Coalition Demanding Reforms on Anniversary of Alex Nieto’s Death

Coalition Demanding Reforms on Anniversary of Alex Nieto’s Death

The two-year anniversary of the death of Alejandro “Alex” Nieto in a shooting by San Francisco police was marked with a rally in which organizers…

Coalitions for Police Shooting Victims Join Forces to Decry Nieto Trial Verdict

Coalitions for Police Shooting Victims Join Forces to Decry Nieto Trial Verdict

Three coalitions seeking justice for three victims of fatal shootings by San Francisco police joined forces today, more than a week after a federal civil…

Federal Jury Exonerates Officers in Nieto Police Shooting Case

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

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…

Witness to Nieto Fatal Shooting Testifies Nieto Kept Hands in Pockets

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…

Officers Testifying at Nieto Trial Claim They Feared for Their Lives

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…

Protestors Rally Outside Mayor Ed Lee’s Home, Call for His Resignation

Protestors Rally Outside Mayor Ed Lee’s Home, Call for His Resignation

More than a dozen protesters marched to the house of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee today, calling for his resignation to the wake of recent…

Protestors of SFPD Killings Block Entrance of Mission Police Station, Stage Mock Trial

Protestors of SFPD Killings Block Entrance of Mission Police Station, Stage Mock Trial

Protesters in San Francisco chained themselves together this morning outside the Mission Police Station to demand greater accountability for officers involved in shooting civilians. Stop…

Faith Leaders, Community Demand Justice for Man Shot by Police

Faith Leaders, Community Demand Justice for Man Shot by Police

Leaders of San Francisco’s faith-based communities gathered outside City Hall today to demand justice for a 21-year-old Guatemalan man who was shot and killed by…

Four SFPD Officers Who Fatally Shot Bernal Heights Man Will Not Be Charged

Four SFPD Officers Who Fatally Shot Bernal Heights Man Will Not Be Charged

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon has announced that his office will not be filing charges against the four San Francisco police officers who shot…

SFPD Release Names of Officers Involved in Fatal Bernal Heights Shooting

SFPD Release Names of Officers Involved in Fatal Bernal Heights Shooting

The San Francisco Police Department released the names today of three police officers and a police sergeant involved in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Alejandro…

Public Defenders Hold Demonstration to Call for Racial Equality in Judicial System

Public Defenders Hold Demonstration to Call for Racial Equality in Judicial System

Standing on the steps outside the San Francisco Hall of Justice this afternoon, dozens of attorneys, many from the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, gathered…

Supes Vote Down Police Brutality Resolution

Supes Vote Down Police Brutality Resolution

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted down a resolution drafted by San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos affirming the board’s support of the right of…

Autopsy Report Finds Police Struck Alex Nieto With at Least 10 Bullets

Autopsy Report Finds Police Struck Alex Nieto With at Least 10 Bullets

The San Francisco medical examiner’s office released a full autopsy report today for 28-year-old Alejandro “Alex” Nieto that confirmed he was struck by at least…

Family of Alex Nieto Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Following March and Rally Against Police Brutality

Family of Alex Nieto Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Following March and Rally Against Police Brutality

The family of 28-year-old Alejandro “Alex” Nieto, who was fatally shot by police officers at San Francisco’s Bernal Heights Park in March, filed a civil…

Ferguson, Alex Nieto Protests Block Streets in Mission District

Ferguson, Alex Nieto Protests Block Streets in Mission District

Protestors have marched from the Civic Center to the Mission District in San Francisco this evening, blocking streets as they move through the city. The…