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Man Charged with Murder in Stabbing Death of Tech Executive Robert Lee

Posted by Kaylee Pearlman
|Date: April 17, 2023
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Man Charged with Murder in Stabbing Death of Tech Executive Robert Lee

By Kaylee Pearlman SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced last wee ...

By Kaylee Pearlman SAN FRANCISCO, CA - San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced last week murder charges have been filed against Nima Momeni in the murder of Robert Lee—a technology e ...

April 17, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Lessons from San Francisco’s Killer Robot Debate

By Jennifer Tu and John Lindsay-Poland San Francisco, CA - In November, San Francisco police proposed a n ...

By Jennifer Tu and John Lindsay-Poland San Francisco, CA - In November, San Francisco police proposed a new city policy that would have authorized the lethal use of robots. Codifying police policies a ...

December 21, 2022
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SF Supervisor Preston Talks about Killer Robots

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 02, 2022
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SF Supervisor Preston Talks about Killer Robots

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It may sound absurd—and as one drills down int ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – It may sound absurd—and as one drills down into the issue, perhaps more so—but the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved implementing r ...

December 02, 2022
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SF Supervisor Decries Police Militarization and Killer Robots

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: November 30, 2022
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SF Supervisor Decries Police Militarization and Killer Robots

By Dean Preston Today’s vote approving the San Francisco Police Department’s dystopian military equipment ...

By Dean Preston Today’s vote approving the San Francisco Police Department’s dystopian military equipment policy—which will allow SFPD to use robots to kill people—is deeply disturbing. It is frankly ...

November 30, 2022
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Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2022
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Woman Sues San Francisco for Using Rape Victim DNA Sample to Arrest Her Years Later

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last February embattled San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin got national attention when he announced that the San Francisco Police had used rape ki ...

September 13, 2022
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‘Refunding the Police,’ not ‘Defunding,’ Proven to Be Ineffective, Data Shows

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: April 11, 2022
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‘Refunding the Police,’ not ‘Defunding,’ Proven to Be Ineffective, Data Shows

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Over the last few years, defunding the police has been a hot topic am ...

By Ankita Joshi SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Over the last few years, defunding the police has been a hot topic among criminal reform activists, but with the recent perceived increase of crime, many have backt ...

April 11, 2022
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Family to Sue SF Police after They Allegedly Racially Profile Black Seventh Grader

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 07, 2022
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Family to Sue SF Police after They Allegedly Racially Profile Black Seventh Grader

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The video captures a scene where a kid is gett ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The video captures a scene where a kid is getting into his tutor's car after school, the police officer approaches from behind and detains hi ...

April 07, 2022
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New Report Finds the Police Are a Huge Part of the Problem in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2022
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New Report Finds the Police Are a Huge Part of the Problem in San Francisco

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Opponents of the SF District Attorney have att ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Opponents of the SF District Attorney have attempted to put the blame on Chesa Boudin for many of the perceived problems of crime, but recent ...

March 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Jury Deliberating in Landmark SF Cop Beating Case – Jurors Heard 2 Distinct Versions of What Happened

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 06, 2022
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Jury Deliberating in Landmark SF Cop Beating Case – Jurors Heard 2 Distinct Versions of What Happened

By Kenneth Truong SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The jury was still without a verdict Friday in the trial—it resum ...

By Kenneth Truong SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The jury was still without a verdict Friday in the trial—it resumes deliberations Monday—in San Francisco County Superior Court in the trial of Terrance Stangel ...

March 06, 2022
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Federal Judge Finds SF Police Are the Ones Who Failed to Turn Over Evidence in Stangel Beating of Decari Spiers

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 03, 2022
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Federal Judge Finds SF Police Are the Ones Who Failed to Turn Over Evidence in Stangel Beating of Decari Spiers

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – When Chief Bill Scott of the San Francisco Pol ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – When Chief Bill Scott of the San Francisco Police Department pulled out of an MOU in early February, Attorney Curtis Briggs who represents th ...

March 03, 2022
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Agreement Reached on Extension of Use of Force MOU in San Francisco

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 24, 2022
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Agreement Reached on Extension of Use of Force MOU in San Francisco

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Weeks after the San Francisco Police Chief uni ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Weeks after the San Francisco Police Chief unilaterally pulled out of an MOU on Police Use of Force Investigations, the Chief and DA have agr ...

