San Francisco

11% of San Francisco police could be laid off because of budget cuts

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In December, the city's mayor ordered all city departments to cut their budgets by 7.5% amid pandemic recovery efforts

Police step up patrols after violent attacks on elderly in Bay Area's Chinatowns

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Several attacks on older Asians have stoked fear in the Bay Area, leading police to increase their presence

When UI/UX becomes life or death

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In the public safety space, ease and usability of software is mission critical

Murder charges expected in attack on famed private eye

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Jack Palladino, who worked on cases related to the Clintons and Kurt Cobain, was attacked during an attempted robbery and died Monday from his injuries

2 arrests in attack on famed San Francisco private eye

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Two men have been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery that left famed San Francisco private investigator Jack Palladino on life support

San Francisco transit cop tries to help homeless, mentally ill, drug addicts

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BART Senior Officer Eric Hofstein has spent years patrolling downtown stations, trying to assist people in crisis

Why has the Zodiac Killer never been caught?

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The killer's cipher was cracked in December after 51 years, sparking a wave of renewed interest

San Francisco DA under fire after pedestrians killed by parolee

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Police union officials say Chesa Boudin's office failed to prosecute a parolee who ran over two people on New Year's Eve in a stolen car

San Francisco PD releases video of UOF incident a day after DA charges cop

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Officer Terrance Stangel is the third SFPD cop to be criminally charged in a use-of-force case by DA Chesa Boudin

Grand jury indicts San Francisco cop who was attacked, shot man

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The man who was shot was also indicted after video showed him attacking police with a glass bottle just before the shooting

Calif. police union clears way for police-free responses to some calls

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A document, signed by the president of San Francisco's police union, identifies 17 types of calls in which civilians, not cops, could be the primary responders

California voters go big on criminal justice reform

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Local and state ballot measures passed largely in favor of shifting funds away from law enforcement and towards social services

San Francisco voters scrap minimum staffing requirement for police

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Two police reform ballot measures passed Tuesday, adding more oversight to the sheriff's office and removing a minimum staffing requirement for the police department