San Francisco DA’s office launches study to prevent racial, ethnic bias in...
San Francisco’s District Attorney’s Office has partnered with the Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) to closely study the exercise of prosecutorial discretion to prevent racial and ethnic bias in the...
View ArticleHomicide: Stephen Guillermo’s Global Filipino death
In San Francisco, the Guillermo family waits for justice in a murder. But it may take the Philippine government to step in. The post Homicide: Stephen Guillermo’s Global Filipino death appeared first...
View ArticleNeighborhood safety grants awarded to 11 San Francisco non-profits
District Attorney George Gascón June 10 awarded Neighborhood Justice Fund grants to 11 community organizations. The post Neighborhood safety grants awarded to 11 San Francisco non-profits appeared...
View ArticleMan convicted of preying on undocumented immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO –A jury on February 3 found Jeffrey Bugai, 36, of San Francisco, guilty on 17 felony counts, for he preying upon undocumented immigrants, with some of his crimes being committed with the...
View ArticleCell phone thefts down sharply in SF, NY, London due to kill switches
NEW YORK – New crime data shows that smartphone thefts and robberies have declined dramatically in New York City, London and San Francisco since the wireless industry began to implement “kill switches”...
View ArticleSmart phone kill switch law now in effect in California
AN FRANCISCO – California’s landmark legislation requiring all new smart phones sold in the state to come pre-equipped with theft deterrent technology took effect yesterday, July 1. The bill SB 962...
View ArticleSF Bay Area DA’s crack down on sex, human trafficking
SAN FRANCISCO–District attorneys from several San Francisco Bay Area counties launched a joint a public education campaign to combat human trafficking. District attorneys from San Francisco, Santa...
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