SFPD Officers Face Accusations of Racial Profiling, Unlawful Detention in Hunters Point
SAN FRANCISCO — A newly-filed complaint by the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office alleges that multiple San Francisco police officers engaged in racial profiling, unlawful detention, excessive force and an illegal home entry during a chaotic late-night encounter that turned a family gathering in Hunters Point...
S.F. businessman linked to notorious Marina attack sells downtown building before foreclosure
Don Carmignani, who was the subject of national headlines for a brutal confrontation involving a homeless man, has sold a San Francisco building weeks before it was to be auctioned in foreclosure.
Vallejo to pay $8.5 million to family of man killed by police, attorney says
Sean Monterrosa was shot dead by a Vallejo police officer in June 2020, a week after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police.
Dog bites in S.F. are rising. In the Tenderloin, they’re skyrocketing.
The Tenderloin district police station has launched a dog enforcement operation with the tongue-in-cheek working name, “Paw Patrol.” Dog bites in S.F. are rising. In the Tenderloin, they’re skyrocketing.
SFPD officers ‘slammed’ and ‘punched’ men during illegal Bayview arrest, public defender says
Officers allegedly piled on a 23-year-old inside his Bayview bedroom and pepper-sprayed his sister during a racially-motivated 2025 arrest. SFPD officers ‘slammed’ and ‘punched’ men during illegal Bayview arrest, public defender says
Woman Sues San Francisco Fire, Police, and Human Services Over Warrantless Home Entry and...
A San Francisco woman has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that members of the San Francisco Fire Department, San Francisco Police Department, and San Francisco Human Services Agency unlawfully entered and searched her home without a warrant, then used information obtained during that entry to remove her...
Former SF supervisor behind Cesar Chavez St. name in 1995 wants to change it...
In the early 1990s, San Francisco decided it was time to honor Cesar Chavez by adding his name to buildings and a well-known street. Following Cesar Chavez's abuse allegations, then San Francisco Supervisor Susan Leal, the main proponent behind naming the street after the labor leader, wants to change it.
San Francisco is sinking at a rapid pace, NASA data shows
NASA is out with a dire warning about San Francisco. The city is sinking at a rate so fast, it could put human life at risk.
Lone survivor of fiery Cybertruck crash was trapped by electronic doors, lawsuit says
The only survivor of a 2024 Cybertruck crash in Piedmont sued Tesla on Tuesday, saying he was trapped inside the burning vehicle due to design flaws.
San Francisco officials warn of phony traffic violation notices sent via text, email
Fraudulent messages mimic court alerts, urge residents to pay fees via links or QR codes, prosecutors say.
