Law Enforcement Leaders Call for Rebuilding of Community Trust

Law Enforcement Leaders Call for Rebuilding of Community Trust

The acting head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division told a conference of law enforcement leaders in San Franicsco today that the agency’s…

SFPD Has Spent Over $161K In Overtime (So Far) On Black Lives Matter Demonstrations

SFPD Has Spent Over $161K In Overtime (So Far) On Black Lives Matter Demonstrations

Recent demonstrations in response to the killing of two unarmed African American men in Missouri and New York have cost San Francisco $161,721.68 in police overtime…

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…

Father of Michael Brown Speaks with Students at Mission High School

Father of Michael Brown Speaks with Students at Mission High School

Michael Brown Sr., whose son’s death in Ferguson, Missouri by a police officer sparked a wave of protests in the Bay Area and around the…

Fruitvale Station Closes in Response to March

Fruitvale Station Closes in Response to March

The Fruitvale BART station has been closed due to an ongoing protest in Oakland this evening, according BART officials. Protestors marched in both Oakland and…

Livestreamer Arrested at Ferguson-Related Protest Pleads Not Guilty to Battery on an Officer

Livestreamer Arrested at Ferguson-Related Protest Pleads Not Guilty to Battery on an Officer

A citizen journalist who was arrested on suspicion of battering a police officer near San Francisco’s Union Square during a Ferguson-related demonstration on Black Friday…

Man Arrested for Allegedly Battering, Resisting SFPD During Ferguson Black Friday Protest

Man Arrested for Allegedly Battering, Resisting SFPD During Ferguson Black Friday Protest

A man arrested on Friday remains in custody for allegedly resisting and battering a police officer during a demonstration in San Francisco about a grand…

SFPD Chief Totals 79 Arrests in Black Friday Protests Prompted by Ferguson Decision

SFPD Chief Totals 79 Arrests in Black Friday Protests Prompted by Ferguson Decision

Seventy-nine people were arrested and five police officers were injured in San Francisco on Friday night during a demonstration held in reaction to the grand…

Several Arrested, At Least One SFPD Officer Injured During Violent Black Friday Protest In San Francisco

Several Arrested, At Least One SFPD Officer Injured During Violent Black Friday Protest In San Francisco

At least one police officer was injured and some protesters were arrested in demonstrations in San Francisco that escalated throughout the evening with some protesters…

SF Public Defender Speaks Out Against “biased legal and ethical decisions” In Ferguson Grand Jury Inquiry

SF Public Defender Speaks Out Against “biased legal and ethical decisions” In Ferguson Grand Jury Inquiry

San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi spoke out today in opposition to a grand jury’s decision Monday not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in…

Protestors Arrested Following Grand Jury’s Decision in Ferguson Shooting

Protestors Arrested Following Grand Jury’s Decision in Ferguson Shooting

Oakland police have made numerous arrests tonight in a protest that started in the downtown area and continued to Interstate Highway 580 following a grand…

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…

Protests In Oakland Against Ferguson Police Shooting Briefly Close Freeway Ramps

Protests In Oakland Against Ferguson Police Shooting Briefly Close Freeway Ramps

Freeway ramps in the downtown Oakland area have reopened this evening after a closure earlier this evening caused by a protest on city streets, according…