Here’s the latest in our “Meet the candidates” series for District 5, where we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the election, with answers […]

Meet the District 5 candidates: What do you think of Proposition E?

SF SAFE, the San Francisco Police Department-affiliated nonprofit that has been mired in a series of financial scandals, allegedly owes its landlord $445,306 in unpaid rent, according to a notice […]

Landlord: Imploded nonprofit SF SAFE owes $445K rent for lavish offices 

A hearing on whether to move Nima Momeni’s murder trial out of San Francisco was today delayed until next month. Momeni’s trial date for his alleged killing of Cash App […]

Bob Lee killing: Defense wants access to stabbing victim’s phones; trial delayed

The San Francisco Police Commission voted 4-3 to adopt a new policy limiting “pretextual” traffic stops known to target communities of color, despite a renewed effort from the police union […]

SF Police Commission restricts pretext stops over union objections

Here’s the latest in our District 5 “Meet the candidates” series, where we ask each candidate to answer one question per week, leading up to the election, with answers capped […]

Meet the District 5 candidates: ‘Who are you supporting in the mayoral race, and why?’

This is the second of a two-part series detailing the possible effects of Proposition E, Mayor London Breed’s police department ballot measure. You can read the first part here. Most […]

Here’s how Prop. E could change police surveillance in SF

This is the first of a two-part series detailing the possible effects of Proposition E, Mayor London Breed’s police department ballot measure. You can read the second part here. Proposition […]

Prop. E, the mayor’s police measure, is no silver bullet for crime, foes say

In our “Meet the candidates” series, we are asking every supervisorial hopeful in the November 2024 election one question each week. Candidates are asked to answer questions on policy, ideology, […]

Meet the candidates: San Francisco’s District 5 supervisor race

Two candidates have filed to run against incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston to lead District 5. The district saw big changes during the 2022 redistricting, and now spans from the east […]

Meet the District 5 candidates: ‘How will your life experiences help in your work as supervisor?’

The San Francisco Police Officers Association, which has been bargaining for more than a year over a new policy restricting “pretextual” traffic stops, declared an impasse in negotiations today, claiming […]

SF police union declares impasse over pretext-stop policy 

An elderly plaza regular was discovered dead Thursday morning outside the 24th Street BART station.  A fire department spokesperson confirmed that medics reported to the scene at 7:45 a.m. on […]

Man found dead at 24th Street Mission BART plaza 

Two candidates have filed to run against incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston to lead District 5. The district saw big changes during the 2022 redistricting, and now spans from the east […]

Meet the District 5 candidates: ‘What is your number-one issue this election?’

A judge today found probable cause that Javier Campos, the man accused of shooting nine people at a Mission District block party in June, committed all 12 of the crimes […]

Mission mass shooting suspect will head to trial, but defense claims innocence

A firearms expert today matched bullet casings at the scene of June’s Mission District mass shooting with another bullet casing found in a car linked to suspect Javier Campos — […]

Javier Campos’ dumped gun matches casings at Mission mass shooting

Police investigators discovered a bullet casing in the suspected getaway car in last summer’s Mission District mass shooting, and traced the vehicle, a gray Mercedez-Benz, across the Bay to Richmond, […]

Javier Campos hearing: Bullet casing from Mission mass shooting traced to Richmond

Prosecutors today connected Javier Campos, the suspect accused of last year’s Mission District mass shooting, to a social media account that bragged about a shooting in the days afterwards — and […]

Prosecutors link Mission mass shooting suspect to online brag

Despite largely peaceful celebrations after the San Francisco 49ers won their championship game last night, the scene turned briefly violent just before midnight, when a person was shot at 25th […]

One injured in Mission shooting after 49ers win

Ryan Khojasteh, a 30-year-old Alameda County prosecutor who was among 15 fired from the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office during the 2022 administration change, will announce his candidacy today for […]

Ex-SF prosecutor fired by DA Jenkins now running to replace Jenkins

Scott Neu, a former sheriff’s deputy who was fired in 2015 for allegedly forcing jail inmates to fight each other, and costing the city some $280,000 in settlements, is being […]

Sheriff will rehire ex-deputy behind SF jail ‘fight club’ scandal

Jeffrey Pailet, the former investigator fired by once-District Attorney Chesa Boudin in November 2020, is on track to receive $835,000 from the city for wrongful termination concerning his involvement in […]

SF investigator fired by Chesa Boudin set to win $835K settlement

Mayor London Breed announced today that the Safeway grocery store in the Fillmore will remain open until 2025, backpedaling the chain’s announcement early this month that it would be closing […]

Fillmore Safeway to remain open until 2025

Update: Since this story was published, campaign finance records show that Ari Lurie has made a new contribution of $250,000 in support of “Daniel Lurie for Prop E.” Emmett Shear, […]

Ex-Twitch, OpenAI CEO joins campaign for Breed’s police measure

Antonio Rodgers-Alcala, the young man accused of killing 18-year-old Damien Gonzalez at the Mission Recreation Center, was in court today on charges related to an armed robbery that took place […]

Mission Rec teen-killing suspect in court on prior armed-robbery charge

San Francisco police officials stood by the city’s car-chase policy on Wednesday, saying that it follows national best practices and state law — and raising questions about why the mayor […]

SFPD backs its car-chase policy. So why is Mayor Breed fighting it?

The leader of a Mission District faction of the MS-13 gang, Elmer Rodriguez, was sentenced to life in prison today after he was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, attempted murder and […]

MS-13 gang leader in Mission District gets life in prison

Black Fillmore community members gathered Sunday afternoon to formulate a plan to save one of their neighborhood’s mainstays: A Safeway grocery store. Safeway abruptly announced last week that it would […]

Fillmore residents, Preston call for 40-year-old Safeway to stay

The bikeway running through the middle of Valencia Street has been controversial since well before it opened on Aug. 1 and, according to interviews with several bike commuters, that controversy […]

Five months in, Valencia center bike lane still irritating cyclists

A report from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to be released next month is expected to show a small increase in bicycle traffic following implementation of the controversial center […]

Valencia center bike lane brings tiny cycling increase

A jewelry shop on 24th Street was burglarized and cleared of its merchandise early on New Year’s Day, and now plans to close permanently, its owner says.  “It was really […]

Burglarized 24th St. jewelry shop to close for good

Melissa “Tuve que apurarme toda la semana para poder salir temprano y hacer esto”, dice Melissa S., de Santa Clara. Hoy ha salido temprano de su trabajo para hacer fila […]

Mantener viva la cultura de los tamales: En la fila de La Palma

Melissa “I had to hustle all week to make sure I could get off early to do this,” says Melissa S. of Santa Clara. She left her job doing compliance […]

Keeping the culture of tamales alive: In line at La Palma