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In Jeff Adachi Case, a Tale of Two Different Autopsies

August 26, 2019 8:54 pmAugust 27, 2019 8:16 am

Former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi died suddenly in February from a case of acute mixed drug toxicity exacerbated by a previously-unknown coronary disease. That’s the official line from the autopsy conducted by the San Francisco medical examiner’s office,...

News employee exposed freelance journalist at center of Adachi leak

August 5, 2019 1:35 pmAugust 5, 2019 2:14 pm

A newsroom employee led police to a freelance journalist whose home and business were raided in May in connection with the leak of a confidential police report on the death of former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi. The reporter...

Journalist or criminal? Judge quashes more than warrant in Adachi leak investigation

July 24, 2019 2:06 pm

Legally, it’s as if the warrant never existed Two weeks shy of executing a broad search warrant on the home and office of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott stood before cameras and a podium...

TV Reporter Drew Police to Journalist at Center of Leak Investigation

July 23, 2019 4:11 pm

A series of tweets coupled with a television news report set in motion a massive investigation into a leak of police documents shortly after famed San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi died in February, according to newly-unsealed court documents released...

Judge quashes illegal warrant executed against San Francisco journalist, but Bryan Carmody’s fight continues

July 18, 2019 7:56 pmJuly 20, 2019 8:06 am

A judge in San Francisco tossed a search warrant she issued against a freelance journalist in May, saying police did not disclose to her that the target of the warrant worked in the news media industry. The ruling, handed down...

San Francisco to Paint Over Historical Mural Depicting life of George Washington

July 5, 2019 2:10 pmJuly 7, 2019 9:00 am

Modern day book burning: San Francisco school board intends to destroy an iconic mural The Associated Press is reporting that the city of San Francisco will spend $600,000 to paint over an historical mural at a public school depicting...

Streets of San Francisco

June 15, 2019 6:42 amJune 18, 2019 8:20 am

On the streets of San Francisco, human excrement is piling up to an all-time high, with 28,084 turd alerts in 2018, five times beyond the level in 2011, and 6,676 sightings by April 2019. If this reeking mess leaves tourists...