February 24, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Rape Kit DNA Testing Raises Serious Ethical and Practical Issues in SF, but Two Reporters More Interested in Recall Politics

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 16, 2022
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Commentary: Rape Kit DNA Testing Raises Serious Ethical and Practical Issues in SF, but Two Reporters More Interested in Recall Politics

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The revelations that the police are using DNA ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The revelations that the police are using DNA submitted by victims of sexual assault for the purpose of rape kits to later search for crimina ...

February 16, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Boudin Alleges SF Police Are Improperly Using DNA from Rape Kits to Match to Crimes

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2022
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Boudin Alleges SF Police Are Improperly Using DNA from Rape Kits to Match to Crimes

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Monday allege ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Monday alleged that the San Francisco Police Department was collecting DNA from sexual assault victims and u ...

February 15, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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AG and Others Push for Renegotiated MOU Between SF DA and Police

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 14, 2022
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AG and Others Push for Renegotiated MOU Between SF DA and Police

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In San Francisco, two weeks ago, San Francisco Police Chief Scott ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor In San Francisco, two weeks ago, San Francisco Police Chief Scott pulled out of an MOU with the San Francisco DA’s Office on investigating police use of force. H ...

February 14, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Looking at the Domestic Violence Case As the Stangel Trial Opens

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 08, 2022
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Looking at the Domestic Violence Case As the Stangel Trial Opens

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - On Monday the trial of SFPD Officer Terrance S ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - On Monday the trial of SFPD Officer Terrance Stangel began as Judge Teresa M. Caffese denied a defense motion to dismiss the case following t ...

February 08, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Judge: ‘I Haven’t Heard of Any Exculpatory Information That’s Been Excluded’

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2022
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Judge: ‘I Haven’t Heard of Any Exculpatory Information That’s Been Excluded’

Commentary: Another Sensational Claim Doesn’t Hold Up Under Scrutiny By David M. Greenwald Executive Edit ...

Commentary: Another Sensational Claim Doesn’t Hold Up Under Scrutiny By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA -Once again, some members of the media and opponents of SF District Attorn ...

February 01, 2022
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: The State of Petty Theft

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: December 14, 2021
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Guest Commentary: The State of Petty Theft

By Rory Fleming When Nikole Hannah-Jones of “1619 Project” fame saw the recent Associated Press story abo ...

By Rory Fleming When Nikole Hannah-Jones of “1619 Project” fame saw the recent Associated Press story about a contingent of San Francisco residents growing more conservative in light of alleged “braze ...

December 14, 2021
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Statistics v. Claimed Store Experience: Two Sides of Viewing Shoplifting Cases in San Francisco

Posted by S Priana Aquino
|Date: November 16, 2021
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Statistics v. Claimed Store Experience: Two Sides of Viewing Shoplifting Cases in San Francisco

By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “Is there an epidemic of shoplifting by ‘organized gangs'’ in San ...

By S. Priana Aquino SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “Is there an epidemic of shoplifting by ‘organized gangs'’ in San Francisco? And does it prove that the state's efforts at criminal justice reform have failed?” ...

November 16, 2021
| by S Priana Aquino

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San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Charges SF Police Officer Kenneth Cha with Homicide in Killing of Unarmed Black Man in 2017 – Only Second-Ever SFPD Officer Homicide Prosecution

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 02, 2021
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San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Charges SF Police Officer Kenneth Cha with Homicide in Killing of Unarmed Black Man in 2017 – Only Second-Ever SFPD Officer Homicide Prosecution

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Police Department Officer Kenneth Cha was formerl ...

By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – San Francisco Police Department Officer Kenneth Cha was formerly charged with homicide Tuesday, nearly five years after he gunned down Sean Moore on Jan. 6, 2 ...

November 02, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Berkeley Law Students Highlight Racial Disparities in San Francisco Policing

Posted by Sophia Barberini
|Date: October 06, 2021
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Berkeley Law Students Highlight Racial Disparities in San Francisco Policing

By Sophia Barberini SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a working paper, University of California, Berkeley law studen ...

By Sophia Barberini SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a working paper, University of California, Berkeley law students are evaluating how biased policing, ineffective legal standards, and unjust institutions hav ...

October 06, 2021
| by Sophia Barberini

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