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Andy Lopez case before U.S. Supreme Court panel

The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as soon as Thursday whether to hear Sonoma County's appeal of a ruling allowing…

6 years ago

Man at center of bail reform released

A San Francisco Superior Court judge agreed Thursday to release a man from custody ahead of his trial after he…

6 years ago

Rally outside ICE office highlights uncertainty

Dozens of immigration activists rallied Tuesday in support of Fernando Carrillo, released from custody last month after being jailed for…

6 years ago

San Francisco rally urges EPA to keep emission rules

San Francisco officials, school kids and environmentalists rallied to convince the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to not repeal a plan…

6 years ago

California educators applaud upheld DACA protections

In a case that began in San Francisco, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday left in place protections for nearly 700,000…

6 years ago

California bail reform lurches forward

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that he would not appeal a recent state appeals court ruling ordering a…

6 years ago

Appeals court uphelds state prostitution law

A sex workers' advocacy group lost a bid to a federal appeals court to overturn a 146-year-old California law that…

6 years ago

DOJ presses Supreme Court to reverse DACA ruling

The U.S. Department of Justice will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a federal judge in…

6 years ago

Garcia Zarate to be transferred into federal custody

The man who was acquitted of murder charges in the fatal shooting of San Francisco resident Kate Steinle was sentenced…

6 years ago

BART begins crackdown on fare evaders Jan. 1

BART's ordinance passed in October takes effect on Jan. 1, 2018, which deters fare evasion by requiring proof of payment…

6 years ago

Judges hear arguments in kids’ climate change lawsuit

A panel of federal appeals court judges in San Francisco seemed inclined Monday to allow a wide-ranging climate-change lawsuit to…

6 years ago

Fresh federal charges filed against Garcia-Zarate

Federal prosecutors Tuesday said new immigration and weapons charges have been filed against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate.

6 years ago

Gascon takes ‘responsibility’ for Garcia Zarate acquittal

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon Tuesday defended the work of prosecutors following last week's acquittal of Jose Ines Garcia…

6 years ago

Brock Turner appeals ‘unfair’ sex assault conviction

Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner has asked a state appeals court in San Jose to overturn his sexual assault…

6 years ago

Appeal challenges SFMTA ‘hairball’ bike plan

San Francisco Supervisors will hear an appeal of a plan to add bike lanes and improve pedestrian crossings to a…

6 years ago

State Supreme Court: Martins Beach must remain open to public

A ruling requiring a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to open Martins Beach near Half Moon Bay to the public has been…

7 years ago

Deputy’s conviction overturned in 2014 assault

On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeal in San Francisco reversed Deputy Michael Lewelling's 2015 conviction.

7 years ago

Sex workers argue in court for legal prostitution

A lawyer for a sex workers' advocacy group asked a federal appeals court in San Francisco today to overturn a…

7 years ago

Board boots Union Square flower vendor

A longtime Union Square flower stand operator lost his permit Tuesday over accusations that he had left it vacant.

7 years ago

Owner must reopen Martins Beach, appeals court finds

A ruling requiring a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to reopen Martins Beach near Half Moon Bay to the public was upheld…

7 years ago

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