If this case happened anywhere else in the State of California, or the Bay Area for that matter, you likely would be midterm on a prison sentence. Today, you are given a gift. You... Read More
Let’s give credit where it’s due. There are a few things San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin does very well — like dodging questions, blaming others, and making exc... Read More
“The Democratic Socialists of America San Francisco are about to ruin the political career of a Brown Muslim man based on no evidence at all because a bunch of mediocre Karens c... Read More
“If you are going to have an operation where you’re buying political support in the Southeast part of the town, Dwayne Jones is the guy.” — Chris Daly, former San Fra... Read More
When Hiroko Abe got a Zoom call from San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, she found herself in a virtual room full of strangers speaking a language she didn’t understan... Read More
The Alioto-Lazio Fish Company, opened in the 1940s on San Francisco’s iconic Fisherman’s Wharf, is the last of five fishing businesses started by Tom Lazio. Opened with relati... Read More
Sentayo was just 6 years old when her mother died of starvation, but she had no time to grieve. She took her infant sister, Hoptami, and ventured into Addis Ababa, the capital and... Read More
Much has changed since I exposed the blatant pay-to-play scheme at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission disguised as a social impact program (“Friends with Community Be... Read More
The Booker T. Washington Community Service Center was created under the name Victory Club during World War I as a gathering spot for Black soldiers. It closed after the war and re... Read More
And this is where Balko announces he’s found the villain in this attack. No, not the attackers. Not the SF legal system, which still seems confused about what to do about the at... Read More
As long as we have people who are addicted to drugs, who are willing to destroy their own bodies and their own lives, no amount of investment on the law enforcement is going to so... Read More
On January 9, 2015, four men were shot and killed inside a car in the Lower Haight near Laguna and Page streets. Police eventually arrested Lee Farley Jr. for the killings and wer... Read More
In the first place, God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.— Mark Twain, Following the Equator, 1897 By now everyone is familiar with the sordid ... Read More
When Troy McAlister ran a red light in a stolen car that struck and killed 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt and 27-year-old Hanako Abe on Dec. 31, 2020, San Francisco District Attorney... Read More
“Basically, they’re saying my daughter was nothing, she wasn’t worth anything anyway. And that’s just not true and I get so angry about that.” — Sherree DeYoe, moth... Read More