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Sharmin Bock

Politicos should give their thanks this Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday is here. It has been a tough year for most everyone I know. Luckily, San Francisco politics never cease to entertain even in the worst of times. Let’s consider what some of our local politicos are probably thankful for this year: Read More

George Gascon wins San Francisco district attorney’s race

George Gascon
The former police chief who was appointed district attorney received the confidence of voters Wednesday when preliminary ranked-choice results gave him the win with 63.6 percent of the vote, according to the Elections Department. Read More

California Pacific Medical Foundation's Carol Bonnie spearheads fundraising effort with 'Wishes for Wellness'

Bonnie is the co-chair and founder of the California Pacific Medical Foundation’s “Wishes for Wellness” fundraising event, which is scheduled for tonight at Bimbo’s in The City. Read More

DA candidate Sharmin Bock calls attention to SF’s more than 1,000 unsolved murders

Candidate for district attorney Sharmin Bock is calling attention to the more than 1,000 unsolved murders in The City as part of her campaign platform to reform the Police Department’s DNA lab. Read More

Crime lab memo release appealed by San Francisco District Attorney's Office

George Gascón
The District Attorney’s Office is appealing a judge’s ruling ordering it to release a memorandum by a former consultant that reportedly criticized the Police Department’s DNA testing lab. Read More

San Francisco DA candidates attack Gascón on DNA lab memo

District Attorney George Gascón is coming under fire once again from three of his opponents in the November election.This time Sharmin Bock, David Onek and Bill Fazio are calling on Gascón to publicly release a memo from former prosecutor and DNA expert Rockne Harmon, who was hired by the District Attorney’s Office after the Police Department’s 2010 crime lab fiasco. Read More

Gascón's opponents fire back in 'Run, Ed, Run' probe

Three of District Attorney George Gascón’s opponents in the November election pounced on Gascón’s statement late Friday that he was done investigating allegations of corruption regarding a campaign to get Mayor Ed Lee to run for mayor. Read More

George Gascón’s opponents ask him to recuse himself from any 'Run, Ed, Run' investigation

George Gascón
Three of District Attorney George Gascón’s opponents in the November election banded together Wednesday, issuing a joint statement asking that he recuse himself from any investigation of whether campaign finance laws were broken by groups pushing for Mayor Ed Lee to run for election. Read More

New district attorney contender Vu Trinh piques San Francisco's interest

Vu Trinh
A latecomer to the district attorney race, Vu Trinh brings a new flavor to a tightly contested battle between a career cop, a career prosecutor and a career scholar. Trinh, 43, a criminal defense attorney with a daily meditation practice, raised eyebrows and more than a few chuckles at his first debate last week with a disarmingly honest style and seemingly unrehearsed, if not unusual, answers. Read More

For DA candidates, it's music to their ears

Having the right qualifications to be District Attorney of San Francisco is crucial. With that in mind, we give you the musical tastes of the candidates. Read More
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