Yes, sir, it’s time for you to go

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

Hanako Abe before her death on New Year’s Eve, 2020. Photo: instagram.com/hanako_abe

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Victimizers over victims

Chesa Boudin didn’t need a crystal ball to see Troy McAlister would reoffend — so why did the district attorney release him?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

Congressional candidate Shahid Buttar at a rally. Photo: courtesy shahidforchange.us

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Smear campaign against Shahid Buttar smacks of racism

Far left Democrats are dying on Hypocrite Hill

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“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

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Despite years of ethical missteps and ties to corruption, the city keeps giving him millions

Among SPPUC friends with community benefits, Dwayne Jones is the bestie

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“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

OpinioThe Abe family at their home in Japan. Photo: Courtesy of Hiroko Abe

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‘Hanako loved San Francisco’

On the one-year anniversary of her daughter’s tragic death, Hiroko Abe waits for justice — and hopes for change

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

Sisters Annette Traverso and Angela “Angel” Cincotta. Photo: SUSAN DYER REYNOLDS

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Is the Port of San Francisco trying to put an 80-year-old crab company out of business?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

David DeYoe with Emma and baby Angelika in the Tenderloin. Photo: ourtesy DeYoe family

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In the wake of a killing

Nearly two years after their daughter’s brutal murder, the DeYoe family still waits for justice

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

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All in the City Family: Dennis Herrera chosen to head SFPUC

Is Mayor London Breed having a fox guard the henhouse?

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

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Cronyism is still alive and well at City Hall

And Mayor London Breed’s friends are making a killing

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

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Six podcasts, four trials, and a blog

D.A. Chesa Boudin spends more time in the media than in court

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

Drug dealers hand wads of cash to a man in an SUV while an Urban Alchemy ambassador watches.

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Two overdoses in 10 minutes

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

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Why colleagues say District Attorney Chesa Boudin must go

Critics point to Boudin’s ideology and soft-on-crime approach, but colleagues say San Francisco’s top cop isn’t qualified for the job

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

Allison Collins, photo: facebook.com/AlisonCollinsSF

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Virtue signaling on Hypocrite Hill

Nobody does it better than school board member Alison Collins

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

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Chesa Boudin by the numbers

Since taking office, District Attorney has tried 23 cases with 16 convictions

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

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

A makeshift memorial to Emma Hunt in the Tenderloin near the place of her murder. Photo: Used with Permission

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Emma, Ronisha, and Latanette

Three young Black mothers murdered and still no justice

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

“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

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