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SF Police Commissioner John Hamasaki Resigns Following Multiple Failed Actions

March 9, 2022 3:59 pmMarch 9, 2022 4:00 pm

A member of the San Francisco Police Commission, John Hamasaki, resigned on Monday following several failed actions of the commission. Hamasaki, a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, has been known as the SFPD’s biggest critic on the commission since...

AG Bonta, SF Mayor, SF City Attorney Working Together to Solve Suspended Agreement between SFPD and DA

February 14, 2022 3:36 pm

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, San Francisco Mayor London Breed, and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu issued a joint statement on Monday that they will be assisting in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) renegotiation between the San Francisco District...

San Francisco Advises Resident To Not Call 911 Unless For A Life-Threatening Emergency

January 11, 2022 2:19 amJanuary 10, 2022 9:49 pm

Over the recent weekend, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised city residents to not call 911 unless it was for a life-threatening medical emergency due to both the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the area,...

New San Francisco Order Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters For Workers in ‘High Risk’ Settings

December 30, 2021 2:45 amDecember 29, 2021 9:03 pm

A new health order by the city of San Francisco to require COVID-19 vaccination boosters for those who work in higher risk areas or visit high-risk areas, was issued on Wednesday in response to a growing number of Omicron variant...

SF Mayor London Breed’s Tenderloin Crackdown Plan Passes to Acclaim, Derision From Community

December 27, 2021 1:55 pmDecember 27, 2021 1:35 pm

Residents of the Tenderloin, one of San Francisco’s highest-crime neighborhoods largely praised the Christmas Eve Board of Supervisors vote to approve Mayor London Breeds crime crackdown and expanded drug treatment plan on Monday, with an expanded police and drug treatment...

SF DA Chesa Boudin Announces Opposition to Mayor London Breed’s Tenderloin Crime Crackdown Plan

December 21, 2021 2:25 amDecember 20, 2021 10:25 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Monday that he was opposed to Mayor London Breed’s crime crackdown plan in the Tenderloin neighborhood, saying that the city should focus efforts elsewhere to keep residents safe and give help to those...

SF Mayor London Breed Announces State of Emergency for Tenderloin Neighborhood

December 18, 2021 2:22 amDecember 17, 2021 9:31 pm

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Friday that she is declaring an official State of Emergency in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco over high crime, public drug use, and other health and safety concerns. The Tenderloin district, long...