Last-minute Chinese New Year Parade preparation underway, SFPD says they're ready

Last-minute preparations are underway this Friday for the signature event of the San Francisco's Lunar New Year Festivities – the Chinese New Year Parade. 

Mark Farrell pledges to fire SFPD chief if elected mayor

Former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell is running for his old job. This week, Farrell filed paperwork with the Department of Elections to challenge Mayor London Breed. He says Mayor Breed has failed San Francisco. 

San Francisco relatively quiet as disappointed 49ers fans grapple with Super Bowl loss

After a nail-biter of a game that left San Francisco 49ers fans heartbroken Sunday night, the city seems to be taking the team's Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs relatively calmly, according to police.   

SSFPD officer back on force being hit by car while on duty

A police officer in South San Francisco is back on the job after being hit by a car almost two years ago while on duty.

SFPD offer advice to Chinese community targeted by 'purification' scam

Members of the Chinese community are being warned to be suspicious of strangers who claim they can relieve a curse or illness through a "purification" ceremony involving cash and valuables, police said Friday.   

San Francisco swimmer 'badly beaten' during car theft

A San Francisco swimmer is in the hospital after he was badly beaten by carjackers Friday morning. 

SF mayor says Mission Street cleanup efforts are working

In San Francisco on Friday, the mayor’s office released preliminary results of a moratorium on unpermitted street vendors selling items along Mission Street. 

SF city leaders hear from residents at Tenderloin town hall on crime

San Francisco city leaders attended a town-hall meeting Thursday that focused on crime in the city's Tenderloin District. Many in attendance said the city isn't doing enough to address crime in the neighborhood.

Man arrested for allegedly making lewd acts near San Francisco school

San Francisco officers arrested a man who allegedly made lewd gestures near a school in the city's Richmond District earlier this week, according to police.   

SF mayor pushes for ballot measure to broaden police powers

The proposition allows police to expand use of technology like drones and cameras and would change the city's pursuit policy to allow officers to chase suspects in non-violent felonies and violent misdemeanors.

SF Safe leader fired after audit reveals misuse of taxpayer funds from police

SF Safe Executive Director Kyra Worthy is out of a job after being terminated by the non-profit’s board of directors on Wednesday, according to the group’s attorney Dylan Hackett, “for misuse of funds and other banking discrepancies."

400 license plate cameras coming to San Francisco, privacy advocates concerned

San Francisco's police chief said the cameras won't be deployed as part of a mass surveillance operation. Privacy advocates have their concerns over the license plate readers.

1 dead, 2 injured in San Francisco vehicle rollover accident

San Francisco police say one person is dead, and two others were injured in a single-vehicle rollover collision off of state Highway 1 on Monday night. 

Prosecutors drop charges against man shot 5 times by San Francisco cops after officer refuses to testify

All charges against a man who was shot multiple times by San Francisco police were dismissed after an officer refused to testify about the alleged lethal violence that occurred that night, according to defense attorneys.

Supporters of arrested pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside jail

A group of pro-Palestinian supporters have gathered outside the San Francisco County Jail on Saturday night to demand the release of people arrested in Union Square earlier in the day, a spokesperson for the group said at about 9:30 p.m.   

Video: Pro-Palestine protester climbs Union Square's Christmas tree

Reports circling social media show pro-Palestine demonstrations happening in the area, including an instance where a protester climbed the Union Square Christmas Tree.