Man Beaten By Deputies Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Gun, Drug Charges
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Man Beaten By Deputies Pleads Not Guilty To Federal Gun, Drug Charges

A San Francisco man who was severely beaten by two Alameda County sheriff’s deputies in November pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court today to…

Tentative $3.45M Settlement Reached In Asiana Airlines Crash Lawsuit
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Tentative $3.45M Settlement Reached In Asiana Airlines Crash Lawsuit

San Francisco officials have reached a tentative $3.45 million settlement with Asiana Airlines compensating the city for costs related to a 2013 plane crash that…

Chamberlain Sentenced Under New Plea Agreement, Faces 12 Years of Supervised Release
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Chamberlain Sentenced Under New Plea Agreement, Faces 12 Years of Supervised Release

A political consultant pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to possessing a biological poison and an illegal gun and agreed to spend…

Uber Settles Enforcement Suit Brought by DA for up to $25M
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Uber Settles Enforcement Suit Brought by DA for up to $25M

Uber settled a civil enforcement case brought by prosecutors in San Francisco and Los Angeles for up to $25 million today, agreeing to adjust its…

Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography
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Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography

A Pacifica man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography, federal prosecutors said. Robert Spence II, 66, pleaded guilty…

Pizzeria Owner Sentenced To Jail For Failing To Pay Taxes
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Pizzeria Owner Sentenced To Jail For Failing To Pay Taxes

An owner of a Castro Valley pizzeria was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 months in prison for failing to pay employment taxes, according to acting…

Celebrity Chef Says He Will Vigorously Defend Himself Against 2 Lawsuits
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Celebrity Chef Says He Will Vigorously Defend Himself Against 2 Lawsuits

A celebrity chef who owns a San Francisco restaurant says he’s disappointed and upset that two lawsuits have been filed against him and “intends to…

Pair Sentenced For 2008 Tourist Robbery, Murder In Bayview
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Pair Sentenced For 2008 Tourist Robbery, Murder In Bayview

Two men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms this morning in connection with the 2008 robbery and murder of a Louisiana man who was visiting…

Federal Jury Exonerates Officers in Nieto Police Shooting Case
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Federal Jury Exonerates Officers in Nieto Police Shooting Case

A federal civil jury in San Francisco today exonerated four police officers who fatally shot a 28-year-old man in a city park in 2014. An…

Nieto Police Shooting Case Goes To Jury For Deliberations
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Nieto Police Shooting Case Goes To Jury For Deliberations

A civil rights lawsuit filed against four San Francisco police officers by the parents of a slain man was put into the hands of a…

Deputies Charged With Forcing Inmates To Fight Plead Not Guilty
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Deputies Charged With Forcing Inmates To Fight Plead Not Guilty

Two former and current San Francisco sheriff’s deputies charged with forcing inmates at the county jail to fight each other against their will pleaded not…

Family of Jail Inmate Who Died Saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Sues City
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Family of Jail Inmate Who Died Saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Sues City

The family of a man who died while being strip-searched in a San Bruno jail by San Francisco sheriff’s deputies and saying “I can’t breathe”…

Witness to Nieto Fatal Shooting Testifies Nieto Kept Hands in Pockets
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Witness to Nieto Fatal Shooting Testifies Nieto Kept Hands in Pockets

A musician who was jogging with his dog in a San Francisco park when a 28-year-old man was fatally shot by police testified in federal…

Man Convicted in Teenage Human Trafficking Case
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Man Convicted in Teenage Human Trafficking Case

A San Francisco man accused of forcing two teenage girls into prostitution has been convicted of multiple felonies and faces a potential sentence of 150…

Officers Testifying at Nieto Trial Claim They Feared for Their Lives
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Officers Testifying at Nieto Trial Claim They Feared for Their Lives

Two San Francisco police officers who fired 43 bullets at a 28-year-old man in a city park two years ago testified in federal court today…

Pleas Postponed In Corruption Case Due To legal Maneuvers Over Gag Order
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Pleas Postponed In Corruption Case Due To legal Maneuvers Over Gag Order

A corruption case filed against three former San Francisco political insiders remains stalled while prosecutors and defense attorneys wrangle over a gag order that would…

Former State Sen. Leland Yee Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Corruption
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Former State Sen. Leland Yee Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Corruption

Former state Sen. Leland Yee was sentenced by a federal judge in San Francisco today to five years in prison for a political corruption conviction….

Proposed Restrictions On Dogs In GGNRA Face Stiff Opposition
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Proposed Restrictions On Dogs In GGNRA Face Stiff Opposition

National Park Service officials are preparing to impose new restrictions on dogs in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and dog owners are already howling….

