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Federal Trial Of Paul Pelosi Attacker Begins In San Francisco

November 10, 2023 2:29 amNovember 10, 2023 2:30 am

The trial of David DePape, the man who broke into the home of now-former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and severely injured her husband Paul Pelosi, began on Thursday in San Francisco. On October 28, 2022, Paul Pelosi, then home...

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...

Two San Francisco Police Commissioners Leave Meeting Following Criticism Of Mayor’s Recent Ballot Proposal

October 19, 2023 4:10 pmOctober 19, 2023 4:10 pm

The rift between San Francisco Mayor London Breed and the San Francisco Police Commission grew late on Wednesday following two Breed appointees to the commission walking out of the meeting. For the past several years, there has been growing dissent...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed Proposes New Police Expansion Ballot Measure

October 18, 2023 2:30 amOctober 18, 2023 2:31 am

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Tuesday that she is proposing a March 2024 ballot initiative that would ease several police restrictions. Since becoming Mayor in 2018, Mayor Breed has had a flip-flopping approach when it comes to police...

San Francisco Sees Deadliest Drug Overdose Month On Record

September 19, 2023 11:49 amSeptember 20, 2023 3:57 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced on Monday that 84 drug overdose deaths were recorded in August, tying the monthly record of January 2023 as the deadliest drug overdose month in city history. For over a decade, fentanyl,...

GM Cruise To Slash The Number Of Robotaxis By 50% In San Francisco Following A Series Of Accidents

August 22, 2023 2:30 amAugust 22, 2023 2:23 pm

During the weekend, General Motors-backed driverless taxi company Cruise announced that they would be cutting their entire fleet in San Francisco by 50% due to a series of recent accidents involving robotaxis, including an incident last week when a robotaxi...

SF Public Health Dept. Announces 385 Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Recorded This Year

August 17, 2023 12:18 pmAugust 17, 2023 12:19 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday that the city recorded 385 deaths from fentanyl so far this year and is currently on pace to break the previous record for fentanyl deaths set in 2020. For over...