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5 More Walgreens Closed in San Francisco Over City’s Retail Crime Wave

October 13, 2021 11:46 amApril 3, 2022 7:57 am

Walgreens, one of the largest drug store chains in the country, closed an additional 5 stores in San Francisco on Tuesday, citing the skyrocketing amount of organized retail crime in the city. According to Walgreens, theft levels in the city...

Woman Photographed Leaning out of Speeding Cadillac Holding AK-47 in San Francisco

August 6, 2021 3:20 pmAugust 6, 2021 3:20 pm

From the “you can’t make this stuff up” file, a bail agent in San Francisco sent the Globe this photo, posted by the San Francisco Police Department, of a woman hanging out of the passenger seat window of a speeding...

Bill to Prohibit Law Enforcement From Posting Some Mugshots Online Signed Into Law

July 26, 2021 10:58 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law this weekend to prohibit law enforcement officers from sharing mugshots of individuals arrested for nonviolent crimes into law. Assembly Bill 1475, authored by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), would also require police...

The Pressure Of Choosing Between Vaccination And Employment

July 23, 2021 3:07 pmJuly 27, 2021 10:09 pm

Across California in recent weeks, many cities have been either introducing or preparing to introduce mandatory vaccination policies for all city workers, with only a few exemptions such as religion, and adverse health risks. San Francisco was the first to...

San Francisco Mid-Year Crime Statistics Show General Rise of Crime in City

July 13, 2021 4:30 amMarch 23, 2022 11:50 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott announced the mid-year crime statistics of San Francisco, showing a general uptick in crime in the city. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

San Francisco Order Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations For All City Employees

June 28, 2021 10:56 amJune 28, 2021 2:54 pm

San Francisco city employees have one month to comply with a new city order to be vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning to day. According to the order, which was released last week and subsequently polarized workers for the the city of...

San Francisco To Reallocate $3.75 Million From SFPD Budget to Black-Owned Businesses in City

May 7, 2021 2:36 amMarch 22, 2022 11:39 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Wednesday that $3.75 million of the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) budget would be redirected to black-owned businesses in the city. The reinvestment by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and...