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March 1, 2021

San Francisco DA under fire after citing ‘temper tantrum’ for murder of 84-year-old Asian man

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has sparked outrage on social media after telling the New York Times that 19-year-old Antoine Watson was "in some sort of a temper tantrum" when he allegedly attacked 84-year-old Vichar Ratanapakdee.

February 27, 2021

San Francisco to move $120 million from police to Black community

San Francisco Mayor London Breed released a fiscal plan this week that would divert $120 million from the city’s law enforcement funding to an initiative to help Black communities.

February 26, 2021

New York prison gives coronavirus vaccine to Democratic San Francisco DA's convicted murderer father

San Francisco’s Democratic district attorney announced Friday that his convicted murderer father received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in a New York prison.

February 24, 2021

San Francisco School Board reaches agreement on reopening, but no date in sight

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) reached an agreement on how to safely reopen their public school system Tuesday night, but the fight on actually getting kids in the classroom is far from over. 

February 22, 2021

San Francisco home is rolled through city's streets to a new location

A 139-year-old Victorian house was moved through the streets of San Francisco on Sunday to a new location six blocks away.

February 22, 2021

San Francisco halts school-renaming plan after backlash, admits 'mistakes'

The San Francisco Board of Education is abandoning its plan to rename schools named after historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and George Washington until students and teachers are able to return to the classroom, board Commissioner Gabriela Lopez said on Sunday night.

February 22, 2021

Suspect in California drive-by accused in Bay Area slaying

The arrest was made after a prolonged chase that ended in a crash.

February 19, 2021

Prosecutor son seeks father's release in fatal 1981 Brink's heist

Gilbert is among the last surviving members of a botched 1981 armored truck robbery in New York City.

February 19, 2021

Missing San Francisco programmer found dead in crawl space

A missing San Francisco computer programmer was found dead in a crawl space of his home last week, police said.

February 17, 2021

San Francisco officials show off elementary school ready for students, but no reopening date in sight

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Wednesday, showed off one of the city’s elementary schools that is now ready to reopen, but the Board of Education has yet to say when kids will actually be back in the classroom.