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Breed’s police measure is a sweeping move to undermine civilian oversight and...
When I first read about Mayor London Breed’s new police ballot initiative, it sounded like a classic political play: An unpopular mayor puts something on the ballot that sounds good—who is against...
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Plan to put police funding in City Charter creates huge public safety risks
Sup. Matt Dorsey wants to guarantee as much as $300 million in funding for more cops by putting in the City Charter a mandate for the number of officers the city hires—but labor leaders and some of...
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Huge crowd shows up to support Preston-Ronen resolution on Gaza ceasefire
I’ve been doing this for more than 40 years, and I don’t remember the last time I saw 2,000 people show up for a Board of Supervisors meeting. For more than seven hours Tuesday, people who waited in...
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Young people arrested in police sweep at Dolores skate event file federal suit
Attorneys for four young people arrested during the Dolores Hill Bomb skateboard event last June filed suit today in federal court asking for substantial damages after police swept up 113 people, held...
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Our top stories of 2023, from Dianne Feinstein to Japanese sandos
Thanks to our tremendous readers and supporters, it was another banner year for 48 Hills, a decade in, as we continued to grow and cover the stories that big media chains won’t and can’t. We produced...
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The danger of high-speed police chases and the failure of the mayor’s...
The Police Commission that Mayor London Breed wants to defang demonstrated once again this week why independent civilian oversight of law enforcement is so critical. After Chief Bill Scott talked...
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Three of Breed’s police commissioners suddenly reverse on racist pretext stops
In a remarkable meeting that reflects how the current politics of the city are impacting police policy, three of the mayor’s appointees to the Police Commission changed their positions Wednesday and...
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Chiu seeks to demonize young people as part of move to dismiss skateboard case
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu is asking a federal judge to dismiss lawsuits against the Police Department over the 2023 Dolores Hill skateboard event where hundreds of young people were...
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SF cops haven’t disclosed the latest in military gear they may be using
The San Francisco Police Department has failed to update the supervisors and the public on the use of military equipment, in apparent violation of state law, Sup Dean Preston announced Tuesday. The...
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Supes panel rejects Breed nominee to Police Commission over major policy issues
In a remarkable move, the Board of Supes Rules Committee this week rejected the re-nomination of Deborah Walker to the Police Commission. Walker has served for many years on various city commissions,...
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Cops used robots for search warrants, and now want a robot dog
The San Francisco cops have been increasingly using military equipment, and intend to buy more, including a robot dog, a new report shows. The Police Department is required under state law to report...
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Will annual Dolores Hill skateboard event happen—and how will the cops respond?
It appears the annual Dolores Hill skateboard bomb is going to happen, whether the city approves or not, on Saturday/6, according to a legal coalition and community group trying to prevent of last...
View ArticleSkaters outwit cops for Dolores Hill Bomb
Have you ever tried to tell a skater not to do something? Spoiler alert, they’re going to do it, regardless. After mass arrests (and a pending civil rights lawsuit) at last year’s annual Dolores Park...
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