Charges dropped against fired Alameda deputies in SF beating

Why did San Francisco's D.A. drop charges two Alameda Co. sheriff's deputies on charges they beat a man in an SF alley back in 2015?

Attacks on Asian Americans increasing in San Francisco

Community and San Francisco leaders came together Thursday to denounce a number of recent attacks targeting victims of Asian ancestry.

SF Armenian school vandalized, investigated as hate crime

Members of the Armenian community were stunned Friday to find graffiti scrawled across the walls of the KZV Armenian School in San Francisco.

Prosecutors won't charge cases that rely on testimony from officers with misconduct histories

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Monday that his office will no longer charge cases that rely on statements from officers who have a proven history of misconduct.

San Francisco DA opens criminal investigation of sheriff's department member seen shoving protester

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said on Wednesday that his office has opened a criminal investigation of a member of the Sheriff's Department who is seen on video shoving a protester from behind to the ground. 

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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin spoke with KTVU's Sal Castaneda on The Nine on Friday, April 17, 2020.

Man arrested outside courthouse now fighting deportation, attorney says

Immigration activists rallied in San Francisco on Monday at the same location where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a man as he was entering a court hearing less than a week ago.

Defense attorney: 'No racial element' in San Francisco's recyclable cans case

A defense attorney for the man facing charges in the attack and robbery of an elderly Chinese man in SF's Bayview district says there are no racial elements to this case.

San Francisco District Attorney proposes paying victims of car break-ins

City-wide auto burglaries are down, but the District Attorney says there are still way too many, so he's putting his money where his mouth is, asking the city to approve more than $1.5 million to pay for broken windows in the city.

San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin eliminates use of cash bail system

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office will no longer require cash bail for defendants to get out of custody before trial. 

Chesa Boudin, SF’s new district attorney, fires several prosecutors

Boudin, a former public defender, has promised to overhaul what he calls a "broken justice system" with a focus on racial equality. 

Chesa Boudin sworn in as San Francisco's 30th district attorney

Boudin said he'd like to work with police to reduce property crime, with auto burglaries at the top of his list.