Hennessey Defeats Scandal-Plagued Mirkarimi in Sheriff’s Race

Hennessey Defeats Scandal-Plagued Mirkarimi in Sheriff’s Race

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, plagued by scandals from the start of his term, appears to have been defeated by former Chief Deputy and one-time…

Supervisor Campos Moves to Reaffirm Sanctuary City Status

Supervisor Campos Moves to Reaffirm Sanctuary City Status

Supervisor David Campos today called on San Francisco officials to reaffirm the city’s status as a Sanctuary City despite a recent outcry over a fatal…

Judge Rules Suspect in Fatal Pier 14 Shooting Will Stand Trial

Judge Rules Suspect in Fatal Pier 14 Shooting Will Stand Trial

A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled today that an undocumented immigrant suspected of shooting a 32-year-old woman in July at San Francisco’s Pier 14…

Judge Views Video of Victim Moments After Pier 14 Shooting

Judge Views Video of Victim Moments After Pier 14 Shooting

A San Francisco Superior Court Judge has continued the preliminary hearing for the Pier 14 homicide suspect until Friday, at which point he is expected…

Family of Woman Fatally Shot at Pier 14 File Claims Against City, Feds

Family of Woman Fatally Shot at Pier 14 File Claims Against City, Feds

The family of a woman fatally shot on San Francisco’s waterfront in July filed wrongful death claims today against San Francisco and federal officials. The…

Family of Woman Killed in Pier 14 Shooting to Sue Sheriff, ICE, BLM

Family of Woman Killed in Pier 14 Shooting to Sue Sheriff, ICE, BLM

The family of a woman shot and killed at San Francisco’s Pier 14 last month today said they plan to sue city and federal officials….

Ballistics Expert Says Pier 14 Homicide Suspect Appears to Have Shot Victim Accidentally

Ballistics Expert Says Pier 14 Homicide Suspect Appears to Have Shot Victim Accidentally

A ballistics expert who testified today at the preliminary hearing of a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a woman at San Francisco’s Pier…

Photographic Evidence, Witness Interviews Place Pier 14 Homicide Suspect at Crime Scene

Photographic Evidence, Witness Interviews Place Pier 14 Homicide Suspect at Crime Scene

An undocumented immigrant suspected of fatally shooting a 32-year-old San Francisco woman in broad daylight at the San Francisco waterfront last month attended his preliminary…

Eight Immigrant Advocate Protestors Arrested in Senator Feinstein’s Office

Eight Immigrant Advocate Protestors Arrested in Senator Feinstein’s Office

Eight people who chained themselves together in the lobby of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s San Francisco office this afternoon have been arrested, event organizers said. Luis…

Pier 14 Homicide Suspect Faces New Weapons Charge

Pier 14 Homicide Suspect Faces New Weapons Charge

San Francisco prosecutors today added a new weapons charge against a Mexican national accused of killing a 32-year-old woman at Pier 14 earlier this month…

Supervisor Farrell Dismisses Sheriff Mirkarimi’s Request for Sanctuary Policy Discussion

San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell railed against San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi’s leadership at the sheriff’s department in the lead up to a July 1…

Pier Killing Spurs US Senate Hearing on Immigration Enforcement

Pier Killing Spurs US Senate Hearing on Immigration Enforcement

Family members of a woman shot to death on San Francisco’s waterfront earlier this month allegedly at the hands of a Mexican national with multiple…

Mirkarimi Calls for Hearing on Sanctuary City Policy in Response to Shooting Controversy

Mirkarimi Calls for Hearing on Sanctuary City Policy in Response to Shooting Controversy

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is urging San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and the Board of Supervisors to hold a hearing on the city’s Sanctuary…

Activists Rally for Immigrant Rights Following National Anti-Immigration Sentiments

Activists Rally for Immigrant Rights Following National Anti-Immigration Sentiments

Dozens of protesters gathered in San Francisco today to identify solutions in response to anti-immigration sentiments spurred by the shooting death of a woman on…

SFPD Confirm Gun Used in Fatal Pier 14 Shooting Stolen From Bureau of Land Management Ranger

SFPD Confirm Gun Used in Fatal Pier 14 Shooting Stolen From Bureau of Land Management Ranger

The gun used in the homicide of a 32-year-old woman at Pier 14 near San Francisco’s Ferry Building last week is the same gun that…

Sheriff Questions ICE Staffing Resources Following Pier Homicide

Sheriff Questions ICE Staffing Resources Following Pier Homicide

San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi today defended the release of an undocumented immigrant accused in the shooting death of a 32-year-old woman at a San…

Sanctuary City Position Comes Under Fire, Petition Created to Amend Law

Sanctuary City Position Comes Under Fire, Petition Created to Amend Law

The shooting death of a 32-year-old woman at a San Francisco pier last week renewed a debate over the city’s sanctuary city policy after an…

Funeral Held for Pier Homicide Victim, Fund Established in Her Memory

Funeral Held for Pier Homicide Victim, Fund Established in Her Memory

The memorial service for San Francisco resident and Pleasanton native 32-year-old Kathryn “Kate” Steinle, who was fatally shot on San Francisco’s Pier 14 last week,…

Firearm Used in Pier 14 Homicide was Stolen From Federal Ranger

Firearm Used in Pier 14 Homicide was Stolen From Federal Ranger

The gun allegedly fired by an undocumented immigrant accused of killing a 32-year-old woman on San Francisco’s Pier 14 last week was issued to a…

Senator Feinstein, SFPOA Argue Pier 14 Homicide Was Avoidable

Senator Feinstein, SFPOA Argue Pier 14 Homicide Was Avoidable

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and the San Francisco Police Officers Association have expressed their deep concern that 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle might still be alive…