF Board of Supervisors Reverses Ruling On Police Using Robots In Certain Deadly Force Situations

December 7, 2022 4:41 pm

After a week of protests following the San Francisco Board of Supervisors decision to allow the SFPD to use robots for deadly force in limited situations, the Board reversed their decision on Tuesday. The battle over allowing police robots to...