Look what a bunch of lawbreakers bought for you, San Francisco.
District Attorney George Gascón’s neighborhood courts system is putting the fines paid by people who commit low-level crimes in The City toward public safety projects. Read More
Despite all the vitriol and bad feelings that came out of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi’s protracted domestic violence scandal, victims in San Francisco might ultimately have that sad saga to thank for increased funding toward enforcement and services. Read More
A phony voting booth that was set up last October in Chinatown to help elderly voters cast their mail-in ballots won’t spur any criminal charges, the District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. Read More
A jilted ex-girlfriend of Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is listed as one of several potential witnesses in his upcoming domestic violence trial sparked by a New Year’s Eve argument with his wife. Read More
For a city nestled in the heart of California’s technology industry, the high-tech resources and expertise of San Francisco police and prosecutors have long been limited. Read More
By:George Gascón and Carlos Garcia10/18/11 9:59 PM
Transitioning from middle school to high school can be a difficult time in a young person’s life. Last year, Jessica was an eighth-grader at an academic middle school in San Francisco. Challenged by family instability and little adult supervision, she missed almost half of her eighth-grade year. Read More
A veteran prosecutor with the District Attorney’s Office has been disciplined after a recent training session in which sources say he imitated Middle Easterners in an effort to demonstrate search procedures. Read More
Six San Francisco police officers raided rooms during drug busts without search warrants, and two of the officers then falsified the reports to justify their actions, the Public Defender’s Office alleged Wednesday. Read More
San Francisco prosecutors on Wednesday declined to file murder charges against a man arrested in connection with his domestic partner’s death at their Mission district apartment earlier this week.Oliver Carter, 32, was found dead inside an apartment in a residential hotel in the 400 block of Valencia Street just before noon on Monday, according to police. Read More