Court Upholds Death Penalty in Santa Clara County Triple Murder Case
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Court Upholds Death Penalty in Santa Clara County Triple Murder Case

The California Supreme Court in San Francisco today unanimously upheld the death penalty of a Santa Clara County motorcycle club member who killed three people…

Suspect in Double Twin Peaks Homicide Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges
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Suspect in Double Twin Peaks Homicide Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges

A suspect in a double homicide at San Francisco’s Twin Peaks lookout on Valentine’s Day pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and carjacking charges…

Suspect in Twin Peaks Homicide to be Arraigned on Murder, Attempted Murder Charges
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Suspect in Twin Peaks Homicide to be Arraigned on Murder, Attempted Murder Charges

The suspect in a shooting at San Francisco’s Twin Peaks lookout on Valentine’s Day that killed two people and left another with life-threatening injuries will…

State Bar Court Seeking Three Judges
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State Bar Court Seeking Three Judges

California’s State Bar Court is seeking three judges for appointment to the court, which hears and decides on attorney disciplinary and regulatory matters and makes…

City Attorney Argues Mario Woods Shooting Justified in Response to Federal Lawsuit
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City Attorney Argues Mario Woods Shooting Justified in Response to Federal Lawsuit

San Francisco city officials responded Thursday to a federal lawsuit filed by the family of Mario Woods, saying Woods had told officers they would have…

Uber and Passengers Propose $28.5 Million Settlement of Lawsuits Challenging Safety Fee and Advertising
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Uber and Passengers Propose $28.5 Million Settlement of Lawsuits Challenging Safety Fee and Advertising

Uber Technologies Inc. and six passengers asked a federal judge in San Francisco today to approve a $28.5 million settlement of two lawsuits in which…

Court Upholds Death Penalty in Stockton Quadruple Murder Case
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Court Upholds Death Penalty in Stockton Quadruple Murder Case

The death penalty of a Stockton man who killed four people during a two-month crime spree in 1997 was upheld by the California Supreme Court…

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Appeal in 2001 Dog-Mauling Case
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Federal Appeals Court Rejects Appeal in 2001 Dog-Mauling Case

A former San Francisco lawyer has lost her bid to a federal appeals court in the city to overturn her second-degree murder conviction for the…

Bail set at $5 Million for Suspect in CHP Officer Stabbing
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Bail set at $5 Million for Suspect in CHP Officer Stabbing

Bail was set at $5 million today for a man accused of slashing a California Highway Patrol officer in the throat and arm on a…

Man Convicted for Second Time of 1985 Murder After Previous Conviction Overturned
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Man Convicted for Second Time of 1985 Murder After Previous Conviction Overturned

A San Francisco man has been convicted for the second time of a 30-year-old rape and murder of a Potrero Hill woman based on “cold…

Three Defendants in City Corruption Case to be Arraigned Friday
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Three Defendants in City Corruption Case to be Arraigned Friday

Three former San Francisco insiders charged with taking contributions from undercover FBI agents in return for political access and favors are scheduled to be arraigned…

Former SF City Staffers Charged with Corruption
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Former SF City Staffers Charged with Corruption

Three former San Francisco City Hall insiders are facing corruption charges for allegedly taking contributions from undercover FBI agents in exchange for political access and…

Judge Chooses SF Lawyer for Lead Council for 500 VW Fraud Cases
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Judge Chooses SF Lawyer for Lead Council for 500 VW Fraud Cases

A San Francisco lawyer was appointed by a federal judge today as the lead counsel in more than 500 consumer fraud lawsuits filed against Volkswagen…

Prosecutor Says “Shrimp Boy” Verdict is Fair
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Prosecutor Says “Shrimp Boy” Verdict is Fair

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, the leader of a Chinatown fraternal association, was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco today on all 162 organized-crime…

Man Convicted of Misdemeanor Vandalism, Hate Crime Charges for Anti-Chinese Graffiti
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Man Convicted of Misdemeanor Vandalism, Hate Crime Charges for Anti-Chinese Graffiti

A man arrested in connection with anti-Chinese graffiti in the Portola and Bayview neighborhoods of San Francisco was found guilty today of misdemeanor vandalism and…

Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Park Incident Involving Two Muslim Men
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Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Park Incident Involving Two Muslim Men

A woman who was caught on video shouting insults at Muslim men praying in Lake Chabot Regional Park last month pleaded not guilty today to…

Prosector Claims Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Was Ruthless Thug
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Prosector Claims Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Was Ruthless Thug

Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, the leader of a Chinatown fraternal association, was described as a “ruthless, opportunistic, ego-driven thug” by a prosecutor during closing arguments…

Suspect in Theft of Supe’s Cellphone to be Arraigned
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Suspect in Theft of Supe’s Cellphone to be Arraigned

A woman who allegedly robbed San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener of his cellphone and then demanded money for its return will make her first appearance…

Fremont Man Indicted for Allegedly Trying to Join Al-Qaeda Branch in Syria
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Fremont Man Indicted for Allegedly Trying to Join Al-Qaeda Branch in Syria

A Fremont man appeared in federal court this morning on charges that he tried to travel to Syria and join a branch of Al-Qaeda there,…

“Shrimp Boy” Trial Recessed, To Resume Dec. 7
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“Shrimp Boy” Trial Recessed, To Resume Dec. 7

The racketeering conspiracy and murder trial of Chinatown tong leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow was recessed in federal court in San Francisco today because of…

Agent Testifies That Despite Protests, Chow Never Gave Back Alleged Payoffs
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Agent Testifies That Despite Protests, Chow Never Gave Back Alleged Payoffs

An undercover FBI agent insisted during cross-examination in federal court in San Francisco today that Chinatown tong leader Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow always accepted alleged…

Jury Acquits Woman who Fatally Stabbed her Boyfriend at a Tenderloin Hotel
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Jury Acquits Woman who Fatally Stabbed her Boyfriend at a Tenderloin Hotel

A San Francisco jury has acquitted a 31-year-old woman today who fatally stabbed her boyfriend in a hotel room in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood last…