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SF police allegedly use rape victims’ DNA to tie them to crimes

02/17/2022 - 3:47 AM By Brittany M.

Police Chief Bill Scott says he is committed to ending the practice immediately.

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SF Sees Dueling Ballot Proposals Over Police Surveillance Technology

01/26/2022 - 8:17 AM By Brittany M.

Mayor London Breed wants to expand cops' surveillance powers. Supervisors want to reduce them.

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Threats of a Mass Police Exodus Fizzle in San Francisco

10/19/2021 - 3:45 AM By Brittany M.

Seventy-six officers have been placed on leave due to vaccination status. That number is lower than was expected.

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SFPD Raid on Journalist’s Home Goes Before Judge

05/22/2019 - 10:25 PM By Brittany M.

Get out your legal thinking caps.

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SFPD Raids Home of Journalist Who Shared Details of Public Defender’s Death

05/13/2019 - 9:30 PM By Brittany M.

The raid has raised serious free speech concerns.

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Leaks, Mysteries, and Conspiracy Theories Follow SF Public Defender’s Death

03/04/2019 - 7:15 PM By Brittany M.

Is San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi being smeared in death because of his history of criticizing the SFPD?

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