crime

24 May 2022

Why London Breed Chose The Police Over The Pride Parade

San Francisco is a city of symbols. We’re iconic for a bunch of shit we don’t really live up to. The current situation London Breed has found herself in relation to the LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade is emblematic of the issues facing San Francisco itself If you’ve been following national media

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Sunbeams shine down a San Francisco alleway.
21 Apr 2022

You’re Being Lied to About San Francisco Crime

If you read the Chronicle (with some exceptions) or national outlets, they claim that San Francisco is a failed experiment in progressive policymaking, you probably think it’s bad and getting worse. Now, just look at the actual numbers.

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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04 Apr 2022

Castro Theatre Burglarized Twice Last Week – Possibly by the Same Person

A spokesperson for San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre said Sunday that it was broken into twice in the same week by the same person. “This is both heartbreaking and galling,” said Mary Conde, Vice President for Bay Area small business Another Planet Entertainment, in a press release. “Why this individual

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11 Feb 2022

24 Year Old Man Arrested on Suspicion of Fatal Shooting at Civic Center BART

A 24-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of shooting and killing another man at BART’s Civic Center station in San Francisco on Thursday night, according to the transit agency. Shane Holman, a San Francisco resident, was arrested following the shooting reported around 8:30 p.m. Investigators determined that the victim,

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04 Feb 2022

SF Man Shot After Confronting Someone Breaking into His Car

A 38-year-old man was shot and injured while confronting someone who was trying to break into his vehicle in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood on Thursday night, according to police. The shooting was reported around 9:20 p.m. in the area of Ninth and Howard streets. The victim was taken

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10 Jan 2022

Former SF Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

Former San Francisco Department of Public Works director Mohammed Nuru pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court on Thursday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nuru has been at the center of a federal investigation into public corruption at City Hall since he was arrested back in January 2020.

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22 Dec 2021

SFPD Solves Cold Case 43 Years After the Murder of 15 Year-Old Marissa Harvey

“Marissa was a very special, very different, little girl,” said Marissa’s adoptive mother, Marguerite Schultz, in the wake of Marissa’s murder.  Marissa Rolf Harvey was 15 years old when she was found murdered in Sutro Heights Park, San Francisco in 1978. She had been sexually assaulted, strangled, and left in

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21 Dec 2021

Fix Inequality or Get Robbed? The Connection Between Crime and Poverty

The ‘90s are back, and I don’t mean that in a good way. While every one of us is somewhat guilty of being nostalgic for the days when Green Day made good music or when Chumbwamba was getting knocked down only to triumphantly get back up again, I guarantee we

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